59 Wedding Arches That Will Instantly Upgrade Your Ceremony

Delbarr Moradi Photography

These markers stand apart from the rest.

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Take your ceremony to new heights and frame the moment you become newlyweds with a wedding arbor that reflects the mood of your special day. Though different types of wedding arches have both cultural and religious significance (representing protection, divine presence, and the home, to name a few), modern couples embrace the curve for aesthetic and décor purposes, too. A beautiful arbor can anchor an outdoor ceremony, serve as a photograph backdrop, or bring new meaning to your celebration. With flowers, fabrics, and various builds, arches are easy to make your own, not to mention a gorgeous way to bring a bold new look to the end of your aisle. Here, some of our favorites from real weddings.

Larger Than Life Wedding Arch

This lush ceremony arch was designed by the couple’s florist, Amy Osaba, to complement their stunning outdoor setting.

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Colorful Outdoor Arch

Michael Radford

This simple floral arch was created with the help of drum roses, spray roses, raspberry scabiosa, and numerous vines and berries for a colorful ceremony backdrop.

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Garden-Inspired Arch

Roey Yohai Photography

The mirror image of a curated English garden, this boxwood-lined aisle culminated in a romantic arch covered in sweet peas.

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Floral Wedding Chuppah

Judy Pak Photography

For a look that’s nothing short of incredible, this array of greenery, garden roses, and peonies was paired with a traditional tallit. What a gorgeous way to bring the outdoors in!

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Floral Forest Arch

Sylvie Gil Photography

This 14-foot arch was decorated with fresh ferns, gardenias, and spray roses to create an ethereal woodland vibe that complemented the intimate outdoor setting.

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Rose and Peony Chuppah

Jodi & Kurt Photography

Coral and red peonies and roses lent a splash of color to this couple’s floral chuppah, framing the newlyweds as they made their vows.

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Pretty Pink Arbor

Ryan Ray Photography

A wooden arbor received some sweet additions for this wedding. Linens, lace and soft flowers added the finishing touch.

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Glamorous All-White Arch

Jose Villa

Free-flowing white florals turned this simple wood ceremony arch into a beautiful garden-inspired backdrop.

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Willow Branch Wedding Arch

Delbarr Moradi Photography

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Under an arch designed and built by the bride's architect father, this couple began their new life together. The frame was formed from willow branches sourced from near the river where the bride grew up; flowers from Shotgun Floral Studio that also appeared in her bouquet were woven in at the top.

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Crocheted Wedding Arch

Max & Friends

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At their desert wedding, this couple exchanged vows under a structure built with natural wood, protea, and wax flowers, and topped with a crocheted cloth. They now keep the textile in their living room!

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Birch and Eucalyptus Arch

Elizabeth Messina Photography

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This ceremony marker, made of birch branches and eucalyptus, overlooked California's Tomales Bay at these nuptials.

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Simple Arch with Flowers

Jessica Antola

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The bride and groom exchanged vows beneath a canopy of flowers created by floral designer Livia Cetti of The Green Vase at their Hudson Valley vineyard wedding.

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Rustic Wedding Arch

Lauren Kinsey

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At this cattle farm wedding in Mississippi, an old logging tool that belonged to the bride's grandfather was decorated with grapevines, peonies, garden roses, and veronica.

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Forest Wedding Arch

Jose Villa

This couple exchanged vows in front of an archway of ferns and white blossoms. Floral designer Mindy Rice, who custom-built the decoration, says, "I combined flowering branches along with soft flowers to make the structure look as though the forest floor had crept in."

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Wooden Wedding Arch

Sara Hasstedt

A natural Aspen wood structure accented with a cluster of various eucalyptus, dahlias, ferns, curly willow branches, clematis, and roses served as the arch.

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Flower Wall Wedding Arch

Leila Brewster Photography

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While keeping the ceremony flowers more traditional with white blooms, thre bride and her planner created the wall garland as a little foreshadowing to what would take place in the reception room at her Brooklyn wedding. "We came up with an idea for flowers tumbling on the wall," the bride said. "We wanted people to walk in and be floored."

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Beach Wedding Arch

Natalie Watson Photography

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At model Renee Puente and actor Matthew Morrison's Hawaii destination wedding, the ceremony arch bloomed with roses, lisianthus, veronicas, passion vines, eucalyptus, and olive branches.

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Succulent Wedding Arch

Bryce Covey Photography

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Clusters of succulents, peonies, protea, rice flowers, and blush grevillea adorned the ceremony marker at these Santa Fe nuptials. Underneath the structure, which was built from an antique Moroccan iron gate, was a colorful kilim rug.

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Rose Wedding Arch

Annie McElwain

This couple read their vows underneath a structure decorated with roses, Aspen leaves, and branches at their ceremony in the mountains of Park City, Utah.

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Rose-Trellis Wedding Arch

Adrienne Page

This couple chose Kiawah Island, South Carolina, for their waterfront celebration, and a rose-trellis arch for their ceremony centerpiece.

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Green Garland Wedding Arch

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Taking advantage of a doorway's natural curve, garlands of greenery were affixed to the stone barn in front of which the couple said, "I do."

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Crafted Wedding Arch

Scott Clark Photo

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This couple wanted to incorporate bright tissue-paper flowers, which the groom's mother had taught him to make as a young child, into their wedding décor. The vibrant blooms adorned the doorway that served as a backdrop for their ceremony.

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Natural Wedding Arch

Amy & Stuart Photography

The bride and groom became Mr. and Mrs. under an arbor covered with echeveria succulents and mood moss.

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Rustic Wedding Arch

m three studio

The distressed silo at this Wisconsin wedding was dressed up with an arch made of old farm machinery covered in flowers, and lots of dripping amaranth.

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Blooming Wedding Arch

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The arch at this celebration was adorned with roses and hydrangea, incorporating the color palette and main blooms of the day.

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Wild Wood Wedding Arch

The preexisting structure at this North Carolina venue was personalized with fresh greenery and three clusters of flowers.

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Pink Wedding Arch

Kella MacPhee

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A simple garden arch was festooned with pink ribbons and paper pom-poms.

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Nautical Wedding Arch

Jacqueline Campbell

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For this seaside soirée, a wood structure was painted white and draped with thick rope picked up from a shipyard. Clusters of flowers were affixed to the top, with dainty blooms fastened to the asymmetrical rope.

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Simple Wedding Arch

Gia Canali Photography

This couple became husband and wife in California's wine country under an altar constructed of hanging white sweet peas and birch-wood poles.

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Seaside Wedding Arch

Sara & Rocky Photography

An arch of driftwood and dendrobium orchids, built just feet from the water, provided a picturesque backdrop as this couple exchanged vows in Cabo San Lucas.

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Eco-Friendly Wedding Arch

Nina Westervelt

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Friend of the couple and environmental designer Sam Wheeler of Aux Armes Etc. built the ceremony arbor from timber found on-site.

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Cotton Wedding Arch

Elizabeth Messina Photography

Todd Kjargaard of Jackie O enhanced the space at this Toronto wedding with an arch of branches and blooming cotton.

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Cherry Branch Wedding Arch

The Nichols

This couple made it official under a handmade arch of more than 1,500 blooming cherry and pear branches at their Texas wedding.

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Floral Wedding Arch

Carrie Patterson Photography

A floral arch anchored the ceremony area and framed the Tetons perfectly at this Wyoming wedding.

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Gate Wedding Arch

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This driftwood passageway at these nuptials was covered with roses, eucalyptus, olive branches, and dahlias.

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Rainbow Wedding Arch

Julia Russell

For this destination wedding in Maine, single-color flower garlands were strung together to create a festive effect on the birch-wood ceremony structure.

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Jungle Wedding Arch

Mi Belle Photography

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This couple wed in a Pacific Coast tropical town beneath an arch twined with bougainvillea and greenery from the nearby jungle.

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Fall Floral Wedding Arch

Katie Stoops Photography

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The bride and groom exchanged vows under an arch of fall foliage.

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59 Wedding Arches That Will Instantly Upgrade Your Ceremony

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Larger Than Life Wedding Arch

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Colorful Outdoor Arch

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Garden-Inspired Arch

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Floral Wedding Chuppah

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Floral Forest Arch

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Rose and Peony Chuppah

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Pretty Pink Arbor

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Glamorous All-White Arch

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Willow Branch Wedding Arch

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Crocheted Wedding Arch

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Birch and Eucalyptus Arch

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Simple Arch with Flowers

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Rustic Wedding Arch

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Forest Wedding Arch

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Wooden Wedding Arch

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Flower Wall Wedding Arch

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Beach Wedding Arch

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Succulent Wedding Arch

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Rose Wedding Arch

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Rose-Trellis Wedding Arch

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Green Garland Wedding Arch

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Crafted Wedding Arch

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Natural Wedding Arch

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Rustic Wedding Arch

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Blooming Wedding Arch

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Wild Wood Wedding Arch

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Pink Wedding Arch

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Nautical Wedding Arch

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Simple Wedding Arch

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Seaside Wedding Arch

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Eco-Friendly Wedding Arch

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Cotton Wedding Arch

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Cherry Branch Wedding Arch

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Floral Wedding Arch

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Gate Wedding Arch

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Rainbow Wedding Arch

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Jungle Wedding Arch

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Fall Floral Wedding Arch

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