All About Wedding Ceremony Arches
As the centerpiece of your wedding day, ceremony arches define the space and provide a focal point and frame for the most important moments. They also provide the perfect backdrop for photos and set the overall mood of the day by expressing your unique style and taste.
Ceremony arches are one of our favorite floral pieces to design and we pride ourselves on continually experimenting with different structural mechanics and floral elements to ensure that each arch is an expression of the season and the couple while complimenting and blending with the location.
Let us introduce you to Wild Blossoms’ inventory of steel arches and some of our favorite ceremony inspiration designs to spark ideas on how we can bring your wedding vision to life!
Wild BLossoms’ Steel Arch Inventory
We’re proud to have the following steel-welded wedding arches in our studio inventory:
- 7.6 foot x 7.6 foot steel circle
- A full Chuppah measuring 7 feet tall x 8 feet wide that can also be singled out into a rectangle
- Set of 3 steel triangles that can be used together or separately measuring 7.8 feet, 6.75 feet and 5.6 feet
Each of these arches were custom-built for Wild Blossoms by a local Colorado craftsman. They were designed with heavy baseplates and are very stable – even during gusty mountain winds!
Brides who book our full-service custom wedding package receive a discount on the rental fee for any of the arches in our collection.
Creative Steel Arch Options
Using the base steel arch elements in our collection, we can also use pieces from several arches to create the following base arch designs:
- Freestanding, deconstructed 7 foot floral arch pillars
- Undulating floral design growing out of the ground using 2 foot and 4 foot pieces (you can also add 7 foot pieces into this design for extra drama!)
- The triangle set can be lined up for a tight, full look or spaced out to mimic a mountain range
The narrow circumference of these steel arches makes them easy to transport and allows us to accomplish a very full floral look.
Lush, Fully Covered Arches
We specialize in creating fully-covered floral arch designs that reflect your color palette using seasonal Colorado blooms. You can choose to go fully floral or lean more towards textures and foliage for an understated, greenery-forward look.
Above you can see a comparison between an early August summer wedding featuring premium flowers and vibrant hues juxtaposed with a mid-October creation of autumn leaves and branches with only a few hints of flowers. Whatever your vision is, rest assured that we’ll create something one-of-a-kind for you…even on an off-road mountain trail like the pampas grass and greenery arch below!
Working with Other Arches
We are also happy to create floral designs on arches provided by your venue, rented from other companies or ones that you design and build yourself. If you choose not to rent one of our steel arches, here are just a few things to keep in mind:
- We will need complete arch dimensions, measurements and photos 3 months prior to your wedding date to ensure we can order the correct amount of flowers.
- The special slim structural design of the arches in our inventory allows us to be more economical with the amount of flowers we use – especially on a full-coverage design. Cost often increase when we are adding florals to venue arches. A wooden post with a 6 inch diameter requires a lot more flowers than a 2 inch! Just remember: the larger the arch, the more flowers it will need which leads to increase costs.
- Due to liability reasons, I am unable to move or transfer any arches that belong to you or your venue or any other rental company. Likewise, your venue staff is often unable to move or transfer any arches from my inventory.
Below are some examples of designs we’ve created on venue arches or arches that couples built themselves!
Repurposing Arch Flowers
One of the questions we get asked most frequently is whether we can repurpose ceremony flowers for the reception space.
While this is sometimes possible, there are several things to keep in mind. Weather is a big factor: if flowers have been languishing in full sun for an hour or two during your ceremony and photos, they are often wilted. Wind and cold are also threats to flowers so keep weather conditions in mind and be realistic about the chance of them being unsuitable to reuse.
If you want to explore using ceremony flowers at your reception, we’ll need to arrange precise logistics to safely transport your flowers from one location to another – even if it’s just carrying them across a venue property.
Arch Inspiration
Here’s a look at some vibrant and unique ceremony arches designed for some of our recent couples. We loved brainstorming, sourcing, and bringing these to life! Let’s break down the details…
October Silk + Floral Rectangle
For this autumn wedding at Wild Basin Lodge near Estes Park, we went with creams, tans and pops of terra cotta courtesy of some stunning Coffee Break roses. We sourced luxurious ivory silk from Silk & Willow which billowed perfectly in the mountain breeze to complete this chuppah-inspired rectangle design.
September Backyard Rectangle
This couple got married in the bride’s childhood home and used the existing wooden garden arch as their ceremony backdrop. The color palette focused on greens, whites and creams with pops of seasonal late summer color mixed in. We loved the various layers of textured greenery used in this design – especially the willow eucalyptus that creates such graceful, draping lines. The setting sun lent a stunning glow to this fresh, crisp focal point!
August Fully-Covered Vibrant Circle
This bride wanted allll of the bright colors gracing her summer arch at Wild Basin Lodge! The result was a show-stopping circle packed with bright dahlias, spray roses and delphinium.
Set in front of the deep hues of the mountain backdrop, this vibrant arch seemed to be bursting into bloom right in front of your eyes!
September 6ft Freestanding Pillars
This couple wanted all the shades of purple they could get their hands on and the result is one of our favorite free-standing arches ever! We started with the 6 foot steel pillars and built out super lush florals using tons of roses, delphinium and greenery.
Constructing these pillars right in front of the river at The Landing in Estes Park made sure the flowers were framed with the most stunning natural backdrop possible for the ceremony!
Let’s Make Art!
If you want to create a spectacular focal point for your ceremony, we would LOVE to design a memorable arch that will blow your guests away and elevate your wedding photos. Simply click the link below, fill out the wedding inquiry form and we will get in touch to discuss all of the options and details!
