How Expensive is it to Rent Chairs for a Wedding?
When planning your wedding or any event, it’s always important to keep cost in mind. The average wedding now costs a whopping $33,391, excluding the honeymoon! You could be putting a nice sized down payment on a house or taking a vacation to Hawaii every other month for that kind of money.
With so many other expenses surrounding weddings – from the dress to the caterer and the venue to the DJ – it’s critical to find good deals where you can. The flipside to the notion of being frugal on your wedding day is that it will be the biggest and most memorable party you ever throw, so you better mind the details!
Finding Affordable Chairs for Your Wedding
One of the notorious hidden costs of a wedding day is the chairs. Depending on the size of your invite list, the cost to seat your guests can quickly run into the thousands! And that doesn’t even factor in the cost of feeding them!
One wedding-hack you can employ to save money is to use the chairs provided by your venue. Most traditional wedding venues (ie, church halls, country clubs, etc) will at least offer a free, one-size fits all seating option. The downside is that these venues typically use the same set of chairs for every event, no matter what aesthetic the event calls for, and for some inexplicable reason these chairs always seem to be ugly and tired conference room chairs from the 80’s.
Remember also that because venues are often rented for conferences or other events during the week, these chairs are not dedicated exclusively for wedding usage. This means that not only are they eyesores, but they wear out more quickly. Pay attention at the next wedding you attend, and you’ll notice that most of these standard chairs do not have interchangeable cushions that can be regularly cleaned and maintained. An uncomfortable, worn-out, eyesore of a chair may not exactly be the vision of elegance that you planned for your wedding.
How Much Do Chair Rentals Cost?
So just how much does it cost to rent chairs for a wedding? Well that depends mainly on three things:
- Are you renting from a local or national company?
- Are you renting a package that includes other items and services, such as tables, centerpieces, linens, chair covers, etc?
- What kind of chairs are you renting?
Here is how each of those considerations can influence your final bill. First, take the type of company you are renting from. In certain industries, having a large national network allows corporations to provide the lowest costs to customers. For whatever reason, the OPPOSITE is true in the wedding and party rental industry.
Large party rental companies like Event Source, Lasting Impressions, All Occasions, and Classic Party Rentals charge significantly higher rates than locally owned, small family businesses. Some of these places won’t even post prices on their websites so that you don’t know the cost of renting chairs or other equipment upfront.
We believe it should be much easier than that.
Best Price for Chiavari Chairs in Columbus, Ohio
In Columbus there are a couple options for renting Chiavari chairs which includes large, regional companies as well as local, family owned.
We are proud to offer the best price for Chiavari chairs in Columbus! Our chairs are $5/each + a flat delivery fee based on the distance to your venue and number of chairs rented (average $150-$250). And because we rent chairs without any frills or extra expenses, we can pass on the savings to you with no hidden fees!
Unlike most other chair vendors and event rental companies, we will NEVER charge a stacking fee. We will NEVER charge you extra for cushions. We will NEVER charge extra for setting up or taking down the chairs – call us crazy but we don’t think it’s right to ask a bride and groom to do manual labor on their own wedding day.
And being a small, family owned company, we can provide you with more attention than the large rental companies can spare. When you call or email you will personally get a response from Laura or David.
Are you thinking about using chiavari chairs for your wedding ceremony, reception, or other event?
Get in touch and let us know how we can help!