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Help & Advice in Hiring a Marquee

Excellent advice whatever Marquee Hire company you choose!  

• Find out if the Marquee Hire company is available for your wedding date.

• Ensure that the company is willing to visit the location of where the marquee is to be erected.
• Clarify exactly what is included in the price and if there are any “after” charges.
• If the company offers other services such as catering, floristry and power generation, also find out whether these services are sub-contracted or can be provided by the Marquee Hire company.
• Does the company have experience with catering for wedding parties?
• Find out what arrangements are made with regards to clearing up and clarify in writing the state in which you should expect to find the grass once the marquee has been dismantled.
• Do they have lighting and heating facilities for the marquee?
• How much deposit is required to secure a booking?
• Testimonials (recent)

Below information(as much as possible) is required for a marquee hire London quotation

• Confirm guest numbers (approximately)
• Confirm delivery event date(s)
• Confirm furniture type and quantities (Allow for catering)
• Agree rough internal layout of marquee (dance floor, entrances etc.)
• Agree colours and style of interior decoration (any samples to colour match etc.)
• Confirm payment terms (deposit / vat etc.)

Safety Issues: Position of underground and overhead services (e.g. drains, gas pipes, etc.) if known. Ensure your power supply is adequate. Consider fire precautions, fire extinguishers?

General Help and Advice: Inform us if you need the marquee in place prior to the eve of the event Stagger the arrival of the various contractors, e.g. caterers are unable to set up before the roof lining is in place. Update marquee hire company of changes to guest numbers, dates etc. prior to the event.