What can I carry at my wedding besides flowers?

My grandmother and I are both severely allergic to flowers so I don't really want to carry them. I don't like flowers that much either so I was thinking something other than silk flowers. Also, I need somthing other than flowers to use as centerpieces on the tables. My wedding will be in July 2007 so I have time to plan something elaborate.

What can I carry at my wedding besides flowers?
carry your grandmother then.
Reply:If you are planning a church wedding, a bible would be approprate.
Reply:cascading ribbons, each symbolizing someone important in your lives.
Reply:Have a candlelit ceremony. Carry a large candle down the aisle, and place candles on the reception tables. Congratulations!
Reply:You could use candles.
Reply:I carried a crystal "bouquet" you can find them on the web. I listed a site below but it's not the one I used, I can't remember where I got mine. It was beautiful.





Find a beautiful candle holder and put candles on the table. You could use floating candles in nice bowl with water. Make sure your guests can see one another across the table. Good Luck
Reply:You could use any of the other suggestions here, or something nonflowering, like pussywillow or some pretty leaves tied with a bow. Some traditions have brides carrying a Bible or string of prayer beads/rosary. If you have a favorite beaded necklace, you can carry that in your hands. If you have a small child or even a well behaved pet, you could carry them. Technically you don't have to carry anything, you could just walk with your hands folded in front of you or both hands on whoever is escorting you.


For centerpieces, candles are classy and have lots of options. You could go for uniformity of color, size, and number, or mix them up any way you like. I used tall pillar candels in glass jars wrapped with star garland and the table around them were sprinkled with shaped confettii. Some halls will let you rent centerpieces, so consider that. There are flat mirrors you could use as a base, then a basic fish bowl or shallow bowl that you can place floating candles in. If you are crafty you could make the bowls and candles yourself. Other places have had a small collection of photos featuring the couple and their family arranged in the center of the table, or a stack of items (toys, bracelets, cupcakes, etc) meant for the guests to take home as favors. At one wedding there were different candies in the center of each table, the was a small container at each place setting, and guests mingled by going table to table picking out what candies they wanted.
Reply:Well, I don't know what you should carry, but some green plants would probably look good on the tables, done up like little topiaries, heart-shaped maybe. You could go medieval and carry a bouquet of herbs and wheat...just a thought, there! Candles are good, and silk flowers are another option. You could carry a small purse in the same fabric as your dress, with silks attached to it. Not big and fussy, but pretty, and functional. Carry the ring in it! My sister-in-law had hoops with ribbons and flowers, you could do that with more bows...seed pearls, etc. Go talk to a floral designer, they should be able to help you out.
Reply:I had a friend who also had an allergy to flowers. Shem instead, carried a decorated fish bowl with a floating (unscented) candle, which was lit.





Other options:





1. You can carry a small gift wrapped box as a symbol. (You presenting yourself as a gift to your future husband. You can explain this in your bulliten.)











As for your centerpiece at the end of the aisle, Unity Candle and a Bible. Nothing better in my opinion.





For your tables...you can use the Fish Bowl you carried as the main table's decor. All other tables, use small circular mirrors with smaller fish bowls and candles. (Have small glass marbles in the bottom so when the candle light reflects through the water and marbles, you have a nice array of colors.)
Reply:How about a fan?
Reply:Ok I'm going off the wall here, but what about a favorite object of yours? Something that means a lot to you and your soon to be husband. As an example, I planned to carry the sword my girlfriend gave me if we get married, because it means a lot to me that it came from here and it means a lot to her knowing that it's a bond between us.
Reply:For centerpieces at my wedding I had pillar candles and fruit. We made the things we put them on out of large terra cotta pot trays and small terra cotta pots turned upside-down. We glued them together to make a sort of cake tray and painted them. You don't really have to carry anything down the aisle but you could put together something with ribbon and pearls.
Reply:maybe some dramatic glass beads? They could be draped to sort of feel like a bouquet.
Reply:a baby
Reply:I've always liked the unity candle idea. There can be the unity candle in the middle of an arrangement of hurricane vases and glass beads or stones. The bride can carry a candle (A stout ivory or white pillar so you can look up instead of guarding the flame from your gown or extinguishing), and the waiting groom has one. Once you arrive at the front, you both place your candles in their awaiting holders on either side of the unity candle. You can use white tapers left on the table to tranfer the flames from each personal candle to the unity candle. The candlelight is beautiful, and its reflection off of a glass arrangement will be just as stunning as flowers, and will let you use your kleenex for the right purpose on your special day, Tears of Joy! Best Wishes for a wonderful life together:)
Reply:Refer this one to Martha Stewart, Baby!
Reply:Try a bouquet of balloons. They can add some spunk %26amp; fun as well.