Attention all SBP brides!

[DecemberBride]

Quick question girls... do you have to enter SBP through the wing and then come up the aisle or can you come from the steps and just wal straight down?

Anyone who has done either (if allowed) could you let me know your thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[OceanGdss]

you can enter either way Marion told me she likes to have the bridesmaids & groomsmen enter from opposite wings, then the bride walk up the center..thats the way we're doing it but it takes a lot of control on DF's part..he cant look up until his DB/the BM tells him I'm about to walk down the aisle

 

[Lynn5700]

I love how I walked in... I went down the wing,around the chairs then up the middle. If you are worried about your hubby to be seeing you,he won't..your officiant will tell him when to turn around and watch you walk down the aisle.

I'm sure if you wanted to just come up the middle you can.

 

[JaxTeach]

You can come straight up the aisle, I think.

The "normal" way is that you walk up the left "arm" (closest to BWI). At the rear of the actual gazebo part, you turn and begin walking up the center aisle. DH didn't know where I'd be coming from so he was surprised to see me coming up the middle.

The plus to coming up the wing/arm is that you are out of sight while your planner fixes your veil or train or whatever you need last minute help with. You are hidden until it is time for you to go-- the guests can't see you and my DH had no idea where I'd be. You still get to walk up an aisle-- so you don't lose that experience.

 

[DecemberBride]

you can enter either way Marion told me she likes to have the bridesmaids & groomsmen enter from opposite wings, then the bride walk up the center..thats the way we're doing it but it takes a lot of control on DF's part..he cant look up until his DB/the BM tells him I'm about to walk down the aisle

So you're not coming from the wing? Where do you stand to wait if you don't come from the wing?

 

[DecemberBride]

I love how I walked in... I went down the wing,around the chairs then up the middle. If you are worried about your hubby to be seeing you,he won't..your officiant will tell him when to turn around and watch you walk down the aisle.

I'm sure if you wanted to just come up the middle you can.

I love how you walked in too! it looked beautiful. So, you can't be seen from where they ask you to wait? SBP looks so open and I've never actually been there up close just from afar...

 

[DecemberBride]

You can come straight up the aisle, I think.

The "normal" way is that you walk up the left "arm" (closest to BWI). At the rear of the actual gazebo part, you turn and begin walking up the center aisle. DH didn't know where I'd be coming from so he was surprised to see me coming up the middle.

The plus to coming up the wing/arm is that you are out of sight while your planner fixes your veil or train or whatever you need last minute help with. You are hidden until it is time for you to go-- the guests can't see you and my DH had no idea where I'd be. You still get to walk up an aisle-- so you don't lose that experience.

Thanks for the advice... I'm so confused on that part... obviously!

 

[Lynn5700]

I love how you walked in too! it looked beautiful. So, you can't be seen from where they ask you to wait? SBP looks so open and I've never actually been there up close just from afar...

You are sort of hidden if you come in from the wing.....either way will be fine,they will make sure DF can not see you until you walk in and that's all that matters.

 

[DecemberBride]

You are sort of hidden if you come in from the wing.....either way will be fine,they will make sure DF can not see you until you walk in and that's all that matters.

Good point!

I guess it might be more dramatic (in a great way) to come from the sides though... hmmm...

 

[hope1826]

I came up the middle. I am very shy, so my goal was to limit the amount of walking I would have to do in 3 inch high heels in a big gown, on a slatted boardwalk in front of 35+ people. I'm also a clutz so I was expecting to fall, which I didn't. But I did get my veil caught in a rose bush.

I waited, changed into heels and put my veil on in the walkway to the Beach Club and Epcot.

DH would have been able to see even if I had chosen to come up through the wing. Regardless of which direction you choose to go, your planner will direct your DH to look towards the Yacht Club or to look down until he is tapped on the shoulder by the BM or the officiant.

 

[Ember]

I came up the wing, around behind my guests, and then up the middle. Initially my planner wanted my to just walk up the wing and in front of the guests to the "alter." It was my insistence that I go behind and then up and middle.

 

[alissa2008]

My planner sent me this after I asked that very same question HTH:

 

[DisneyBrideToni]

Yes you can go either way. I think going up the side is nice but I have Cindy's coach so I am coming in through the front on the steps. Its still a nice sized walk so its not like you will miss out on walking down the aisle.

 

[OceanGdss]

I'm not worried about DF seeing me as I walk up. I hope everything will be in place (veil, etc) before I get too far down the BW. Otherwise I'll dip into ESPN and fix it lol. But he is going to look down until tapped on the shoulder by BM right when I'm standing at the end of the aisel about to walk up. We're having a Custom with 75 guests, so there won't be much room for me to walk up the wing then behind guests in order to go down the aisle. And it is VERY important for me to walk down the aisle. I'm not worried about guests seeing me either...more time for me to shine in the spotlight! Besides, with my BM's and DF's GM coming up the wings, everyone will have their attention towards the front. Meanwhile I'll be making my stealthy enterance hehe

 

[DecemberBride]

Thanks for all your comments... I appreciate them so much...

The map helped a lot, Alissa... I now see the two routes a bit better.

As of now, I think I'm going to go up the wing/arm and then go up the aisle or I might just go straight across from the wing/arm and meet w/ DF at the altar without walking up the aisle... Does anyone know when the guests can begin to see me when I walk down the wing/arm?

 

[hope1826]

Our guests could see us (the Bridesmaids and I) as we approached the wing. They started waving.

There might be an angle where visibility might be limited once you are in the wing. But they will see you as you approach the wing.

Also, my DH, his GM's and his parents were waiting at the end of the opposite wing and they could see me as I was approaching too. DH was facing the Beach Club at that point.

 

[DecemberBride]

Our guests could see us (the Bridesmaids and I) as we approached the wing. They started waving.

There might be an angle where visibility might be limited once you are in the wing. But they will see you as you approach the wing.

Also, my DH, his GM's and his parents were waiting at the end of the opposite wing and they could see me as I was approaching too. DH was facing the Beach Club at that point.

Okay, thanks... I guess it's a tradeoff for the beautiful outdoor location. I don't mind anyone seeing me approach or even if DF catches a glimpse, but at the same time I can see why people choose to be "revealed", it's kinda cool!

 

[Scrap_Vamp]

Great thread - this was something I hadn't thought of yet!

 

[Maddiesmum03]

My planner sent me this after I asked that very same question HTH:

I did "bridal processional number one" but bypassed the chairs and headed straight to the front as ours was such a small party and there was no one in those chairs anyway
here's me heading down the "wing"

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[DecemberBride]

I'm debating bypassing the aisle too... but I have 18 guests, so I don't know if that will be okay...