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orchid24 Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:25 PM+

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Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:25 PM

brides who are getting/were married at st. aidan in williston park...

did they allow petals to be thrown by the flowergirls down the aisle? also, what do they allow after the mass to be thrown at the couple? (no petals or rice i think, right?)

thanks for the info!

EvenEdan Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:29 PM+

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Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:29 PM

Re: brides who are getting/were married at st. aidan in williston park...

Hello!
They don't allow petals to be thrown down the aisle. I am planning on having my guests throw petals as we exit church and as far as we know it is okay to do. If it's not, I don't want to know because I'm doing it anyway.

orchid24 Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:45 PM+

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Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:45 PM

Re: brides who are getting/were married at st. aidan in williston park...

evenedan,

shucks! i wanted my FG's to throw petals down the aisle...

i found this while rummaging thru st. aidan's packet:

'while it is traditional to throw rice after a wedding, we ask you to consider that the rice which will remain on the sidewalk and steps of the church, is harmful to birds and hazardous to those walking by, especially the elderly. also, other popular choices, such as birdseed, confetti, and flower petals, can be equally dangerous. as an alternative, please consider using bubbles or ringing small bells.'

it doesn't say anything about the aisle, i dunno. tho' they don't recommend it, it looks like you CAN throw petals outside the church--i think i'm with you, i'm gonna try and do it anyways :)

EvenEdan Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:48 PM+

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Posted: Oct 06, 2004 06:48 PM

Re: brides who are getting/were married at st. aidan in williston park...

Posted by orchid24

as an alternative, please consider using bubbles or ringing small bells.'

Okay, I considered the bubbles and bells, but decided on using the petals.

babybride Posted: Oct 07, 2004 08:27 AM+

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Posted: Oct 07, 2004 08:27 AM

Re: brides who are getting/were married at st. aidan in williston park...

I just got married there in June. While I did not have a flowergirl I did have guests throw heart shaped rice and blow bubbles as we exited the Church. I don't think they had a problem with it. I was the 3:15 wedding on a Saturday so they had the 5 o'clock Mass starting to come in as we were leaving around 4:45 so the Church aid just asked that the doors behind us be closed before people started throwing. I have driven by when weddings were going on and have seen petals. I think anything outside the Church is fine.

dawnie Posted: Oct 07, 2004 08:59 AM+

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Posted: Oct 07, 2004 08:59 AM

Re: brides who are getting/were married at st. aidan in williston park...

My guests threw rose petals as we exited the church.

SeptWed Posted: Oct 07, 2004 09:11 AM+

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Posted: Oct 07, 2004 09:11 AM

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While i did not get married there my church allowed us to throw fake rose petals not real ones because those are hazardeous and can stain the cement if it is raining out.

orchid24 Posted: Oct 07, 2004 07:58 PM+

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Posted: Oct 07, 2004 07:58 PM