Weddingbee Blog

There’s one wedding item that has been surprisingly REALLY difficult to find~ a gold charger that doesn’t cost a fortune. Even more difficult to find than the dress! Sounds silly, I know, but it’s true.We’ll be renting our linens and plates from Alpine Party Rentals in Colorado, and their options for gold chargers are in the typical range for rentals.

Acrylic 13″ gold or silver chargers
Glass with gold trim 13″ charger
And the gorgeous Belmont gold bead trim. I love this one!

(All images from Alpine Rental)

Pretty right? Seems simple, but a charger can really change the feel of the reception. So instead of just coughing up the money to rent, I thought we could look at purchasing chargers for around the same (or cheaper) price.

There are these chargers from Macy’s, 4 on sale from $20.00 to $9.99. Sorry about the blurry photo.. general idea here.

Or these plates from Save on Crafts, for a whopping $4.19 a plate or 2.99 each if you order 6.

And the least expensive option is these plates from Crafts, Etc for $1.87 each. Here’s the stock photo:

I decided to order a few of the plates from Crafts, Etc to see the quality. I figured they would be plastic, but I wasn’t sure what to expect. When they came in, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the gold color. I wasn’t so impressed that the color did not extend to the back of the plate. The back was black with some random gold splotches. I’m not sure why that surprised me, but I guess I was expecting the entire plate to be gold.

Here are some pictures of a mock setting… now, we’ll have a tablecloth and not place mats, and there will be a ton of candles as a centerpiece, but I just wanted to get a general idea of what the chargers would look like.

And here are some close up shots of the actual plate.

Anyone else try these plates or did you rent chargers? Were you satisfied with the outcome?