Weddingbee Blog

So after deciding that nudity is not allowed at the wedding, we finally decided on linens for the tables – as I discussed here.

After looking at a mock-up and knowing that we will have clear plastic plates (albeit very nice ones… but clear plastic all the same) I knew I wanted to have something to dress up the table a bit more. And so began the hunt for silver chargers.

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At the end of my linen post, I posed a question about finding chargers and wouldn’t you know it…a superfab WB reader came to my rescue (thanks azwinelover)!

My little charger angel was located right here in Phoenix and happened to have chargers sitting in storage from her wedding last year. The catch? They were bronze.

And then my new friend presented me with the brilliant idea she had when she first got them. You see, when she got them, they were gold. She needed bronze – so this little smarty pants decided to try spray painting them. Ah ha! Seriously, how did I not think of that? Hello bride brain, great to see you again.

She offered to let me take one and give it a try, if it worked I could take them all for a great price and if not, she’d take it back, no big deal. Have I mentioned that she’s my charger angel? Did I also mention that she suggested we meet at Total Wine because she was running an errand there… .I’m pretty sure that our shared love of wine isn’t hurting this situation.

So I went off to Home Depot I went, in search of silver spray paint. I picked up both primer and paint then headed home to give it a whirl.

I set up a box (thanks Crate & Barrel registry) to use as a back to prop up the charger (otherwise the spray paint wouldn’t come out easily if pointed down) and got to work.

First I primed that sucker, I moved slowly back and forth – being sure to start the spray on the box then move over the charger and end on the box. I learned that if you don’t do this, you end up with way too much extra on the sides because you are doubling up as you move back the other direction.

I let the primer sit for one hour, then I sprayed with the silver paint. I let it sit for 30 minutes and did a second coat. Normally that was enough…it was only in instances where I didn’t follow my own advice and had too much build up on the sides where I had to do a third coat to even it all out.

Overall I was thrilled with the result. I’m planning to start a big assembly line to complete the rest and it should be done in no time.

Were there any “ah ha” moments during your planning process?