A marquee wedding sometimes seems like the easiest option; the option that doesn’t require the work that other options do. However, a marquee wedding often isn’t as easy as you might think if you don’t actually know what you’re doing.
It’s important not to underestimate the effort that planning and enacting a marquee wedding takes. If you underestimate the work that you need to put in, you might end up very disappointed with the wedding day you end up with. However, with a few tips you can make arranging and setting up your marquee wedding day a lot easier than it would be otherwise.
Consider a wedding planner
Although you might be choosing a wedding marquee because you’re looking to save money on your wedding day, investing in a wedding planner that you might not otherwise hire can be massively beneficial if you’re not sure what you’re doing.
Having a wedding planner to assist with the planning or managing of your wedding day can make your role in the process much easier. For example, a planner can do things such as decorate the venue and take delivery of goods. This allows you to relax and not worry about these kinds of tasks.
Make sure you have toilets!
You’re thinking, I already knew that I needed toilets! However, it’s genuinely shocking how many people arrange a marquee event and forget to hire mobile toilets for their event. Considering the majority of marquee events aren’t hosted anywhere near a building that would have toilets available, it’s crucial that you make sure you have hired toilets specifically for your marquee event.
Although you don’t need to hire hundreds of toilets, it’s important that you make sure you have enough to cater for all your guests. How many people can you reasonably expect to be going to the toilets at the same time? It’s important to try and make sure that you have at least a few toilets, regardless of how many guests you’re going to have at your big day.
Get the food right
In normal circumstances, you would have food supplied by your chosen wedding venue for your reception. However, a wedding marquee isn’t normal wedding circumstances – you’re going to have to sort out the food for yourself! Fortunately, sorting catering for your event generally isn’t as daunting as it sounds.
Hiring a caterer you can rely on for your wedding day is important, as food is such a significant part of the wedding ceremony. Although food isn’t going to make or break your big day, you also can’t expect all of your guests to go all day without some food!
Think themes, and choose one your happy with
A wedding marquee is a clean slate, which is both fascinating and petrifying. It means that you can create a venue that you’re truly happy with for your big day, but it also means that it’s down to you to create the venue of your dreams. Whilst it’s daunting that you have to completely design a venue that you’re happy with, picking a theme and sticking with it can make the planning and designing of your event much easier.
There are many themes for marquees that are popular at the moment, but don’t be afraid to add your own touch to your big day. It’s important that you’re happy with the marquee venue, so adding a touch that you and your partner love can make the day feel all the better.
This article was written by Jack Mitchell with useful information from James Dabbs Marquee Hire. Jack is a Yorkshire lad who likes reading, film and the great outdoors.
