Marrakech wedding directory: venues and suppliers

Distinguish dinner capacity, accommodation and permission to hold an event.

Compare the named team and days included.

A useful brief gives the photographer a short group list and one guest who recognises everyone. Place couple portraits in the timetable without leaving the cocktail unattended for an hour. Ask whether welcome dinner and brunch require separate coverage.

Before tasting, ask where cooking, plating and washing happen. A remote kitchen affects service routes, electricity and refrigeration. A venue with its own caterer must approve an outside team before you pay that supplier.

Reusing ceremony flowers at dinner needs a scheduled team and suitable supports. An arch arrangement cannot automatically become a table centrepiece. Ask who moves it during the cocktail and when installation and removal finish.

Send essential and excluded tracks, languages and the evening schedule. If three areas need sound, identify three installations or a realistic equipment move. The venue sets sound and finishing conditions; a DJ contract does not override them.

Send distances, setup windows and the caterer’s and performers’ electricity needs to one production lead. Decorative lighting does not replace safe lighting on steps and service routes. Agree who stays to operate and troubleshoot the installation.

A preparation-only service differs from someone staying until dinner for retouches. List each person, service and finish time. Travelling artists may charge travel and accommodation; some artists prepare the bride only, without guest appointments.

A photographed tier may be decorative rather than edible. Agree portions, structural supports, delivery, refrigeration and who cuts and serves. The caterer and cake maker should confirm where the cake is held before presentation.

Identify the actual performer or line-up, passage lengths, breaks, sound requirements, travel and any replacement. For henna, agree pattern complexity and time per person; a cafe visit differs from an artist coming to the venue.

Ask to hear a real recorded speech. The videographer and sound team should agree microphones and recording feeds before the wedding; a music-led showreel does not demonstrate usable vows audio.

Photograph the trial from front, sides and back. Check how the veil comes off and who handles any hairstyle change between outfits. The team size should follow a timed preparation schedule.

Ask for repertoire, set lengths, soundcheck, breaks and technical rider. If several groups share a stage, schedule changeovers and music between sets.

Agree who installs and removes structures, who signs off positioning with the venue and who is present during room changes. Furniture, flowers, lighting and labour may come from separate teams.

A quoted table capacity depends on place settings and centrepieces. Agree transport, handling, setup, collection, damage and deposits; moving ceremony chairs needs staff and a scheduled transition.

List outfits, fittings, jewellery, dressing assistants and change times. Ask which items are hired, what deposits apply and how each entrance fits the meal and photography timetable.