Can I walk down the aisle with a...

[Largethighsbadeyes]

...lantern?

Getting married in autumn next year.
I'm not really a flowers sort of person and wedding flowers are bloody expensive!

The room we are having the ceremony in is quite dimly lit apart from a massive chandelier.

Colour scheme is going to be grey/silver and the only centerpieces and other decor we are having will be candles.

Too weird?
Am I just being tight about the flowers?

I'd carry nothing rather than a lantern. Just get a bunch of flowers from M&S. trim the stems and bind them with a ribbon.

I would find it slightly odd, but there’s nothing stopping you. My friend had a very budget wedding and used a bouquet of cheap fake flowers that she put together herself following YouTube videos I think. No one noticed or cared, she looked lovely.

Do what you want its your wedding.
Why do you need permission?

I think you should get married however you like

If you are not a flowery type of person then your friends and family will recognise and appreciate your uniqueness

Lanterns could be very tastefully done , dot them round the room maybe in a bigger size

Enjoy planning your day - how ever suits you as a couple 💡

It sounds lovely!

It’s your wedding - you should do exactly what you want! I think a lantern could look cool, very dramatic.

I'm asking for opinions rather than permission

Would it be lit??? I would be nervous of it getting hot/burning me/my dress.

I had a bunch of pink roses from the market. Trimmed and bound by me. Cost £15

A single candle would have religious connotations for me. A lantern (a candle inside a glass box) would look too costume like. When I get married I’m planning on just carrying my clutch bag.

My only thoughts would be the photos, especially after the ceremony.I think a lantern will look odd in photos but with no flowers you'd need to be aware of how you hold your arms/hands.

I'd use a fake candle to avoid combustion 😅

If you would like to, why not? It’s your wedding. I’ve seen and heard of weirder things. 🤷🏽‍♀️

For some reason I'm getting Florence Nightingale vibes about this.

I think lantern would be a bit strange. Sorry!

As it'll be autumn, how about dried flowers if not fresh or fake?

I'd quite like the look of it, but it may be borderline spooky. So not to everyone's taste

Hm I think it sounds lovely, very symbolic. Better than flows which I think makes you look gift wrapped, a lantern is a better symbol for sure.

But would slightly worry you would look like a spooky elf off lord of the rings or something (maybe that's ok though?).

I’m with the it seems strange party…sorry

I think a candle would look very religious or cosplay. But that’s up to you. Why can’t you just buy a bunch of flowers from the supermarket and tie a ribbon around them? That’d be less than £10.

Florence Nightingale or Catholic priest waving a censer about.

I’d rather make my own flowers if I were you, I think.

I think it would light up my face in a weird way, it usually gives people the impression of double chins (better to have light from the top than underneath). Not sure I’d want that look in my photos!!

Just weird and will give out a strange light / reflection on you walking down. Place around the room instead if dimly lit

If you are having a photographer take pictures as you walk down the aisle you might want to discuss with him/her as the light could reflect off your face in a way that spoils the photos.

Bray Wyatt the wrestler does this as his ring entrance

I went to Tesco the day before my wedding, got a couple of bunches of flowers and cobbled them together into a bouquet with the stems wrapped in ribbon. They looked great and cost about £15.

im afraid to say a lantern with a fake candle sounds a bit odd but that’s probably because I haven’t seen it. Ultimately you can do whatever you like, but flowers don’t have to cost loads if that’s the only reason you were discounting them

Sounds lovely.

My aunt didn't have a bouquet at her wedding. She carried a prayer book with a silk ribbon in it instead.

Very personal and beautiful.