Arbors and Chuppahs: Our Ceremony Installations in Real Weddings

If there's one thing that transforms a wedding ceremony from an event into a moment people remember for the rest of their lives, it's the structure you stand beneath when you say your vows.

An arbor or chuppah isn't just a backdrop for photos. It's the visual center of the ceremony. It frames the couple. It tells you, before a single word is spoken, what kind of day this is going to be.

At Evans Flowers, we design and build ceremony installations from the ground up — and no two look alike. Here's a look at some of the real weddings we've had the honor of creating.

Natural Birch: The Garden-Romantic Look

Our birch arbors use natural white birch posts — stripped, clean, and beautifully imperfect in the way that only natural wood can be. They suit outdoor ceremonies especially well, reading as organic and intentional against grass, stone, and sky.

Birch arbor with blue, pink and orange summer flowers against a stone terrace — Evans Flowers

This blue, pink, and orange installation sat on a stone terrace overlooking a lake. The asymmetric floral arrangement — heavy on the left corner with a trailing cascade on the right — is a style we love because it photographs beautifully from both the processional angle and the officiant's view. The flowers here include pink garden roses, blue delphinium, orange ranunculus, lavender stock, and lisianthus, all woven into lush greenery.

Birch arbor repurposed as sweetheart table backdrop under a tent — Evans Flowers

After the ceremony, that same arbor moved inside the tent to frame the sweetheart table — a beautiful way to get double use from a signature floral piece.

Bold Color: When You Want the Flowers to Say Everything

Some couples know exactly what they want: color. Not a hint of it — all of it.

Bold hot pink and orange chuppah on birch posts with fern base arrangements — Evans Flowers

This chuppah — built on our natural birch frame — was dressed entirely in hot pink, coral, magenta, and orange: ranunculus, roses, snapdragons, and amaranthus cascading from the top and down each post, with fern and floral clusters anchoring the base. It was set on a green lawn against ancient stone walls and white-flowering trees, and the effect was electric.

The chuppah is the traditional Jewish wedding canopy, representing the home the couple will build together. It's supported on four poles — and every inch of those poles can be an opportunity for flowers, drapery, or a combination of both.

Classic & Coastal: Brass with White Drapery

Not every couple wants birch. For a more polished, timeless look, we work with clean brass or bronze-toned frames paired with flowing white drapery.

Classic brass arbor with white drapery at a beachfront ceremony — Evans Flowers

This beachfront ceremony paired a brass arbor with soft white drapery, white and green florals, and petal-scattered aisles. Wooden lanterns lined the chairs. The ocean filled the background. It's a look that photographs as beautifully in bright sun as it does in golden hour — and the drapery movement in the sea breeze added something no still photo can quite capture.

Indoor Chuppahs: Bringing the Sky Inside

An indoor ceremony doesn't mean giving up the drama of a floral installation. Some of our most beautiful chuppahs have been indoors, where we can control the light and create something that feels truly intimate.

Indoor birch chuppah with soft peach, pink, lavender and purple flowers — Evans Flowers

This indoor chuppah was built on birch posts in a room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking rain-soaked hills. The palette was soft — peach, pink, lavender, purple, white — with lush floor arrangements at the base of each post and airy clusters at the top. The drapery tied the four posts together overhead. It felt like walking into a garden.

Church Ceremony Florals

For traditional church ceremonies, the arbor gives way to altar installations — sweeping garlands, pedestal arrangements, and floral arches that work with the architecture of the space.

Church altar installation with pink and white roses, feathers, and greenery — Evans Flowers

This church installation wrapped the altar in soft pink and white roses, eucalyptus, and feather accents — a design that complemented the existing stained glass and architecture without competing with it.

Our Ceremony Installation Options

Arbor styles:
- Natural birch (our signature) — rustic, organic, romantic
- Clean brass or bronze frame — polished, classic, timeless

Chuppah styles:
- Natural birch (four-post) — traditional or modern depending on the flowers
- Brass frame chuppah — elegant, contemporary

Drapery & covering options:
- Tallit — the traditional Jewish prayer shawl, often a family heirloom or specially chosen piece
- White or ivory drapery — soft, flowing, works indoors or out
- Combination — drapery as backdrop with tallit draped across

Floral treatment:
- From a single dramatic cluster to full floral coverage on every post
- Matching floor arrangements at the base of each post
- Coordinated aisle markers, pew pieces, and altar florals

Let's Design Yours

Every ceremony installation we build is custom. We'll sit down with you, look at your venue, talk through your vision, and design something that feels entirely like you.

If you're planning a North Shore wedding or bringing us in from further afield for something special, we'd love to talk.

Call: 978-531-0047
Visit: 49 Warren Street, Peabody MA
Or fill out our wedding inquiry form

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