Planning the Perfect Vintage Garden Party

Nothing quite lifts your spirits like a vintage garden party and it can be just as much fun outdoors as indoors, thanks to vintage marquee hires, meaning you’ll actually have a wide ranges of venue to choose from, year round.

Once you’ve set a date, decided on the location and sent out the invitations, the real fun can begin and you can really let your imagination run wild. That being said, there's a lot of planning to do so you'll want to make a "Things to Consider and Do" list and take it with you everywhere you go. The following suggestions will help you get started on your list.

Figure Out Your Budget
Vintage garden parties can be elaborate or relatively simple affairs, but either way they don't need to break the bank. Set a budget ahead of time, based on the number of guests you expect to attend, the location, food and any hires you may need. If you're planning your party on a budget, when it comes to the menu, you can ask that your guests to bring their own specialty to the party which they'll more than likely be thrilled to do. Who doesn't like to share something that they know everyone will love.

Choosing Your Vintage Marquee Hires
Thank goodness for marquee hires! They're relatively inexpensive and open the door to endless opportunities when it comes to lovely outdoor venues for your party. Most professional hire companies will handle the delivery, set up and tear down as well and even help you plan out the site. You can also hire tables, chairs, chine, catering equipment, cutlery, portable heaters and more for an event hire company.

Choosing the Table Decor
Choosing the table decor is the most exciting part of planning a vintage garden party. The table decor and props you choose can all tie in to a specific theme and using vintage items leaves plenty of room for creativity. For instance, you can choose a colour scheme that is based on your choice of flowers, vintage china and food. White and blue colours are great choices for a seaside theme, spring colours that include greens and yellow are cheerful and uplifting, you can even plan a holiday garden party, even outdoors during the winter months if you feel like being different; just hire some outdoor heaters and marquees.

If you’re planning a traditional vintage garden party, you could start by covering your tables with crisp fine linen, perhaps in a combination of white and a second colour (pink, blue, purple, etc), topped off with a themed flower arrangement and nice linen napkins.  Serve your dainty sandwiches, fresh strawberries and other sweet treats on vintage china, complete with pretty tea cups. If you don't have enough vintage china for all your guests, you can hire regular china and just add a few antique pieces to work in a vintage look.

If you're thinking about making your party a bit informal during the sunnier months, you could also have some nice picnic rugs available and perhaps a few antique patchwork throws available for guests in case there's a chill in the air.

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Make Your Event Succesfull with Patio Heaters

Are cold days hurting your business? Are you organizing a party inside the home rather than outside? Do you have to push your event date because of cold days and night?, if the answers to these questions are yes, then this article is for you.

John needed to organize an event for his NGO to help children who were poor and differently abled. It was a fund raiser type event. He needed to make sure that the event should be in a place where people won't feel suffocated and the place should be large enough to hold a large number of people. He decided to do this event in an open ground with all the general facilities. He started searching for grounds which were available for events. He decided everything the venue, the caterers, the food, the beverages, date, guest list, etc. 

He sent the invitation to all his guests and in a week the event was going to happen. Between that time, he himself went to a wedding reception of one of his friends. It was the time of winter and John realized that most of the guests at the reception were feeling cold including himself. People were not comfortable and many were leaving just after wishing the couple. Some were rubbing their hands continuously to have a feel of warmth. That time he realized that this same thing will happen in his event because as the event is in an open ground, they will feel cold and if his guests are not comfortable, then  they won't stay for much longer and the fund raising for the poor and differently abled children won't be a big success. 

He planned everything, but forgot about the cold climate. Now, he thought how to tackle this natural thing of God. The event was due in 3 to 4 days. One night he went to a restaurant with his friend and they were discussing this problem. Then John said to his friend "Even though we are sitting outside don't you feel a little warmer here compare to other restaurants?", his friend agreed with him. John called the manager and asked him about this. The manager replied,"Sir, we have patio heaters here at our restaurant for the people who likes to sit outside in open air". John said, "where? I can't see it?". 

The manager replied,"Sir, the umbrella type structure you are seeing are the patio heaters. They generate radiant heat so that you don't feel cold and have a pleasant experience here". John was thrilled as he found the answer to his event problem. But then again just for one event he can't buy patio heaters because that would cost him a lot. So, he asked the manager that for one night, can he hire their patio heaters on rent?. But manager denied because they could not compromise the experience of customers, but he gave them an agency number named patio heaters hire who gives patio heaters on rent for events and functions. 

John called the agency and gave them all the details about his event and hired them to get him the patio heaters. The next thing you know, the event started and everything was set including the patio heaters. The event was a big success, a large amount of fund was collected to help the poor and differently abled children. Had this been a successful event if patio heaters were not hired?, definitely not.

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Hiring Vintage Marquees for Your Wedding

Morning all, so you've made it through the first working day of the week and should be nicely getting into the swing of things by now. Let us help you along the way by sharing this beautiful pastel colour wedding of Robert and Lucy that took place last July in Oxfordshire.

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