01The short answer
With a tent included, our wedding packages run $1,235.92 for 50 guests, $1,613.70 for 100, and $2,414.47 for 150. The jump between sizes is almost entirely the tent — a 20×40 marquee for 50, a 20×60 for 100, a 30×60 for 150. Tables and chairs scale in a straight line; the structure over them doesn't.
Each package page actually quotes three tiers, and this guide compares all nine numbers. Essentials is tables and chairs only — $245.93, $479.70, or $713.48. Covered adds the marquee tent, and it's the tier most couples book. Garden Premium swaps in White Resin Garden chairs and adds bistro string lights plus cocktail tables with spandex covers — $1,456.65, $1,991.70, or $2,949.75. Every figure already includes the 10% bundle discount.
- The tent is the budget. It's 70–80% of a Covered-tier subtotal; tables and chairs are the cheap part.
- Per-guest cost drops hard at 100. $24.72 per guest at 50, $16.14 at 100, $16.10 at 150 (Covered tier).
- Doubling the guest list doesn't double the bill. Going 50 → 100 at the Covered tier costs $377.78 more — about 31%.
- Chair counts build in 10% spares — 55, 110, and 165 chairs for 50, 100, and 150 guests.
- Nothing is hidden in a "package rate." Each total is the sum of our regular product-page prices, minus 10%.
02How the packages are built
There's no separate package price list. Every component is priced at exactly what it costs à la carte on our product pages — 5ft round tables at $13.50/day, fanback folding chairs at $3.25/day, the marquee at its normal event rate — then the whole bundle takes 10% off the subtotal. That's the entire trick. Price the same list item by item and you pay the full subtotal; bundle it and the 10% comes off.
The counts follow two rules we've settled on over twenty-two years of installs. First, wedding packages seat guests at 5ft rounds, eight to a table — so 7 tables for 50 guests, 13 for 100, 19 for 150. Second, every package carries 10% spare chairs, because chairs walk to the lawn, the photo corner, and the gift table whether you plan it or not.
The tent steps up with the guest count: a 20×40 marquee (800 sq ft) at 50 guests, a 20×60 (1,200 sq ft) at 100, and a 30×60 (1,800 sq ft) at 150. The sizing logic — square footage per seated guest, dance floor allowances, the lot — is covered in our tent size guide for Lower Mainland weddings.
One quirk worth knowing: in the Garden Premium tier, the spandex cocktail-table covers are priced into the package at $10 per table instead of the $15 retail rate — the only line item that gets a deeper cut than the standard 10%.
"The tent is 70 to 80 per cent of a Covered package. Get the tent size right and the rest of the package almost prices itself." — Devon, Forever Party Rentals
03The comparison table
All nine package totals, exactly as they appear on the package pages. Per-guest figures use the Covered tier — the like-for-like comparison, since it's the tier with the tent.
| Package | Tent (Tiers 2–3) | Seating | Essentials | Covered | Garden Premium | Per guest (Covered) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 guests | 20×40 marquee | 7 round tables · 55 chairs | $245.93 | $1,235.92 | $1,456.65 | $24.72 |
| 100 guests | 20×60 marquee | 13 round tables · 110 chairs | $479.70 | $1,613.70 | $1,991.70 | $16.14 |
| 150 guests | 30×60 marquee | 19 round tables · 165 chairs | $713.48 | $2,414.47 | $2,949.75 | $16.10 |
Reading it as a decision, not a spreadsheet:
- 50 guests — best for backyard ceremonies and intimate receptions where the space is tight anyway.
- 100 guests — where the per-guest math turns: $16.14, within four cents of the 150-guest rate, because the 20×60 tent costs only $160 more than the 20×40 at the à-la-carte rate.
- 150 guests — the full-reception setup; the 30×60 is the largest marquee we stock, so this is also the ceiling of our package lineup.
04The 50-guest package
The Covered tier at 50 guests is $1,235.92: 7 × 5ft round tables ($94.50), 55 × fanback folding chairs ($178.75), and a 20×40 marquee ($1,100.00). That's a $1,373.25 subtotal minus the $137.33 bundle discount — $24.72 per guest. Essentials, at $245.93 ($4.92 per guest), is the same seating with no tent — right if your venue already has a roof. Garden Premium is $1,456.65 ($29.13 per guest) with resin chairs, string lights, and three cocktail highboys.
Seven rounds seat 56, so there's a seat for everyone plus a couple of spares. Inside 800 sq ft, dinner for 50 with a cake table is comfortable; add a dance floor and it still fits, but a head table and buffet line on top of that gets snug.
When to size up: if your RSVP list has any chance of creeping past the high 50s, book the 100-guest package instead. At the Covered tier it's $377.78 more — about 31% — for exactly double the chair count and 50% more tent. Guest lists drift up far more often than they drift down, and re-tenting the week of a wedding is the expensive way to find out.
05The 100-guest package
The Covered tier at 100 guests is $1,613.70: 13 × 5ft round tables ($175.50), 110 × fanback folding chairs ($357.50), and a 20×60 marquee ($1,260.00) — a $1,793.00 subtotal minus $179.30. That works out to $16.14 per guest — $8.58 less per head than the 50-guest package, and within four cents of the 150 — because the 20×60 costs only $160 more than the 20×40 while the package is built for twice the guest count. Essentials is $479.70 ($4.80 per guest); Garden Premium is $1,991.70 ($19.92 per guest), where the chair upgrade to resin ($605.00 for 110) is most of the difference.
Thirteen rounds seat 104 under 1,200 sq ft of canopy. A hundred seated guests fit properly; what eats the margin is everything else you put under the same roof. If you're planning a dance floor and a DJ booth inside the tent, read our breakdown of dance floor and DJ space in a wedding tent before you commit to the 20×60 — at full seated capacity plus dancing, the honest answer is often the 30×60.
When to size up: dance floor inside, head table, buffet stations, or a bar. Any two of those at 100 guests and the 150-guest package's tent is the better home, even if your guest count never moves.
06The 150-guest package
The Covered tier at 150 guests is $2,414.47: 19 × 5ft round tables ($256.50), 165 × fanback folding chairs ($536.25), and a 30×60 marquee ($1,890.00) — $2,682.75 minus the $268.28 discount, or $16.10 per guest. Essentials runs $713.48 ($4.76 per guest). Garden Premium is $2,949.75 ($19.67 per guest) and swaps in 165 resin chairs ($907.50), adds bistro lights ($45.00), and seven cocktail highboys with spandex covers ($108.50 + $70.00).
Nineteen rounds seat 152, and the 30×60's 1,800 sq ft is the first size in the family with genuine room for a dance floor, head table, and buffet alongside full seating. It's the top of our package lineup — built for a full reception with room to move, not a scaled-up dinner party.
What to check first: the footprint. A 30×60 needs a larger clear, reasonably level area than most residential backyards can offer — measure the space, including room to work around the perimeter, before you book. Our free layout planner lets you drop the tent and all 19 tables onto your actual dimensions in a browser.
07What's not included
The package pages list every included item, which means everything absent from that list costs extra. Being plain about it:
- Delivery and setup. An add-on across all tiers, quoted for your address with every package quote we send. Warehouse pickup in Surrey is available and keeps the same 10% discount. We don't publish a flat delivery fee because there isn't one — distance and access set it.
- Linens for the dining tables. The spandex covers in Garden Premium dress the cocktail highboys only; the 5ft rounds come bare.
- Dance floor. Not in any tier — see the next section.
- Sidewalls, heat, and power. The marquee arrives as an open-sided canopy. Walls, heaters, and power stations are separate line items.
- Dinnerware, décor, and staffing. We rent the infrastructure; plates, florals, and servers come from your caterer and vendors.
Per the package pages' own terms, anything you add on top keeps the 10% discount on the original bundle, with add-ons at standard rates.
08Upgrades that pair well
The four add-ons that most often ride along on a wedding package delivery, at their regular rates:
- Dance floor — $800/event. Plan the tent around it, not the other way round; the floor itself is the easy part of the install.
- Tent heater — $100/day. May and September evenings under canvas get cold fast once the sun drops — $100 is cheap insurance for a comfortable reception.
- Bistro string lights — $45/day. Garden Premium already includes a run; for Essentials and Covered bookings, $45 is the difference between a bare marquee ceiling and a tent that photographs well after dark.
- Tent sidewalls — $50/day. The Lower Mainland forecast is a coin flip outside July and August — we'd rather you book a windward wall and not need it than call us Saturday morning.
One more worth pricing: swapping to white Chiavari chairs at $8.50/day for the classic reception look — the package pages allow chair upgrades before checkout.
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