Please Be Seated

Today’s Wedding Wednesday post is dedicated to chairs! Who thought you’d have so many choices when it comes to reception or ceremony chairs? Here are just a few options available t o you:

White Samsonite folding chairs are usually the most inexpensive chair out there. It’s an all plastic folding chair with no chair padding on it.

White Samsonite folding chair

Wood Folding chair with padded seat- This option comes in a large variety of colors from the most well known white, natural & cherry, to bright vibrant colors such as red, yellow or blue. These padded folding chairs come in wood and resin.

Chiavari Chairs- Certainly not known for comfort, but big in the looks department. Again, these are available in a variety of covers but the chair pad options are what make the difference. There are dozens of colors out there, plus the chair pads are thicker than the imbedded pad on the folding chairs.

Chiavari Chairs

Ghost Chairs. photo courtesy of Charmed Events Group

Ghost Chairs- This is a clear acrylic chair, meant to be invisible so as not to worry about chair covers or matching colors of chair pads. Plus the look is rather contemporary and chic. These have been out for a few years but they’re still a nice edge to an event. They are a little more expensive, but if you’re considering chair covers and ties for another type of chair, you’ll be paying a labor charge to put the chair covers and ties on, so if you take that into consideration when pricing the ghost chair, you’re not far off your mark.

The Chameleon Chair- This is a very cool chair. These have been available for several years too. They have interchangeable backs on them so you can choose the design that fits your style. They aren’t cheap, but they make the room pop like no other chair.

Chair covers and chair caps- Sometimes a chair cover with a pretty tie is the best option. Make sure you’re chair covers have a rounded top if you have a rounded chair! There’s nothing worse than a square top chair cover on a rounded back chair. You’ll get these little “dog ears” that flop over on the corners and that’s a mess.

Several rental companies out the have pretty little chair cap fabric treatments that are lovely on the top of a chivari chair. They are usually embellished with a beaded fringe.

Chair covers used at an Accomac Catered Event

There’s a spandex chair cover available in many colors too that is sleek. They aren’t meant for chivari chairs but they work great on the plastic folding chairs, transforming them into a nice looking chair.

We do custom chair ties and table runners with your monogram for a nice added touch of elegance.

Words of Advice:

With all of these chair options you may want to find out if your rental company owns the stock or if they’re sub-renting them.  If they are wood chairs, make sure they’re freshly painted on a regular basis. If they are resin or acrylic, go and see the product before renting. If you’re not picky about the condition of your chairs, let it go!

Understand that you’ll be charged a delivery fee with a time window. If you need to specify an exact time for delivery and pick up, there will be an additional “stop time” fee added on to your delivery. This happens if your facility won’t allow the chairs to stay until the next morning, or if there is no one on site to receive them during the standard window of delivery times.

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