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Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing Wedding Linen Rentals

Choosing the right wedding linen rentals for your big day can be a long process but does not have necessarily have to be. Linens have so many difference designs and color patterns so it can be easy to get lost in the selection process. The atmosphere you set for your reception is often benchmarked by the color and pattern of wedding linen rentals you select. It's always important to get the room as right and close to perfect as possible. Custom linens are what brings the magic together for the event. Tablecloths, napkins, or chair covers handle a large chunk of the design weight of the actual room itself. With that said, it’s important to understand the mistakes made while renting linens to be sure that when you try to rent them yourself, you do not make these mistakes.

Timing and Wedding Linen Rentals

Due the hectic schedule of both the bride and the often the wedding planner, it’s easy to be off with the timing of your wedding linen rentals selection and delivery process. This could be a problem if you wait too long before the actual event by delaying the process. There are certain times of the year which weddings are popular, wedding linen rental companies often have inventory booked well in advance and not to mention the lead time necessary for custom ordered wedding linen rentals. By knowing what you want with your linen rentals early on in the process you can avoid any last minute circumstances that would possibly cause problems with the delivery of your linens.

While the rental companies may want you to rent the linens themselves only on the day of the actual reception, it is very important to make the delivery a couple of days before the actual reception itself. This allows you, as well as anyone involved in helping you plan, time to correct any changes that may have been made with the linen rental order. Wedding linen rentals are usually plentiful but mistakes can happen. Giving yourself a time buffer allows you to make sure that everything goes off without a hitch on the day of the event.

Sizes

The single biggest mistake that is often made is making sure your wedding linen rentals actually are the correct size for the tables at the reception. Make sure you communicate this information accurately to the wedding linen rental company yourself or make sure a member of your wedding planning team does. If dimensions are off then things may look a bit awkward not to mention possibly not having enough time to correct the error.

The “drop” of the linen (how far it hangs over the table) can be inconsistent do to a wrong table size. The linen sizes are based on what the size of the table is and how much you want it to hang over. Making sure you have the actual dimensions of the table can help you sure the design of the tables looks exactly like you want it to. Measuring the chairs also can help, as it’s important to make sure that the covers can actually cover the entire chair itself. Many rental chairs may have a few imperfections because of wear and tear over time so making sure the chair is completely covered is essential.

While there are multiple mistakes that wedding planners can make, the wrong wedding linen rental dimensions has happened to more than one couple on their big day. Making sure that your linens come in time to fix changes, as well as knowing the exact dimensions ensures that things go smoothly and will be worth it in the end.