Wedding decorations run the gamut from elegantly simple to extravagantly grandiose, the deciding factor being not just the bridal couple’s budget but also their personal tastes and preferences.

Choosing a Wedding Theme

All aspects of the wedding day are intrinsically interwoven with each other. The kind of gown the bride chooses to wear, the venue decoration and several other decisions depend on location of the venue, which itself depends on what time of the year the wedding is being celebrated. Whether the wedding theme includes favorite flowers, colors or location, it reflects the individual taste and style of the bridal couple.

While an outdoor wedding is great in spring or summer and calls for a distinctly outdoors type of decor, a winter wedding is definitely an indoor-event and requires a completely different kind of decoration.

The full extent of the decoration requirements can be determined only after the theme is decided and the guest list is drawn up.

Navigating the Decorating Frontier

There are several aspects to be determined when choosing a location. Is the bridal couple personally undertaking the entire venue decorating including the chair covers? If the reception venue is a very popular one, is there adequate time for putting up elaborate decorations between the two events? Is the bridal couple allowed to put the decorations at least one day in advance? Does the venue provide any kind of decorations at all?

The décor requirements for outdoor weddings are completely different. Choose a naturally picturesque venue and you will have a splendid backdrop for all your wedding photographs with a minimum of decorating. When organizing an outdoor wedding it is important to have an alternate venue in the event of unexpected bad weather.

Impact of Choice of Venue & Decorations

Here are a few decorating suggestions for different types of wedding themes and different locations:
Seychelles Wedding: With emerald green waters and shimmery white sands, Seychelles is the perfect venue for a beach wedding. Blue, lime and ivory are the perfect choice of wedding colors for this wedding; they go well together and bring out the best in the natural surroundings. In the bridal gown as well as the floral arrangements and the rest of the décor, choose any one color as the main color and let the other two colors complement it wherever possible for an absolutely stunning effect!

Moroccan-Themed Wedding: A Moroccan ambience can be recreated with by introducing color ones of oranges, reds, yellows and blues. Mosaic candle holders with colored candles, stained-glass lanterns and plush fabric drapes in deep, dark shades work fabulously.

Spring Wedding: Spring is reminiscent of a profusion of colors in every hue; choosing just one or two can prove to be rather difficult. Pastel colors such as soft pinks, lilacs, sunshine yellows and leafy greens work well to infuse the wedding venue with the cheerfulness and airiness that is so evocative of spring. Choosing a base color of ivory or white and blending in two select spring colors will help when trying to match various elements of the wedding gown and the wedding stationery to the chair covers and the rest of the wedding décor.

The choice of decorations is what creates the desired ambience of the entire wedding.

Sure, there are plenty of ideas for hosting the most unique wedding day ever. Ideas can range from saying “I Do” while flying miles above ground in a hot air balloon to saying “I Do” while dodging colorful shoals of fish underwater. Of course you could always book a chartered flight for family and friends and fly half way across the world to pledge eternal love at that most famous symbol of eternal love; the Taj Mahal. While these are certainly unique and exciting ideas, the sheer logistics of organizing the wedding would be completely overwhelming, unless you were a Donald Trump or a Tom Cruise.

That does not mean however that you have to give up your dream completely. With unique reception décor, you can still have a wedding that’s truly one of a kind even if you have a more grounded reception. Be sure to start making your plans months in advance so that you are not completely tied up in knots as your wedding day draws nigh.

Unique Winter Wedding Reception Décor

If you are planning on getting married in winter, deviate from the normal Christmas themed wedding décor and do something radically different. How about snowflakes?

Snowflakes make the perfect theme for a frosty winter wedding. For a great introduction to your wedding, you could start off with elegant, snowflake-shaped wedding invitations.

For the venue décor, get table linen and chair covers with snowflake patterns embossed or embroidered all over. Including small crystal snowflakes to your flower centrepieces and vases with etched snowflakes or snowflake confetti sprinkled around the centrepieces would tie the wedding decor elements together perfectly. And for that perfect ending, let your guests take home elegant crystal or china snowflake ornaments as a keepsake of your momentous occasion.

Unique Dual Color Wedding Reception Décor

Dual color weddings are hot and happening right now. Not meant for traditionalists at heart, dual colors infuse the wedding atmosphere with an oomph and pizzazz hitherto unseen in more conventional weddings.

A combination of pink and orange is trendy and modern. Choose pink as the main colour think pink chair cover, pink table linen and bouquets of pink flowers. Then break the monotony of the pink with splashes of orange as in orange sashes for the chairs, orange table runners and a few orange rose buds carefully mixed in with the pink bouquet. Orange candles wrapped in pink gauze make perfect table décor items and can be used as wedding favors at the end of the reception.

A perfect blend of fire and ice, aqua and red is another excellent color combination for a unique wedding décor for winter as well as summer weddings. Other popular combinations are slate and lime; pink and brown or citrus and lime green.
For a wedding reception idea that is truly unique, break away from tradition and give free reign to your creative instincts. Going with your personality rather than traditional diktats will ensure that your wedding reception is truly like no other.

Every bridal couple dreams of having a wedding that is elegant, sophisticated and special in every way. Moreover, they’d like their wedding to reflect their own unique sense of style and will go to great lengths to plan every little detail from the wedding invitations to the bridal gown, from the wedding cake to the choice of venue and the decorations.

In any wedding decor planning, chair covers are a major styling issue and more and more importance is now being given to this decor detail. Wedding chair covers make a dramatic difference to the overall ambiance of any room. A room full of chairs draped in the wedding colours can transform any room from ordinary to extraordinary in an instant.

Swathed in ivory colored satin or pure white gossamer tulle, an ordinary plastic chair can be instantly transformed into an elegant seat fit for royalty. Adding an organza sash in the same shade will give the chair a regal look if you have one wedding color, whereas a sash in a complementary color can help bring your event colors together if you have a two-toned wedding. Match the table runners with the sashes and what you have is a room that is perfect in every way.

All bridal couples approach their wedding preparations quite differently from each other. Some couples decide that they would like to give their wedding an ultra-personal touch by doing everything themselves from creating handmade wedding invites to decorating the venue. Other couples prefer to delegate their wedding to experienced professionals in the field while they just supervise the overall preparations to make sure it meets their expectations.

Is any one way better than the other? Not really. Do-it-yourself wedding preparations give the wedding a warm, personal touch whereas professional wedding preparations help you achieve a perfectly coordinated look. Of course, a little bit of both would result in a wedding day that’s perfect in every way.

Imagine walking into a reception venue and seeing uncovered plastic hired chairs or worse still, hard upholstered chairs in colors that clash with the wedding décor. Nothing can be as disastrous as blue or magenta seats when your wedding colors are a combination of ivory and white or just plain gold all over.

With wedding chair covers you can concentrate on the other aspects of the reception venue without worrying about the type of chairs that will be provided. Whether you choose to buy or hire them, wedding chair covers offer you the perfect way to cover up the original shape and color of the chairs and tie in all your wedding decor elements without having to spend a fortune.

Versatile Chair Covers

Chair covers are undoubtedly versatile. They allow you to create or re-create the total atmosphere in the room to one that suits the tone and mood of your reception.

Chair covers in ivory or white satin will complement and enhance any traditional wedding decor whereas chair covers in floral prints or crisp white cotton can make the outdoors look even more refreshing at any garden wedding reception.

Chair covers in red and white or pink and white are the ideal complement to any Valentines Day Wedding while chair covers in red, green and gold would look stunning at a Christmas wedding venue.

All it takes is the correct choice, color and styling of fabric to achieve just about any look you wish with chair covers.

Chair Cover Hire: Value For Money

Unlike most of the other wedding décor details where you have to sweat over the little details yourself, chair covers can easily be hired without detracting from the personal aspect of the wedding décor. Chair cover hire companies offer an amazing wide array of chair covers in a stunning range of fabrics and designs to suit any wedding theme décor and any style of chair. If you cannot find what you are looking for, you can get it custom-made to your preference and in the colors of your choice, for you at a small fee.

The best part about using wedding chair covers is that they offer you tremendous value for money. Considering the dramatic impact they create, wedding chair covers are relatively cheap to hire when compared to the other wedding décor elements.

What’s more, when you hire chair covers, the company you are hiring from, will almost always include a set up and tear down service, including the ever-so-intricate sash tying service, so you have that much less to worry about on your wedding day.

Wedding decorations are the most significant part of your overall wedding theme. Not only do the wedding decorations you choose reflect your personality but they also create the mood and ambiance of your wedding and present your guests with a setting that is beautiful and memorable. Running the gamut from formal and traditional to casual and modern, whether you choose a simple affair or an elaborate one; the right decorations add drama and style to any wedding.

There are no rigid rules when it comes to wedding decorations. It all depends upon your personal tastes and the type of wedding atmosphere you wish to create. Is it a formal night time affair in a ballroom or is a more casual daytime outdoor wedding? Do you want the atmosphere to exude old-world romance or do you want it to be more contemporary and casual?

Choosing the theme of the wedding

The best way to choose a wedding theme is to either go with something that both of you are passionate about or else go with the season or time of the year.

If both of you are passionate about a hobby, maybe you could reflect that in the wedding décor. You could start by creating a list of all the things you both enjoy, from sports and hobbies to animals or objects. Then eliminate items from your list until you are down to just two or three that could be put together easily yet tastefully, without breaking either your sanity or your budget.

Choosing the color scheme of the wedding

Once you’ve decided upon the theme, you have to now brain storm an appropriate color scheme. If you’ve decided to have a Valentine’s wedding, one of the most popular days for weddings,  you cannot deviate too far from the color scheme of red, white and pink and if you’ve decided to have a romantic Victorian wedding, any color is alright as long as it is white.

Creating the right atmosphere with your wedding decorations

While some themes have laid-down color schemes, there are other themes where you do not have to worry too much about any specific colors; you can just incorporate any color that happens to be your favorite. For some themes, such as a Hawaiian wedding or a nautical wedding, the color scheme plays a much smaller role. What is important however is incorporating the right elements of the theme in order to re-create the right atmosphere. Ropes, shells, starfish and lifebuoys are perfect for the nautical theme and a profusion of flowers in every color for the Hawaiian theme.

Whatever the theme or color scheme, it is important that you keep your wedding decorations simple and elegant. Small, simple touches do more to create a lasting visual statement rather than loud garish decorations that detract from the occasion rather than enhance it.

Transform your wedding day from the standard boring old chairs included in the hire price of your venue by hiring chair covers with organza bows.  Chair covers are one of the priorities when it comes to the bride wanting the venue to look stunning.  Simply imagine your guests immediate thoughts when walk into the venue.

When thinking about how you want your wedding reception to look, a definite must is hiring chair covers.  The chair covers can also be decorated with a coloured bow to co-ordinate your colour scheme.

To truly transform your wedding reception leave room in your budget for chair cover hire. Most wedding venues will have very old dated chairs in a multitude of colours! The majority of which will be blue or green, not the most popular of wedding colours!

There are many companies offering chair cover hire, local companies will offer a service where they come and fit the covers at your wedding venue on the morning of the big day. Most people will go for this option as it is a job that most brides don’t want to think about on the morning of their big day.

The average cost of chair cover hire is £4.50 per chair cover, this price normally includes fitting. Most companies will also collect the chair covers the morning after the event which is included in the price.

There are also many companies now offering a do it yourself chair cover hire service. This is a great way to save some money in the budget and still create that spectacular look at your wedding reception. It is also a good way to get friends and family involved in your big day.  It will take two people around two hours to fit 80 covers, most venues will let you set up the evening before the wedding if there are no prior engagements.

Whoever sets up the venue for you, it is highly recommend to make sure chair cover hire is part of the decoration to make your wedding a truly memorable one.

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All bridal couples approach their wedding preparations quite differently from each other. Some couples decide that they would like to give their wedding an ultra-personal touch by doing everything themselves from creating handmade wedding invites to decorating the venue. Other couples prefer to delegate their wedding to experienced professionals in the field while they just supervise the overall preparations to make sure it meets their expectations.

Is any one way better than the other? Not really. Do-it-yourself wedding preparations give the wedding a warm, personal touch whereas professional wedding preparations help you achieve a perfectly coordinated look. Of course, a little bit of both would result in a wedding day that’s perfect in every way.

Meeting the Decorating Challenge

A bridal couple may have the best intentions behind their decision to undertake all wedding preparations themselves but it can be a daunting task indeed. There are innumerable little as well as large aspects to be dealt with and unless the couple has an army of family and friends to support and help them, it can be a herculean task.

This is more so when it comes to decorating the reception venue, which almost always can only be done last minute. A bridal couple who attempts to take on the venue decorating without any help is more than likely to be too tired to even enjoy their wedding day. Adding the personal touches is fine, but it’s best to leave the major tasks to professional decorators. Getting your chairs spiffed up for the occasion is one such task that is best delegated.

Creating the WOW Factor with Chair Covers

Chair covers impact the appearance of the entire room. With tucks and bows in shimmery satin and gossamer tulle, chair covers transform the appearance of a humble chair into an elegant addition to your wedding décor. Given the sea of chairs that are required at any wedding, beautifully decorated chairs can transform an otherwise regular room into a setting of grandeur and sophistication.

Chair Covers - Should you or shouldn’t you do it by yourself?

Chair covers are quite unlike any other decorating endeavor. For one thing, the sheer magnitude of the undertaking can be completely overwhelming. Consider the various steps involved in doing up chair covers- You need to first buy the required amount of fabric and get the chair covers sewn. Though this can be done in advance, dressing each chair individually with the cover, sash and bow can only be done earliest on the eve of the wedding day.

Is it worth doing all this by yourself? Factor in the cost of the fabric for the covers and the sashes, the time taken to sew each cover and dress each chair as well as the cleaning that will have to be done after the occasion. Doing chair covers by yourself could be hugely expensive in terms of time, money and stress.

Advantages of Chair Cover Hire

Most professional chair cover hiring companies will go to great lengths to match the wedding color scheme and will extend a full service that includes co-ordination with all the other parties involved with the reception. On D-Day they will deliver cleaned and ironed chair covers to the venue and will also dress up all the chairs allowing the bridal couple to enjoy their wonderful day without any stress.