Your complete guide to floral designs for marquee weddings & events

For this post, we’re bringing you the definitive guide to getting the flowers for your marquee event absolutely spot on. We’ve collaborated with Daisy of Daisy Hoban Floral Design, an expert florist who we’ve worked with on countless marquee weddings. Read on for Daisy’s expert advice on why it’s important to choose the right flowers for the scale and style of your event.

Flowers for an intimate marquee wedding or event

For smaller, more intimate marquee celebrations, you may not want your flowers to be giving ‘main character’ energy and instead play a more understated role. You can still achieve floral décor that adds colour, romance, and accent your event even on a smaller scale. Stripped back florals would typically include:

  • Smaller arrangements to accent the ceremonial part of the event, for example, a wedding or awards ceremony
  • Table flowers for your reception
  • Flowers for key people involved, for example, the bridal party if it’s a wedding

Make a statement with floral design for large marquees

Typically for larger weddings and events utilising our bigger spaces such as the 100+ guest marquees, you can make a statement with your flowers, which will play a bigger role. Large scale event flowers would typically include:

  • Larger table floral designs
  • A large feature installation
  • Flowers for your bridal party or guests of honour

Create a truly unforgettable space with canvas and blooms

Perhaps you’re hosting an iconic event or a high-end, luxury marquee wedding. You’ll want your floral designs to play a key role in creating something truly unforgettable. This floral investment would typically include:

  • Multiple, larger-scale floral installations
  • Larger-scale designs throughout the venue
  • Flowers for your bridal party or key contributors
  • A full array of guest table displays

Transform the marquee space into a floral wonderland

For incredibly chic events such as an absolute dream wedding or a glossy editorial shoot, you can expect a complete transformation of your  marquee. This will typically include:

  • A venue transformation with floral designs throughout the space
  • Floral arrangements across guest tables
  • Luxury ceremony florals and bridal party/guests of honour designs
  • Larger-scale designs across the venue
  • A team of florists, transport, and bespoke planning to bring the designs to life

Choosing the right floral design team for your marquee celebration

When it comes to exceptional marquee events, having a seamless production makes the biggest difference. Whether you opt for full floral designs that fill the entire space or understated arrangements to adorn your tables, your flowers are a key part of that production. Here are some essential signals of quality and credibility you should expect from your floral design team:

  • The flowers themselves: the florals and foliage have been lovingly and sustainably grown
  • Design and styling, time, energy, and expertise your florist invests to make your designs everything you wish for
  • Carefully planned and executed logistics involved in transporting those delicate floral decorations
  • Professional and discreet set-up and de-rig of your floral designs

Need help creating your perfect marquee event?

Hopefully now you will have a clearer idea of how to approach the floral designs for your marquee wedding or event. At Wills, because we design and manufacture our pole and canvas marquees, we have a deep understanding of their unique properties. This means we can guide you through each step to ensure every seam and every petal complement each other.

We have a network of industry contacts including leading planners, production companies and exclusive floral artists, like Daisy Hoban. We’re always happy to make introductions, ensuring your event is seamless, organised, and executed with precision and discretion from start to finish.

If you would like to work with us to create a truly unforgettable marquee wedding or event, get in touch to arrange a consultation. We’d love to help.

Still wondering whether a handmade pole & canvas marquee is right for your celebration? Why not see our full marquee collection and discover exactly what sailcloth has to offer.

This blog post was written with help and advice from Daisy Hoban, who’s stunning artistry can be explored by visiting https://www.daisyhobanfloral.com/

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