A Marquee for all Seasons

I love the idea of hir­ing and dec­o­rat­ing a mar­quee for a wed­ding that’s close to home! How­ever many guests you’re hav­ing at your wed­ding, a beau­ti­ful tent in the grounds of your wed­ding venue or even on your own lawn cre­ates the per­fect envi­ron­ment for a charm­ing Eng­lish wed­ding celebration.

I’ve done a lit­tle bit of research on mar­quees, and there’s so much more to hir­ing a mar­quee than I thought – the options are end­less and you can include car­pets, dance floors, bars, glit­ter­balls, coloured swags to match your wed­ding theme…

Mar­quee ideas for spring weddings

Bright and fresh wed­ding mar­quee ideas for spring

For a spring wed­ding, your colour scheme will be bright and fresh, and you’ll need a mar­quee to cater for warm or cooler weather. Choose a mar­quee with a lin­ing to keep the warmth inside. Some mar­quees have clear pan­els and cur­tains which can be drawn back on a bright, sunny spring day. Con­sider a car­peted mar­quee to add warmth and comfort.

Sum­mer mar­quee ideas

Styl­ish sum­mer wed­ding mar­quees with colour inside and out!

Leave the walls of your wed­ding mar­quee open in sum­mer to make the most of a beau­ti­ful gar­den loca­tion. Add colour to your design with pretty table cloths, swags and open views out­side the tent. Floors can be mat­ting or hard­wood for a lux­ury appeal.

Autumn ideas

Dec­o­rate your wed­ding mar­quee to shine all day and sparkle all night!

For late sum­mer and autumn wed­dings keep your colour scheme rich and make the most of a mar­quee with elab­o­rate dec­o­ra­tive effects. I love the effect of ‘night skies’ (also known as starlight cloth) to trans­form your wed­ding mar­quee as evening descends. You can also opt for can­de­labra, hang­ing lanterns and more… most mar­quee com­pa­nies will help you choose the per­fect light­ing for a gor­geous wed­ding tent.

Mar­quees for a win­ter wedding

Win­ter wed­dings in icy blues or rosy reds work beau­ti­fully in a mar­quee setting.

You can even use a wed­ding mar­quee in win­ter – go for a framed mar­quee if you’re wor­ried about the weather. They’re sturdy and will with­stand wind and snow show­ers! Your wed­ding mar­quee sup­plier will pro­vide heat­ing and may sug­gest hard floor­ing cov­ered with car­pet to be prac­ti­cal and keep your guests warm and cosy!

There’s some­thing tra­di­tion­ally Eng­lish about a mar­quee, and I’m very fond of the idea of hir­ing a mar­quee for a wed­ding. There’s so much you can do to dec­o­rate a mar­quee, they’re per­fect for cre­ative brides to play with!

For more mar­quee hire ideas I rec­om­mend the County Mar­quees web­site. It’s full of fab­u­lous images and advice about hir­ing a mar­quee for your big day.