When it comes to your wedding reception chairs you have several alternatives. First, most wedding venues have standard banquet chairs that you could use. You may find these are comfortable and stylish but they are not to your liking, don’t fit with your theme or that they need a little something extra.
Alternatively, the standard chairs could be downright horrendous. In countless venues, chairs are worn, neglected and dated. In this instance you have two options, you could hire chairs from a chair hire company or you can find wedding chair covers to disguise what’s been offered. Many brides choose the latter because it’s cheaper and you can embellish the chairs to fit in with your theme.
If you decide on wedding chair covers, you can opt for pure, simple white or have coloured covers. Finding coloured wedding chair covers can be difficult, pricey and if you can’t find the right shade, you will have to have them specially made.
To introduce colour and add interest to your simple white wedding chair covers, the most sensible idea is to use chair sashes. Here are some tips to help you decide on the type and shade of your wedding chair sashes:
Use the Bridesmaids Colouring
The most simple sash colour choice is to use the exact shade of your bridesmaid dresses. This ties everything together nicely. This is sometimes the best choice for more conventional style weddings. You could also use a flower that matches the bouquets for added decoration.
Find a shade that complements your main wedding colour
You don’t have to use your main wedding colour. You could use your sashes to bring in a different shade. Many brides can’t decide on just one colour so opt for two or even 3, like orange and yellow, chocolate and cream, pastel green, yellow and pink.
Try 2 Tone
You do not need to just use one sash either. You can use 2 shades as one. This can look fantastic because the multi layers will look all the more luxurious. There are lots more options for arranging and tying the sashes too.
Opt for all White
White sashes on white wedding chair covers are the epitome of elegance. Again, this works best for more formal, classic themed weddings.
Decorations
There are lots of other ways you can add interest to your chair covers and sashes. If you’ve not gone for a dramatic or 2 tone look, often it’s good to add a little further embellishment. We’ve already brought up flowers, some great options are; foliage, diamantes, pearls, garlands or even name tags.
Knot Type
There are various ways to tie a sash around your wedding chairs. The kind of knot you decide on will depend on whether you’ve decided to add extra trimmings or layers. Butterfly or Juliet bows are best if your adding dcor, they are simpler and the knot is in the centre. Otherwise, more complicated knots like the obi or an asymmetric tie can be used to add extra interest to your chairs.