A beautiful winters wedding in Banstead, Surrey

White Tent Events were approached by a customer who was looking to hold a marquee wedding at the end of February, however they did not have anywhere suitable to situate the marquee. They were looking for a marquee for their wedding that would seat 100 people for a formal wedding breakfast, but also needed room for a 5 piece band and dance area and also a bar. Due to the type of dining they wanted they also required a catering marquee. They wanted a full starlight effect roof linings with dark mood lighting. Due to the wedding being held in February, with its notoriously bad weather, it was vital that the marquee was warm and that all the amenities were close by incase of bad weather.    

We suggested a venue in Banstead, Surrey  – called Zinnia gardens that has been designed specifically as a marquee venue. the customer was looking for around 100 people for a seated 3 course meal but wanted room for an extra 80 people to arrive after the meal, therefore the venue needed adequate parking for up to 80 cars. Zinnia gardens is perfect for this as they have a large car park – with enough parking for up to 150 Cars. They also provide a power supply so no extra costs are incurred hiring in generators etc.

We installed a 9m x 24m marquee that included a catering area. We also installed a entrance tent with glass patio doors. This meant that the edge of the marquee was at the bottom of a set of steps so the guest did not have to walk across the grass. The glass doors helped keep the heat in. We also installed another marquee at the rear with coat racks in and also another set of doors leading to the loo’s again keeping the customers warm and dry in case of bad weather.

We installed a 9m x 21m full starlight sky cloth across the roof of the marquee, this combined excellently with the black and white dance floor refecting the sky on its shiny surface. We installed light coloured walls with up lighters behind them. This produced a soft non intrusive light. The up lighters were attached to a dimmer allowing the customer to dim the lighting when the band started and after the meal had finished. They used Chez Vous as the event caters. Due to wet, soft ground we installed a solid marquee floor with a light gray carpet over the top. This again helped to keep the marque warm along with 2 ducted marquee heaters.

After the event we received an e-mail from the bride –

“Dear Andy and your team at White Tent Events. I just wanted to say thanks for all your help over the last few days, the marquee looked amazing and everyone thought it was wonderful! We had a really brillieant day and you helped and you helped make it as good as it was. I will defiantly be recommending white tent events to anyone else who is ever looking for a marquee company, thanks again – katy”


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