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Lucite Wedding Ideas for the Minimalist Couple

Sarah Schreiber, Senior Digital Editor
By Sarah Schreiber
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Credit: Allen Tsai Photography

This modern interior design element is making waves in the wedding sphere.

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Credit: Allen Tsai Photography

Mid-century style is making a comeback, and with it, Lucite and other acrylic décor. Transparent, light-reflecting, and super-modern, these mediums can be used to add a dose of contemporary flair to your ceremony, reception, or other wedding-related celebration. We love Lucite for its fun, modern vibe, which works across a variety of wedding themes, styles, and venues. See-through decorations can visually enlarge your space, and translucent displays put the focus on whatever they're holding—like desserts, escort cards, or centerpieces.

If you're skeptical about clear décor, know that acrylics can be dyed or painted to customize them to your liking. The materials are also easy to cut and modify, making them great canvases for anything from menus to non-paper wedding invitations. Geometric shapes add bohemian flair, for example, while bright, colorful tones bring energy to your space. Plus, like any trend, there's plenty of space to make Lucite your own. Just take this next-level wedding cake for example, which featured statement, tulip-filled Lucite "tiers;" Shane Morgan of Posh Cakes worked with David Kimmel Design and Pop Parties to bring this beauty to life.

                                                                                                        

Ahead, you'll find inspiration for working this clear (pun-intended) winner into your big day. We've found Lucite and acrylics used in nearly every big-day detail. That's right—brides, grooms, and planners alike have used Lucite and acrylic for "stationery," utensils, cake stands, ceremony arches, and even their reception dance floors. Each rendition is totally unique, showcasing how one-of-a-kind the materials can really be. Best of all, each of these ideas have been tested, so you already know each is entirely doable.

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Lucite Place Cards

lucite hexagon shaped place cards
Credit: Shanell Photography
Wedding Place Cards That Are Truly Unique

When a tabletop is as nuanced and romantic as this one—Shanell Photography worked with Bloom Floral Design to create this flower-filled tablescape—simple dinnerware and accents are best (they won't distract from the décor highlights). Cali O'Rourke calligraphed these acrylic hexagons, which allowed the salad plate's eye-catching pastel hue shine through.

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Drink Menus

lucite cocktail menu box containing dahlias and roses
Credit: Abby Jiu Photography

Looking for a fun way to show off your signature cocktail menu? Bookmark these flower boxes, by Lemon and Lime Event Design. Steelcut Flower Co. filled the see-through squares with dahlias, roses, and fern, so the calligraphed drink names would be visible.

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Double Acrylic

lucite table containing a floral arrangement displaying two white wedding cakes
Credit: Sarah Kate Photography
Amazing Dessert Tables from Real Weddings

We're not sure what we love more about this contemporary cake display: The unique dessert table (the Lucite station featured a tropical floral arrangement by Bows and Arrows) or the Layered Bake Shop confections' high-gloss black acrylic cake stands.

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Ceremony Chairs

lucite chairs arranged in a historic church
Credit: Erich McVey
Unique Ways to Seat Guests at Your Wedding Ceremony

Now here's a breathtaking way to modernize your ceremony. Fill your historic church venue with ghost chairs and frame your altar with contemporary floral arrangements, like these by Noosheens.

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Bar Signage

Specialty Wedding Bar, Tonic Cocktails
Credit: Lisa Ziesing for Abby Jiu Photography

Hanging a translucent menu above your big-day bar won't break up the space or take away from a lofty ceiling. You don't want the signage to be entirely see-through, though (guests won't be able to read it!), which is why Lauryn Prattes opted for this smoky gray iteration. Cascading greenery by Sweet Root Village added a natural vibe to the otherwise modern station.

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Favor Station

favor display with black and white photos
Credit: Michelle Beller Photography

Presenting favors—like these hand-drawn charcoal photos by Karina Puente Arts—on an acrylic base both puts the gifts front and center and emphasizes the view (in this case, a rolling ocean) behind the display. Planner Alexandra Kolendrianos brought this creative idea to life.

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See-Through Invites

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Credit: Ryan Ray Photography
Trending Now: Boxed Wedding Invitations

Think beyond traditional letter-pressed paper options when selecting your invitations. An acrylic slab, like these from Méldeen, makes for a pretty suite that your guests won't see coming (Lucite pun intended!).

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Ghost Chair Arrangements

Chair Decor Flowers On Chair Legs
Credit: Carlie Statsky Photography

Searching for a way to ground your reception's ghost chairs? Anchor them with crawling flower arrangements, like these pastel, vine-inspired leg adornments by Michelle Lywood.

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Celestial

round lucite seating chart displayed with an acrylic moon
Credit: Carmen Santorelli Photography
Celestial Wedding Ideas That'll Have You Starry-Eyed

If you're planning a celestial-themed event, Lucite is a more than appropriate medium—especially when it's being used to create a moon-shaped piece of décor, like this round seating chart by Peanut Press Creative. A smaller gray acrylic moon, from Laura Made It, "orbited" behind the seating assignments.

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Beach Acrylic

lucite chairs arranged on a beach
Credit: Simply Sarah Photography

Tying the knot on the beach means you already have your focal point (the water!). Every décor decision you make should be to highlight the view, which is exactly why you might want to emulate Molly McKinley Designs and consider acrylic seating (you can see the ocean right through these ghost chairs). Boy Meets Girl Weddings finished off the ceremony space with minimal nonfloral arrangements, including greenery garlands and wheat stalks.

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Regal Acrylic Chairs

lucite chairs with an infinity back set up at reception table
Credit: Julia Kaptelova Photography
Pretty Ways to Decorate Your Wedding Chairs

Ghost chairs come in many forms—including these refined infinity-back versions. Wedding Classic styled the unique pieces (note the legs' bamboo-inspired texture) around a polished tabletop, complete with Leka Nedvizh centerpieces and acrylic candlesticks.

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Box Seating Chart

calligraphy lucite boxes seating chart display
Credit: Loft Photography

You'll need to enlist the services of a calligrapher to pull of this box series seating display. Boarding School Collective was responsible for this stacked set, which was embellished with simple rose buds and petals by Merveille Floral & Design.

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Natural Meets Modern

lucite pedestal containing greenery and white roses displaying bee themed wedding cake
Credit: Roots of Life Photography

This Toni Patisserie cake's acrylic display—which was designed by Amelia Cole—proves that you can seamlessly combine natural and contemporary elements. The confection's bee motif and greenery accents by The Petal look even more refined thanks to a see-through pedestal filled with complementary blooms.

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Romantic Escort Cards

calligraphy lucite escort cards
Credit: Rebecca Yale Photography

We love how pretty romantic calligraphy looks when juxtaposed against mod Lucite—which is why we're particularly drawn to this escort card flat lay, courtesy of Bespoke Strokes, Simply Tamara Nicole Events, and Wild Bloom Floral.

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Clear Easel

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Credit: Lisa Ziesing for Abby Jiu Photography
Creative Wedding Signs You'll Love

An acrylic easel will make your wedding signage (like this crest-adorned iteration by Anchor Point Paper Co. and Paper Birch Designs) look like it's suspended mid-air.

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Table Numbers

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Credit: Jenna McElroy Photography
The Prettiest Wedding Table Number Ideas from Real Weddings

Etching or printing your wedding crest onto acrylic is simple—so simple in fact, that you'll want to work in your see-through crest wherever possible. Looking for a smaller, subtler décor moment? Consider adding the symbol to Lucite table numbers, like these, which featured a coat of arms by The Inviting Pear.

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Seating Towers

lucite box towers containing greenery seating chart display
Credit: Sarah Aaron Photography

At your tropical reception, help guests to their seats via a clear tower seating display. Make like Satin and Sage Events and JStarr's Flower Barn and fill each towers' boxes with on-theme flora, like ferns or monstera leaves, and top everything off with pretty calligraphy (Coffee & Calligraphy provided this set up's script).

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Acrylic Heels

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Credit: Brandon Kidd Photography
See More Wedding Shoes Worthy of an Instagram

These stunning Paul Andrew sandals have a thick, sturdy heel—they're perfect for walking on grass and gravel and also make a bold fashion statement.

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Reception Table

lucite table and chairs with rose floral arrangement set up on a lawn
Credit: Quattro Studio

Lucite enthusiasts will love this ghost-everything set-up by The Bushing Details. The team matched this CC Design LA lucite table with accompanying acrylic chairs from Lounge Appeal; the see-through elements made Love Note Events' epic floral arrangements—including those on top of, inside, and underneath the table—pop.

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Acrylic Cake Stand

green, black, and gold wedding cake
Credit: Apryl Ann Photography
Get More Colorful Ideas for Your Wedding Cake

A ghost cake stand puts your confection on display, sans interruption—they'll pop even more if that see-through cake stand is placed on a clear table. This one was provided by Propmaker.

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Acrylic Seating Display

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Credit: Mirelle Carmichael Photography
See More Seating Displays at Weddings

Guide guests to their seats with the help of mod acrylic hexagons. This bride cut each attendee's name out of gold foil; brass standoffs held the slabs to a wall.

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Acrylic Utensils

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Credit: Matthew Land Studios

These see-through utensils may be more affordable than metal alternatives, but they're just as regal (if not more so!).

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Modern Floral Display

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Credit: Leslee Mitchell

Think beyond the traditional vase and try arranging lively blooms inside acrylic structures, instead. Events by Nouveau brought this "boxed" display to life using blooms in bold, impactul colors.

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