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 ...
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