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

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.