One of the greatest advantages of a marquee is that it offers a completely blank canvas. Unlike fixed brick-and-mortar venues with set color schemes, patterned carpets, or restrictive layouts, a marquee allows you to build your dream space entirely from scratch. Whether you’re planning a rustic country wedding, a sleek corporate gathering, or a traditional […]
Marquee Layouts, Power & Decor
Inspiration and technical guides for marquee interiors. Discover best practices for installing dance floors, electrical power, lighting, linings, and optimal seating arrangements for events and weddings.
Powering Your Party: How Many Amps Do You Actually Need?
Planning an outdoor event is incredibly exciting. You’ve picked the perfect marquee, sorted the guest list, and chosen a killer playlist. But then comes the sudden realization: How are we going to power all of this? Between the catering team demanding enough electricity to run a small village, the DJ’s massive sound system, and the […]
Marquee Seating Capacity Guide: How Many People Can Fit?
When planning an event, understanding how to calculate seating is the difference between a cramped party and a comfortable, professional-looking occasion. At DIY Marquees, we’ve refined the math of marquee layout to help you maximize your space effectively. Here is a guide on how to calculate the capacity of your marquee based on different seating […]
Flat vs. Pleated Marquee Linings: What’s the Difference and Which is Right for Your Event?
Planning an event under canvas? Whether it’s a romantic wedding, a sophisticated corporate gathering, or a lively garden party, the atmosphere you create within your marquee is paramount. And one of the biggest decisions you’ll make in shaping that atmosphere is the type of lining you choose: Flat or Pleated. While both serve the practical […]
Marquee Hire Advice: Planning a greeting drinks area
Part of your job when supplying a marquee is to help plan the event as a whole. Remember it’s in your interest for the event to go well and smoothly as that is likely to generate future bookings and expand your business in the best way – by word of mouth recommendations. Once you’ve established […]
Marquee Hire advice: Where’s the bar?
As part of being a marquee hirer you become a bit of an event planner. Positioning of the bar is surprisingly important. Remember the last house party you went to? The most crowded room was probably the kitchen. The last hotel wedding? Most guests were probably lingering by the bar, that’s what happens (especially blokes […]
Marquee Advice: How big a marquee do I need?
Asking how big a marquee is required is one of your main jobs as a marquee supplier. Often the size of the garden will dictate the size of marquee but you still need to know how much space everything takes up to then plan suitable numbers. Here’s how most marquee hire companies work out the […]
Marquee Advice: Planning a greeting drinks area
Part of your job when supplying a marquee is to help plan the event as a whole. Remember it’s in your interest for the event to go well and smoothly as that is likely to generate future bookings and expand your business in the best way – by word of mouth recommendations. Once you’ve established […]
Marquee Advice: Tips for wedding marquees
This is in addition to marquee wedding articles written by us for confetti.co.uk Furniture: Dance Floors: Other: We are always happy to offer more customised advice for your event, please contact us giving a few details of the event you are planning (type of event, space available, number of guests and diagrams/photographs of the site if possible) and we […]
Can you have a marquee wedding on a budget
Just about every job is a compromise between what your client wants and what their budget is. So is it possible to have a marquee wedding on a budget? Yes absolutely but there’s things you need to make your customer aware of. The main way for them to save money is to have an unlined […]