Ceremony Aisle, Pew, & Chair Decorations

• Tie a helium balloon arch to every third row of pews or aisle chairs.  Walk under them as you head toward the altar.
• Swag three-inch wide velvet ribbon along the rows of pews or aisle chairs.  Place a bow made out of the same ribbon where the ribbon is attached to the pews or chairs.
• Take several strands of small white lights (the smaller the better) and swag them across the ceiling in a random pattern.  When you dim the lights, they will look like a star filled night sky.
• Instead of pew bows, place beautiful potted plants on the floor at the end of each pew or aisle chair.
• Have your flower girl sprinkle rose petals down the aisle as she walks.
• Use an aisle runner in a white or ivory color.
• Purchase tulle by the bolt (tulle is basically inexpensive veil netting) in any light pastel color (white works well for most weddings).  Swag the tulle to each or every other pew/chair starting at the front and working down the aisles (both sides) to the back of the church or last row of chairs.  At each pew, gather the tulle & tie it with a small rubber band.  Add flowers & ribbon as desired.

  Design Note: Simple balloon arches are relatively easy to make and create a lot of impact.  Directions: Take a strong piece of string and cut it to the length you want your arch to be, plus 2 feet.  Then tie a 6-inch piece of string to the bottom of each helium-filled balloon.  Begin tying the balloons tightly to the long piece of string until you can no longer see the string (leave 1-foot of string at each end for tying onto things).  Another option is to swag tulle between clusters of balloons (see figures below).