{"id":10441,"date":"2025-11-19T16:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/?p=10441"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:07:53","slug":"tips-for-daytime-party-marquees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/tips-for-daytime-party-marquees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for daytime party marquees:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Furniture:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlike marquees furniture is often too expensive to buy so hiring is usually the best solution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a formal atmosphere use larger round tables (5ft for seating 8\/9, 5ft6in for seating 10)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a mixture of smaller tables to create an informal atmosphere (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/diymarquees.co.uk\/how-to-easily-make-formal-or-informal-seating-arrangements.php\"><u>this article<\/u><\/a>\u00a0on seating)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can get away with fitting more people in a marquee for a party than for a wedding, a wedding requires more space but you can squeeze people up a bit at parties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A marquee can hold more people standing than seated (generally around 1.5 times the number seated) but it&#8217;s always worth having some seats in rows against the sides of a marquee even if you are leaving the middle completely clear for standing (or using it as a dance floor area)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For formal seating remember an easel for table plans (or two for larger functions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Furniture is often scattered around outside the marquee so a weatherproof chair option is popular (white plastic bistro chairs for example)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ideally have a marquee just large enough to house everyone (even if it very cramped) just in case of sudden downpours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dance Floors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dance floors are only usually required at evening functions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With our DIY Marquees if it is light outside it will be light inside so for a daytime only function lighting is not usually required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In October to April you will need to heat the marquee (<a href=\"https:\/\/diymarquees.co.uk\/how-to-heat-your-marquee.php\"><u>see this article on heating your marquee<\/u><\/a>)- have the heating on for an hour before people arrive to ensure they walk in to a wall of warmth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In May to September you might need a heater just to take the chill off in the seating area later in the evening<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think of how your guests will arrive &#8211; a simple path of carpet with flower pots makes an attractive and inviting entrance to the marquee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You would normally allow one toilet per 40-60 guests. If you don&#8217;t have enough available then consider hiring in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetpeatoilets.co.uk\/\"><u>luxury toilet unit<\/u><\/a>\u00a0In general there is less drinking and therefore you require less toilet facilities for daytime only parties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We are always happy to offer more customised advice for your event, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/diymarquees.co.uk\/contact-diy-marquees.php\"><u>contact us<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;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 will be more than happy to advise on your options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to use or quote any part of this article please contact us for permission or licencing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furniture: Dance Floors: Other: We are always happy to offer more customised advice for your event, please&nbsp;contact us&nbsp;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 will be more than happy to advise on your options. 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