Question by Due 10/19/10 with baby #1!: Interesting idea for bridal entrance?
My fiance and I are getting married at a beautiful park, but we are having a small problem about me walking down the aisle.. The park is very open and there is nowhere for me to “hide” right before the ceremony. We have considered many options. I don’t want to spend $ 500 just to show up in a carriage, we
aren’t renting a limo and can’t drive up in a car either for parking reasons.
I also don’t want to park far away and just walk half a block through the entire park with him looking at me the whole time, I don’t want him to see me until I am much closer to the aisle and I can see his face if that makes sense 
So we are planning on making a kind of “cover” (don’t know what else to call it) that the ushers would hold in front of my father and I as we walk up, which would be a long wooden dowel with flowing fabric hanging from it, and they would then step aside when we get to the end of the aisle for the big “reveal”.
We think that this could either look cute or silly.. opinions? 
Lol, glad I could provide a laugh for some of you 
Thanks for the opinions, we will probably try to set up a small tent area as some of you mentioned, it will be really fun since most of the park is on a hill 
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Well, you could parachute in.
Or, just use a kitchen tent or portable divider (like found in booths at a fair).
Do you know anyone with young children?
You might be able to find someone (or get one yourself) who has one of those kids pop up tents without the base in them. Like a mini pergola.
If you find one tall enough, or that you could extend to make taller you could walk inside the tent with your father with the ushers holding it above the ground. They put it down at the end of the aisle and continue to their places. The music changes and you and your father burst out of the tent and walk down the aisle.
This could be cute as you won’t be seen from any angle (apart from your shoes if they poke out the bottom of the tent)
and you could decorate the tent with flowers and streamers. Also if your husband to be would be able to see where you would get out of the car you could walk into the tent straight from the car and get the ushers to turn it around the right way after you are inside.
I think it would be a bit of fun
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I can’t stop LMFAO at Scott from Modesto answer..That is the funniest thing Ive heard tonight..But, on a serious note, Y don’t you have your bridesmaids in front of you until they proceed down the aisle one by one and then when its your turn, you will start to walk and he will just see you when you are walking down the aisle.. No point in going through all that just so he won’t he see you till you show up to him.. Don’t you want him to watch you walk down the aisle all pretty and dressed up! GL and Best Wishes! Congratulations!
Can you use one of those Chinese dividing wall, sometimes they are dressing rooms
I personally think it would look silly. It would really take away from the rest of the ceremony and really stand out.
I know you want to be a ‘surprise’ but I would just forgo it, I mean you will see his expression. When he’s close enough to really see you, you’ll be close enough to see his expression.
Outdoor weddings are lovely, don’t spoil it.
If you did that, would you have the ushers walk you like that all the way from the car, wherever you parked it?
Regardless, I don’t think the idea is practical. I would think it’s a better idea to get a bunch of screen dividers and create a little cover that is at the back of the wedding area. Then just make sure there are chairs in there for you and the bridesmaids to rest until it’s time. Anyway, then when you enter, just stand up and have the ushers open the two front sides of the screen to “reveal” you. Your dad comes up and takes your arm and then you walk in just like you would normally.
I really don’t like the idea of you being covered all the way down the aisle. It sounds ridiculous and deprives your guests of watching you walk in. That’s the best part of the entrance! Not seeing some sort of curtain enter!
You need to get there before him (your maid of honour and his best man should stay in contact to ensure that the groom doesn’t show up until you are securely hidden), hide in a marquee/tent near to the ceremony (perhaps behind all the seats so when you come out of the tent you are right at the end of the aisle).
This could double as an area for serving cool drinks for your guests after the ceremony..
No it’s not silly – every bride wants to be able to see the look on her man’s face as she walks down the aisle!
That sounds like like a good ideas. You could also set up a sun shade tent, or arrive at the very last second.
do what im doing, and have a bridal chamber made close buy just get a tent and decorate it all cute and hide there.
Sounds silly to me. You might as well show up covered by a refridgerator box. I’d find another way to do it.