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Tips On Choosing A Marquee For Hire For Your Wedding

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

You’ve toured endless venues and while many of them are suitable, none of them are offering the customization you seek when planning your wedding. When you do find one you think might work, someone else in the wedding party finds something not to like about it. Perhaps the new in-laws need appeasing? A better fix for this type of situation is to hold the wedding at your new in-laws. Choosing a marquee for your wedding should be much easier than trying to please everyone.

Now that your mother in law is happy that her home is the place of honor, the process of setting up the marquee begins. Wedding marques come in all sizes so you will not have to adapt your guests list to fit the venue – rather the other way around actually! If you have concerns about the space you are planning to put the marquee on, almost all marquee rental companies offer a free on site inspection to ensure that the space is suitable for the marquee.

Not only will the inspection determine whether or not the area is suitable, they can also suggest which marquee will work best for your plans. The marquee company is truly the expert and they will advise you on such details as area selection, parking, incorporating native elements, and lighting. These experts can be a stressed out bride’s best friend when choosing a marquee for your wedding.

That’s not the only advantage to hiring a marquee. When selecting a marquee who are not bond or restricted by the venue. Rather the venue is like a blank canvas waiting on you to be creative with it. The bride and groom can select their wedding colors, furniture, lighting, props, and other supplies to coordinate with their wedding plans. The marquee company will handle all these elements and even more such as mobile toilets, heating and cooling equipment, and other electrical requirements.

Traditional venues are limited in that they can only hold so many attendants. Or clientele are required to use the local caterers and other support staff. You certainly couldn’t change the look and feel of the venue like repainting the walls a different color or rearranging the artwork on the walls. With a marquee, you get to start from the bottom and work your way up, customizing each element as you go. There are no time limits or hourly fees, as there might be with a traditional event hall or ballroom. Your guests can feel free to visit and party as long as you like. The marquee company helps with both set up and clean up, taking an additional burden from your shoulders on a day where you will already be taxed and distracted.

Even better, choosing a marquee for your wedding could save you money. Traditionally, marquees are lower cost than other venues depending upon the extras you select. By bringing in your own caterers, bartenders and other personnel, you may find yourself with even more cost savings. When planning your nuptials, you simply cannot afford to not look into hiring a wedding marquee.

Wedding Marquee Furniture Hire

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Renting a large, marquee tent for your wedding day is just the beginning. The marquee furniture hire is just as important. What furnishings you rent will set the tone for the whole reception. You might be planning a small, simple but elegant affair or perhaps a luxurious, extravagant event to remember. Either way, the furniture will get the first impression to your guests of what kind of wedding they are attending.

Chairs
There are a wide variety of chairs available for your wedding – from low budget to extravagant seating. These chairs can be made to match your wedding them from the wood finish to the color of the fabric padding. Wood finishes include mahogany, natural, cherry, silver, and gilt. Chair covers are also an elegant touch to spruce up some basic chairs. That’s one of the great things about wedding marquees, you have the freedom to choose what you want the chairs to look and feel like to match your reception. You are not required to use the venue’s chairs or make due with chairs that have wear and tear.

Tables
As with chairs, there are many different tables to choose from. Each table design has its own feel to it. Spacing is always an important factor when selecting your tables. Whether you get the larger conference, trestle or banquet tables or still with smaller, and more intimate, garden, round, cocktail or café tables – a wedding marquee company can help you make the right choice to achieve your perfect setting.

Extras
Besides your seating, a wedding reception can require quite a few other pieces to make it complete. Naturally, a dance floor will be necessary and the standard options are the parquet and black/white flooring options. The bride and groom may also be interested in a podium, mobile toilets, curtains or screens for separate areas, and staging. Other props are optional such as a mirrored ball, ice rink, and temporary fencing.

Lighting
When it comes to lighting the marquee tent, nothing has to be simple or boring. First, you need to decide on what type of mood you are planning on setting. Then you can go through all the options and select what fits the plan best. Pea lights, star lights, festoons, and up lighters are different types of lighting available. For outdoor lighting, there are exterion lights, or chandeliers for a more upscale affair.

Bars
To make your marquee more inviting, renting a bar or some sitting out furniture is in order. Bars can be themed and decorated to make your reception plans. Some bars can be truly unique, like those made of ice or staffed with talented cocktail bartenders. Sitting out furniture has grown in popularity with its cozy sofas in private corners.

It may take some time to finally settle on your marquee furniture hire, but the ability and freedom to choose just the right furnishings for your event is more than worth it. If the selection is too much for you, the wedding marquee company is often happy to assist in helping you select the best furniture rental for your event.