Designing your wedding can feel a little overwhelming, especially when your venue is a blank slate. There are so many different decor elements that go into your special day and we know it can be hard to remember them all. That’s why we decided a checklist was in order to help you nail every detail. No matter what you choose to include or omit, this wedding decor checklist will help you stay on top of your wedding planning game.
While your wedding ceremony is arguably one of the most important aspects of your wedding, it’s also one of the shortest. This means that your guests aren’t going to be spending a lot of time here–aka no need to blow your budget on ceremony decor. The most important aspects are the chairs. Your guests need a place to sit, after all. From there, you want to think about the backdrop, aisle runners, and more:
While you may think that most of the socializing occur during the reception, it actually takes place during cocktail hour. Between dinner, dancing, and drinks, the reception is usually jam-packed with events. This is why allocating money to your cocktail hour decor is a wise choice. Focus on the bar, the snack table, and lawn games.
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It’s no secret that your reception is the place where your guests are going to be spending most of their time so it’s arguably the most important when it comes to the design. This is especially true for the dinner table. Personalize it with centerpieces, unique chargers, elegant linens, or mismatched glassware.
Last, but certainly not least, is your wedding reception as a whole. As we mentioned earlier, this is going to be the place where guests spend their evenings, so this is where it makes the most sense to splurge on decor. It’s also the place where you can flex those creative muscles and personalize the decor to who you are. From monogram lighting to epic seating charts and everything in between, this is the perfect time to express yourself.
If you need more help in crafting the wedding of your dreams, check out our list of planner & designer recommendations. Looking for more checklists to prepare for your big day? Our wedding planning checklist is perfect for you!To say “the sky’s the limit” when it comes to wedding design fantasies has never been more true than with the ever-increasingly popular trend of spectacular ceiling wedding decor. Because why merely decorate the aisle and the dinner tables and the dance floor and… (you get the idea), when you could decorate the sky?! From unique light fixtures to elaborate greenery to brightly-colored flowers, the different ways in which you can bring your own style and personality to your venue with ceiling wedding decor are truly endless. Ceiling wedding decor is more popular than ever, and couples are constantly showing us new ideas to add dimension, light, and pops of color to all kinds of event spaces. Modernize a rustic barn, brighten up a dark industrial room, turn your backyard into a glowing oasis from day to night…ceiling wedding decor is all about that “wow” factor. It might be one collection of blooms exploding from the sky, a selection of chandeliers carefully hanging above your reception tables, or perhaps an assortment of paper cranes (Trust us, you do not want to miss that one!).
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String lights may not seem like the way to an over-the-top installation, but when hung up in abundance—especially to create a sort of light-up drapery in the sky—
! The seemingly subtle design addition makes a major difference as your venue goes from day to night. Plus, even copious rows and rows of string lights, which are more decorative than they are brightening, are one of the most effective (and cost-effective) ways to create warmth and whimsy. No matter your setting—whether it be, a garden estate, a western ranch, or a beachfront hotel—twinkling lights are as versatile as they are classic.
By bringing the feeling of a starry night indoors, string lights kept the Santa Lucia Reserve reception area feeling cozy and romantic.
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Giving a ceiling effect with a view of the night sky, this canopy of string lights helped define the eent outdoor event space at the iconic Flora Farms in Mexico.
Whether you’ve chosen a dimly-lit barn or a lush, outdoor wedding venue, you can always use a little more light. We love choosing traditional light fixtures, like chandeliers and crystal pendant lights, to create an elevated indoor-outdoor or high-low contrast in either space—or to add some extra glamour to a more minimal event space. Ultimately your light fixtures can coordinate with the rest of your decor to convey your overall theme, while also contributing to the mood of your ceremony or reception. With sparkling chandeliers and other glamorous elements, these weddings show how much ceiling decor can completely elevate your entire event space. These examples of ceiling wedding decor are also incredibly functional, and can be as ornate or minimal as you like. And if you want the best of both worlds, you can never go wrong with ceiling wedding decor that’s a combination of lighting
Perfectly enhancing this venue’s outdoor structures, this half-greenery, half-crystal orb design was a major part of this Orange County wedding’s overall display.
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No ceiling? No problem! The outdoor reception area at Haiku Mill in Maui was full of light and creativity with these stunning chandeliers suspended mid-air.
Beading, fabric, and other textures made for a versatile and varied display of light fixtures at this beachy-boho wedding held at the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara.
The moodiness of the emerald walls and graphic black and white dance floor were magically offset with an assortment of greenery surrounding opulent white chandeliers.
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Hanging floral installations are among the most eye-catching, photo-worthy options for ceiling wedding decor. For this particular feature, you can work with your planner and floral designer to customize the perfect burst of beautiful flowers. There’s really nothing quite so jaw-dropping as free-flowing florals overhead, as evidenced by our favorite examples here, which incorporated each event’s color palette and theme into each sky-high arrangement. Moral of the story: Your bouquet and tablescapes aren’t the only things your florist can conjure up for you!
A true explosion of florals hung from the ceiling at this bright and bold wedding in Milwaukee, which was echoed by the custom painted dance floor below.
Modern and chic, this cloud-like display of baby’s breath flawlessly matched with the rest of the all-white decor at The Duke Mansion in Charlotte.
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Individual rose stems floating above whimsical tablescapes were just one of the many bold and fantastical features of this wedding at The Line DC.
Gardens, forests, and even your venue’s vineyards are the ideal settings for these examples of greenery ceiling wedding decor. There are so many ways to embrace the great outdoors, whether you’re inside or out, by intertwining leafy elements with existing fixtures, along rafters and architectural details, and, of course, draped amid the peaks of an outdoor tent. Even if your ceremony boasted florals everywhere, mixing it up with vines and green garlands is an aesthetically gorgeous choice for your reception.
While soft white florals were all over the ceremony, this Cartagena wedding’s reception area was all about the greenery. Most notably, the garden growing above guests’ heads, which made for a soaring design statement from all angles.
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If you want to elevate a modern industrial space, take a note from this wedding reception at The Astorian, which featured vines climbing up pillars and along the overhead light fixtures and the ceiling’s architectural details
At an indoor gathering fit for royalty at Manhattan’s quintessentially cool Bowery Hotel, the main focal points were a series of oversized tiered chandeliers covered in greenery.
Fabric drapery has the ability to soften any space—or create an indoor feel outdoors, when woven through garden structures or draped along tent ceilings. We love the effect that fabric drapery has as ceiling wedding decor, for both highly-designed and effortless weddings alike. Through different methods, these fabric-covered ceilings add dimension and creativity to every event space. Not to mention, it's a relatively straightforward method of completely transforming your surroundings.
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With a little bit of everything (florals, drapery, and gold, geometric lighting), this installation was guaranteed to be a conversation-starter-in-the-sky at this wedding in Newport Beach, California. The delicate addition of blush-colored drapery between the bold, black structural beams gives you a striped effect al fresco.
Glam met country at Campbell Stables in Water Mill, New York, an equestrian center that was adorned with a wide swaths of cream-colored fabric hanging from the rafters.
Part rustic, part preppy, all of these elements coordinated effortlessly with a neutral color palette, sisal aisle runner, and striped drapery above.
Rustic Wedding Decorations
From nest-like pendant lights in a garden setting, to rattan lanterns hanging from an exposed outdoor tent, these boho-style ceiling wedding decor options show the many ways you can light up a venue—in a very on-trend interior design way. Generally in natural shades of tan or brown, rattan is made from a palm and often used in wickerwork. You can even
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