When it comes to your wedding reception chairs you have a number of choices. To begin with, most wedding venues have standard banquet chairs that you could use. You might find these are comfy and fashionable but they are not to your liking, don't match with your theme or that they need a little something extra.

Then again, the standard chairs could be downright repulsive. In countless venues, chairs are worn out, neglected and out-of-date. In this instance you have two choices, you could hire chairs from a chair hire company or you can source wedding chair covers to disguise what's been offered. Many brides go for the latter because it's less costly and you can embellish the chairs to fit in with your theme.

If you decide on wedding chair covers, you can go for pure, simple white or have coloured covers. Sourcing coloured wedding chair covers can be difficult, pricey and if you can't find the right shade, you will have to have them individually made.

To bring in colour and add interest to your natural white wedding chair covers, the most sensible idea is to use chair sashes. Here are some tips to help you decide on the style and shade of your wedding chair sashes:

Use the Bridesmaid Colours
The most simple sash colour choice is to use the exact shade of your bridesmaid dresses. This ties everything together nicely. This is sometimes the best choice for more conventional style weddings. You could also use a flower that matches the bouquets for added decoration.

Pick a shade that complements your main wedding colour
You don't have to use your chief wedding colour. You could use your sashes to bring in another shade. Many brides can not decide on just one colour so select two or even 3, like orange and yellow, chocolate and cream, pastel green, yellow and pink.

Experiment with Two Tone
You don't need to just use one sash either. You can use 2 shades as one. This can look brilliant because the multi layers will look all the more sumptuous. There are lots more options for arranging and tying the sashes too.

Opt for all White
White sashes on white wedding chair covers are the epitome of elegance. Again, this works best for more formal, classic themed weddings.

Decorations
There are lots of other ways you can add interest to your chair covers and sashes. If you've not gone for a dramatic or two tone look, sometimes it's good to add a little further embellishment. We've already mentioned flowers, some terrific alternatives are; foliage, diamantes, crystals, ribbons or even name tags.

Knot Style
There are various ways to fix a sash around your wedding chairs. The kind of knot you choose will depend on whether you've decided to add extra trimmings or layering. Butterfly or Juliet bows are best if your adding dcor, they are simpler and the knot is in the centre. Instead, more complicated knots like the obi or an asymmetric tie can be used to add extra interest to your chairs.