I'm going on the KISS principle here.
If you have limited time, are budget-conscious, and don't really want to end up simply mimicking the too busy look of most DYI decor, this may help divert your thinking into less congested mode.
Whether you're on a budget because you have no choice, or if you're on a budget simply because you have always been budget-conscious (meaning you're the kind of person who can easily afford to buy a new car but chooses not to because your old one still has 5 years left of good driving thank you very much!), this wee bit of musing will interest you.
Consider most wedding DYI decor websites (which, btw, are mostly very helpful). Most of these otherwise helpful websites will have something along the lines of:
If you have limited time, are budget-conscious, and don't really want to end up simply mimicking the too busy look of most DYI decor, this may help divert your thinking into less congested mode.
Whether you're on a budget because you have no choice, or if you're on a budget simply because you have always been budget-conscious (meaning you're the kind of person who can easily afford to buy a new car but chooses not to because your old one still has 5 years left of good driving thank you very much!), this wee bit of musing will interest you.
Consider most wedding DYI decor websites (which, btw, are mostly very helpful). Most of these otherwise helpful websites will have something along the lines of:
"If you cannot afford to have an aisle runner custom made, consider purchasing an inexpensive one made from vinyl".
My immediate gut reaction to this bit of advice captioning a pitiful picture of a vinyl rug strewn with fake petals is to feel bad about myself. Why? Well, I'd feel like the poor cousin who couldn't afford the real thing ("an aisle runner custom made") even though I deserve it given as it is my special day. On top of this, I'd feel even worse that seeing as I can't afford the real thing, I'd have to settle for the truly second rate, not-cool option of waddling down towards my life partner with the very great fear of slipping on plastic (yuck!) vinyl.
My second reaction is to ask: hold on a minute! Hold on a minute there! Who says I have to have an aisle runner? Why is it a must that I have an aisle runner? Is it the end of the world if I don't get an aisle runner?
Nope.
Obviously if you really must have an aisle runner, you don't at all have to go the "cheap" looking route. You may well be a budget-conscious bride, but you don't have to settle for second best by using an obviously cheap rip-off of the desired original.
The biggest MYTH of the "how to do your wedding on a budget" school of thought is that people on a budget like to look cheap. Well, now, hold on a minute!
As a great organic and natural alternative, you could opt to use the petals of your preferred flower/s (either fresh or freeze dried) to mark off your aisle, like this little beauty:
What a great alternative (!) to the plastic vinyl aisle runner idea, without actually trying to look like a runner. More like a lovely, natural and organic walking trail towards the spot where you will say your vows.
think wedding, NOT unoriginal TIP:
Just because things are done a certain way, and have been done a certain way for some time does not mean you have to make like sheep. and follow unthinkingly. Just because you want something that you can't afford does not mean you have to settle for something obviously second best. This is your wedding. Get creative. Think petals not plastic. This goes for everything. You get the idea. :-)
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