The perfect wedding arch considers many factors — including style, color palette, and even location. Many couples forget to consider their location when choosing an arch style, but it can really make a beautiful difference. Rest assured, PartySlate has done the work for you and listed some our favorite wedding arch ideas based on your ceremony space — from beaches and ballrooms to tents and gardens.
Tropical beach nuptials will inevitably have a different vibe than a ballroom ceremony or mountaintop exchange of vows. While it’s true that a talented design team can transform any venue into your dream space, why not use your carefully-chosen ceremony space as inspiration for your wedding arch?
No matter where you choose to say “I do,” you’ll find the best wedding arch ideas for every locale. It’s time to explore the best spots — with the best décor. Explore all ideas or click to your intended venue type below:
Ballroom Wedding Arch Ideas
Ballrooms are known for their classic architecture, glittering chandeliers, and soaring ceilings. However, the right wedding planner and design team can easily transform your ballroom setting to reflect your unique vision.
Classic Romance
David Kimmel Design took inspiration from this ballroom’s beautiful arched windows to create a rose arch (with pipe and drape by Quest Event) that perfectly complemented the space. See how the room flipped for an evening reception with entertainment by Bravo Entertainment.
Tropical Twist
6ixstory Events transported guests to a tropical destination with tasteful palm fronds and delicate white orchids at this minimalist ballroom ceremony. A stunning reception with a performance by Yazz Jazz Music & Productions followed.
Moody Vibes
This beautiful wedding at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort, planned by Whitney Carillon Events, used luxe draping and soft lighting to cast shadowy reflections for a moody vibe.
Celestial Dreams
The Lighter Side captured the starry night sky with 360-degrees of twinkling lights offset by lush white blooms.
Summer Garden
The Westin Galleria Dallas transformed from a sophisticated ballroom to a summer garden with colorful blooms by Bella Flora of Dallas and a picturesque gazebo-style chuppah.
Minimalist Meets Artistic Statement
This stunning minimalist wedding, planned by PHOX Weddings & Events, proved a little goes a long way with statement-making floral arrangements by Bouquets of Austin. Reverent Wedding Films was there to capture the memories with video.
Winter Wonderland
The Crystal Plaza was the perfect setting for this winter wonderland wedding filled with ethereal drapery, towering winter branches, and lacy white seating.
Tent Wedding Arch Ideas
Tent weddings are the perfect option for a weather-proof celebration with access to the outdoors. While wedding tents are most often utilized for receptions, they also make for the most beautiful ceremony setting.
With so many tent styles available, you’ll surely find the perfect fit for your particular wedding style. Looking for something preppy and summery? We recommend a pole tent. Want uninterrupted, blue-sky views for a classic wedding ceremony? Consider transparent tenting. Once you’ve narrowed down your tent style, it’s time to consider the rest of your décor. See below for some of our favorite ideas.
Dreamy All-White Wedding
This spring wedding, designed by Bella Flora of Dallas, has us swooning with a transparent tent by Marquee Event Rentals and lush streamers of suspended white blooms.
Floating Arch for a Modern Touch
This transparent-tented wedding from Evoke Design & Creative at The Decatur House wins us over with its unique deep-blue draping and two-tiered floral chandelier. Just between us, we expect floating arches to be a 2023 wedding trend.
Fresh and Delicate Florals
This beautifully-draped tent by Standard Event Rentals offers blue-sky views with a gorgeous canopy suspended over a manicured lawn decorated with scattered white petals and a floral-decked arch.
Organic Grandeur
We love how these outdoor nuptials, with rentals by Event Rents Colorado, feature a glittering chandelier crowned with organic, wild greenery that mirrors the distant treetops seen through an open, draped tent. Calluna Events planned a beautifully and seamless wedding celebration.
Enchanted Twinkling Lights
This nighttime ceremony wows with tenting constructed from twinkling string lights by Hire Elegance. We especially love how the couple entered the wedding aisle through a white floral arch before saying “I do” at an identical arch of abundant white blooms.
Micro Autumn Wedding
Hallea Events and CORT Party Rental teamed up to create this intimate tented wedding that featured an autumnal wedding arch surrounded by modern bulb lighting.
Museum & Library Wedding Arch Ideas
Museum and library venues impress with their grand architecture and elegant designs. With towering pillars, ornate stained glass, and historical artwork, the setting is bound to delight even the most sophisticated guest.
Take inspiration from the classic or modern backdrop of your venue to create a wedding arch that complements the scenery. Lean into gold details, creamy blooms, and plenty of candlelight for an elevated aesthetic.
Classic Meets Tropical
Fierce Productions took inspiration from the beautiful stained glass windows of the Chicago History Museum to create a tropical wedding aesthetic with classic gold details.
Oohs & Aahs at the Aquarium
Guests will always remember this beautiful wedding at the Shedd Aquarium where the couple kept it light on florals and let the venue (and a couple of dolphins) steal the show. Hope Weis Consulting made sure that every moment was just as memorable.
Cue the Contemporary Art
This hip wedding ceremony at 21c Museum Hotel Chicago cultivated a modern aesthetic with gold metal details, elegant palm fronds, and one-of-a-kind contemporary artwork lining the walls.
A Dreamy Waltz With the Past
Romantic drapery, cascades of greenery, and an abundance of blush blooms brought a dreamy softness to the Field Museum where guests encountered everything from flying pterosaurs to fossil-filled marble floors.
Old Hollywood Glamour
Apotheosis Events whisked guests back to Old Hollywood at the grand New-York Historical Society with a lantern-lit wedding aisle and a delicate chuppah adorned with bare branches.
Refined and Historic
This stunning wedding at New-York Historical Society kept things classic with a rose altar that complemented the historical artwork lining the walls as well as the tasteful wooden chairs by Party Rental Ltd.
Unique as an Art Museum
Lisi Korn Signature Events and Ovando Design and Production captured the unique design of Pérez Art Museum Miami for an original wedding ceremony that circumvented expectations with chandeliers at ground level and foliage rising straight to the ceiling.
Modern and Intimate
Even with the soaring ceilings at Carnegie Hall, this wedding ceremony by NYLUX Events felt intimate with a petite wedding arch with alternating white blooms and lush greenery. We especially love how the frosted windows allowed for the shadowy play of foliage behind the couple.
Beach & Tropical Wedding Arch Ideas
If you dream of saying “I do” in paradise, then a tropical wedding is right for you. After finding your perfect beach wedding venue, it’s time to amplify your beautiful tropical setting with the right décor.
Some of our favorite tropical weddings feature lush palm fronds, stunning monstera leaves, and beautiful orchid installations. Remember, with the beauty of the beach before you, it’s important to choose an arch that holds its own against an ocean backdrop.
Thatched Canopy
Here and Now Events has us swooning with a traditional thatched canopy, elegantly accented with dreamy white drapery and a focal point chandelier.
Breathtaking Views
Click to see a close-up of this gorgeous wedding ceremony at Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino that wowed with a white floral arch and dreamy drapery — not to mention the stunning ocean views.
Boho Vibes
The Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos provided a gorgeous beach setting for this intimate boho wedding with a chic triangular wedding arch.
Tropical & Rustic
Valley & Company Events captured our hearts with this rustic-style wedding arch. Click to see how monstera leaves brought a tropical touch to the wedding aisle décor.
Monstera Magic
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort offered beautiful ocean views at this seaside ceremony that featured an open chuppah, crowned with lush monstera leaves — and LuvRox Photography captured ever gorgeous moment.
Ocean Tranquility
This beautiful wedding ceremony, designed by XO Bloom, captures the tranquility of the blue ocean with dreamy hydrangeas and all-white seating.
Citrus Chic
This citrus-themed winter wedding at Cannon Green, planned by Willow Event Designs, recalls the bright colors of summer with a stunning wedding arch adorned with citrus hues.
Opulent Orchids
This tropical wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba impressed guests with a lush wedding arch adorned with monstera leaves and cascades of white orchids. Click to see the on-theme wedding invitations by VS Invitations that gave guests a sneak peek into the gorgeous event ahead.
Lantern-Lit Nuptials
This dreamy ceremony, set at B Ocean Resort Fort Lauderdale, impresses with a draped canopy flanked by vintage lanterns and lush greenery.
Desert Wedding Arch Ideas
Desert Weddings benefit from gorgeous backdrops that range from rugged red cliffs to dramatic cacti and lush palms. With such stunning natural scenery at your fingertips, setting the scene for breathtaking nuptials is as easy as saying, “I do.”
Of course, that doesn’t mean you should forget décor all together. Utilize a single color to pop against a neutral backdrop, or keep it elegant with an all-neutral color scheme. Lean into succulents to capture a desert vibe, or go with palms and fronds for a tropical edge.
Desert Mirage
Colin Cowie Lifestyle amplifies the mystery of a desert landscape with rows of mirrored arches that reflect the bright blue sky and rugged vistas.
A Pop of Color
Daniel Kim Photography captures this heartwarming moment during an exchange of vows between winding red blooms and delicate greenery. Konsider It Done ensured that the rest of the celebration was just as meaningful.
Pampas Grass and Warm Hues
Nothing says a desert wedding like a wedding aisle decorated with pampas grass, burnt-orange roses, and yarrow — like this wedding planned by COJ Events with lighting by The Lighter Side.
Sheer Neutral Drapery
Apache Junction, AZ
Miranda Madison Events has us swooning with this romantic dessert wedding arch that draped in sheer linen and accented with neutral-hued blooms that beautifully blend into the mountainous backdrop.
Modern Whimsy
This one-of-a-kind desert wedding, planned by Figure Eight Events, used bright florals to pop against a backdrop of modern, castle-like houses for an ultra unique look.
Boho Desert Vibes
Simple Means Events has us swooning with asymmetrical neutral cutouts framing a towering focal cactus — not to mention, an abundance of pampas grass that blends with the rugged landscape, all beautifully-captured by Rebecca Skidgel Photography.
The Desert Goes Tropical
Nicole Alexandra Events & Designs brought the tropics to this stunning desert landscape with a lush circular wedding arch laden with palmetto fans, palm leaves, and white orchids.
All Natural Beauty
Amy Mancuso Events kept the natural beauty of Sedona at the forefront of these outdoor nuptials with lush additions of greenery that seamlessly blended into the forested backdrop and red sandstone formations.
Forest Wedding Arch Ideas
Is there anything more romantic than a forest wedding? Whether you exchange vows amongst the towering Redwoods or in tranquil conifer forest, your wedding ceremony is bound to be beautiful and memorable.
For an ultra-enchanting aesthetic, consider draping your forest canopy in twinkling fairy lights. Go with a wooden wedding arch (be it a boho triangle or more modern semi-circle) to seamlessly blend into your forest backdrop. You can’t go wrong with all greenery, but the strategic use of color will also create an Instagrammable moment for any forest wedding ceremony.
Wooded Spring Ceremony
An elegant birch wedding arch, designed by the perfect petal, feels right at home in this beautiful forest setting. We also love how the white guest seating complements the backdrop of pale birch trees.
Enchanted Nuptials
Sacks Productions turned this forest setting into a ceremony straight out of a fairytale with sumptuous seating by Found Rental Co. and a rustic wedding arch with a curtain of lacy white blooms.
Modern Charm
Green Petal Designs used modern, mint-hued seating and a ground-level floral arch to accent the stunning forest backdrop at this beautiful botanical garden.
Twinkling Fairy Lights
Green Petal Designs amplified the enchanted forest setting with twinkling string lights and a rustic wedding arch crowned with moody blooms.
Ethereal Dreams
LUXE Creative brought an ethereal vibe to this wooded ceremony with orb lanterns floating amongst the treetops.
Boho Forest Bliss
A triangular wedding arch, decorated with bright florals by Love & Lupines, brought a pop of color to this boho forest ceremony, and we’re glad that Cheers Babe Photo captured it all.
Lakeside Ceremony
This beautiful lakeside forest wedding, planned by Urban Allure Events, keeps things unique with asymmetrical burgundy blooms and a rustic wedding canopy.
Candlelit Ceremony
The Estate at Cherokee Dock was the perfect setting for this covered, candlelit ceremony with breathtaking forest views. We appreciate how the ground-level “arch” keeps the greenery backdrop front and center.
Garden Wedding Arch Ideas
While we adore the wild beauty of the forest, gardens provide a heartwarming, human touch to the natural landscape. Garden weddings offer a romantic setting for the most picturesque nuptials. This is a place where flowers bloom to the heart’s content and cobblestone paths lead to wrought iron gazebos and trickling fountains.
In a garden setting, there’s no such thing as too many blooms. Indulge in lavish florals and abundant greenery to complement the scene. You can even add a touch of luxury with suspended chandeliers, upholstered seating, and dreamy drapery.
Cultivated Garden Beds
This beautiful garden wedding, photographed by Ricky Rodriguez Photography with video by GENERATIONS cinemastories, wows with a wedding aisle that runs straight through cultivated garden beds. See how Sara Kovel Events kept the ambiance luxurious with a lavish white wedding chuppah and elegant seating.
Romantic Fairytale
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort was the perfect setting for this romantic wedding planned by Whitney Carillon Events. Click to see how the beautiful floral motif carried over to the print designs by Dogwood Blossom Stationery.
Enchanted Garden Ruins
Roey Yohai Studios captured beautiful photos of this enchanted wedding at The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort. We love how Guerdy Design let the scenery shine through with a tasteful wedding aisle lined with candlelight.
Beneath the Gazebo
The Crystal Plaza set the scene for a romantic garden wedding ceremony with a wrought iron gazebo decorated with hanging white blooms.
Romantic Garden Hedge
Sampaguita Lane recreated the quintessential garden hedge with this unique wedding arch built into a romantic garden fountain.
Amidst the Treetops
We love how this wedding, photographed by Love Tribe Weddings, uses ground-level florals to allow the towering treetops to serve as an all-natural wedding arch.
Ballroom Glamour
This beautiful garden wedding, with florals by Elegant Affairs, offers the luxury of a ballroom setting with a romantic draped wedding mandap crowned with a glittering chandelier. Tara M. Events ensured that the couple and their guests had a beautiful experience.
Mountain Wedding Arch Ideas
Choose a mountain wedding venue for the most dramatic, Instagram-worthy backdrops. We recommend choosing wedding colors and florals that complement or highlight the beautiful background views.
Lean into wood décor and plenty of greenery for rustic mountain vibes. Keep things elegant with the use of florals and shady umbrellas. Whatever your wedding style, a mountain wedding is sure to please everyone on your guest list.
Dramatic Mountain Landscape
XO Bloom managed the impossible: wowing with a stunning circular wedding arch laden with crystals and lavish white blooms and keeping the dramatic mountain backdrop front and center.
A Log Cabin Aesthetic
This dreamy mountain wedding, planned by Calluna Events, with florals by the perfect petal and chic rentals by Event Rents Colorado, impresses with a unique rustic wedding formation that evoked a log cabin set in the mountains.
Forest-Dappled Mountains
This unique two-hued wedding arch by the perfect petal brought a new twist to ombré design while highlighting the natural beauty of these forested mountain tops.
Fall Mountain Wedding
Sapphire Celebrations and the perfect petal teamed up to create beautiful fall nuptials with rustic, arbor-adorned winding greenery. Make sure to see how The Makery Cake Co kept the rustic vibes going with a wedding cake that gave a subtle nod to a tree trunk carved with the lovers’ initials.
Mountains With a Dash of Desert
This colorful summer wedding, planned by Fierce Productions, emphasized the beautiful mountain scenery with an abundance of desert greenery. We also love how elegant canopies kept guests cool and shaded from the desert sun.
Skip the Arch for Uninterrupted Views
Búðir, Iceland
This unique destination wedding in Iceland, captured by Koby Brown Photography, forgoes the arch, but not the details. We love how copper seating and romantic tins of baby’s breath lined the aisle for an unforgettable “I do” before a dramatic mountain backdrop.
Rustic Winery Vibes
Hoopes Events brought winery vibes to these mountain nuptials with tasteful barrel décor topped with romantic floral bouquets.
Winery Wedding Arch Ideas
Winery wedding venues offer the beauty of the outdoors with all of the amenities of a luxurious ballroom. Guests will love the dramatic scenery — not to mention, the award-winning wines. Consider hosting your rehearsal dinner at your wedding venue and offering a wine tasting for the ultimate engaging activity.
While winery weddings easily accommodate any style, we recommend letting the beauty of the natural landscape shine through with softer color palettes and a touch of pampas grass. Of course, you can’t go wrong with a burst of color.
Picturesque and Whimsical
We love how this whimsical cotton-candy hued circular wedding arch pops against the picturesque vineyards at B.R. Cohn Winery.
Neutral Elegance
Montalcino, Italy
It’s hard to imagine a wedding design that could live up to the beauty of Montalcino, but David Kimmel Design made it happen with overarching greenery, a rustic chandelier, and romantic floral-studded arch. LLG Events ensured the beautiful celebration was seamless.
A Subtle Nod to the Landscape
The beautiful vineyards at Alila Napa Valley were the perfect backdrop for this organic, winding wedding arch that evoked the surrounding hilltops.
Dreamy Creams and Whites
Scattered white rose petals led all eyes to a birch wedding canopy adorned with creamy white blooms at this beautiful wedding at Solage, Auberge Resorts Collection.
Warm Autumnal Hues
This fall wedding subverted expectations with a leaf-scattered wedding aisle and wedding backdrop crowned with autumn leaves. Click to see how Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa kept the party going with the perfect fall treats.
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