Summer is the most popular period of the year for weddings in the UK, and with good reason. Who wants to arrive at the chapel on the big day with chattering teeth and a red nose? We all know the British weather is temperamental at best, even holding your wedding in mid July is not guaranteed to give you a glorious day. The alternative is to jet off to tie knot in a foreign country. Popular wedding destinations which come with a cast-iron garuntee to shine a light on your big day are the Virgin islands, Hawaii or Fiji. Although romantic, one in a lifetime get-aways are an attractive option, the costs can be crippling and going away will be out of the question for many in the current downsturn. Aside from this the patriots among us may actually want to get married in the country we know and love.
When you are a little cash strapped, getting the right balance between extravagance and affordability for your wedding plans can prove rather tricky. Wedding catering is often quoted as one of the most costly aspects of getting hitched, this is surprising considering the atrocious quality and variety of food and drink at most receptions and after-parties. There is up and coming army of catering companies, however, which are solely focused on making your wedding as spectacular as possible for a relatively small outlay.
Apart from laying on vast, luxurious menu these new emerging professional catering businesses can also arrange a beautiful venue for your wedding. These days married couples are going down the increasingly popular route of hosting their after-parties in outdoor marquees. Hold on before you start getting images of flimsy gazebos in garish shades of green, these are no outdoor abominations. A huge range is available encompassing themed tents such as oversized native American Wigwams or Tipis.
A marquee effectively allows you to host your wedding in dual venues, and gives the after party is own, unique vibe separate from that of the ceremony. They are a great compliment to any summer ceremony and could even be used in the colder months for a Christmas party with the aid of outdoor heaters. The humble marquee is no more, we have entered the age of temporary mega-structures which add a whole new dimension to your event. Marquee or not Marquee is the question you should be asking yourself if you want your wedding after party to go off with a bang?
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