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

Twilight

I am one of those people actually likes to read. I don’t get to do it nearly as often as I would like to. For my birthday a friend of mine bought me the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Now I must admit that I can’t handle scary movie, anything gory, and I personally read a lot of Nicholas Sparks books or “chick flick books” and reading a book about vampires isn’t on the top of my list.
THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD. It is 498 pages and I couldn’t put it down until I read the whole thing…then I drove in the middle of a snow storm to go and get the second book. So what does Twilight have to do with weddings….absolutely nothing. I guess I just wish that I had that much enthusiasm when I was planning my wedding (wow, I hope my husband doesn’t read that!) My good friend Raven is getting married in May and as one of her bridesmaids I have been a good listener for all of her plans and have helped her a little. She has the enthusiasm for planning her wedding as I did reading the book Twilight. She will drive in a snow storm to go to Michaels to get paper for her invitations. She is doing almost EVERYTHING homemade. I admire her perseverance! Raven also is extremely organized. When she got engaged she right away bought a wedding planner and got her budget in order and throughout the process she has been strict with her budget. Her fiance and she also have website which I think is a GREAT idea. This is a great way for your out of town guests to be able to check in on what you're doing and your wedding plans. You can put pictures up of your engagement, info about each of your bridesmaids and groomsmen, and even the menu of the food that you will be serving. She did it on http://www.mywedding.com/main/wedding_websites.html . I would show you her website…but there is quite an embarrassing picture of me with an overly large pair of white sunglasses.
So from Twilight to websites…somehow I knew I would make this entry about a wedding!