Choosing a Marquee

Sussex Marquee Choices.

We recommend that before you even start to think about what type of Sussex marquee to hire, you first of all give some consideration to the following questions:  1) What is the purpose or objective of the event that you are planning?  2)  What would be the most suitable venue or location for your event? 3) How many guests are you planning to invite? 4) What is your budget for the event? 

 1. Purpose of Your Sussex Event.

The type of event that you are organizing will to a certain extent influence the type and size of marquee that is suitable for your event. Try and think not just about the event itself, eg. 21st birthday party, product launch, Halloween, wedding, beer tent, etc, but what sort of activities would you want to facilitate inside your Sussex marquee.

Will the guests be standing up or sitting down? If a meal is going to be served, will it be a formal sit down meal or a buffet? Will there be dancing and if so, will you have a DJ or a band ? Will stages or raised platforms be needed ? Will you be having a bar inside the marquee ? Do you want the marquee to be decorated (eg, for a wedding, themed party, or with corporate branding etc) ? If the marquee is for temporary storage space, how secure does it need to be ? Would a reception area be desirable/useful ? Will you need a service tent ? Would seperate areas be needed inside the marquee, eg. for children or staff etc. ?

Clearly these suggestions cannot cover everything, and the specifics will vary considerably depending on the type of event being planned, but hopefully,  the questions raised will help to focus your thoughts about exactly what you require from your Sussex marquee hire.

2. Location of Event.

You may have not chosen the actual venue in Sussex yet, but the site for your event will affect the kind of marquee that will be the most suitable. Will the marquee be indoors or outside ? Will it be on a hard surface or on grass ? Will the marquee be located on a level surface, or will it need to go over a sloping surface (eg. a rockery), or an unusual one (eg. swimming pool) ? Is it going to be on your own land, or on somebody else’s, and will permission/approval be needed from other parties who could be impacted by the marquee construction?

We would be more than happy to look at any specific marquee venues in Sussex or surrounding areas that you may be checking out, arrange a site visit if necessary, or suggest other venues, and some unusual ones that you may not have known about, or may be more suitable for your event.

3. How Many Guests

A key issue in deciding the size and style of the marquee needed for your event is knowing how many guests the marquee must accomodate comfortably for the event. There might be some flexibility over the number of guests depending on what you need to have inside the marquee, or the cost of various marquee choices and accessories. As a general rule, you should allow a minimum of 15 sq ft per person for a seated event, and 8 sq ft per person for any standing event.

4. Your Budget

Although for some of our clients, the end result is more important than working faithfully to a budget, we normally advise that it is advisable to set a budget for the event right at the start. It is helpful to us, and normally easier for you to know early doors what the parameters and guidelines are . Whatever your budget is, or circumstances are, you may be certain that we will do our utmost to help you get exactly what you want.

We want to provide you with the most appropriate and cost effective marquee hire , and to do that, we’ll need to work closely together to understand your precise requirements and objectives. The more information we have, the easier our job is, so please feel free to ask our advice, or a question on any aspect of your marquee hire in Sussex.

Finally…

In conclusion, we cannot stress enough the advantages of planning your event early. Sussex marquees, venues and equipment may easily get reserved quite a bit in advance, and then your choices will become more limited. When choosing a marquee, we really recommend that you make the decision now, that you will start the planning early for your event !

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