Wedding Attire For Outdoor Weddings

At a backyard wedding site you generally have a couple of things just to walk on - grass or concrete. You have the occasional gravel path or stones of some type, maybe even good old-fashioned dirt. (inside a church or another indoor venue, you've got a clean, hard surface that may be easily engrossed in a satin runner to maintain the train clean). This presents some interesting challenges when selecting wedding attire.

Many wedding dresses include trains - those yards of material about the back from the dress which are designed to flow behind bride as she walks down and up the aisle. Beautiful? Yes. Most are beaded and bejeweled on the gown that ranges in price from hundreds to 1000s of dollars.

She also offers selected beautiful satin shoes with four inch heels. Her attendants have a similar style shoes within the colors that match their gowns. Gorgeous and classy!

And also the processional begins. The officiant is hundreds of feet away standing using the groom across an expanse of freshly cut grass that probably continues to be recently watered. The thing is perfect for everyone to move with the grass in those spiked heels and arrive safely near the officiant.

The bride's maids, then the maid or matron of honor are available in with each step the spiked heels drop to the grass. (As the waiting officiant I often think the gardeners should spend the money for wedding ceremony for aerating the lawn). It's not only a hardship on the ladies just to walk within the grass with spiked heels but additionally leaves the shoes with green and brown stains in the grass and dirt.

Once the wedding ceremony is arranged appropriately on both sides from the officiant, the runner, generally made from paper, is rolled down the grassy aisle and also the bride is available in, beautiful in her own stunning gown using the long train. Her spiked heals sink down catching within the runner and she or he hangs onto dad to maintain from falling. Sometimes the heels sink down with the runner almost tripping bride and, like her attendants, leaving stains on her behalf shoes. The train, full behind her, is wider compared to runner and also the outer sides from the train glide over the grass.

If nobody removes the runner before the processional, the whole wedding ceremony needs to navigate the runner enroute out. It's not safe however it does lend some comic relief.

Now come pictures. The train is most likely dragged over more lawn, more gravel and much more dirt. When she's ready for that reception or dinner, the lower from the train is most likely quite dirty and grass stained.

This isn't composed. Being an officiant this again and again. The answer? The answer is three fold and incredibly, quite simple:

1. Buy a beautiful gown which has no train.

2. Wear shoes that do not sink into the floor. (At one wedding bride and her attendants wore white flip-flops and also the groom and the attendants wore black ones. These were dressed elegantly. The flip-flops didn't detract in the elegance and everybody walked safely down and up the aisle).

3. Never make use of a paper runner. (For me they are unsafe both outside and inside ).

It appears as though safety should outrank high heel shoes and trains but case one officiant's opinion. The option is definitely the bride's.