One thing Dave and I talked about was how to create a defined 'aisle' at our ceremony venue, and draw the eye towards the alter which will not have any kind of arch or chuppah. I looked through photos of our venue that florists had posted on their websites, and liked the idea of lining the aisle with Shepherd hooks.
I contacted a florist in Estes Park, who rents the hooks out for weddings and quoted me $2.75 for small ones and $6.75 for large ones. In photos you could tell that her hooks were used.
Brides beware: shop before you rent! I went to JoAnn's, where all of their summer garden decor was on sale for 40% off. I bought 6 small Shepherd hooks for $2.25 each, and 6 large ones for less than $6.00 each! They are brand new, beautiful, simple, and I can use them after the wedding. It cost less to buy them than to rent them!
Since we're not doing fresh florals (especially not for the ceremony where they'll only be seen for a short time) we found some 2 qt buckets online and bought 12 of them (for much less than flowers). One ribbon bow tied to the handle, and a few programs thrown in make for a really elegant, rustic, inexpensive, and simple decoration! I will re-sell the buckets (which are popular wedding decorations) after the wedding, since we didn't hot glue or attatch anything to them.
We'll also have two large hooks at the beggining of the aisle (one on each side) with the pomanders on them, two hooks on either side of the bridge as you walk onto it to get to the ceremony (a bridge crosses the St. Vrain River), and two out from of the venue entrance.
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