How to Transform Your Wedding with Romantic Drapery
Discover 14 ways to use gorgeous drapes during your wedding events.
There are plenty of ways to add romantic elements to your wedding décor: fragrant flowers, ambient lighting, personal details, and of course, drapery.
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There are plenty of ways to add romantic elements to your wedding décor: fragrant flowers, ambient lighting, personal details, and of course, drapery. Suspending beautiful fabric from ceilings or chandeliers and embellishing walls or creating dramatic entrances with drapes are easy ways to add stunning decoration details to any of your wedding events.
Whether you incorporate drapes into your ceremony structure, entranceway, cocktail hour, or reception space, the billowing fabric is sure to add an ethereal element to your wedding day. Sheer white or blush drapes fastened with florals and illuminated with exceptional lighting design will transform a blank ballroom or tent into a striking setting that radiates romance.
Browse some of our favorite ways Inside Weddings couples used drapes during their real weddings, below, to inspire your own event and click each photo to see more from these stunning celebrations:
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Photo by Samuel Lippke Studios; Event Design by White Lilac Inc.
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Photo by Bob & Dawn Davis Photography; Floral & Event Design by HMR Designs
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Photo by Jay Lawrence Goldman Photography; Calligraphy by Lehr and Black; Planning & Design by Mindy Weiss Party Consultants; Rentals by Revelry Event Designers
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Photo by David Michael Photography; Floral Design by The Hidden Garden
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Photo by Jose Villa Photography; Floral Design by HMR Designs; Planning & Design by Mindy Weiss Party Consultants
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Photo by Elizabeth Messina; Guest Seating by Chameleon Chair Collection
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Photo by Amelia Johnson Photography
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Photo by Samuel Lippke Studios; Event Design by White Lilac Inc.
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Photo by Bryan Miller Photography; Planning & Design by EverAfter Events
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Photo by Karlisch Photography; Planning & Design by DFW Events
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Photo by Callaway Gable; Planning & Design by Alyson Fox, Levine Fox Events; Rentals by Revelry Event Designers
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Photo by Samuel Lippke for The Day
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Photo by Vue Photography; Linens by Nüage Designs
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Photo by Callaway Gable; Planning & Design by Alyson Fox, Levine Fox Events
For more wedding ideas and inspiration, view gorgeous tall floral arrangements for reception centerpieces, be inspired by ways to decorate your wedding bar, and view remarkable ceiling installations perfect for decorating the area above your dance floor.
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