A Few Words About Aisle Runners

I truly have a few words about aisle runners and none of them are proper to post. So, here comes a rant. I don't care if you have them personally monogrammed, your grandmother stitched it with a piece of her dress in it, the florist suggested it or you bought one from Michaels. Don't waste your time or money. Regardless of the number of pins used to tack it down, it will shift, drag, blow off or catch in some way. Yes, I get, it - the rug is ugly, it has stains or it keeps your heels out of the grass, whatever the reason - just dont. I had a gal get a runner to cover the concrete walkway for her outdoor ceremony. The only way to keep it from blowing away was to tape it down. The tape would not stick to concrete under the runner so they had to tape the edges. I am sure you can imagine how pretty that looked! There are better ways to camo the flooring. You can use freeze dried rose petals to create an aisle or to keep your heels out of the ground - wear wedge heels. I have seen tripping, heels stuck through the runner and dragged and even a pin catch a shoe which tore a four foot strip down the edge. I literally had to run up and step on it to keep it from getting worse. The guests in the rear rows were focused on the bridesmaids and motioning to them to "watch out". Now really - is that what you want? All eyes on you baby - nix the runner.