Way back in the 1850’s, in its’ Gold Rush days, Melbourne used to be known as “Canvas Town” due to its “tented city” for prospectors. These days however, this stylish, trend-setting city hosts world class sporting events and arts festivals, and the tents or marquees they use are of a much grander design, and have a much more leisurely purpose.
If you find yourself organising a Melbourne event of your own, for a wedding perhaps, or an anniversary, party, show or corporate event even, then you ought to think about the numerous benefits of a hiring a Melbourne marquee, chief of which are the versatility and flexibility it offers to an event planner.
- Lets You Enjoy Hosting an Event Without Worrying About Your Home.
Many people love the idea of having parties at their own home, but are put off by the worry of damage to, mess in, or theft from their home. A garden marquee hire can provide the solution as due to the mobile catering, bar and loo options, and temporary fencing, it can be a totally self-contained unit, if that is what you would prefer. You could have the pleasure and convenience of hosting a party at your own home, but in a more secure way.
- It Gives You More Event Venues in Melbourne to Choose From
Apart from your home, many other venues for your event are possible. Rather than being limited to the more traditional type of venue, like function rooms and hotels in the Melbourne area, a marquee hire opens up all sorts of other venues. If it is a business event, you could erect a marquee in your car park or warehouse. You could put one in a local park, nearby field, favourite beauty spot, on the beach or in the grounds of a tourist attraction. There may be a venue that has a special association to the event, for example, where you first met or somewhere that has some relevance to your business or organisation. The most important factors that will decide the actual location of your event are: 1) the type of event you are having and 2) your budget for the event. When you add the possibility of marquee hire in Melbourne, you open up many more choices, and give yourself a much better chance of securing a great venue at a really good price. Any experienced Melbourne marquee company will be able to help you identify suitable or unusual marquee venues in Melbourne and the surrounding areas, and make enquiries on your behalf.
- Provide More Scope For Personalising or Customising the Venue
Modern Melbourne marquees are available in all shapes and sizes, so there should be one that is exactly right for your event. You can have as much space as you need, so you can invite everybody you want to, and do everything you want to.You are not limited by the size of the room because you can make the room as big as it needs to be. Once the structure and size of marquee is established, you can plan how you want to customize, brand, theme or personalise it. There are an amazing variety of variety marquee linings, floorings, windows, staging platforms, furniture etc available, to help you create the best atmosphere and layout for your event. Not to mention, lighting systems, interior decorations and props. If it is a corporate event, you can have the walls branded to match the service, product or corporate identity. Make it scary if for Halloween, or romantic if for a wedding etc. The amount of customising you can do is virtually unlimited, and no conventional venue could ever hope to compete.
- It Lets You Get Closer To Beautiful Melbourne
There are many beautiful and stunning views in the Melbourne area, so why not make them part of your event with an outdoor setting. The weather can be unpredictable, but a wide range of air conditioning and heating equipment is available, and modern marquees have the flexibility for quick changes to wall and door panels if the weather takes a turn for the worse. It is so easy to experience and enjoy the great Melbourne outdoors all year round.
- You Have More Freedom to Choose Suppliers and Avoid The Petty Rules Some Impose
Many indoor venues are very restrictive when it comes to your choice of caterers, florists etc, and are very rigid on bar-closing times or when the music must stop by. Generally speaking, you have much more freedom with Marquee Hire Melbourne. You can choose the caterer or even go self-catering if you like. With a mobile bar hire, you can decide what time it closes (within reason), and you don’t have to pay their extortionate prices. You decide when the music stops (but you may need to invite the neighbours ! ). You’ve just got much more control and freedom with a marquee hire, and although we can provide all the related services, they are not compulsory, just choose which of them you need without being locked into a complete package.
- Summary
As you can see from the above, there are so many benefits and advantages of hiring a marquee in Melbourne rather than a conventional indoor venue, and you really owe it to yourself and your guests to explore the possibilities.
