aisle runner dilemma...personalized or el cheapo?

I have heard aisle runners are hard and get all bunched up.. I would just use the ground that is there (unless it is really ugly).. or I am putting down a bunch of petals

How much are the ones in "regular" stores?

The cheap, generic ones in the stores are terrible, I've yet to see one successfully unroll, I'd go pricey or not use one at all.

I wanted to personalize mine (DIY) but then decided against it, since our venue is providing us with one , and I honestly do not have the time to take on any extra projects :/

Try Oriental Trading - they have personalized ones for like $30 bucks. I bought the purple runner - it's not personalized, I'll be doing that myself but all in all the quality's not bad...

I agree..I'd use petals rather than waste a bunch of money on something that you will never use again,guests will forget about the next day, and you or your wedding party might trip on..

Have you considered making your own? That's what I did. It was time consuming...but super easy. No problems during the ceremony either. By the end of the ceremony, this is as much wrinkling that happened.

I usually go with just petals, when I have a chance to have an opinion...

@Gee the ones in regular stores are like $30 - $40

@Latisha, I love yours..Im going to PM you!

My sis used one from the "regular" store and it was just fine no problems at all.

I bought an aisle runner at AC Moore with the 50% off coupon... ended up being like $15. I plan on doing something like this. From what I've read if you weigh down the edges on the back (all the suggestions I've seen are to glue tile to it) then they don't have an issue.

You could easily do a monogram/initials with the petals hot glued to it.

You can get cheap tile and velcro the runner to the tiles so you can transport and store it easily and it will not move around or bunch up on you during the ceremony.

But doesnt the runner get put down DURING the cermony? (right b4 the wedding party comes out?)

how do you add tile/velcro without it being noticable?

No the aisle runner goes down right before YOU come out. Right before the Ringbearer and Flower Girl go out. That's how I did it at my sis's wedding.

We're on the same page Katrya! I started looking at personalized runners as well. I have to come up with a cheaper solution because my church has a super long asile.

I thought of making my own and taking it to an emboidery shop to add my logo. I like Lauren's idea of hot gluing the petals in a design along the edges (this my also add weight and hide the velcro edges underneath). The more I type out the idea the better it sounds..

Anyway, I definately want to display the monogramed section of the runner in a nice frame afterwards.

I purchased my hand painted aisle runner on Etsy for $55. She painted it with my own design at no extra charge like other places. The store is scrapsoflovebyjen.

Our priest just told us not to bother with one.....

I got one $110

I have been wondering about the quality of the aisle runners on Oriental Trading! Glad to hear a good review!