OMG is it just me or do chair covers seem to cost an absolute fortune, i have found one lady who hires out chair covers and sashes for £1 a chair if you do it yourself, however three months later im still waiting for swatches so im not sure i trust her. i cant find anything else remotly close to this price we need to cover about 140 chairs and we have a budget of about £200. PLEASE HELP!!!
CommentAuthorLlosa
Thats a good price, shame she hasnt been that reliable. Have you checked the bay of e? Which area are you in, if your close to me then our lady is really good
CommentAuthortillyturtle
yeah keep looking but cant seem to find what im looking for, i live in coventry
CommentAuthorLlosa
Oh bummer, thats a while away from me lol. Have you contacted her again?
i'm same i can't justify paying £3.50 per chair when i have nearly 200 guests at night, my chairs are covered during ceremony and meal as part of package tho which i'm happy about but not too bothered at night, i'd rather spend the cash on something else lol xx
CommentAuthortillyturtle
were only having a do back here and the chairs look skanky its kind of a shame really ive paid 2grand for a beaqutiful room and staly home and the chairs look tacky its almost forcing me to have to put covers on. the lowerst ive found is £1.50 a chair cover but i still think its a hell of a lot of money
CommentAuthorcharlottelee
tilly we were the same have had to cover our chairs as the nice posh expensive hotel has really minging chairs. think we paid about 2.25 a cover so not much help really
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CommentAuthortillyturtle
just cant justify it but at the same time we know we need them - any ideas would be great
CommentAuthorkaz44
tilly is there no way u can get hotel to chip in and help, it's a shame if u have found a nice venue but the chairs are not so nice, have they gave u a discount on anything else? xx
CommentAuthorJELLYBABY
I have posted on your wall who we used. Im really glad we had covers and sashes as we went to a wedding in the same place when they didnt and the chairs looked RUBBISH!!! Ruined the effect completely so I would say that if you can stretch to it then definitely do it as you don't want to be looking back and thinking 'i wish i had...'
CommentAuthorkimmy
Hi girls, the chairs at my venue are new but I still wanted something to tie in with the theme, so we bought a reel of organza ribbon in purple to tie around the chairs in a bow, it looks really effective and it is really cheap.x
CommentAuthorBex
hhhmm, that's not so good that she hasn't got back to you. Would you have time to tie them all yourself or do you have someone on hand that can help?
I've been quoted £225 for organza which is still expensive but better than my venue who charge £3.40 per chair and I only get a choice of white or gold!! xx
CommentAuthorTori-Mrs.Mitchell2b
my venue quoted me £3.95 per chair cover and for all 80 day time guest gonna be £312.05 by the will move them all from the ceremony room to the reception and wedding breakfast room. still a lot tho :-S
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CommentAuthorRoxy
At my venue it's in the terms and conditions that if we want chair covers we HAVE to use thier, they are £3.95. I nearly choked when they told me that, but apprently they are linen so they are worth it! Wtf! I woudn't mind but the chairs are horrid, and the room is beautiful, so they stand out like a sore thumb
CommentAuthorGazza 122
Same problem! Our venue is beautiful,and once again, burgandy minging chairs which look a bit beaten up in honesty....The 'so called' wedding co-ordinator said it was 4 per chair! ahem...i dont think so! thats ahell of a lot of money, and she insisted i would get no others cheaper unless i done it myself....which she also said she doubted i would be able to do that!! (can you tell i dont like her much lol) sooooo i had great pleasure in letting her know there will be a company rocking up the morning of the wedding to dress and arrange the chairs for me for half the price! HA! They are based in Bedfordshire tho so too far from you unfortunately, keep lookin like i did on the net...there are places out there i am sure :)
CommentAuthortillyturtle
Thankd for all the ideas and comments, yeah im still searching. what a rip off.
CommentAuthorKylee27
Tilly, my chair covers are being done by a lady in Rugby. 140 chairs. £210. :0) She's dressing my tables too though so I don't know if thats including a discount. I'll pop the details on your wall.xx
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CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
WE have fnally decided against chair covers - at a minimum cost of £2 per cover we just don't really have it in our budget at this late point. The chairs in the room are fine though, and to be fair the reason we have navy as part of our colour scheme was because that's the colour of the chairs! It's a fairly new place and as such the chairs are also pretty new, so hopefully it will all still look absolutely fine :)
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CommentAuthornini
I don't think we will be having chair covers, the venues chairs are actually really nice, all cushioned and it differing pale shades of beige and cream. We were really impressed and both said 'Won't need chair covers!' Then we went and had a peek at the venue on the morning of a wedding and they had put chair covers on, and I wasn't that impressed to be honest - I don't think it made the room look any better so we will be doing without. Although if we had minging chairs we probably would want covers, but they can be so expensive!
CommentAuthorRachel168
I had originally freaked when I saw how much chair covers were! I don't understand why, we use them for events at work (I work in a cafe which we can turn around for buffets and even weddings lol!) and we don't charge much for them as far as I'm aware. Luckily our venue has included them in our price :D not sure if it includes ribbon, but I can live without that if it's not. Agree it makes a big difference in the look of the room! xx
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
i did think about having covers , the chairs are abit shabby chic but tbh they go with the venuse and once people are sat on them they dont see them anyway
We didn't go for chair covers as we saw the price of them - so went for hire chairs which are a bamboo type, abount 2.50 each - the venue has standard black folding ones which I didn't like then was reminded that a friend's wedding that I went to at the same place a few years ago used the black chairs, and I didn't even remember, so technically I suppose that means that guests won't really take any notice! So if the chairs aren't that bad and you need the money elsewhere in your budget, I'd probably suggest you don't get them at all :-)
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
My friend couldn't decide on her colour scheme for her wedding and then when she was visiting her venue she noticed the seats were gold so instead of paying for chair covers she decided to have a gold colour scheme! x
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CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
I'm going to put a link on my wall of the lady who is doing my chair covers. It works out with her setting up £1.33 per chair and you can have upto 2 sashes on each chair. I don't know whether she will have any of next years dates left but it's worth asking her.
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We are having chair covers because I want a wow factor! My colours are black ivory and red roses so I decided to have black covers, ivory sashs and red roses in them like this.......
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You cant see the sash very well in this but they are basically crossed at the back and tied to the side then a rose in the knot so will look like that but in my colours :-)
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CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
I'm having black chair covers and ivory sashes, but with a ivory rose and diamante pin :)
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Lisa that looks lovely!! x
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CommentAuthorAtaraxia
I am hoping to do something like this in navy and blush for ours! Looks like something I may be able to DIY with some fabric, so i'm going to give it a shot.
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CommentAuthorMrsHardy2be
There is someone on eBay who has quoted us 40 pound for 32 chairs I fink there username is cart126
CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
Ataraxia - they look gorgeous and very unusual
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CommentAuthorbridalmiss
I've seen some on a blog where they tied loose ribbon across the top of the chair backs rather than the lower bit, looked lovely for a Spring/Summer wedding!
CommentAuthorAtaraxia
I thought so too Lisa, I think they look very romantic!
ooh I like that idea too bridalmiss!
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CommentAuthorbridalmiss
Yes like this!I wanted to do this for ours but as the caterer is setting up our chairs on the day of the wedding, I won't have time to be doing this to 160 chairs so we're just going for the natural look :-)
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CommentAuthorAtaraxia
Aww they are stunning! I absolutely ADORE the colours on thay first one, it looks stunning! I might try that if my braids dont work out... So pretty! We are having an altar backdrop made from ribbons too so I wanted to do something with ribbons for the chairs as I think it would look lovely!
We are only having thirty guests max so it isnt such a daunting task for me!
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CommentAuthorbridalmiss
I was in country baskets yesterday and you can buy whole rolls of the sash material, to make them yourself (but this would mean you need to tie them yourself too rather than have someone come in and do it for you?
CommentAuthormandy
Hi all
I am new to this site so be gentle, i spent a long time debating on my colour theme and wither to have chair covers, they seem so costly, then i went to a wedding fair in London and found a company that do them for just £1.55 with set up delivery and collection. There also doing my Martini vase center pieces for a great price too and my fairy light backdrop. if you want the details i will try and put it on my wall when i work out how to do it lol. My colour theme is going to be ivory black and silver.
CommentAuthortillyturtle
heya thanks for all great comments think this forum will help people find decent chair covers, i have managed to find a company in b-ham that will develr set up and take away for £1.50 a chair plus no deleivery charges as our venue is in solihull. although even better news the sports centre i work at our doing asian weddings and their contact said there is a possiblity i can have chair covers for 80p a chair...need to find out if i have to do it myself though...yay
CommentAuthorxxJennyxx
Hi Tillyturtle, any chance you can put the link on my wall for your chair company?! I'm getting married in Solihull too and the venue seem to want to charge £3per chair.
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CommentAuthorRayanne
You know, When i started planning our wedding I'd not even considered the cost of chair covers....Im just stunned at the prices! Really glad you've managed to sort it though Tillyturtle.
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CommentAuthorSilvermist
iv found a place that will do 100 covers & sashes and table decorations, there a couple of other things too but i cant remember buts thats costing £299 so im going to price different companies too but its seems the easiest and cheapest for them to do the chairs and table decor for me xx
CommentAuthorFutureMrsPite
i havent seen my venue yet but by the look of the chairs on their site i might need some chair covers, thing is our budget is tight and i dont have any money for them so if i get them it will take away from some thing else!
am i right in saying that these prices r all just for the hire of these chair covers?! i would expect to buy them at that price! would be better aswell cos then we could all pass them around for a smaller hire fee and help eachother out!
im gonna look up vouchers for chair cover hire i think! x
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CommentAuthorFutureMrsPite
just found a site with a 60% off offer til tomo! posted link on my wall x
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CommentAuthormummy2Olivia_Lisa
ladies whatever you do if your ordering chair covers please please please confirm with the venue you have hired that they have the correct chairs for them.............
i informed my venue that we were havin chair covers for 65 chairs which they showed me the chair and confirmed that yes they had enough, the night before the wedding i went to decorate the venue and upon arriving found there to be 40 chairs that the covers fit and 25 odd chairs dotted about, i had to bed steal and borrow the night before the day and swap everythiong around and still ended up with 20 of the chairs different you couldnt notice to much once the covers were on but they were higher than the others.
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CommentAuthorFutureMrsPite
why do venues do different chairs?! the price u pay for some of them u would think they have all the same type of chair and even nice looking chairs so we didnt have to go through the expense of hiring chair covers! i really hope my venue has nice chairs! lol
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CommentAuthortillyturtle
xxjennyxx put the link on your wall x
CommentAuthorxxJennyxx
thanks tillyturtle!! Great help. x x
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