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42 Stunning Altar and Aisle Decorations to Inspire Your Own Wedding Ceremony Design

Madeline Buiano, Staff Writer at Martha Stewart
By Madeline Buiano Updated February 15, 2022
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Want to make your ceremony space pop? Any of these gorgeous ideas is a guaranteed way to make your vow exchange a little more beautiful.

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Whether you're getting married alongside rolling hills, in a place of worship, at a restaurant, or elsewhere, you'll want your vow exchange to be the most memorable part of your big day. After all, cementing your partnership is the overarching goal of a wedding, and it's a moment you'll look back on and cherish forever—it's only natural that you'd want it to look and feel beautiful! One way to ensure your vision is brought to life (in your mind's eye and in photos), is to put some thought into how you want your altar and aisle decorated. From floral arches to geometric designs, there's no shortage of inspiration available to you when dreaming up your ideal "I do" backdrop.

To help choose altar and aisle decorations for your venue, we've compiled a variety of different ideas that are sure to inspire you, but before you dive in, ask yourself this: What aesthetic do you and your partner want your ceremony space to speak to? If your backdrop is a beautiful grove, for example, you may want to keep the adornments simple and lean into nature, just like this couple did. Bustle Events created an arch with vines of cream-and-pink flowers to complement a background of weeping willow trees. To tie the entire look together, consider lining your aisle seating with arrangements using the same flowers.

From minimal designs that play up the beauty of your ceremony location to aisles lined with some of the most stunning floral arrangements we've ever seen, there are plenty of ways to make your ceremony space entirely your own. The following altar and aisle decorations work both inside and outside, so the options really are endless. However you choose to enhance your big day backdrop, you can't go wrong with these breathtaking iterations. 

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Winter White

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Credit: Tec Petaja

Planning a winter wedding? Let the season's aesthetic guide your design choices, like this couple did at their cold-weather fête. Tinge Floral lined the aisles with snow white flowers and winter greens to make the event's décor timely. 

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Lush Landscape

elegant indoor wedding ceremony set up with white chairs and red bouquets
Credit: Jose Villa

Use different floral arrangements on your aisle than you do on the altar to create varying degrees of texture. Add dimensional foliage installations to the walkway and cover the stage in blooms, like this couple did with arrangements by Max Owens Design—the bride even made custom trellises to display on the altar for added allure.

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Floral Arch

Wedding ceremony arch decorated with pink flowers and greenery
Credit: Anya Kernes

Skip aisle decorations and focus solely on the altar to draw your guests' attention directly to you and yours. This couple did so by exchanging their vows beneath a stunning arch made with pink florals and greenery designed by Mulberry and Moss. Blooms and candles in clear glass hurricanes lined the steps for a gleaming touch.   

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Under the Trees

outdoor ceremony space with wooden chairs and floral arch
Credit: Rachel Havel

If you're getting married outside, look to nature to inspire your aisle and altar decorations. Play up the organic vibe, just like The Perfect Petal did at this event, by using subtle florals in nudes, peaches, and natural greens. The finished look was a nod to the area's canopy of trees and blends beautifully with the rest of the space. 

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Lead the Way

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Credit: Kristina Lorraine Photography

There are a variety of different ways you can frame your space, and leaning into your venue's natural architecture is a great way to do so. This couple, for example, used the room's arch to draw attention to the altar, which featured an arrangement from Milwaukee Flower Co. draped on one side of the mantel. Talk about dimension! 

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Pretty in Pink

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Credit: Tailor James Photography

Combine tradition with modernity by wrapping flowers around a creative geometric ceremony structure. We love this iteration, which featured a golden frame with cascading fuchsia flowers from Good Seed Floral.

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Crawling Florals

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Credit: Jenny Quicksall

If your ceremony is outside over a patch of grass, using a perennial unique to your wedding season can create the illusion of aisle arrangements growing straight up from the ground. In the design pictured here, Lovestruck Blooms relied on arrangements of delphinium and other white blooms and greenery to create a freshly-grown look.

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Ethereal Arrangements

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Credit: Starling Studio

Bring the garden indoors by wrapping your entire altar in greenery. Take notes from this couple, who had Evergreen Flower Co create whimsical arrangements made primarily of greenery with flowers in shades of white, pale pink, and chocolate studded throughout. 

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Foraged Flowers

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Evoke a beach vibe by skipping traditional florals and trying something a little more natural. Aisle decorations foraged straight from the area really drove this design at home. The bride made arrangements with grasses in various heights that were dried and plunged into the sand as if hey were naturally growing in the area. 

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Into the Garden

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Credit: Julia Kaptelova

The main focal point of your ceremony should be the altar, so why not go all in? Captivate guests by using a design like this Miss Rose by Perrine creation. A lush and enchanting backdrop was made using blooms in shades of white, cream, dusty pink, and caramel. 

  • 29 Ways to Turn Your Wedding Into a Secret Garden

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Strong as Stone

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Credit: Shanell Photography

Embrace your venue's natural landscape when designing your big day backdrop. This couple topped the location's tall stone urns with oversized floral arrangements created by Modern Day Collective to frame their exchanging of vows. 

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Fluffy Blooms

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Make it seem as though your aisle decorations are sprouting straight from the earth by assembling them atop live moss, as was the case at this garden-inspired event. The arrangement by Laura Plascencia of Laura's Floras featured roses and lush peonies.

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Full Circle

outdoor wedding setup with floral ring
Credit: Anya Kernes Photography

Keep your altar design simple without lacking in creativity by playing with shape. We love this circular installation adorned in white florals from Nancy Liu Chin Designs that framed the venue's stunning natural backdrop of rolling green hills. 

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Gift-Wrapped Arch

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Credit: Perry Vaile

Is your wedding a Christmastime affair? Lean into the holiday season by allowing it to inspire your design choices. One couple nodded towards the cheery time of year by asking Elizabeth Flake Lancaster of A Southern Soiree to wrap their altar's archway in Christmas lights and a fuchsia-and-red velvet ribbon. 

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Minimalist Display

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Rather than lining your entire walkway with floral arrangements, go for a minimalist look and use a few aisle markers instead.  Hey Jude Florals hand-dyed fresh pampas grass foraged from the venue's surrounding islands, then arranged the colorful tufts with various florals in hues of purple, pink, and ivory. 

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Historical Setting

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Credit: Jacqueline Benét

If your ceremony venue already provides a lot of natural beauty, don't overshadow it with a large altar display. Instead, choose something that complements what's already there. At this wedding, an asymmetrical broken arbor, adorned with distant drum roses, delphinium, white jasmine vine, and peonies from Nava Floral imparted a dramatic look that spoke to the location's 16th-century Flemish tapestries.

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Symbolism Abounds

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Add a personal touch to your altar display, like this couple did by tying in the bride's Greek roots. Two olive trees—a symbol of peace—framed the pair's vow exchange. 

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Floor-to-Ceiling Florals

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Credit: Perry Vaile

Even if you're getting married indoors, you can still bring nature into your venue by running an arbor of flowers and vines along the front of your space and up to the ceiling, like Floressence did at this wedding. To further bring the outside in, ivory rose petals flanked the aisle and growing floral arrangements lined the last row of seats. 

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Clouds of White

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Credit: Judy Pak

Flowers are an easy way to soften your wedding venue. At this rustic affair, the rough wood backdrop was given a lighter feel by topping pedestals with cascading clusters of full baby's breath and white hydrangeas arranged by Porcelain Vibe Floral. 

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Flower-Filled Mandap

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Drapery is a great way to add dimension to your altar. At this traditional Indian wedding, the mandap was draped with florals in varying shades of light pink designed by Blue Pansy Floral Design Co. Cream-colored drapery, custom pillows, and opulent rugs added texture. 

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Spring Blooms

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Make your parents feel extra special by placing individual arrangements of flowers at their seats. At this wedding, a provision of daisies and other blooms by La Musa De Las Flores

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Wintry Arch

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A winter fête wouldn't be complete without a green-and-white ceremony arch, like this one by Jenna Lynn Events. Snow white roses and plenty of greenery nodded to the seasonal motifs of snow and pine.

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Grounded Arrangements

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If you're planning a garden wedding, you can't go wrong with floral arrangements that feel organic. At this dreamy end-of-summer celebration, arrangements of honey Dijon garden roses, white majolica, and growing greenery designed by Twisted Willow Flowers looked like they sprung straight from the ground. 

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Hanging Florals

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Add some drama to your venue by taking inspiration from this design by Kaleidoscope Floral, which included heaps of flowers hanging from the ceiling and draped them down the sides of the altar. The result was a natural arch that framed the couple's vows. 

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Bud Toss

white cones of flower petals for ceremony toss
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Make your aisle decorations interactive! At this wedding, cones of chamomile arranged by Floressence Flowers were tied to chairs so guests could throw the buds as they recessed back up the aisle.

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Eternal Love

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The overarching goal of a wedding is to celebrate long-lasting love, so why not bring that sentiment into your decorations? A circular display, which symbolizes eternal love, is a great option. At this wedding, Toast Santa Barbara further romanticized the design with fresh flowers in soft hues.

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Framework

symmetrical wedding ceremony setup at vizcaya museum courtyard
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Make use of symmetry when designing your ceremony's backdrop by using a deconstructed floral arch, as seen here. The Jessica Campbell Events creation, made with flowers from Ever After Floral Design, nodded to the location's glass window framework.

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Vacation Mode

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A beachfront wedding is already as picturesque as it gets, so you can keep your design minimal with a few flowery touches throughout. At the forefront of this seaside event were two wooden pillars topped with pink and orange blooms from Isn't She Lovely Florals.

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Lilac Arch

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Credit: Sally Pinera

Chances are your ceremony venue will already provide a stunning backdrop for you to say "I do" in front of, but you can easily add to the scene by creating a stunning arch to emphasize the locale's beauty. Take notes from this display by Siren Floral Co., which featured tons of lilacs and greenery to create an arrangement of blooms that draws in your attention. 

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Symmetrical Space

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Let your ceremony space guide your altar and aisle design choices. We love this floral arch by FLWR Studio that was assembled right in between two large bushes, complementing the area's naturally lush landscape. To balance out the location, arrangements of ferns and white blooms lined the aisle.

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Song Lyric

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Incorporate your special song into more than just your first dance. Make like this couple who asked Polished Pen Calligraphy to write the lyrics to "To Make You Feel My Love" on the concrete floor of the aisle.

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Pampas Grass and Greenery

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If you envision your big day having a neutral color palette, consider lining your aisle with pampas grass, the lush foliage has a sandy color that keeps things bright without going overboard. Take inspiration from this Penelope Pots arrangement, which combines pampas with greenery for a modern and simple touch. 

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Candles

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Sometimes, a venue doesn't need to be intensely decorated—especially when it's naturally beautiful! Juniper and Lace Events kept it simple and opted for well-placed candelabras to play up the majesty of this event's location.

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Crates and Flowers

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Want to do something different than the usual floral arrangement at each row of seats? Take a rustic approach like Vanessa Noel Events did at this wedding by placing peach, white, and maroon bunches of flowers arranged by Sprigs on wood crates for this outdoor service. The same dark wood and color palette was used throughout the entire wedding. 

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Mismatched

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Going for a bohemian theme? Line your aisle with carpets and adorn the altar with rustic wooden pallets to achieve a whimsical, woodland vibe like Golden Arrow Events did for this couple. 

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Large Jars

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Don't be afraid to stray away from traditional vessels for your flowers. At one event, Siren Floral Co used large jar-like vases—provided by Found Rentals—to hold tall stalks of pampas grass for this wedding's aisle décor. The arrangement was anything but ordinary. 

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Leaves

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Keep your embellishments simple and allow the natural architecture of your venue to shine through. At this event, Alfred House Productions scattered leaves down the aisle and draped greenery over one corner of the door. The property's all white barn-style doors were still the focal point of the space. 

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Modern Arch

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To make your ceremony feel more modern, consider a graphic asymmetrical arch, like this one by Technical Event Company, for your backdrop. Gathering Events softened the space by arranging white flowers on either side of the structure.

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Homey Feel

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Make your aisle feel less stiff and formal by taking notes from this couple who wanted their ceremony area to feel like home. To do so, A Savvy Event lined the aisle with mismatched Persian rugs that mimicked a hallway leading to a grand room.

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Hanging Foliage

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While most couples opt to decorate their aisle by lining the floor with flowers, this isn't your only option. If you want to play up your venue's high walls and architecture, take note of this design by Saipua, which made it look as if the ceilings of this tented ceremony were vaulted by hanging long garlands of lush foliage that matched the greenery placed at the front of each row. 

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Nature-Filled

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For an outdoor service, bring nature to the forefront like Bows + Arrows did with this site. The pros displayed floral arrangements at the end of each aisle along with a flower-covered arch.

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    42 Stunning Altar and Aisle Decorations to Inspire Your Own Wedding Ceremony Design
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