Posh Chair Covers & Bows

Promises To Be An Event Not To Be Missed - See You There !

2012-01-11T21:28:00.000Z

http://bridesupnorth.com/wedding-showcases/brides-up-north-super-showcase-grand-wedding-exhibition/

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

2011-12-07T20:34:00.001Z

It's Official It's Christmas !

Seaham Hall

2011-10-18T11:41:00.003+01:00

There is only one way to tie a sash........True/Untrue ?

2011-09-11T13:06:00.001+01:00

Bit of a twist on the norm in Midnight Blue and Silver.

Vintage Purple combined with Vintage Lace.

Sash tied cravat style.

3 Sashes combined to make the colour required, gold,chocolate brown and vintage pink = answers on a postcard please...............

Answer = Untrue

Wynyard Hall

2011-08-16T11:14:00.003+01:00

Classic Elegance

2011-07-25T22:40:00.003+01:00

White............just works !

Elegant.

Photograph and flowers kindly provided by the florist http://adamprest.co.uk/

Love And Marriage Go Together Like A..................

2011-06-20T21:16:00.004+01:00

If you're travelling to Wynyard on your Wedding Day then this is the way to do it !

Now where is the nose bag ?!

Four Weddings and a Prom

2011-06-12T20:54:00.009+01:00

This weekend was a mixed bag with 4 Weddings and a Prom

Black and white with a touch of hot pink,dont you love the drama.

Breathtaking !

A tropical theme.

Feeling Blue the mood lighting that is !

Prom.

Whats Black and White and Red all over ...?

2011-05-26T21:24:00.005+01:00

The theme was Las Vegas and believe it or not there were stilt walkers,fire eaters and Las Vegas show girls

( hence the feathers)

The centrepieces were provided by a funky bird aka Karen Whyte from http://www.funkyflowercompany.co.uk/

The bride wanted a dash of red in everything so red feathers and red napkin ties were the order of the day.

Lets get Funky!

Did i mention she does fab flowers !

Dont Forget The Cake

2011-05-14T13:30:00.003+01:00

Colour co-ordination as all you brides know is the key.

Bridesmaids dresses,Grooms waistcoat/tie, table favours, flowers/centrepieces the list is endless today let me introduce you to the cakes.

If you notice not only do the colours tie in but the centrepiece flowers are continued onto the cake.

The answer is...........

2011-05-09T17:19:00.001+01:00

Matfen Hall is the first image.

The latin inscription can be found above the external door leading to The Great Hall.

The chairs were dressed in a deep plum organza for the civil ceremony and later taken by Matfen staff to be placed round the tables in readiness for the Wedding Breakfast.

Wynyard Hall is the second image.

This crest and inscription is above the door leading from The Ballroom toward The Chapel.

We were at Wynyard twice this week the first being in the mirrored room dressing the chairs in a vintage purple.

The resident photographer ( my other half ) decided to go all 'arty' and emphasise the fact that we were in the mirror room by taking a photograph through the mirror.

The second visit was to dress for a Wedding breakfast in the ballroom in a rich claret that totally complimented the biscuit linen.

Guess the venue

2011-05-02T21:46:00.003+01:00

We ‘dressed’ a number of venues this weekend, can you work out which venues they are.

Check out the next blog for the answers .

A Bow Is Just A Bow.........or is it ? Origami with Organza

2011-04-21T21:58:00.003+01:00

We dont want to re-invent the wheel but sometimes, well actually more than sometimes brides say " can you do something a little bit different ".

The answer is probably maybe.

The bride had a rose theme going on so we designed a sash to go with the theme.

Is it a bow is it a plane !

No its a fan.

The bride wanted something a bit less than a bow so a fan design was just perfect.

Job done.

Coincidentally both Weddings with the different type of bows were at Durham Castle.

Opposites Attract !

2011-04-20T23:03:00.003+01:00

We were asked to dress The Baltic, Riverside Terrace for an evening Wedding Reception.

The Venue - a minimalistic industrial reception room.

The Request - to make it elegant fit for a Wedding in keeping with the room.

Result :

Who would of thought it,a contemporary room twinned with vintage lace would work, but it did.

You likey ?

Saturday Was A Day About - Accessories and Centrepieces

2011-04-11T15:23:00.005+01:00

Everyone has there own idea on what they would like in the centre of their wedding table and the bride came to us wanting something contemporary and non-floral. We came up with a martini vase underlit with our exclusive LED unit. The photographs were taken in full bright sunlight imagine the effect when the lights came down on the evening.

Adding a simple but effective accessory can give that little extra something to the sash.

Happy New Year !

2011-04-05T21:43:00.013+01:00

Yes I know its April but we always regard the start of the financial year as the start of ‘The Wedding Year’.

This is for us when the season starts to pick up momentum and by June we are flat out, ( watch this space for a weekend in the life of Posh Chair Covers and Bows !).

I thought whilst I take a little breather in anticipation of the Wedding season I would re-cap over the last 12 months.

I know stats aren’t everybody’s cup of tea.

I mean after all “Statistics show.. every two minutes another statistic is created ! "

But you may find it entertaining so why don't you make that cup of tea, put your feet up and take 5.

In the past 12 months we 'covered' 49 different venues, visiting one venue in excess of 15 times.

Of all the Weddings we set up, 41 % were Civil Ceremonies.

Our busiest month was August with 25 Weddings.

75% of Brides had White Chair Covers and 25% had Ivory Chair Covers.

The most popular colour by far was Aubergine/Plum with 21% of brides choosing this colour followed by Silver @ 10% and Navy Blue @ 7%.

We do offer a bespoke sevice whereby we can dye sashes 6% of brides
chose this service.

7% of brides chose to have the top table swagged.

Crystal Ball time !!

What do we see as being the en-vogue colour for the next 12 months ?

Cadbury Purple is looking favourite with Burnt Orange being a contender and
watch out for the lace sashes.

We think Bling is big for the months ahead and have an exclusive line in

Diamante Brooches.

We'll see in 12 months time how our predictions hold up so until then.....

Going the extra..................

2011-03-24T09:57:00.002Z

I realise that choosing the right centrepiece and colour scheme needs to be given careful thought and more often than not this can be discussed and chosen when the bride comes to my home for a one to one consultation.

However there are occasions when we need to take it one step further and this can involve me meeting the bride at the venue to dress a table in order that the visualisation process is taken to that next level.

This week I met 2 brides at Wynyard Hall where I was able to dress a table and chairs in order that a colour scheme could be chosen.

The colour of choice for this future bride was Coral.

Going on from this the bride was also searching for a unique centrepiece that picked up on her colour scheme so we encorporated a centrepiece with elegant roses and gave it a contemporary twist by using an LED lit base set to a Coral light,this light was then picked up in the crystal droplets on the chandelier.

My second appointment for the evening was for a bride who needed to bring green into her wedding breakfast room so after much deliberation.

A rich deep green complementing Wynyard's Biscuit coloured chair covers and linen.

Shaggy It's a Gho..o..o..st !

2011-03-15T05:11:00.002Z

We visit some wonderful venues in the North East, however we get to see them as others dont.

This is a shot of The Great Hall at Matfen Hall from the balcony.

The Great Hall will hold many secrets, but what exactly is the 'spectre' at the top right of the photograph?
Now if that had been a one off shot,then perhaps: freak shot, trick of the light, but i took 3 photographs and they all showed this image.

Who knows the secret of the Great Hall ?

Needless to say the day went beautifully for the Wedding Party, could be though they had an extra un-expected guest!

Can I park anywhere nearer !?

2011-03-06T19:56:00.010Z

We always try and get as close as possible in the posh-mobile but this is a bit ridiculous.

Here we are at Whitworth Hall for a set up of white chair covers and charcoal/gunmetal sashes in the Duncombe Suite.

This has been a firm favourite over the winter.

Wynyard Hall Wedding Fayre

2011-02-28T23:44:00.022Z

Phew ! what a day.

My feet are just recovering now ( probably due to my 3 1/2 inch heels ).

We met some amazing people;- brides ,exhibitors and did you see the ladies in the hats with the blow up pug dogs!
The whole day is pure theatre.

I dont feel that this is the time or place to talk about how many bookings we did or didnt get, suffice to say that the lace sashes went down a storm.

(thats me putting the final touches to the lace).

The lace is actual Nottingham Lace rather than the organza with a flock/lace pattern printed on it which i feel gives an authentic look to any vintage theme.

Our table was dressed in Cadburys Purple combined with gold this was my other half's choice as he said it reflected a Regal theme in keeping with the impending Royal Wedding.

To be honest i'm not really getting the Royal Wedding buzz yet perhaps when Kate Middleton ask's me to do her chair covers that might change ( ha ha ).

I would also like to ask the kind person who 'borrowed' items of Stationery from our table to have a pang of conscience and return them,can you believe that !

We will be doing a feature on Babydoll Stationery very soon as she has been with us from day 1 making stationery for us to use at Wedding fayres we attend.
Thanks Gemma and sorry we have lost some of your pieces.

http://www.babydoll-weddingstationery.co.uk/

What comes first The Chicken or The Egg ! or rather ..................

What comes first the Bridesmaid's Dress or the Chair sash.

This type of statement needs an explanation.

Whatever works best for you, however speaking from experience it seems to work best if you choose the bridesmaid colour first.

This worked perfectly on Sunday as Miranda Marie Bridal was sending over her brides to us.

Thanks Miranda and good luck with your Wedding arrangements ( hope Imaan's party on Sunday night was a great success and you managed to squeeze your dancing shoes on after being on your feet all day on Sunday !!).

Find Miranda here http://www.mirandamarie.com/

Never noticed that before !

2011-02-24T07:25:00.004Z

We have dressed this room many times and sometimes the most striking features are just above your head !
The colour scheme for Redworth hall was silver on this occassion and was striking.

Remember your surroundings

2011-02-24T07:16:00.004Z

If you dont have a particular colour scheme in mind then dress the chairs to match the room colours.This is a beautiful room and the blue is picked up in the carpet and the walls.
The chair covers are in our ivory colour and we used our own ivory table linen which does 'match', as the table linen is made from the same roll of cloth as the chair covers

New For 2011 - Vintage Lace & Cameos

2011-02-21T11:43:00.004Z

We are constantly reviewing the emerging trends, styles and colours within the Wedding industry.

However there are occassions when we like to contribute to this area creating our own trend and style, no doubt others will follow but we can say we were here first!

To this end we have embraced the current Vintage trend and added our own twist by offering unique genuine Nottingham lace sashes which are tied on top of the organza sashes creating a contrasting elegant vintage look.

Taking this one step further we now have a beautiful range of cameo brooches that can be pinned into the back of the lace sash.

Spot the difference... In the price !

2011-02-16T14:15:00.006Z

Spot the difference.....................there isn’t any !.... Wynyard Hall have an exclusive coloured table linen which is a 'biscuit' colour so we have had an exclusive chair cover made to match and compliment their biscuit coloured linen.

and now for that money saving tip....

We can supply biscuit,ivory or white chair covers,the cost for all 3 colourways is the same.

However the white or ivory chair covers dont match Wynyards biscuit table linen so you need to hire matching linen in ivory or white.

You will need tablecloths,napkins cake table cloth and top table cloths.

Therefore by hiring biscuit chair covers, you save!