Move Over Chair Covers!

I could hardly wait to get into the office this morning so I could blog about chairs! Last night I went to an absolutely fabulous NACE (National Association of Catering Executives) meeting at the Marcus Center for Performing Arts. Before a delicious meal from Sazama's catering, we were able to see the new line and trends of linens for 2011. BBJ Linens presented their amazing creativity as they showed off the colors of the season runway style...yes they had models draped and accentuated in linens! It was amazing!
The room was decorated to the nines and BBJ put chivari chairs around the room to show how their linens can spice up the decor of a chair! Slip covers and chair covers are great, but these ideas are wonderful!
I took so many pictures of their example! Enjoy!

This was one of my favorites

Linen does so much for an event! It can really spice it up or change it from drab to fab (yes...I did just use that phrase). 
Thank you to BBJ Linen for an amazing show last night and letting us share your fantastic creations!

Here is a video of the fashion show and the NACE event. Thank you Amy Johnson from One Fine Day Productions for this!!!!!


NACE EVENT - BBJ LINEN COLOR COUTURE 2011 from Amy Johnson on Vimeo.

Chair Ties

One of my brides came in today to check out the hall and show her future mother-in-law where they where getting married. On their to-do list was to take measurements of our white chairs so they could make their own chair ties to add some spark to their table set-up. I thought that was an excellent way to help reduce linen cost for this extra presentation. Here are some other tid bits when making your own chair tie decorations:


* Depending on your color, purchase ribbon after a major holiday that the color is specifically used (i.e. if you want to use red ribbon, after Christmas would be an excellent time to buy it)

* Use velcro or snaps to to attach the ends of the ribbon for easy and quick set-up

* Make sure that you allow enough time when setting up and preparing the chairs. It may not seem like it will take a long time, but if it takes 2 minutes a chair and you have 200 chairs that is almost 3 1/2 hours if one person was to do it by themselves.

*Be creative! If you want some extra flare, attach a bow or add a sheer fabric to the chair tie

Here are the measurements for ribbon on a standard white wooden chairs:

This look will show just a dash of color and won't use a lot of ribbon.

Measurements: 10 1/2 inches

With an Overlay: 12 1/2 inches

This look is nice because not only does it add color to the chair, but it will stay secure on the chair and won't slip down when people sit on it.

Measurements: 31 1/2 inches

With an Overlay: 33 1/2 inches

This unique look stays secure on the chair and will definitely make a strong, colorful impression on your special day.

Measurements: 48 inches

With an Overlay: 50 inches