Marquees

Five reasons to have your wedding at home from bespoke caterer and event specialists Dine

If you are lucky enough to have space in the garden, there’s something nicely relaxed and intimate about being able to hold your wedding in your own home or in the home you grew up in.  Such an individual location enables you to buck the trend and create your own traditions by putting your own personal stamp on your day in a unique family setting.  Your home will already hold so many memories; wouldn’t it be amazing to add more from your own wedding day? 

1. Flexibility

DIY weddings have increased in popularity over recent years, with growing numbers of brides and grooms opting to turn their backs on traditional wedding venues in a bid to create a unique, truly memorable setting for their perfect day. Marquees provide a flexible, affordable alternative to a traditional wedding setting which can be fully customised to suit your unique needs and tastes.

Whether you are planning a large celebration or an intimate affair, a wedding marquee offers a perfect blank canvas to enjoy your special day. Launched in 1999 Yorkshire-based Gala Tent has revolutionised the marquee industry, helping to make purchasing marquee equipment a more affordable alternative to hiring.

Tie the knot in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Blenheim Palace. The baroque masterpiece, located in Oxfordshire, is able to offer a magnificent destination for intimate ceremonies to lavish celebrations, set  within 90 acres of Formal Gardens and over 2,000 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped Parkland.

Steeped in over 300 years of history, home to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill the special venue is an unequable setting for weddings, civil ceremonies and receptions.