Polyester vs Spandex Wedding Chair Covers (Pros/Cons)

Wedding Chair Covers are a god-send to banquet halls and party rental companies – not only do they help a bride dress up their ceremony or reception but they help banquet halls and party rental companies protect their investment on their banquet chairs. But there’s more than one kind of basic banquet chair cover and with limited budgets, there often is a choice to make between one kind of banquet chair cover versus the other. This blog post will list the pros / cons of polyester chair covers vs spandex chair covers so you can determine the best wedding chair cover to purchase for your venue or business.

Polyester Chair Covers

Pros:

• Traditional silhouette
• Easily decorated with sashes and florals
• Machine washable
• Draped look
• Less expensive than spandex chair covers
• Guests can put their purses under the chair without it showing to others
• Easy to put on

Cons:

• Needs to be immediately removed from the dryer or steamed / ironed
• Only fits a rounded back banquet chair

Spandex Chair Covers

Pros:

• Modern silhouette
• Easily decorated with sashes or florals
• Machine Washable
• No need for steaming or ironing (wrinkle free)

Cons:

• More expensive than polyester chair covers
• Takes longer to put on the chair due to the material
• Only fits a rounded banquet chair

Hopefully this helps you figure out which chair cover best suits your venue or company!