Indoor venue
Check loading access, lifts, floor protection requirements and the point when the room becomes available.
WEDDINGS
A wedding stage should serve the ceremony or performance without taking over the room. Start with who will stand on it, how guests will see them, and how the platform will fit the venue layout.
Plan your stage
A stage for vows, a head table and a live band are three different planning problems.
For a ceremony, focus on the couple, officiant, entrances and camera sightlines. For a reception, account for speeches, musicians, instruments or furniture. If one stage must do both jobs, map the room changeover before choosing a footprint.
Ask how the stage edge, skirting, backdrop and access route will appear in the space and in photographs. Share a floor plan and the planned décor so the stage can be coordinated with the venue rather than treated as an afterthought.
Provide the venue and room, event date, ceremony or reception use, approximate on-stage headcount, musicians or furniture, preferred appearance, setup window and accessibility needs.
Check loading access, lifts, floor protection requirements and the point when the room becomes available.
Share ground conditions and the wet-weather plan before committing to a layout.
GOOD QUESTIONS
As soon as the room layout and event date are known. This lets the stage footprint, access route, décor and vendor schedule be checked together.
Share the intended look with the inquiry. Finish options must be confirmed against available equipment and the written quote.