Banquet Chair Hire

If you thought all you needed to do for a wedding was to make sure you had plenty of chairs for the reception, think again. Long gone are the days where plain old ordinary chairs were good enough. Now, you need the appropriate chair covers to match the mood. Here’s what you need to know about wedding chair cover rental companies.

You have many options as to where to look to start researching rental companies. Most local party supply stores can arrange for the chairs and the covers as well. Many will even have some on the show room floor to show you your choices.

Also check out companies that do the party planning, not just sell and rent supplies. If you choose to hire a company like this you may also be able to get professional design advice as to what type of covers and designs might be best suited for your particular wedding needs. Not all weddings need white covers with bows!

Certain covers will only fit certain chairs, and if you are looking for chair covers online, you need to make certain you are ordering the right ones. Typical rental chairs are either tall square backs or the more common rounded backs for the folding chairs. Depending on the company you may even be able to pick from more choices. Many companies you find online will have local offices from where the covers will be shipped or delivered by van.

You might also want to get some references from these companies, too. Problems could arise that you’d never think of, until they happen. If you can get a reference from someone who has used the services of a particular company, that’s a great place to start. Also check online bulletin boards. If a website has their own "testimonial" section, don’t pay much attention. These testimonials can easily be faked (for any company, actually).

Liability will differ between companies as well. There’s a certain level of "normal wear and tear" to be expected when you rent wedding chair covers, but what one company considers normal conditions might be for a typical indoor reception at a hall, while your specific plans call for an outdoor function at the beach. Before signing a contract, make sure you know what additional charges you might be responsible for once the covers are returned.

Also make sure how long you can have the covers, and what the overdue penalties are. Again, these differ widely by company.

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The success you have in buying quality furniture and other supplies to start a new banquet facility depend to a great extent on who you do business with. Naturally, the job of research what the best banquet furniture is for your business and to bring those specifications to the agent who will provide you with that furniture but how you pick a good, reliable supplier will be one of the many business decisions that will tell the tale on whether your banqueting business will be a success or not.

One good step you might consider that will give you more assurance that you are selecting a great banqueting furniture supplier is to create a checklist of what you are looking for in this new business partner. The agent who supplies your business with the furniture that will make your banquet services come to life really is a new partner in your success. The furniture you buy to serve the guests who come to your banquets is a huge purchase decision. You want a supplier you can depend on not only to deliver on time and on the price you agreed to but that they will stand behind their work. Some of the criteria of a good banquet furniture supplier are…

* A good record and reputation with other customers. They should be willing to give you references and be happy for you to call those references to check on their performance in the past.
* A strong relationship with the major banquet furniture manufacturers and distributors so they can get you the furniture they say they can get and on price and budget as well.

* Good communications skills. You want your supplier to be in touch with you often to inform you how well your order is coming along.
* A lively interest in your business. A good suppler might even suggest alternatives if a certain type of banquet chair or table is not available of if, from his experience, you are making a poor choice. In other words, he is a supplier who looks out for you, the customer.
* An interest in a long term relationship. While the biggest order you will place will be that first one when you are getting set up, you may have smaller orders over time. Your supplier should understand that this is not just one sale but the beginning of a long term business partnership.
* The ability to back up the sale with 1000 support and to guarantee the promises that are made. If the supplier will put his "money where his mouth is", then he knows he can deliver and he is not just using sweet talk to make the sale. You also want to see that supplier come around to fix problem with the banquet furniture you order. That is the kind of long term customer service that is the evidence of a great banquet furniture supplier.

You can always just allow banquet furniture suppliers to find you. As you let the marketplace know you are interested in making a large purchase of banquet furniture, furniture suppliers will seek you out. But to find suppliers who can fulfill the tough demands of our checklist, it is better if you drive the selection process rather than the suppliers.

A great place to start is with other banquet services owners and operators. While they will be your competition, if you call up banquet services clearly to get advice on who to do business with and who NOT to do business with in the banquet furniture business, you will find them friendly and eager to help you make this choice. Nobody likes to see a fellow businessperson make a bad decision. And if that banquet facilities owner has a good furniture supplier, he will want to throw some business his way to keep him in business and to deprive poor businesspeople of the business.

By: Alex Ebbingson

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Wedding Countdown Checklist

12 months + before

 Tell friends and family of your engagement
Announce your engagement in the press
Choose the kind of wedding you want – church, registry, civil venue
Discuss budget and who pays for what
Set a provisional date
Arrange the time off work
If you want to hire a wedding planner, start to select one now
For civil weddings – contact local registry office who will give you the available wedding dates
Visit venues for civil weddings, receptions and make a shortlist and provisionally book
Visit the church and reserve the date
If you are having a civil wedding, give notice at all local registered offices
Start looking at wedding dresses
Choose bridesmaids, best man, and ushers
Choose photographers and shortlist the best
Choose videographers and shortlist the best
Choose florists and shortlist the best
Discuss guest list with fiance and both families
Provisionally decide on number of guests to attend wedding ceremony/day/evening
Decide on theme of wedding – colours, styles etc
Start looking at bridesmaids dresses, flowergirls and pageboy outfits
Start looking at wedding cake makers
Any provisional bookings for venues and photographers need to be firmed up and deposits paid if required
Buy a wedding planner folder to store brochures and notes
Develop a record system for invitation acceptances, gifts and thank you notes
Develop an itemised wedding budget spreadsheet to compare actual cost against provisional budget

8 – 6 months

Order wedding dress and accessories
Send out Save the Date cards
Book the Honeymoon
Book accommodation needed for night before wedding
Book hotel accommodation required for wedding guests (if applicable)
Organise wedding chair hire
Choose and order bridesmaids and attendants outfits and accessories
Order wedding invitations and personal stationery
Choose and book Wedding entertainment, live bands, DJs, string quartets
Order wedding cake

3 months

Choose readings, music and hymns – check with minister or registry that they are suitable
For C of E weddings attend readings of the Banns
Select and register wedding gifts
Order wedding rings
Finalise guest list
Send out wedding intivations
Attend sample tasting of menu and finalise food and drinks
Book wedding transport
Finalise flowers – bride and bridesmaid bouquets, buttonholes, corsages and table flowers
Arrange fittings of wedding dress and bridesmaids
Select and purchase favours for wedding guests
Organise any wedding decorations – chair covers, balloons etc
Book hairdresser and make up artist
Apply for new passport in married name
Organise hen party

1 month

Pay balance on Honeymoon
Confirm all arrangements with suppliers
Try on wedding rings
Have a wedding hair and make-up trial
Purchase guestbook
Write wedding speeches
Order flowers for Mothers of bride and groom
Pay for your wedding licence
Chase any guests who have not responded
Preliminary table plan for wedding breakfast
Keep record of gifts received

2 weeks

Finalise guest list
Write place cards
Produce table plan
Last fitting of wedding dress and all accessories
Give final count to Reception Venue
Pay balance on wedding reception
Confirm timetable for day of wedding with attendants
Attend church rehearsal
Latest time for hen party

1 week

Pack for honeymoon
Have manicure/pedicure (no facials!!)

Day before

Drop off any luggage where you will spend the night
Take cake to wedding venue
Layout all accessories (so no last minute panic)
Have an early supper with mothers and bridesmaids
Pack an emergency kit and give to chief bridesmaid

On the Day

Smile!

By: Trixi

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