About

Hand-made in Georgia. Built to order.

Every letter, number, and symbol is cut, formed, finished, and wired by hand in our Georgia workshop. Nothing here is mass-produced off a shelf. When you order, we make it.

Made to order means your finish, size, and letter set are built for the job in front of you: a wedding wall, a rental fleet, a venue lobby, or a one-night brand moment. We build pieces that photograph well and hold up on the road.

Workshop floor with marquee letters in progress
Hand-finished marquee letter detail
Steel and bulbs staged for assembly
Lit marquee pieces on the shop bench
Custom letterforms ready for wiring
Finished marquee work in the Georgia workshop

The shop

Where steel becomes a letter you can light.

The workshop is small on purpose. Close enough that every socket, edge, and finish gets a set of eyes before it leaves Georgia. That care is why rental operators trust these pieces event after event.

From classic vintage forms to clean modern styles and custom shapes, the process stays the same: measure twice, build once, light it, and ship it ready for the truck or the ballroom.

Made to order is not a marketing line here. It is how the shop runs. You choose the letters. We build them by hand in Georgia, then send them out to work.

Our team

The makers behind the marquee.

Hands-on people, building every sign with care in Georgia. Fabrication, client work, and the systems that keep made-to-order jobs on track.

Ryan at The Rusty Marquee workshop

Ryan

Master fabricator

A local craftsman with decades of welding and fabrication experience. He takes pride in clean builds and specializes in custom work across steel and mixed materials.

Cody at The Rusty Marquee workshop

Cody

Sales and project lead

Plans, estimates, and walks clients through size, finish, and timeline. He keeps custom jobs moving from sketch to the shop floor without losing the details.

Bill at The Rusty Marquee workshop

Bill

Operations

Keeps the workshop running with forward planning and the systems that make made-to-order work dependable for renters, venues, and one-time hosts alike.