Wedding Arch Decorating Tips
Gazebo Wedding Decorations & Arbors

On this page you will find several pictures featuring wedding arch decorating tips and creative design ideas for gazebo wedding decorations. With lots of inspiration at hand, you can create your own glamorous structure to stand under as you declare your marriage vows to one another.

Arches (also called wedding arbors) are especially useful in celebrations that are being held outdoors such as in gardens, backyards and on the beach, although they can certainly be used indoors as well.

Gazebos, on the other hand, are usually found outside and can be as simple as a rectangular canopy attached to some poles or a large grandstand type structure.

Most arches can be purchased at local hardware stores, large department stores or online, but they're also pretty simple to build yourself. They can be made from bamboo, wooden branches, lattice work attached to a wood frame, poles and columns, welded wrought iron, plastic, and many other such materials.

Here are a few wedding arch decorating tips:

• Fake ivy is a prefect choice if you want to cover a lot of the frame with greenery. It's also perfect for just lightly twisting one strand around poles for a more delicate effect. It's a good base to work with.
  
  
• Ferns are good greenery coverage too, especially if you're having a tropical wedding theme.
  
  
• Tulle (white or colored) is another inexpensive choice to decorate a wedding arch or gazebo.
  
  
• Use strands of string lights entwined within the greenery or tulle. This gives your arch a bit of a "fairy tale" effect. Try it if your ceremony is indoors or at night.
  
  
• Use fake silk flowers rather than real flowers to save money.
  
  
• If your arch is narrow or only consists of two poles with a crossbeam, be sure to secure the base of the poles in a heavy weighted container (such as large plastic flower pots filled with sand). Add decorations around the base or cover in a wrapping of cloth/tulle.

In addition to the wedding arch decorating tips above, be sure to check out our photo gallery below of beautifully decorated arches and gazebos for more fabulous ideas. You'll definitely be inspired!

Decorating Arches For a Wedding

Outdoor Wedding Arch Decoration

This is a lovely example of a wedding arch decoration that would be fairly easy to duplicate.

The frame used here is made of metal and has a semi-heart shape. However, you could also use a simple squared arbor or half-circle arch made from wood or metal if desired.

The frame was then covered in broadleaf ferns (secure these with thin cord or fishing line), while white tulle has been entwined within the greenery.

Lovely pink flowers add some additional color and pizzazz, with a larger arrangement of flowers centered at the top.

Beach Wedding Canopy

Sometimes simplicity is the most elegant. Here, a simple frame is created using eight poles lashed together. A large piece of lightweight fabric is draped over top and split at the front, back and sides. Then each section is pulled back and tied to the poles to create a curtain effect.

A few flowers are added at the tied sections and a larger spray arrangement is centered over the front opening.

This is an easy design to choose if you're making your own archway.

Open and Airy

Another easy design to consider. The plain wooden frame is enhanced by long strips of pink and white sheer material that are drawn across the front and back of the archway and draped down the poles.

Two beautiful flower arrangements help to anchor the corners of the material, which is also tied at the bottom of each pole. A fabric covered table is set up as a wedding altar beneath the arch.

You can't ask for an easier design layout and still create such a beautiful wedding ceremony setting.

Make it your own by changing the colors and flowers to suit your theme. This idea is perfect for any size square/rectangular shaped arch or even a large gazebo with several "windowed" openings. And it can be used indoors or out.

Fabric Covered Wedding Gazebo Decorations

These wedding gazebo decorations are definitely more elaborate than the proceeding pictures. It reminds me of a bed canopy (which, by the way, is a good item to look at for possible gazebo/canopy design ideas for your own wedding).

In this particular picture we can see that a large metal frame was used and covered in lots and lots of fabric and tulle.

The size would be suitable for those couples having a large wedding party with many attendants.

Tropical Flowers Decorated Archway

Perfect for a tropical wedding, this small archway is filled with local pink and yellow flowers as decorations.

Two sets of flower arrangements with tropical grasses are placed in front of the arch as an additional accent to complete the look.

If you're not in a tropical location, then decorate the frame with local flowers in the same way. It's easy to substitute.

 

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