Do you need to know our marquee size before quoting?

Marquee dimensions and type (sailcloth, clearspan, pole) let us quote precisely, but a rough size and guest count is enough to start. We confirm details with your marquee company directly.

When does the lighting get installed?

After the marquee goes up — usually the day before your wedding. We coordinate bump-in times with your marquee company so the sequencing is their problem and ours, not yours.

Can lighting be rigged in a sailcloth marquee without damaging it?

Yes — we rig from the frame and poles, never the fabric, using methods the marquee companies themselves approve. Sailcloth with a glowing canopy inside is arguably the best look in wedding lighting.

What if the marquee is open-sided and weather rolls in?

All our gear is IP64 weatherproof rated with sealed connections, so wind-blown rain through open sides doesn't threaten the install. The lighting keeps glowing while everyone dances through the weather.

How much does marquee wedding lighting cost?

Festoon-only designs start around $700; full canopy looks typically run $1,200 to $2,500; layered designs beyond that. Every price includes delivery, install and packdown — quoted within 24 hours.

Marquee lighting

A marquee is a blank canvas. Light is what fills it.

Festoon runs, fairy light canopies and perimeter glow designed around your marquee's exact frame — coordinated directly with your marquee company so it all just happens.

Blank canvas

Why lighting matters more in a marquee than anywhere

A marquee gives you a wedding venue exactly where you want one — but during the day it's essentially a white room, and at night it's a dark one. Lighting is what turns that shell into the venue. A dense fairy light canopy across the ceiling makes a sailcloth marquee glow like a lantern from outside; festoon runs along the ridge give a clearspan structure warmth and rhythm; and perimeter uplighting washes the walls so the space feels finished rather than temporary. Because the marquee frame itself is our rigging grid, almost any design is achievable — no venue restrictions, no heritage walls, just a structure built to hang things from. It's the most creative brief in wedding lighting, and our favourite.

Fairy light canopy glowing inside a wedding marquee

Coordination

We speak fluent marquee company

The practical difference with marquee lighting is sequencing — the lighting can only go in after the marquee is up, and it has to come down before the marquee does. We've worked alongside most of the marquee companies operating across the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers, so we handle that coordination directly: confirming frame load points, agreeing bump-in windows, and scheduling packdown so neither crew is waiting on the other. Every fixture we rig is IP64 weather-rated and tested and tagged, which matters in a structure that's open-sided or breathing with the weather. You book two suppliers; you deal with one conversation. That's how it should work, and with us it does.

Crew rigging lighting inside a marquee frame

The designs

Three marquee looks that never miss

After hundreds of marquee weddings, three designs come up again and again. The starlit ceiling: a full canopy, edge to edge, for sailcloth and pole marquees where the fabric itself becomes part of the glow. The festoon spine: bold globe runs down the ridge line with drops over the dance floor — the relaxed, garden-party feel, and the budget-friendliest of the three. And the full layer: canopy plus festoon plus perimeter uplighting, for couples who want the marquee unrecognisable as a hire structure. All three include delivery, install, lit testing and packdown, priced as one figure. Tell us your marquee size and site through the contact page for a 24-hour quote.

Layered festoon and canopy lighting in an evening marquee

How it works

Poolside corporate event set up with festoon lighting overhead

Get a quote

Tell us about your event and venue — we come back with options and a price within 24 hours.

Pre-visualisation render of an event lighting design

Design & plan

We spec the right gear for your space, with renders for bigger builds so you see it before the night.

Lume Hire crew installing lighting from a boom lift

Delivery & install

Our crew delivers, rigs and tests everything — you never touch a ladder.

Festoon-lit lagoon event in full swing at night

Enjoy & packdown

Enjoy the night. When it wraps, we come back and pack it all down.

Frequently asked

: Marquee dimensions and type (sailcloth, clearspan, pole) let us quote precisely, but a rough size and guest count is enough to start. We confirm details with your marquee company directly.
: After the marquee goes up — usually the day before your wedding. We coordinate bump-in times with your marquee company so the sequencing is their problem and ours, not yours.
: Yes — we rig from the frame and poles, never the fabric, using methods the marquee companies themselves approve. Sailcloth with a glowing canopy inside is arguably the best look in wedding lighting.
: All our gear is IP64 weatherproof rated with sealed connections, so wind-blown rain through open sides doesn't threaten the install. The lighting keeps glowing while everyone dances through the weather.
: Festoon-only designs start around $700; full canopy looks typically run $1,200 to $2,500; layered designs beyond that. Every price includes delivery, install and packdown — quoted within 24 hours.

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