Ceremony style!

This is the space where I am getting "married". As you can see its long and narrow. So I'm thinking up ways to make the space still have the romantic feel that this picture (courtesy of www.FrazierMuseum.org) shows but also have fun and throw in some quirky elements. For starters the aisle itself is to thin! This picture appears to have 20 rows of 10 chairs each. That's double the amount of guests we will be hosting so I'm thinking we can reduce it to 13 rows of 8 in order to 1. keep the aisle long and 2. widen it.

There is a couple of reasons why I would like to widen this aisle; for starters my MoH is shy & the thought of walking down an aisle by herself doesn't appeal to her very much. Of course she's willing to do whatever I want cause she loves us and knows that this will be our day! While I appreciate that A TON, I am considering different ways of having the girls walk down the aisle.... I'm going to have 1 maid of Honor and 2 bridesmaids. I'm not really a fan of the escort walk and I don't really know why because I don't mind it as part of the recessional but as part of the processional I'm just not a fan. I saw this in the movie "How to Deal" (this is a screen shot from the trailer. "How to Deal" 2003) and I kinda dig it; its different.. All 3 girls would walk at the same time, in a triangle shape down the aisle. It would save time with the walk (have you ever been to a wedding and it seems like the processional down the aisle took longer than the actual ceremony.. I hate that) and although she would be in the front (though as I write this I'm thinking she could probably be in the back and it would be the same difference) she would not be walking by herself.

Another reason to widen the aisle... aisle markers! I LOVE them...I've seen a lot of pretty pictures where the bride has had pomanders made and tied to the chairs and there have been plenty of really cute pew cones but I'm looking for the quirk factor... SO I found this centerpiece inspiration (have had this pic for awhile; if you are the owner please let me know and I will give proper credit) that I am considering using. I've never seen anything like it before at a wedding and I really think that it'll add that unique aspect to the ceremony decor. Plus, this seems like a pretty straight forward DIY & Old Tyme Pottery is always having a sale on their tall vases. Of course I'd be using blue or purple sand and I don't really know what flowers I would use but I think it would look amazing marking the aisle. The only thing I worry about is if the aisle would look too plain with just these fabulous markers. So, the next thing that comes to mind is that I'm also a huge fan of candles! The more candles in any given space the better! I came across this picture (www. bridalbliss.blogspot.com) and I really like it. The first thought that runs through my head is, "OMG, what if someone knocks over the candles?!" So I'm currently on the look out for some battery operated pillar candles. I'll have to limit the number of candles because of this (fake candles are expensive) but I think it'll help add to the mood and anchor the other markers perfectly. One last thing... Now that I've done all this "work" to the aisle, what am I going to do about the front of the room?? In the picture it appears that this couple choose to just use two big plants. For this particular set up I think it looks really nice but I'm not sure two plants will be enough after everything that is happening with the aisle. But what to do?? There really isn't anything in the front of the room. I'm thinking maybe something like this Huppah! (another photo I got from bridalbliss) Neither, my husband or I are Jewish but I love the meaning behind this + this particular one is simple, and another DIY that won't be hard to pull off. The simplicity of it is what I like the best... it will add something to the front of the room without taking away from the statement making aisle markers. Of course all of this is just thoughts in the brain... still no final decisions made. Maybe rose petals and an aisle runner is all anyone needs?!