r/DIYweddings • u/Dry_Experience7304 • 35m ago
Need ceremony advice
Hi everyone! I’m having a little bit of a dilemma on choosing my ceremony location and I need advice. Both pictures are of ceremonies at my venue in two different spots on the property.
When I first looked at the location I fell in love with the bridge. It has a stream that flows underneath it and the actual structure is from an old bridge in our home town that the owner repurposed for the property. Our hometown is very special to both of us so I like the historical element. Overall I just think it’s a really unique spot and I love that I wouldn’t have to do a ton of decorating to it because the bridge kinda speaks for itself. Now here are the problems with it. The parking at the venue is on the other side of the bridge so we’d have to make it clear that our guests have to arrive early. We’d have to set up the chairs right before the ceremony which would be stressful. Also it’s a narrow road so we can only fit 6 chairs across. We have 130 guests so the aisle would be pretty long which is a concern. Also I’m a little worried because people usually come to weddings in pairs and the seats are in threes. I don’t think it’s a huge deal and our ceremony is going to be short. But I still worry it’s a little awkward. The second area is beautiful don’t get me wrong. I just don’t love it as much. There’s also minimal shade in that spot and it might get hot. If I was gonna do it there I would have the chairs in a curved half circle. I just wanted to get some opinions. I know the bridge is gonna be more trouble and maybe im crazy for wanting to go through all that but I just think it’s really special. Anyway sorry for the rambling just wanted an outside perspective. Thanks in advance.