As much as I love our venue, their chairs leave something to be desired. It was probably the first thing that I noticed when I walked in. Is it because I'm a bride to be, and notice everything when it doesn't suit my vision? Is it because I'm a detail-oriented gal who focuses in on the small minute touches in a space? Or is it because they are glaringly in-your-face chairs that can't be camouflaged in any way, other than with a cover. Their chairs are not only old (but in good condition), but they are black with a strange grey and purple fabric pattern. It doesn't match our "Whistler Chic" teal and apple color scheme... at all, even a little bit!So as much as I didn't want to, I began researching chair cover companies last January. Yes, I realize that I was way ahead of the game, but when you're on a tight budget and have a 2 year engagement, a girl has to do her research!
Out of the three or four companies that were recommended to us by the DAC, I found one company that had the color selection that we were looking for at a great deal! However, after our 365 day mark passed, I found that when I was trying to make an appointment with them, they were impossible to deal with. So I moved on.
The next company I was dealing with was wonderful, and I had high hopes. However, their price was more than double what our original company quoted, so my fingers had some more work to do! I have some emails out to people to quote on our covers, but I'm just so amazed when a quote arrives in my inbox priced out at over $5.00 per chair PLUS set up fees! I should really just buy some and rent them myself to people - I'd make a killing!
Anyways, is this price normal for a cover and sash?
My mom questioned whether it was worth our money to rent them... well, if you take a look at the chairs at the DAC, you can see that there's no getting around it when they could look like this photo... classic, chic, uniform, and beautiful! I have given up many details of the wedding due to budget restraints, but this is one area where I just can't force myself to budge, even though Aaron can't quite wrap his head around my obsession with all things covers and sashes!
I'm actually in the same boat! Our chairs are definitely super standard, run-of-the-mill banquet hall chairs but when covered, they completely transform the entire room. However, as a fellow bride-on-a-budget, I also cannot justify $5.00 per chair for 200 guests. I try to make it work and I consistently study pictures both with and without and I think I'm just going to have to let the dream die. After all, at the end of the day. . .it's where your bum goes, you know?
ReplyDeleteI do agree, but our chairs just are NOT good and they take away from the room. Luckily we only have 100 guests - but I feel for you! Let me know how it goes!
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