Aisle runner

QueerFemme · March 2012

Curious if anyone has any good alternatives for aisle runners for an outdoor ceremony.   I know traditional aisle runners get hung up and caught and people trip on them, and generally, are a recipe for disaster.

HOWEVER, we are getting married right by the water in the bay area. Which means... GOOSE POOP!    We are going over in the morning right before the ceremony and raking and cleaning up as much as possible, but there is no way we can really get all of it. I'd prefer not to walk down the "aisle/grass" and end up with a bunch of goose crap on the bottom of my dress... cuz, the way my dress is, it will have a traditional bustle... and that goose crap will just cascade right down the back of my dress once its bustled.

Any suggestions? Ideas?    I was originally thinking fake grass... like, roll out some fake grass on top of the real grass.. but, I think that will look pretty tacky.

Any ideas would be great !

Thanks

Wiscisbliss · March 2012

I'd wear your dress bustled with no train.

Also, there is a post about 10 down about aisle runners, did you read that?

QueerFemme · March 2012

I did read that ... I am not allowed to put out rose petals or anything like that (it's a state park... we cannot put ANYTHING out that might blow into the water.

I also do not want to bustle my gown before the ceremony... or I probably would have just bought a dress without a train. There is a lot of detail on the train... so, I don't want to miss out on having that show during my ceremony.

So, I'm hoping for ideas about alternatives for fabric, etc. Like, maybe carpet? fake grass? walking on the backs of the groomsmen? anything that maybe folks have done or seen before would be really helpful.

pattib5 · March 2012

Really, your dress should be appropriate to the venue, not the other way around. And I don't mean to sound catty or harsh in saying that.

I can't think of anything that you can lay for your aisle that will cover the goose poop, not get blown into the water, not get tripped on, or look (sorry to use the dreaded T word!) tacky.

If I were you, I'd use some larger aisle markers, so you can strategically place/shift those over particularly bad spots if need be, and bustle your gown. You'll still be able to show off your train in pics. Otherwise, you'll just need to deal with a cascade of poop later.

QueerFemme · March 2012

You are the first person that has said that the dress should match the venue... every bridal salon, friend, website I have seen/talked to has said "buy the dress you want... and figure out a way to incorporate it into the venue. Cuz, you only get to pick one dress... buy the one you love.

In any event... I figured out a way to deal with it.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM6484792202P?prdNo=8&blockNo=8&blockType=G8

its actually made out of a heavier fiber carpet... like a red carpet style ... so won't blow away and we won't sink through it like a paper/light fabric aisle runner.

problem solved for the low low price of $109.00!

Rbryant12 · March 2012

Thanks for posting link, I am having outside ceremony and would need this

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