Next in our round-up of the best of 2021, we’re taking a look at the most creative details featured in weddings this year. And to be honest, it was a year that required a lot of creativity. Thinking on your feet, being open to last-minute changes, working on budgets large and small, and generally being prepared for anything and everything to happen. Add it all to the list of qualities made absolutely necessary for designers in 2021 — and be even more in awe of the magic they made in the face of the unknown.
With that in mind, we selected our top 18 wedding design + decor details of 2021. We’ve got them below in no particular order — let’s have a look!
This Southwestern-Inspired Backdrop
photography: Lara Onac | planning + event design: Bodas de Cuento Styling & Design | florals: Savia Bruta | rentals: Numero Once Home Decor
We absolutely love the combination of dried palms, bright flowers, and the stunning textile that brought it all together.
Featured in: Europe’s Only Desert is the Best Setting for a Colorful Elopement
This Combination of Pampas + Dried Palms + Neon
photography: Halle Morgan Photography | planning: Caroling Carter Events | florals: Marble and Pine
You don’t always need color to make a statement piece! This monochrome backdrop with a neon sign gets the job done and done well.
Featured in: This Modern Boho Wedding
This Romantic Serpentine Table
photography: Yulia Longo Photography | planning: LeccEventi wedding planners | florals: Rollo Fiori
Serpentine tables are for lovers and we LOVE this one. Set beneath twinkling lights at dusk, it doesn’t get anymore romantic than this!
Featured in: IG post on Green Wedding Shoes
This Color-Blocked Modern Backdrop
photography: Joe+Kathrina | event design + planning: Tasteful Tatters | florals: Rogue & Fox Floral | specialty rentals: MTB Event Rentals | lighting: Waveform Events
This drive-through wedding featured one hell of a show! And the colorful modern backdrop was the most stunning setting for it all.
Featured in: Drive-In Wedding Ceremony
This Whimsical Aisle of Roses
photography: Kristen Kilpatrick | florals + design: Nancy Kaye and roses via Grace Rose Farm
We know, this hardly seems real! And maybe that’s why we love it SO much. Can you just imagine the sweet scent of all those roses?
Featured in: IG post on Green Wedding Shoes
This Pop of Color Against a Brownstone
photography: Sylvie Rosokoff | planning: Julie Lindenman Events | florals: Brooklyn Blooms
Hello, contrast! What’s stopping more New Yorkers from giving their brownstones a colorful makeover? This dreamy setup was an immediate favorite!
Featured in: Vibrant Brooklyn Stoop Wedding Inspiration
This Backyard Wedding with the Most Romantic Garden Reception Table
photography: Metrophoto | florals + styling: Gideon Hermosa and House of Hermosa | tableware: Casa Luxia
It’s as if springtime all landed in one perfectly pruned garden. And we cannot get enough!
Featured in: IG post on Green Wedding Shoes
This Iron Backdrop Made by the Bride’s Parents
photography: Laurken Kendall | planning + event design: Salt and Sparrow | florals: Good Seed Floral
The story behind this wedding day is truly worth the read, but the chapel backdrop will win you over in a glance!
Featured in: Outdoor Wedding Backdrop: The Mulholland Chapel
This Disco + Terrazzo Escort Display
photography: Brogen Jessup | planning + event design: Fawn Events | florals: Joy of Bloom Florals
This wedding took our love for disco ball decor above and beyond! So many fun disco details including this escort table…I mean, all our favorite things combined into one? Pass the disco ball, we’ll cheers to that!
Featured in: Stunning Black and White Wedding Dress + Terrazzo and Disco Ball Decor
This Color-Blocked Floral Reception Table
photography: Aurelia Baca Photography | event design: Shootout Society | planning: Xo Moreau Weddings | florals: The Good Seed Florals | tabletop rentals: Table Manners | furniture rentals: Moontower Rentals
This reception inspiration is proof of the magic you can create with a blank space!
Featured in: Modern Austin Wedding Inspiration
This White Wedding Bouncehouse
photography: McKenna Kleiner Photography | bounce house: Luxe Bounce
A bounce house at a wedding…need we say more?! Okay, just one thing. We’re all about aesthetics so the fact that the bounce house kept things looking stylish with its all-white design is a major yes!
Featured in: Wedding With a Bounce House
This Boho Twinkling Tent on the Beach
photography: Chris & Ruth | planning + event design: Tie the Knot Santorini | florals: Betty Flowers Santorini | wood structures, textiles, table: Weddings & Whimsy
Imagine a more magical private elopement setup than a twinkling boho tent on a beach in Santorini. (We tried — it’s impossible)
Featured in: Boho-Chic Surfer Wedding Inspiration
This Framed Macramé Backdrop
photography: Julieta Amezcua | planning: Momentos Weddings & Events Los Cabos | florals: Baja Botanica | furniture rentals: Baja Boutique Rental Company
Macramé was still showing up in 2021 and we’re not mad! Plus, the flower petals on the ground add all the whimsy and romance to this lush backdrop.
Featured in: Mexican Destination Wedding in a Mango Grove
This Modern Seating Chart
photography: Carmen Lopez Photography | event design: Luna Design Studios | planning: The Walk Down the Aisle | florals + furniture rentals: Luna Design Studios
We love an escort display that does double duty! This one served up drinks and table numbers all in one. Plus that bold design is the perfect statement decor!
Featured in: Palm Springs Wedding with Improv
This Boho Luxury Picnic Tent
photo from: Miss Mays Picnics
Hardly an explanation is necessary except to say that we’d like to be here now, please! A mix of irresistible Moroccan textiles and laid-back luxury will keep this image on our mood board all through 2022.
Featured in: Luxury Picnic post
This Sign of the Times
planning: Luxe Productions | sign: Hey Halle
Couples who tell it like it is — literally. We love to see it.
Featured in: IG post on Green Wedding Shoes
This Pastel Rainbow Table
photography: Abby Jiu Photography | planning + design: Grit & Grace | florals: Sophie Felts Floral Design | production + tables: Social Supply Design | tabletop rentals: Something Vintage Rentals | chairs + glassware: P.O.S.H. Couture Rentals
Which seat would YOU choose? We love how every detail signals the movement of colors — even down to the napkin rings.
Featured in: IG post on Green Wedding Shoes
This Terracotta Frame in the Desert
photography: Ashley Taylor Photography | florals + arch: Cultivated by Faith
Finally, we wrap up our favorite details + decor of 2021 with this sweet, simple, and perfect geometric frame in the desert. Will we see more frames and fewer arches in 2022? Time will tell…!
Featured in: Saguaro Cactus and a Geometric-Inspired Elopement
