Alternative Altar Arrangements

Inspiration

So Kimye went for a wall of flowers to accent her wedding ceremony, do you fancy something as grand? Today we’ve got lots of ideas, from the simple or traditional, right through to a DIY wool garland. Dressing your altar whether it’s inside or out has just become a serious business!

We’re quite taken with the large hanging sign above. It’s a really unique idea and you could choose whatever quirky and loved filled words you want! Or maybe, if you’re tying the knot traditionally in a church, these ideas from Kinvara Flowers are stunning and will no doubt add some floral life to your ceremony.

Alternative altar arrangements

Image source: Kinvara Flowers

Alternative altar arrangements

Image source: Kinvara Flowers

Alternative altar arrangements

Image source: Kinvara Flowers

If you are holding an outdoor ceremony chances are you will be on the lookout for a stunning way to highlight your altar area.

Wall of flowers just like Kimye? Actually, we think this floral wall is nicer!

Alternative altar arrangements

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If there are trees, poles, plinths even old fashioned ladders let your florist go to town and dress them, they’ll make a great ceremony centrepiece. If they are moveable even better, have them transferred to your reception and they will dress your venue just as well!

Alternative altar arrangements

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What about this for an unusual idea? Dress your ceremony up as your front room! At least you’ll feel relaxed. Using a bookcase as a focal point and carefully dressing with florals and personal possessions will give your guests something really bespoke to look at.

Alternative altar arrangements

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Completely cost effective and offering a really modern look, hanging paper streamers or ribbon are one job you could do ourself. Once your wedding is over how cool would this look hanging over your bed?

Old shutter = wedding rustic beauty.

No two ways about it, paper flowers are a great idea! Such a funky look.

Alternative altar arrangements

Image source: Hudson Nichols via Ruffled Blog

If you’ve chosen an indoor ceremony look out for beautiful backdrops and make the most of them, how pretty is this dressed fireplace?

And didn’t we mention a DIY tutorial you could follow to create an amazing wool garland? Well, how amazing is this for an idea?

Alternative altar arrangements

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Will you be going down the traditional route, going big and glam like Kimye or have you saw a quirky alternative idea you love? Let us know with a comment below.