May be a stupid question: Which direction do you pull the aisle runner from?

Not a fan of the lightweight aisle runners -- they tear, bunch up, trip people, blow in the breeze.

Recently did a wedding where the groomsmen started at the end of the aisle and rolled it toward me. We were in a gazebo and I had my back to a railing. I couldn't back up and they were "butting" up against me to cut the paper and tape it down.

My wedding is indoors so I'm not worried about the breeze. The one I'm looking at isn't the cheapy paper one, it's fabric. When my cousin did hers and had extra, they just left the roll at the back of the church and the bride just stepped over it.... But I dunno if that's proper or not :-\

Actually not a stupid question, it only works one way. Just like the toilet paper roll, there's an over or under approach. In the case of the aisle runner, you want to unroll it from an overhand position. Start at the altar/podium, working your way toward the end of the aisle with the runner unrolling from underneath itself. I will search for a photo or picture for better explanation! They are typically shown being pulled upside down, so it is a little confusing.

Thanks!

SO you would position the roll this way on the ground, securing the end under your podium, or with tape, then pull to the right -------- > cutting it off at the end of your aisle. (Ushers can do this) Don't leave the roll there for everyone to trip on.

If you try to pull it with the underhand position, which is usually how it is shown, it will catch up, bind and tear.

So from the front of the church toward the back. Thanks sooooo much! What would you suggest they use to quickly and efficiently cut it from the roll?

I've normally seen it pulled from the back of the aisle towards the front. But thats only been in pictures. in real life it has either already been there, or no runner.

I think that this is a good question

You can probably go either direction, its how the roll unravels that makes the difference. I have mostly seen it pulled from the front toward the entrance of the party. For easy cutting, any slicer will work, but I happen to LOVE the iSlice from the Pampered Chef. Its small, has a ceramic blade and slices through any papers/plastics with ease. You can tuck it in your pocket and it can't cut you. They are under $4.00. Any pair of scissors or small blade would work.

The runner is typically attached to the altar area, and pulled towards the back, just prior to the bride's entrance. However, the more common way that I've seen LATELY is to lay it down and attach it completely, and then block it off so guests don't walk on it. Of course, this only works if there are side aisles that the guests can walk down.