One of the hardest parts of planning a wedding is making decisions. There are a thousand choices for every aspect of your wedding, and it's up to you to make the final decision.
Just thinking about it is enough to make you dizzy!
Recently, I was asked for my opinion on having an aisle runner at the ceremony. The biggest concern is for an outdoor ceremony. Churches that do not have a carpeted aisle usually do not allow aisle runners. If you are planning on using an aisle runner, I bring a heavy metal "strip" that I use to WRAP the end of the runner. I usually do this AFTER the bride is down the aisle and guests have their eyes looking forward again.
If the runner is too long, I quickly CUT it [unless it is cloth] and wrap the material around the strip.
TRIVIA :: The white aisle runner was first employed so the bride wouldn't get her dress dirty. In the days when roads were unpaved, wedding guests would arrive and track in dirt or mud from the streets. These days most indoor locations don't have problems with guests tracking dirt and mud into the room.
Unless you can secure it really well, don't consider having an aisle runner. They don't stay where you put them. Your photographer will be taking pictures from the back of the room and one of the most prominent features will be the white aisle runner pulled and stretched this way and that by the procession of bride and bridesmaids. Don't use either a cloth or plastic aisle runner outside over grass unless it is backed by plywood or something solid. The women's heels will go through the runner into the sod beneath. Secure it well. Putting stones it every three to five feet sometimes keeps it from being picked up by a breeze.
Depending on the venue of a wedding ceremony, selecting the type of runner may vary and require different material for a church. Some churches do not have CARPET going down the aisle which can make it unsafe to use an aisle runner. Among other factors to consider, the length of an aisle may vary depending on the aisle distance to the wedding altar.
Before committing to a design, be sure to acquire an accurate measurement of the aisle length. When searching for aisle runners, do remember that not all of them are created on the same materials and fabrics. As such, the durability of the aisle runner is also important to consider particularly when dealing with a rather long aisle length.
Aisle Runner Resources
I Do Wedding Aisle Runners
Oriental Trading Company
Just thinking about it is enough to make you dizzy!
Recently, I was asked for my opinion on having an aisle runner at the ceremony. The biggest concern is for an outdoor ceremony. Churches that do not have a carpeted aisle usually do not allow aisle runners. If you are planning on using an aisle runner, I bring a heavy metal "strip" that I use to WRAP the end of the runner. I usually do this AFTER the bride is down the aisle and guests have their eyes looking forward again.
If the runner is too long, I quickly CUT it [unless it is cloth] and wrap the material around the strip.
TRIVIA :: The white aisle runner was first employed so the bride wouldn't get her dress dirty. In the days when roads were unpaved, wedding guests would arrive and track in dirt or mud from the streets. These days most indoor locations don't have problems with guests tracking dirt and mud into the room.
Unless you can secure it really well, don't consider having an aisle runner. They don't stay where you put them. Your photographer will be taking pictures from the back of the room and one of the most prominent features will be the white aisle runner pulled and stretched this way and that by the procession of bride and bridesmaids. Don't use either a cloth or plastic aisle runner outside over grass unless it is backed by plywood or something solid. The women's heels will go through the runner into the sod beneath. Secure it well. Putting stones it every three to five feet sometimes keeps it from being picked up by a breeze.
Depending on the venue of a wedding ceremony, selecting the type of runner may vary and require different material for a church. Some churches do not have CARPET going down the aisle which can make it unsafe to use an aisle runner. Among other factors to consider, the length of an aisle may vary depending on the aisle distance to the wedding altar.
Before committing to a design, be sure to acquire an accurate measurement of the aisle length. When searching for aisle runners, do remember that not all of them are created on the same materials and fabrics. As such, the durability of the aisle runner is also important to consider particularly when dealing with a rather long aisle length.
Aisle Runner Resources
I Do Wedding Aisle Runners
Oriental Trading Company