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Do you have a photo of your venue without chair covers? If you tried to post it- it didn't show up.
Hmm... yeah it's saying the photo without the covers is too big. I'm working on it right now :)
ok, can't get the photo small enough... link will have to do.
http://www.innasweddings.com/images/DSC00507_11_q001_jpg.jpg
Chair covers! It makes a big difference. What time is the reception and what's the lighting like? If it's more day time like first pick then covers..if it's later in the day then you want covers.
Personally, I would get the chair covers for those chairs. My venue has nicer chairs, so I am only getting sashes for the chairs. If those chairs go with your overall look, then maybe just a sash.
Yes, it's cocktails/dinner/dancing.
I'm typically not a huge fan of chair covers (totally personal taste, I know lots of people really like them), and was searching for a venue with good chairs so I could skip them, but totally fell in love with the conservatory style room.
The room is great, but covers would look nice on those chairs. Personally, I hate covers it makes it hard to move the chair back when you want to get up and if there isn't space that's a problem lol
@chipmunk I think that's part of my issue with them. I always end up stepping on them, or they slide all over. Also, I've only ever been to winter weddings with not nearly enough coat storage, so everybody throws them on the back of the chair. I'd be like... arrgh... 400 dollars covered up by people's random coats!
I don't really care for covers either, but with your more formal reception, I would get the covers or check into some different chairs; whichever would cost less.
Hmmm that's a tough call. We're doing the garden chairs at $2/per (chiavari or whatever is fancy these days) because it's waaay cheaper than covers. I think I would look into that, but the black chairs are no fun. :o( I hate to be a downer.
I would abe highly upset if someone covered the cover ha With your venue moving chairs back to get up doesn't look like a problem. The chairs look like they would slide across the floor easily, but I definitely would be sliding in the chair ha I'm uncoordinated :(
IMO, they're totally fine. I have been going through this same dilmma myself. But really, do you think anyone is going to look back at your wedding and think it wasn't nice because of the chairs? The only reason I even notice it is because I am wedding concious because I am PLANNING my wedding. Don't let it eat at you, put your money towards something more substantial!
@youreastonefoxx has a very good point, it's likely that only you and wedding-stalker people will notice. No one else reads nearly the amount of blogs about wedding trends and all whatnot. So nothing to get worked up about.
I wouldn't get chair covers. To me, it's an unnecessary expense and a pain in the butt.
I thought about renting other chairs. I've been significantly under budget (yay me!) on a few major items, so I thought I could squeeze chivaris in, but the venue apparently doesn't have a place to store the chairs if I removed them all.
But yeah, I agree... the plain navy chairs.. kinda no fun. So chair covers it is I think.
For my venue, we're doing the sash without the cover. Our chairs are similar to those and we wanted a little decoration, but cannot justify chair covers in the budget.
Honestly, no one is going to remember what the chairs looked like.
I personally dislike chair covers. I think it looks cluttered and kind of tacky. Not to insult anyone who likes them or wants to have them/had them. It's just the way I feel. That being said, i think that they actually do sort of work at your venue. I would still go without, but I think that you could pull it off
it sounds like you've solved the chair problem, but I just wanted to say that your venue looks gorgeous!
As a winter bride who has those exact chairs at her venue. I'm skipping it. I'm a party dj so I average a wedding a month, Really where we're from most people skip the covers and maybe spend it on the food, entertainment (YAY), or centerpieces. I have to tell you that I remember more then anything about all the weddings we've done, aside from the couples, is the cake, the food (if it's exceptionally good) and the centerpieces. Maybe I remember those things because I'm a B2B and have been since I started DJing but I have to tell you that I've seen some ugly chairs, even some mis matched chairs. People honestly care less and aren't really whispering behind the Bride and Grooms back about the covers. And oddly enough when it comes to weddings DJ's are like bartenders and hairdressers. People tell us EVERYTHING. We've had the MOB tell us that she was hoping her daughter would marry ______ instead of the groom. :( The best man tell us that the groom hooked up with the bride's sister right after the bride and him started dating. Oh and we've had people comment on the actions of the bride and groom and even the food, but never the decor. So really to people who are there for the right reasons they're not going to pick one detail and say "That wedding would have been so pretty if she'd just had chair covers".
As a person who has worked at many a banquet hall the chair covers just take the venue up a notch. To me they take the venue from banquet hall to wedding venue! But that is just my opinion!
I don't care for the white covers. As a guest, I've never paid attention to the chairs as far as what they looked like, or cared about it. I don't know anyone else who has either. As long as they're comfortable to sit in and they aren't broken, that's really all that matters. Your guests won't even see the chairs after they sit down. Save your money for something guests will actually notice.
I feel the same way as you - i don't really like chair covers, i think they are an unnecessary expense. Although in some situations i can see how they add to the overall look.
The chairs at my venue are similar in style to yours, but they are dark purple, which works with our overall colour scheme. We will only be having dinner in that room and then moving to another room across the hall for dancing/drinking, so i don't want to spend so much money for ppl to sit on them for 2 hrs.
What I think i might do, is buy/make sashes for the chairs of the head table (we aren't doing a head table, so this will help it stand out a bit more)
I agree with others that people won't really care if you don't have them.
Gorgeous venue though - I live in vancouver too - where is that?
I know chair covers are expensive but i do think you need them for those chairs... here is a link where you can check them
http://www.tableclothsfactory.com/tablecloths-Table-Linens-Chair-Covers-Sashes-s/4.htm
I think it depends on your reception. My reception is during 4th of July weekend so we are having a very relaxed BBQ reception at the local ruritan club. My fiance and I are more focused on our ceremony than our reception anyways, as long as we have food, music and fun we are good. In my opinion, chair covers are only necessary if you want them. People really don't look. I have been to over three wedddings in the last three years and I can't even remember the colors, if they had chair covers or not, etc.
@mrspolarbear
great link!
thanks :)
I am torn...I think it depends on your reception theme/location and I kinda want them/kinda am not sure...idk
It's Minter Gardens in Chilliwack. Vancouver's just the closest approximation on here :)
If that is indeed the venue, def either change out the chairs or do a cover. I'm loving the chiavari chair look myself!
My reception venue is a bit different. It's bayfront, with a white sand beach, and has tables (mahogany type) which are 4 ups and wicker and tropical chairs which go w/the feel of the venue perfectly. Adding anything to these chairs would be wierd. It depends on the venue and the chair.
Those chairs need help. Seriously, i am all about having a decorative chair vs. even having chair covers. To me, at the right venue, a chiavari chair can kick the elegance up quite considerably.
We actually had chair covers, but I don't know that we would have bothered at your venue. We got them because we were using a place with mismatched chairs--some folding, some banquet--so the chair covers made them look more unified.
I have never heard a wedding guest say, "The wedding was lovely, all except those awful chairs!" Once you get people sitting on them, the chairs are not all that visible. Thus, your dollars may go further applied to other areas of the wedding.
However, if you can afford them without cutting back on other areas of the wedding, more power to you!
I hate chair covers so to me yes they are high impact but in a negative way. :) Whichever will be fine.
I would go with chair covers - I think they really uplift the room and make it so elegant.
I'm a chair cover bride only because my venue has the white plastic chairs you can buy from Sams. They are really sturdy and comfy to sit in but they are a plastic eyesore. Plus I've got gray metal walls and gray concrete floors so I'm hoping the chaircovers soften the place and make it a little more formal looking.
If I had a venue like yours I wouldn't worry with it. The view is gorgeous and with your centerpieces and guests you won't notice it much
if it's in your budget. I'd go for the chair covers as well. Maybe forego the sash if that helps cost wise. It'll add to the overall look and feel of the room. Especially because your colors are so soft.
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I've borrowed this topic from above for an answer of my own.
These are photos of the venue we're having our reception in, and those are the exact chairs that are available.
Our wedding colours are white, green and grey/silver.
Do you think it's worth adding the chair covers, or just leave the chairs as is? If you had chair covers at your wedding, did you feel like they were high impact, or just got covered by people sitting in them?
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