Real Wedding Inspiration: Alex & Darren
Nestled deep within the Peak District, Alex & Darren celebrated in style with a marquee wedding in the charming grounds of Heathy Lea on the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire. Featuring a picture-perfect outdoor ceremony in the most romantic of settings, photographer Freya Raby captured the essence of the day beautifully in both a digital and film format.
Marquee Wedding Showcase 2024
Join us at Coddington Mill, Cheshire on Saturday 11th May 2024 between the hours of 2pm-9pm to experience our sensational luxury canvas marquees in a beautiful rural setting.
We’ll be joined by The Little Brick House, Fabulous Fizz Bar and of course the Coddington Mill team who’ll be delighted to show you around the venue grounds and the super stylish Lakehouse retreat.
Introducing the Wills 18
Following the same beautiful aesthetic of the Wills family but with the ability to accommodate large guest numbers for weddings, parties and events, this double pole marquee is the latest addition to the Wills collection.
Still in keeping with the Wills values, this majestic marquee has been handcrafted using the finest materials and combining them with care, skill and craftsmanship to bring a quality and integrity that can never be replicated in mass manufacture.
Choosing the Perfect Seating: Our Guide to Your Wedding Chair Options
When planning your dream wedding, every detail counts, and that includes the often-overlooked element of seating. Explore a range of wedding chair options to find the perfect fit for your style, venue, and budget. From classic Chiavari chairs to rustic wooden options, we'll help you navigate the world of wedding seating to ensure your guests are not only comfortable but surrounded by the elegance that your special day deserves.
Real Wedding Inspiration: Holly & Tommy
Holly & Tommy celebrated in style with a vibrant coastal wedding on the Llyn Peninsula. Using multiple marquees - their Abersoch celebration was full of personality and colour. With beautiful & bold bloom installations by Ewer Roberts Flowers and epic photography by Claire Penn Photography, you’ll certainly be inspired by this super fun wedding!
There’s No Wedding Like A Marquee Wedding
Choosing to celebrate your nuptials with a marquee wedding can offer several benefits along with a unique and memorable experience. With our knowledge, skills and expertise in this sector of the wedding world - we have put together just a few suggestions as to why there really is no wedding like a marquee wedding!
Choosing Your Wedding Marquee Flooring
Flawless flooring in your marquee can make a world of difference when considering your celebration aesthetic and we have a handful of possibilities available for you, depending on your requirements and your overall wedding look.
We have put together a brief explanation for each of our flooring styles so you can get an idea of how they can work for you.
Real Wedding Inspiration: Liberty & Stephen
Liberty & Stephen celebrated their wedding at Liberty’s stunning family home in the heart of Cheshire last summer in our spectacular 9m x 30m canvas and timber pole marquee. With meticulous planning and styling by Josh Tully, statement blooms by floral artists Living Colour and beautiful photography by Nesta Lloyd - there’s no doubting you’ll be blown away by this one!
Ways To Style Your Wedding Marquee
For the soon-to-be-wed on their outdoor wedding journey, styling a marquee is usually the most enjoyable part of the wedding planning stages! With a blank canvas to work with, couples can really get creative with their vision for the day and design a unique and personalised space, completely bespoke to them.
With our skills, expertise and experience, we have created some styling tips for those looking to celebrate their vows in one of our beautiful canvas marquees…
Why An Outdoor Wedding In Wales Is Extra Special
There are many reasons why we love what we do; from meeting new couples and being involved during those early days of wedding planning to seeing the celebrations come together after months (sometimes even years) of planning. Then of course, we love nothing more than to spend warm summer days in open fields or beautiful gardens, building our canvas structures with meticulous care using the skills and techniques we have learnt and developed as marquee specialists over the years. The role takes us to the most incredible locations across the country and the team are in agreement that this is the main draw to the job. Servicing weddings mostly across the North West - we travel to some spectacular places throughout Cheshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, the Wirral and of course Wales.
Marquee Wedding Showcase Cheshire
We’re very excited to be sharing the news of our Marquee Wedding Showcase in Cheshire this spring!
Join us at The Venue At Golborne, Whitchurch Rd, CH3 9DR on Saturday 29th April 2023 4pm – 9pm and Sunday 30th April 2023 11am – 4pm to experience our sensational luxury canvas marquees and all they have to offer.
Real Wedding Inspiration: Alex & Tom
Alex & Tom celebrated their wedding at Alex’s beautiful family home in rural Cheshire last June in our 12m x 34m canvas and timber pole marquee. With photography by The Smiths & Co. we welcome you to be inspired by this couples incredibly stylish marquee wedding reception in a stunning countryside setting.
Wills Marquees Network Meeting
We never miss out on an opportunity to visit the Wills Marquees team at their HQ and couldn’t wait to make the journey over to Yorkshire for the annual Wills network meeting - an event that takes place at the end of each year and offers insight and support for the network of suppliers who provide Wills Marquees structures across the UK and further afield.
The Showman’s Show
With the wedding season now at an end, it’s time for us to look to the next year and start preparations for our 2023 weddings.
Last Thursday, we took a trip from our HQ in Cheshire down to Oxfordshire to spend the day at The Showman’s Show - the UK's leading exhibition of products, services and entertainment for the festival, outdoor and special event industry. It’s an event that we aim to attend each year to keep us up to date with the latest industry technologies and innovations out on the market.
Cheshire Marquee Expansion
As the end of a truly incredible 2022 wedding season is now sadly coming to an end, we’re very much looking ahead to all the exciting things to come for 2023!
With a heap of new additions and a brand new marquee in the making, we’ll be counting down the days over the winter months to get back out in the field once again to service a new wave of exciting, beautiful and unique marquee weddings throughout Wales & North West England.
Real Wedding Inspiration: Catrin & Oliver
Catrin & Oliver celebrated their wedding at a beautiful country house setting in Pwllheli on the Llyn Peninsula last September in our 9m x 30m canvas and timber pole marquee. With photography by Fox & Bear, be inspired by this couples coastal ceremony followed by a marquee wedding reception in rural Wales.
Out And About
Our marquee hire headquarters are based in Tarporley, Cheshire amongst fields of green, with a view of Beeston Castle and a woodfired pizza kitchen on our doorstep. We couldn’t be placed in a more idyllic and suitable location for the job!
All Hands On Deck
I think we speak for every supplier in the industry when we say that the 2022 wedding season has been mammoth! We are now over half-way through -not that we’re counting - with just 2 months to go until we settle down for the winter.
With a heap of 2020 wedding postponements taking place, alongside regular bookings and those cheeky last minute ones too - we have serviced double the amount of weddings and events than we have done before. We aren’t complaining though, we absolutely love what we do and the ‘buzz’ of 2022 has motivated us to expand our team and tent stock and secure another beautiful 12m span Wills Marquees canvas and timber pole tent for the 2023 wedding season… how very exciting!
Why Choose A Wills?
It might be quite bold of us to say but nothing compares to the Wills Marquees canvas & timber pole tent. Handcrafted right here, in Britain by Wills Marquees. A contemporary take on a traditional Victorian design, Wills craftsmen use timeless techniques handed down by generations of sail-makers, carpenters and engineers to provide our marquees with an everlasting quality that comes from a long heritage of bespoke tent making.
Latest News
We’re now in the thick of our wedding season and if you follow us on social media you’ll have seen how incredibly busy we are!
After the last couple of years, it’s been so good for us to get back to work on a full summer of sensational weddings and events. We cannot fault our exceptional team who fully embrace life on the road - working around the clock to bring together amazing celebration spaces for all our couples.