Weddings

Chairs surrounded the central all-white ceremony area on three sides. Black-and-white garden images were projected onto white draping that hid the altar from view as guests arrived. As the clock struck midnight, Blackmann kicked things off by singing “You Make Me Feel So Young."

At a casual outdoor wedding in California planned by Kate Miller Events, gingham flags displaying table numbers were tucked into vintage soda bottles filled with flowers.

Set up inside a rustic New England barn, an escort card tree made with branches, mirrors, and moss held hand-lettered kraft paper envelopes, secured with tiny clothespins.

"Modern means 'minimal' in my book," writes Larson. "Clean lines, simple color palettes (whether bold or demure), repetition in pattern and style." Often spotted at modern, organically styled weddings, succulents are a wildly popular wedding centerpiece trend. Larson recommends pairing a succulent table runner with white square chargers and simple cutlery for an understated vibe.

At a dessert table from Sugar Chic Designs, pink macarons were displayed on dainty, miniature ghost chairs.

A shoot at a modern oceanside venue featured escort cards displayed under a deer head sculpture growing out of a wall of roses. “Escort cards are the perfect place for some playfulness," writes Dowling Coppola. "We cut out the shape of antlers into a few of our escort cards—an homage to the enormous installation of rose petals surrounding our faux deer head—which was the centerpiece to our escort card display. A simple backdrop can elevate your design to an entirely different level of art.”

The event also showcased tabletops from different vendors. Ashland Addison Florist created a hanging table strewn with hundreds of pink and white orchids.

Matthew Parker Events crafted lighting fixtures for a speakeasy-themed wedding using hats from a party supply store, decorative ribbon, corded wire, and filament bulbs.

For a wedding at Cipriani Wall Street, Beahm created three tree-like installations behind the head table.

To complement a dramatic branch centerpiece dotted with oranges, wooden napkin rings printed with guests’ names were placed atop mini oranges and topped with fringed white tulip petals.

A gold-painted tree stood at the entrance to the reception space, offering guests boxes of gourmet chocolate strung from pink ribbons.

Black-and-white personal snapshots of the couple’s guests gave the hallway an art gallery-style look.

For a wedding at the King Plow Event Gallery in Atlanta, Bold American Events & Catering designed an upside-down centerpiece of yellow tulips and glass globes that hung above the head table.

Awash in icy blue light, the first ceremony had a winter theme. Levy Lighting projected a snowy scene behind the altar and bare tree branches onto the white aisle runner.

For a wedding at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Marc Hall Design built seven-foot-tall mirrored glass vessels to hold apple tree branches adorned with phalaenopsis orchids that were kept hydrated through a system of hand-blown glass pipes.

For a New York couple marrying at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Heather Snively of Weddings Unique recreated the newlyweds’ hometown with a hand-painted backdrop of Central Park from Greenery Productions. Lighting and real trees helped the scene come to life.