Must Read 5 Tips for Hiring a Marquee

Must Read 5 Tips for Hiring a Marquee

If you are thinking about hiring a marquee stop and read these 5 tips first, they can ave you money and make the whole process a little easier:

1. Listen To Your Hire Company – every marquee hire company has their own way of doing things and so try not to make them give you a quote based on what another company has given. Listen to all suggestions and choose the best option for you.

2. Talk to People – ask around for people who have hired marquees in the past and ask for some tips and advice. They have gone through the whole process before and they’ll be able to point out obstacles to avoid or mistakes to keep away from and some tricks or the trade.

3. Always Order More – when it comes to chairs, glasses, plates, napkins etc always order a few more than the number of people who have agreed to come to the event. This is gives you a little leeway in case more people turn up or some get ruined or for those unexpected situations where you need a few more of everything.

4. Water and Electricity – when booking a venue for your marquee hire ensure the land has access to running water and electricity as without these it can be very hard to run a great event. No running water means no toilets, no water for cooking or drinking, no electricity means only candle light can be used for the lighting and no electricity for the heaters. When choosing your venue it may be the last thing on your mind but you must remember to ask as it is imperative that water and electricity can be accommodated for.

5. Contact Information – a great tip is to give everyone their contact numbers so they don’t have to go through you, for example give your caterer your marquee hire company’s number and the furniture hire company all contact details as well. This is so they can all contact each other without the assistance of you if they need to ask a quick question or to confirm something they can easily do so by calling who they need to speak to rather than going through a third person. This not only speeds up the working process but gives you a little more freedom by not being bogged down with phone call after phone call being the middle man.