The northern-areas function bundle
Functions in Port Elizabeth's northern townships run on the full setup arriving together: the tent over the yard, chairs in rows or around tables, the kitchen gazebo behind the house, and the mobile fridge for the catering. Booking it as one bundle beats pricing items separately — one truck, one crew, one invoice, rigged the day before the function.
| Bundle | Typical band |
|---|---|
| 50-seat tent + chairs + tables | R1,800–R3,200 |
| 100-seat tent + chairs + tables | R3,500–R6,000 |
| 150-seat wedding setup with draping | R6,500–R11,000 |
| Kitchen gazebo add-on | from R850 |
| Mobile fridge | R650–R1,200 |
Functions we rig across the northern areas
Umembeso and imigidi ceremonies, traditional and white weddings, 21sts and milestone birthdays, unveilings and after-tears, church functions and stokvel year-ends — each with its own setup logic. December stokvel and festive functions book earliest, so lock those dates by October. Tiffany-chair and draping upgrades for weddings come off the tables and chairs for hire in Port Elizabeth list.
Areas we cover
Motherwell (all NUs), Zwide, KwaZakhele, New Brighton, Kwadwesi, Kwanobuhle on the Uitenhage side, Bethelsdorp, Gelvandale and the northern-areas suburbs between. Yard rigs work around walls, carports and paving, and the crew still anchors for the wind — send yard measurements with the enquiry and the crew confirms the biggest tent that fits.
Funeral tents within 48 hours
Funeral tents with chairs go up across the northern areas inside 24–48 hours, with the after-tears extension carried on the same hire — the process is on funeral tent hire in Port Elizabeth. For bigger celebrations, the seat-count maths lives in tent hire prices in Port Elizabeth.
Common questions
How much is a tent with chairs and tables in Motherwell?
A 50-seat peg-and-pole tent with plastic chairs and trestle tables runs R1,800–R3,200; 100-seat bundles run R3,500–R6,000 delivered, rigged and collected.
Do you deliver to all the northern areas?
Yes — Motherwell (all NUs), Zwide, KwaZakhele, New Brighton, Kwadwesi, Bethelsdorp and Gelvandale. Delivery, rigging and collection are included in the bundle price.
Can you set up for an umembeso or imigidi?
Yes. Crews rig the tent, chair rows and seating to the ceremony's layout, keep the receiving or dance space clear, and add the kitchen gazebo behind the house — booked as one bundle.