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I feel like I would bust my ass...but that's just me. Between nerves and heels, I'd be head over heels in a heartbeat. I love the idea of it though! :)
Are the chairs usually set up so that the stairs are in the front? Or are the stairs usually the beginning of the aisle?
It sounds like a beautiful photo op. I'd just practice a couple of times in my wedding shoes before the big day.
I voted stairs since it is very unique sounding, but I am very uncoordinated and could not get away with it! Just go slow, have an arm to guide you and it will be beautiful.
I am having nightmares of tumbling down the stairs. I may need to practice. Good thing I have lots of time.
The chairs would be set up facing away from the stairs. I would descend the stairs, and then walk down a short aisle to the center for the ceremony.
The stairs sound dramatic!
I have stairs (no aisle option) to walk down, and I am terrified of taking a header! In hopes of not falling headfirst down the stairs in front of all my friends and family, I am wearing totally flat shoes and having my dress hemmed to a good walking length - no train. Also, I'm walking with my strong, giant dad holding onto my arm. He's caught me before, so I know he won't let me fall too badly! :)
Good luck whatever you do!
I'd rather walk down the aisle. I'd be too afraid of falling on my face or my bum, especially in heels. And definitely would need an escort to help keep from falling.
That would be beautiful! I'm a bit klutzy, so that's the only thing that would make me nervous. But it's really unique, so I say you should go for it!
I think the stairs are more dramatic, but I would be terrafied of falling or tripping on my dress.
You can always take pictures on the stairs afterward for the dramatic photos.
I would love to walk down a spiral staircase like the ones at Villa Antonia in TX but I'm like a newborn deer on my feet...and I don't live in TX. : (
Mine has stairs leading to the aisle. We are having it in our backyard and we have stairs from the kitchen, where I will be coming from, and then the aisle will start to the altar
Stairs to a short aisle? its the best of both worlds! You get the drama of the stairs and the calssic feel of walking down the aisle. Cant wait to see pictures!
I voted for the aisle, because... well I'm about as graceful as an elephant.
Stairs make me nervous, especially if you're wearing new shoes & a long dress! lol Hopefully you're more coordinated than I am :)
If I walked down stairs, I think my clumsy self would turn them into a slide. :p
I voted for stairs because it will be a great photo op! Though I do agree with the others that I'd probably be nervous and fall... but that's why'd I'd just hold tight to whomever was walking me down the stairs!
sounds gorgeous as a photo, as other bees have mentioned, but I would be so nervous!
There's no way anyone could talk me into going down the stairs. I'd be going to the hospital in my wedding gown.
But that's just me personally lol!
Either one sounds beautiful! But, if most brides do stairs.. i'd want to be different. =) I'm just odd.
Walking down the stairs would be such a dramatic entrance! Just make sure you trust whomever is walking you down to catch you if you trip! :D
If the planner said "most brides" do the stairs...the odds are probably with you that it will be fine. I think you have to do the stairs for the photos alone. Just take your heels out there and do some practicing before the day. Go slowly and hold on to your escort tightly...will be great!
while stairs would probably be beautiful, it wouldn't be worth the anxiety for me when thinking about how i'd fall in front of all those people. but then again i already have that anxiety, as i stupidly bought heals when i never ever wear them.
I love the idea of stairs. Your grand entrance would be sooo grand! :)
Go with what makes you the most comfortable. I have to walk down stairs, otherwise I'm getting married with a megaphone. Kinda wish I'd thought about that before hand because now I'm nervous! It is scary to consider falling so maybe the aisle is better, if you're a worrier like myself.
Will you meet the groom at the end of the stairs? Will there be an aisle at the end of the stairs to walk down?
I would loooove to walk down stairs for pictures ... at least!
I voted stairs.
Here is a dancer's trick for going down stairs without looking down at all -
Stand a few inches from the edge of the first step.
Standing and walking in a slight turn out will give you more stability.
Put your hand lightly on the rail. It looks prettier if you don't grip. You can instantly grab the rail if necessary.
Slide the ball of your foot straight ahead until your foot finds the step and then finds air.
Then tap the outside middle part of your shoe on the step edge so you know exactly where it is.
Continue to move forward and step down.
This a heck of a lot easier than it sounds. It just takes lots of words to explain. Practice at work, dept stores, move theatres, etc, so you get it down cold.
As the others said, practice a few times in your heels during the rehearsal.
I don't dance ballet any longer (knees are toast) but I still walk down stairs this way unless they are icy/slippery. It's such a pretty look.
I will be going town stairs- and then meet my father at the end of the staircase then proceed down the aisle from there. I plan on wearing flats but I'm still a little nervous!
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I am not getting married in a church, and the venue I decided on has a huge marble staircase. The planner said most of the brides descend the staircase instead of walk down an "Aisle". How do you feel about this?