Wedding Chair Decorations

by Giorgina Devereaux

Transform your wedding chairs by covering them to give the wedding an added boost of elegance.  They'll also greatly enhance all the photographs that will be taken at the wedding reception. 

You may cover the wedding chairs with fabrics and textures, such as:

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• Crushed Satin

• Damask

• Embroidery

• Lace

• Organza

• Prints

• Satin

After placing a chair cover, finish the chair décor with a lovely sash or bow around the back of the chair. 

You may combine two different colored fabrics to add color and magnificence to your wedding. 

For instance, consider using a white chair cover and combining pink and burgundy colors.  This two tone combination looks lovely!

Wedding chair decorations consist of the following ideas:

• Combine a white chair covering with light green organza sashes and bows. 
   

• Combine a white chair covering with soft black organza sashes and attach a folding paper fan in the back.
   

• Consider a two tone wedding theme consisting of gold and red alternating tables.  Match the tablecloths and wedding chair sashes using a transparent organza, along with solid satin strips over a white chair cover.
   

• If your wedding theme is a beach theme, combine a white chair covering with yellow sashes and accent with pink flowers.  This will provide a tropical feel.
   

• Coordinate satin pink tablecloths with pink and lilac tulle chair decorations.  Wrap the tulle around the chair in a lovely bow.
   

• Use colorful tulle or organza to create beautiful bows wrapped around a white chair covering.
   

• You may also attach a water tube with a piece of greenery, such as tree fern and a flower and then tie it with a bow against the chair.  It looks gorgeous.  To save on costs, consider decorating every second or third chair with a flower or you may run the flowers down the outside chairs of the center aisle for an outside wedding ceremony. 
   

• You may also mix greenery, such as ivy, tree fern, etc., in with tulle bows instead of flowers.  This will help keep costs down while adding interest to the chairs. 
   

• To decorate the back of chairs with tulle, start from the bottom of the legs and criss cross the tulle until you reach the top of the chair.  You can secure the tulle by wrapping it around the top bar of the center and then make a knot in the back.  Touch it off with a bow or flowers. 
   

• Using a wide satin ribbon, make a large bow with five or six loops.  Allow the ends of the bows to almost touch the floor and then cut the tails so that they are at varying lengths.  Pin a flower to the head of the bow tails and secure it to the outside edge of the chair.

These are just some creative ideas to help make your special day even more extravagant.  Every little detail counts and you can even go the extra mile by adding colorful beads to your wedding chair decorations.  It will leave a lasting impression for years to come.