51 Stunning Wedding Arch and Arbor Ideas

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Go for Garlands

chuppah with greenery and hanging white florals — Photo by Adriana Rivera

Want to add dimension to your wedding arch? Consider incorporating garlands into the design. We love how hanging white florals add color and movement to this stunning greenery-based chuppah.

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Enhance Your Environment

At this outdoor wedding in Aspen, Colorado, the couple said “I do” in front of a massive arch of garden roses, wild grasses, larkspur, smilax, and Italian ruscus. We love how the neutral palette lets the setting shine.

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Go Big or Go Home

floral arch — Photo by Ryan Ray; Planning & Design by Mindy Weiss Party Consultants; Floral Design by Bloom and Plume

Want to make a statement? Go all out with a floral-covered altar and aisle. We love this display's neutral palette, which created a more romantic atmosphere in the outdoor ceremony space.

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Mix Different Styles

This Sea Island couple had a non-traditional vision in an otherwise traditionally setting. As shown, their wedding ceremony site—complete with modern acrylic chairs and an arch of moss, greenery, and alliums—proves that both can, in fact, be accomplished.

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Stick to One Flower

Sabrina and Clark's pink floral ceremony arch, grass aisle, and ghost chairs — Photo by PS Photography + Films

Bring on the color and drama by creating arches of all one kind of floral in a similar hue. We love the double arches of bright pink and pale pink roses at this bold Miami wedding.

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Turn to the Tropics

For a modern botanical vibe, consider highlighting the raw beauty of your venue, as this couple did by creating a lush altar to match the lush green island where theysaid "I do" in Hawaii.

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Bring the Outdoors In

floral-filled chuppah — Photo by Olivia Rae James

Hosting a wedding indoors? You can still have a stunning arch brimming with natural elements. This beautiful chuppah at a Miami wedding is absolutely bursting with color and greenery.

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Transform a Woodland Scene

For a wedding set against a beautiful woodland backdrop, a simple arch of loosely arranged flowers can act as a focal point that blends seamlessly with the setting. Here, a runner of petals and low arrangements help draw guests’ eyes forward.

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Focus on a Single Hue

breaking the glass — Photo by Ryan Horban; Planning by After The Engagement; Floral Design by Vaso Bello

Choose a single, vibrant hue to add color to your ceremony space—and your pictures! This couple opted for a chuppah created from wood and decorated with fuchsia bougainvillea, a flower native to their Palm Springs wedding venue.

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Create a Trio

Stephanie and Jason's aisle lined with colorful flowers and three colorful arches — Photo by KT Merry

A trio of arches helps set the stage for your nuptials in a stunning way. At this ombré-themed wedding, the pale pastel hues in each design pops even more with the layered ceremony design.

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Blend In

ceremony structure — Photo by Kelly Brown; Floral Design by Of The Flowers

For a subtle ceremony backdrop, opt for an arch that seamlessly blends with your venue’s natural surroundings. When planning their wedding at the Paramour Estate in Los Angeles, this couple opted for an arrangement that felt right at home in the property’s lush gardens.

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Embrace Asymmetry

ceremony altar — Photo by Anya Kernes Photography; Planning & Floral Design by Rekindle Creative

Asymmetrical arches add an extra element of visual interest and make traditional florals feel more modern. This couple, married at Ebell Long Beach in California, exchanged vows beneath an arrangement of blush, mauve, and cream roses, sweet pea, hydrangeas, delphinium, and eucalyptus.

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Pick Your Favorite Hue

floral-adorned chuppah — Photo by Rebecca Yale Photography

For this stunning chuppah, the couple went off the bride's favorite hue as inspiration for the bold arrangement. “Anna from Loop Flowers sourced as many local blooms as possible in peach tones, Jessica's favorite color,” the newlyweds shared. “Flowers—dahlias, tuberose, clematis, blackberries on the branch, and ranunculus—were arranged in a whimsical, lush garden style.”

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Create a Runway

Couple kissing beneath a deconstructed floral arch with pampas grass and dried flowers — Photo by The Foxes Photography

A stunning structure punctuated by multiple half arches created a beautiful runway at this desert wedding. Using dried greenery and pampas grass, the design punctuated the Moab landscape.

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Show Off Your Romantic Side

arbor — Photo by Sposto Photography; Floral Design by Plenty of Petals; Planning & Design by Haute Fetes

For a wedding arch that feels traditionally romantic—and a little bit wild—opt for a cathedral-window shaped design bedecked in a range of lush flowers and greenery.

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Frame Your Walkway

floral arches leading into ceremony — Photo by Studio This Is

One couple didn't want to obscure the incredible ocean view at their ceremony. However, they still wanted a wedding arch moment. Instead, they had their floral designer create a green, blue, and white pathway of greenery and blooms along with two stunning arches to decorate their walk down the aisle.

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Channel a Sunset

Agee and Alex's colorful floral arch with garden roses, ranunculus, dahlias, and larkspur — Photo by AGP Collective

A sunset served as inspiration for the hues within this beautiful arch. Coral peonies, zinnias, dahlias, garden roses, snapdragons, ranunculus, and Larkspur came together to craft this stunning design.

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Balance Your Blooms

floral arch at outdoor ceremony — Photo by Ryan Ray Photography

This beautiful arch filled with pink roses and other light florals is punctuated with the framing of two lovely urns filled with similar blooms. Tied together with a jute runner, the design feels cohesive and defined.

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Climb the Steps

wedding ceremony floral arch on steps of church — Photo by Valorie Darling

Have a staircase at your ceremony venue? Consider having florals climb up the railings of the steps and conclude in an arch. The dynamic design will set a dreamy scene and frame your vows like at this stunning wedding in Mexico.

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Layer Textures

<p>ceremony structure</p> — Photo by Lacie Hansen; Planning by Callista & Company; Floral Design by Studio Mondine

Using a variety of flowers and greenery within a color palette means your arch will also have lovely, contrasting textures, which draws eyes towards it. This couple’s green-and-white arch, created for their wedding in Big Sur, California, included feathery pampas grass.

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Make an Entrance

wedding aisle — Photo by James x Schulze; Planning by Love This Day Events; Floral Design by Lale Floral

While arches are most often used as a backdrop for the couple, they can make a stunning entrance to your ceremony space, too. Guests to this couple’s Colorado wedding passed beneath this arch decorated with pampas grass, quicksand roses, playa blanca roses, and marigolds.

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Mix Shapes

<p>bride and groom kissing beach ceremony</p> — Photo by Braedon Flynn; Planning by Alison Events; Floral Design by Pina Cate

For a modern take on the floral wedding arch, opt for a combination of shapes in its design. This couple’s beach ceremony in Cabo included an asymmetrical arch with a curved arrangement of roses, ferns, and textured greenery set against a square frame.

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Match Your Surroundings

altar — Photo by Lisa Poggi; Planning by Exclsive Italy Weddings; Floral Design by La Rosa Canina

Much like the above, this ceremony—held within a grove of olive trees!—stayed on the natural side thanks to green and white blooms. The couple also purposely kept the aisle flower-free to direct all attention to the chuppah.

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Add a Platform

<p>ceremony setting</p> — Photo by Corbin Gurkin; Planning & Floral Design by David Stark Design & Production

Ensure all your friends and family have a great seat for the ceremony by including a small platform in front of or beneath your wedding arch. For their Bedford, New York wedding, this couple added a simple, white stage beneath an arrangement of white delphinium, garden roses, Queen Anne’s lace, and interwoven vines.

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Embrace A Seasonal Palette

<p>altar</p> — Photo by Carina Skrobecki Photography; Planning & Floral Design by Greenwood Events

Look to the colors of nature during the month of your wedding for inspiration, especially if you’re creating a ceremony space indoors. This couple took a que from the vibrant crimson, burnt-oranges, and yellows of autumn to create an arch of fall foliage for their barn ceremony in Whitefish, Montana.

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Frame a Door

wedding ceremony flower arch — Photo by Amanda K Photography; Planning by By Mademoiselle C; Floral Design by Boston Pollen

If your wedding venue offers beautiful architectural details, try incorporating them into your ceremony design, as this could did for their ceremony in Provence. One easy option: Choose a stunning door to frame with your wedding arch, like this romantic arrangement of greenery and cream-colored roses set in front of a historic entryway.

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Make the Most of Your View

<p>Bride and groom at altar</p> — Photo by Katrina Jayne; Planning by Esoteric Events; Floral Design by Honey and Poppies

If your venue features jaw-dropping vistas, be sure to make the most of them by creating an arch that highlights the surroundings without distracting from them. This couple opted for an arch with a cathedral window for their vows overlooking the hills of Malibu, California.

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Go Classic

couple kissing — Photo by Rachel Havel; Floral Design by Aspen Branch

When it comes to wedding arches, there’s nothing more timeless than the pairing of greenery and white flowers. The versatile combination works for every season and compliments most backgrounds. For their wedding in Aspen, this couple opted for the traditional arch, a smattering of snow on the mountain backdrop matching the white blossoms.

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Branch Out

<p>first kiss altar decor</p> — Photo by Heather Waraksa; Planning by AaB Creates; Floral Design by Saipua

Smaller arches with fewer flowers can still have a big impact thanks to loosely arranged branches with leaves in bright colors. This couple’s arrangement for their fall wedding in Montauk, New York, included branches with red-and-orange leaves, accented by blush colored roses.

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Make It Part of Something Larger

<p>open air ceremony structure boardwalk</p> — Photo by Jeremiah & Rachel Photography; Planning & Floral Design by Greenwood Events

A wedding arch creates a focal point for your ceremony but, if you’re marrying in an open space, it can also become the central part of a larger design. Take it from this couple, who created an open-air chapel from reclaimed wood with a floral arch at its center for their September wedding at a ranch in Montana.

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Take a Cue from the Landscaping

Ceremony site — Photo by Katie Grant Photography; Planning by Join Us Lake Como; Floral Design by Janna Brown Design

If you’re planning a garden wedding look to the landscape design for sensibility and style. This wedding, which took place at a historic villa in Lake Como, Italy, included an arch that felt perfectly at home against the squared hedges and manicured lawn of the formal gardens overlooking the water.

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Go Square

A square-shaped arrangement creates a true frame from your vows, and works well at the end of a long aisle, like this chuppah from a couple’s celebration at the opulent Flagler Museum in Palm Beach.

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Highlight Existing Details

Make the most of your wedding venue’s existing details by placing a wedding arch in the midst of them, whether it's a gorgeous facade, stately architecture, or, in the case of this couple’s Tuscan celebration, ancient statues in the garden.

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Incorporate Foliage

<p>Floral backdrop</p> — Photo by Eric Kelley; Planning by Bluebird Productions; Floral Design by Bare Root Flora

We’ve already mentioned that asymmetrical arches can add a striking visual detail to your ceremony, and another way to achieve the look is by adding blooms to just part of your arrangement. For their wedding in Aspen, Colorado, this couple used copper-colored blooms on just one side of their arch, keeping the other pure green.

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Utilize Unexpected Materials

round ceremony arch with dried florals and greenery — Photo by Moni & Adri Photography

A circular ceremony marker feels decidedly modern, as do untraditional botanicals like feather-like pampas grass and tropical greenery. For their Tulum wedding, this couple’s arch also featured an aisle of bright Persian rugs for a bohemian touch.

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Frame the Water

wedding altar — Photo by Whitney Darling Photography; Planning by RO & Co. Events; Floral Design by Bloom Babes

Whether you’re marrying on a beach, a boardwalk, or a cliff overlooking the sea, setting your wedding against the water will always make for a stunning backdrop. Use a wedding arch to create a focal point, like this couple who wed in San Diego.

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Incorporate Vines

floral ceremony archway — Photo by Judy Pak; Planning by Stella Day Events

Marrying at a vineyard? Incorporate vines! We love the look of this wisteria arch, infused with white and green florals, dominated as the ceremony focal point. At this wedding in the Hamptons, the couple added to their all-white vibe by adding hydrangeas along the aisle on the altar.

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Make an Arbor

wooden arch with roses — Photo by D'Arcy Benincosa; Floral Design by Phoebe Ma

Because their chosen venue was already so stunning, this couple understandably didn't want to go overboard with décor. With the help of the groomsmen, the groom crafted a wooden arch for the ceremony....the day before the wedding in his basement! Talk about a DIY project.

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Add Pops of Color

Go for a romantic-meets-rustic look by pairing a lush arch of birch trees with pink roses and peonies. Punchy shades of pink will brighten the setting without taking away from it.

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Go Natural

<p>outdoor ceremony bride and groom at altar</p> — Photo by Olivia Rae James; Planning by Lacy Geary; Floral Design by Amy Osaba Design

If you're marrying in a lush setting, consider mimicking the surrounding canopy in your wedding arch design. In Charleston, this couple wed beneath an asymmetrical arch of greenery accented with blush and white blooms.

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Mix Shapes

<p>bride and groom first kiss</p> — Photo by Ana Lui Photography; Planning by Le Jour de Oui; Floral Design by Il Profumo Dei Fiori

Love the look of an arch and arbor? Marry the two, as this couple did, by draping a wooden arbor with palm leaves, eucalyptus, white orchids, and statement pink proteas.

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Embrace a Rustic Theme

<p>Wedding ceremony venue</p> — Photo by Carrie Patterson Photography; Planning by Lovely Day Events; Floral Design by Lily & Company

Love the rustic look? Go full-on with a wooden arbor or arch. At this Wyoming wedding, the bride's father hand-built the chuppah!

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Go Full Circle

<p>floral wedding altar</p> — Photo by Paola Colleoni; Planning by The Wedding Care; Floral Design by Nina E I Fiori

This destination wedding in Italy took place overlooking the nearby mountains, with a circular altar of oak branches, olive branches, eucalyptus, roses, white lisianthus, and white larkspur framing the bride and groom. Copy this for an equally ethereal look.

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Find An Existing Arch

<p>Wedding ceremony seating</p> — Photo by Katie Grant; Planning by Fede at Wedding Italy; Floral Design by Janna Brown Design

If your venue already has an arch, embrace it! “The foliage-covered archway at Petrognano is so stunning that it doesn’t need anything else,” says the bride of her destination wedding at Petrognano in Tuscany.

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Incorporate Branches

<p>First Kiss</p> — Photo by Rebecca Yale Photography; Planning by Twine Events; Floral Design by Flowerwild

This couple wed beneath the sycamore tree’s sprawling branches, with guests seated in wooden folding chairs that highlighted the natural garden setting. The structure combined olive branches and eucalyptus and was dressed with garden and tea roses and full peonies.

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Make Your Own

Go for boho-chic vibes with a rustic arch—draped in a garland of eucalyptus and garden roses—paired with a colorful Persian rug to mark the aisle.

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Frame Your View

Throwing a wine-country wedding? Look no further for inspiration. This blooming arch, with overgrown greens and blush roses adding a pop of color to the otherwise green landscape, served as the focal point at this rural Virginia wedding, while wooden wine barrels completed the rustic look.

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Find Your Focal Point

If you love the look of an arch, why not embrace it twice?! This couple did, pairing their flower-covered chuppah with a gorgeous arch at the start of the aisle.

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Highlight Different Textures

oversized floral chuppah — Photo by Taylor Abeel

When creating a romantic altar, consider incorporating different textures, blooms, and colors. Here, an array of gorgeous blooms adorn an oversized chuppah, creating a romantic yet natural look.

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Keep it Simple

<p>Bride and Groom at Ceremony</p> — Photo by Shannon Von Eschen; Planning by Bluebird Productions; Floral Design by Prema Style

The Colorado ceremony took place in an open field, with a simple wooden altar draped in greenery and tall grass lining the aisle. We love how the minimalist set-up frames the epic mountain view.