Sophisticated or trendy couples will love a modern wedding style. This contemporary theme creates drama with fewer details. You’ll find bold color palettes, sleek materials like mirror and lucite, and striking designs. Expect plenty of heightened moments — including a breathtaking ceremony with a prominent modern wedding arch and aisle.
While we love modern wedding décor in all its facets — from glossy tablescapes to metallic bar areas — we especially swoon over contemporary ceremony designs. We’ve searched through thousands of real weddings, found on PartySlate, to find our favorite 15 modern wedding arch and aisle ideas.
Keep reading to discover everything from minimalist elements to lavish installations that dazzle from every angle. Make sure to click “See More Photos” to see other stunning moments from the celebration, plus discover the wedding planner and vendors behind the look. With PartySlate, planning your wedding has never been easier.
But First, Step Inside This Stunning Modern Wedding by “Real Housewives of Miami” Star and Renowned Wedding Planner Guerdy Design
A mirrored wedding aisle leads to a glam gold wedding structure for an ultra modern wedding ceremony. We especially love how an abundance of white florals by Wedded Events brings a touch of softness to this angular design.
Dure Events made this wedding fit for royalty with a glam gold arch suspended with ten glittering chandeliers. Make sure to see the reception which was just as beautiful with cascading crystal ceiling décor and luxe gold seating.
Guerdy Design proved an all-white wedding can be anything but traditional. We love how a glossy white runway, lined with lucite seating, led to a stunning acrylic arch crowned with a cascade of white orchids.
made sure this Jewish wedding ceremony was beautiful and memorable with a mirrored-glass chuppah wrapped in pink orchids. A backdrop of cold fireworks made the celebration even more magical. Click to see.
This stunning wedding at Chicago Winery lets the unique venue features shine — with a charming addition of two floral-topped wine barrels.
Tal Orion Conceptual Events planned this beautiful ceremony with dozens of white roses suspended from a modern chuppah structure. We especially adore how candy cane-shaped greenery towered over a mirrored wedding aisle — resulting in a dramatic walk-down the aisle.
Viceroy Riviera Maya provided a chic beachside locale for this unique modern wedding arch that featured lots of gold angles and pops of bright color.
created this modern beach wedding with acrylic elements like chic chairs and a wedding arch that appears to float above the pristine Viceroy Los Cabos beach.
The Polo Club of Boca Raton was the perfect modern, elegant setting for this beautiful wedding accented with greenery, pops of white florals, and stylish acrylic chairs.
Sophistication and modernity meet in this glorious black and white vision from creative minds at Siblana Events (don’t miss the epic dance floor in the same palette!).
Wow. A red acrylic backdrop with a gold monogram design pops at this all-white venue. We love how event planner Cheri Denise Events added additional modern décor elements like black velvet seating and sleek crimson flower stands.
This 360-degree wedding tableau wows with florals by the creatives at the perfect petal and design by Pink Monkey Solutions. We love the romantic lighting and ghost chairs that make that scene even more dreamy.
When it comes to a modern wedding, sticking to a refined palette with carefully chosen displays of blooms creates a wow moment, like Bella Flora of Dallas shows us with their artistry at this tented affair.
Faena Hotel Miami Beach set the scene for a gorgeous beach wedding with a modern wedding chuppah designed by Guerdy Design. Pops of pink blooms and wisps of greenery soften the dramatic mirrored pillars — resulting in a dreamy, contemporary design.
SM Style Lounge designed this glam modern wedding at Biagio Events and Catering with lavish red roses entwined around a golden wedding structure. Make sure to click “see more photos” to see how the venue was the perfect choice with a wow-worthy chandelier and gold uplighting.
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