Ceremony Clean Up

Yes its inappropriate to ask. There are plenty of staffing companies that you can hire to come and tidy up. Or, dont throw petals.

Don't ask your guests to sweep the floor. That's insanely tacky. Skip the petals or hire someone.

I was at a wedding where the bride made her bridesmaids clean up after the ceremony. It cut into their cocktail hour so much that they didn't have time to get all of their photos done. Hire someone to do it for you.

Maybe skip the petals and have the flower girl hold a "kissing ball"?

The clean up crew would have been a good idea but we are also on a tight budget, and for just a few petals on a short aisle a clean up crew is a bit eccentric.

Have your flower girl carry a kissing ball or mini bouquet instead of tossing petals. That way you don't have to worry about being tacky and asking a gust to clean up. No matter what you decide, please do NOT ask a guest to clean up.

ETA: spelling

Don't have her drop petals. Have her carry a kissing ball instead!

I think it is impolite to ask a guest to clean up ... but like Alyssa said, is there a teenage guest you can pay $20 to stay behind 5 minutes and pick up the petals?

Would asking the flower girl to run and get them like a game be bad? She loves cleaning up and her mom loves encouraging it?

Our "flower girl" is carrying this sign... maybe do something like a sign instead of flowers.

No guests, no bp, no family or friend should be asked to clean up after your wedding. ASK a neighbor kid, post a flyer at a local Boys and Girls, ask your venue if anyone has teenage kids who could come in for $20-30. Not anyone in attendance.

Just don't have your FG drop petals. End of problem. She could even carry the same basket of petals you were imagining, just not scatter them.

I agree with the other ladies. If petals are a concern I would have her hold something else.

What everyone else said!

I hate signs, but I love the kissing ball idea. That's brilliant.

I am curious to what your ceremony venue is. You said there is no coordinator. But are you paying to use this space? There has to be some employee there, right? To open the doors, lock the doors? Are you sure there is no way that the person running the joint won't take care of this for you? Also, are the flowers the flower girl drops the only issue or are there other decorations or flowers that need to be taken care of?

If you don't want to pay someone, do a kissing ball instead.

Eta: who will clean up/transport the floral arrangements after the ceremony?

We aren't allowed to drop petals at our venue so the flower girls are each getting a little bouquet to carry

Don't have her drop pedals, find something else. Do NOT have someone do this. If you really want the pedals, and won't hire someone, you or FH need to pick them up yourselves.

I vote for alternatives to petals, too.

If you're adamant about having petals, do not ask your bridal party to sweep them up. That's ridiculous.