Tips for your Event
The following tips may be useful when you are considering hiring a marquee for your event. If you are unsure about any of the answers for these questions, please give us a call on 0870 1570 580 and we will be happy to assist.
- Confirm guest numbers.
- Decide your delivery/collection dates. Assume 15% of your invites will fail to show up.
- Do you need staging or a dance floor? Always keep apart from the dance floor and drinks/bar area.
- Are you likely to need heating? There is nothing worse than a cold marquee and unhappy guests.
- Consider your marquee layout.
- Be cautious of your table seating numbers. Cramped conditions spoil your guests' entertainment.
- Beware of confusion between metric and imperial measurements.
- Ensure there are adequate sand-buckets/ash trays for smokers to extinguish their cigarettes/cigars.
- Do you have adequate power availability for lighting and other electrical accessories.
- Does your proposed marquee site area have adequate access and ample room for erectors and contractors to work?
- If you are using different contractors/suppliers, stagger their arrival times to avoid confusion/overcrowding.
- If using caterers, do consider a separate marquee/dumping area for their sole use.
- Is there adequate parking for your guests?
- Make sure you have toilet facilities for all your guests especially the disabled and mothers with small children.
- Does your insurance policy cover you for damage or accidents including the equipment hire?
- Inform your neighbours (especially if they're not invited!)
- Do you need a cloakroom facility?
- Do consider a 'theme' to your event . See our themes link for some great ideas.
- Scatter the arrival of your guests.
- Offer your contractor adequate time to ensure the success of your supply thus avoiding last minute panics and disappointment.