NO CENTER AISLE!!

ChrisAngel!

Hello fellow knotties!  Well, we finally chose our ceremony site and it's a small church in my Fiance's hometown - which is in the middle of nowhere Missouri.  The problem???  It has no center aisle!!!  There are 2 aisles running down either side of the middle pews.  Has anyone ever been to or done a wedding like this?  My biggest concern is making sure the photographer gets the shots we want of our ceremony.

trix1223

This is not a problem at all, and actually has some nice symbolism if you care to look at it that way.I'm the organist in a two aisle church, and I was married in another two aisle church.Imagine you're standing at the back of the church looking toward the altar.  In our church, the left aisle is the "bride's aisle" and the right aisle is the "groom's aisle".Your family and friends sit in the seats on the left aisle.  Your FI's family and friends sit in the seats on the right aisle.For the processional:  your FI can either come out from the front of the church, OR can come down "his" aisle.Your WP walks down the left aisle, and you walk down the left aisle to meet your groom who will be at the front of the church.After your ceremony, the two of you exit up the groom's aisle during the recessional, followed by your WP who follow you up the same aisle.It's kind of like entering as part of your family, and leaving, after your ceremony, as part of your now DH's family if you care to consider that as symbolic.The photographer will be able to get all of the pictures you want quite easily."Problem" solved.

aerinpegadrak

As long as your photographer knows what the plan is, they shouldn't have any problem getting the shots you want.  If possible, you may want to have your photographer attend your rehearsal so they know the game plan.

megk8oz

When my mom got married to my step-dad, it was a 2 aisle church. They each walked in on a seperate aisle, and then for the recessional, left together on the groom's "original" aisle.Like the PPs said, just make sure your photographer knows what you're doing beforehand, and you'll be fine.

ChrisAngel!

Thank you for your advice ladies. I really appreciate the great suggestions about how to enter/exit with 2 aisles. I guess the particular shot I am hoping to get is the dramatic photo from the back of the church with the bride and groom front/center. I suppose the photographer can climb a ladder in the back of the church and get a neat shot. I will definitely have the photographer come to rehersal, so she knows the drill. Thank you again for your help.

skippylouwho

At my wedding at the church I grew up in, the bm, my dad and I all entered using the left aisle (protestant wedding so bride's family & guests were on that side). We exited up the right aisle which is where the groom's family & guests were. A lot of churches have do not have center aisle. By using both everyone gets to see you, whether when you enter or when you are leaving the sanctuary.

B'B' Love

At the church I grew up in it depended on the size of your wedding.. We had some people do the "bride" and "groom" aisle if the wedding was larger, but the couples with the smaller weddings just focused on on side, using the center pews as the left side...

tazman75

we just picked one aisle and use it for the pressional and the reccional.