Wedding Furniture Hire Guide
Wedding Furniture Hire Guide
Wedding furniture hire covers three separate moments in most events: the ceremony, the drinks reception and the wedding breakfast. Each needs different equipment.
The most-hired wedding chair in the UK. Tapered legs and an open back photograph well, they stack to 10 for easy handling, and they come in limewash, white and gold to match most venue colour schemes. Ivory or black seat pads available separately and make a visible difference to the finished room.
Best for: wedding breakfasts, gala dinners, award ceremonies
Solid beech with a curved back. Suits barn venues, rustic settings and premium hotel dining. More distinctive than Chiavari and photographs cleanly against natural materials. A step up in look for clients who want something different from the standard wedding chair.
Best for: barn weddings, rustic venues, contemporary hotel dining
Moulded shell seating for contemporary weddings and product launches. Available in 7 colours — white and clear are most popular for weddings. Works in modern city venues, industrial spaces and contemporary ceremony setups. Does not stack, so needs more floor storage space than Chiavari.
Best for: contemporary venues, city weddings, modern ceremony setups
The most practical option for outdoor ceremonies or where cost per seat is the priority. Stacks flat, deploys fast, available in black and white. Frequently used for ceremony rows that flip to dinner seating. Not suited to formal wedding breakfasts where appearance matters.
Best for: outdoor ceremonies, school or village hall receptions, high-volume seating
Round tables are standard for wedding breakfasts. They encourage conversation across the whole table and look better in room photographs than long rectangular runs. Rectangular tables work for top tables, gift tables and buffet stations.
| Table | Size | Comfortable seating |
|---|---|---|
| 5ft Round | 152cm dia. | 8–9 |
| 6ft Round | 183cm dia. | 10–11 |
| 4ft Rectangular (top table / buffet) | 122cm | 4–6 |
| 6ft Rectangular (top table / buffet) | 183cm | 6–8 |
| Guests | 5ft rounds | 6ft rounds | Chairs | Top table (6ft rect.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 6 | 5 | 50 + 5 spare | 1 |
| 100 | 11 | 10 | 100 + 10 spare | 1–2 |
| 150 | 17 | 15 | 150 + 15 spare | 1–2 |
| 200 | 22 | 20 | 200 + 20 spare | 2 |
Always order 5–10% extra chairs for late additions, breakages and last-minute layout changes. Returning unused chairs is easy; running short on the day is not.
If the ceremony and reception are in separate rooms and you need the same chairs for both, factor in flip time — typically 20–40 minutes for a crew to move and reset 100 chairs. If the schedule is tight, order separate ceremony and reception chairs.
Chiavari limewash or white with ivory seat pads. Pairs with white linen and neutral florals. The most-ordered combination for country house and hotel weddings.
Wishbone beech suits exposed brick and timber-frame venues. Chiavari limewash also works. Avoid gloss white in raw-material settings — it reads too formal.
Eames white, grey or clear on round tables. Works in warehouse conversions, rooftop terraces and modern hotel function rooms. Keep the shell colour consistent across all guest seating.
