Walking on rose petals: the power of a path full of flowers in the perfect wedding ceremony

Wedding traditions offer richness and color to enrich your wedding ceremony and transform your life! And what’s more fun is that they can be remade to fit your life.

The tradition behind showering flower petals before the bride is rooted in the notion that no dirt should be attached to it before it reaches her groom (unblemished!) Quaint, but not so appropriate for today’s world . So why not turn it around?

Leave your wedding ceremony on a carpet of flowers. Walk towards your future on a path of petals. That these flowers symbolize love (and its beauty) that protects you from the roughness of the road and that transforms each path into one of joy? Navigate down that aisle awash in the love of your friends and safe in your love for each other.

To do? (This works whether or not you have an aisle runner. Aisle runners just make cleanup a bit easier, if you spread things around that can’t be left to rot. Hint: local leaves or flowers are always a good idea!)

• At the end of the wedding ceremony, have the children (yes, all the children) come forward and collect baskets, bags, bowls of flowers. Then ask them to parade, making sure they understand that the entire length of the aisle should be covered in petals. (You’ll need lots of petals and lots of children!) They can do this in solemn silence, to calming music, or with encouragement from their parents. Note: As with any wedding event with children, assign someone (other than the bride and groom) the responsibility of helping them achieve their goals.
• Once the path is colorfully and luxuriously covered, take a step towards your future. Too often, couples stand in front, not knowing what to do other than try to make their way down the aisle. Now you have a job. You must consciously walk into your future, hand in hand with your beloved, aware of the beauty that lies before you. Smile a lot; It’s something good. Smile to your community that will be cheering you on.
• If you wish, extend a piece of tape from your hands to those of your assistants. Take them down the aisle with you on the glorious path that is your future. Because it is true: when we are happy we drag the world in our wake. That is a worthy goal for any marriage! In fact, you may want to include the celebration of joy as part of the responsibilities undertaken in your wedding vows. That will make resisting the challenges that are part of the promises much easier.

Move into your future with grace and joy and the good wishes of your entire community. This flower-strewn road metaphor is one that happens in real life.

Flowering trees and shrubs lose their buds and cover the world with beauty. Every time that happens, every time you see a picture of that, you will be reminded of your wedding ceremony and your wedding vows, and you will be reinforced in your love for each other. (In fact: actively search for images of this beauty. Cut them out, put them in your loved one’s pocket as a keepsake. Or find cut branches with flowers to put around the house and let them sit until they cover the table with beauty.) Wow Let’s be happy together!