Weddingbee Blog

Remember those silly little bags of mine? Well, they made the trip over to Hawaii (along with some Trader Joe’s biscotti - TJ’s products are a precious commodity over there) to the waiting arms of Mr. Sew’s Aunty.

She set up an appointment with our venue, and tried the covers on the chairs.

Here’s Bag #2, the biggest of the three. She said this one fit the best, since it was long enough to cover the entire chair back. I think this would look very nice with a wide satin ribbon tied into a bow around the base. (Bag #1 was too narrow and did not fit at all.)

Bag #3 was also a good fit, but not quite long enough to cover the back.

And not only did she take pictures, she also traced the outline of the chair back for us on paper! My very own pattern!

But as much as I’d like to say this was a successful mission, Aunty-Sewing did voice several concerns.

1. The mon is upside down. Well, I knew this was going to happen, obviously, but I figured a right-side up bag was more important than a right-side up chair. I don’t think it looks too silly upside down, do you?
2. The strap just kind of hangs there (you can see this on bag #3). Because of this, we changed our design to a drawstring type bag instead.
3. The chair seat. Yes, this would be the biggest problem, and one that I underestimated. Sewing-Aunty made it clear that the bright blue/mauve combo on the chair did not go with the black bag. And here I thought black goes with everything! I had hoped that this problem would be minimized by the fact that people have their butts on the chair, but due to her strong opinions, I was left wondering if I should do something more.

So I didn’t know what to do. I still loved my original idea (and eventually just went with it), but when Sewing-Aunty said I should just scrap it and rent covers instead, and Sewing-Mom said I should rent “those cute little bamboo-looking chairs” (chivari) instead… well, it was kind of disheartening.

Anyone else have a moment where your plans didn’t mesh with those of others? Did you end up changing your plans, or stubbornly stick with your gut?