16 Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

By Published On: December 23, 2023

The perfect wedding centerpiece draws the eye with its unique visual intrigue, striking color combinations, and individualized charm that reflects your special sense of style. Centerpieces are each one-of-a-kind works of art that vary based on every couple’s specific interests and preferences. From texture and color to height and use of mixed media, centerpieces stand out for a number of stylistic choices. They serve to create that cohesive sense of formality and sophistication on your special day. With so many options, however, the right centerpiece can be hard to choose. We’ve put together 16 inspiration photos for incredible wedding centerpieces to help stimulate your selection process.

1. Bold & Bright

A classic floral combination with a colorful twist, this centerpiece is sure to leave your guests in awe. With bright, bold hues and an attractive variety of floral choices, this centerpiece creates visual appeal by combining pigmentation and texture. It gives the illusion of movement with an assortment of flower sizes, and draws the eyes upward towards the lengthier tendrils of foliage.

2. Lush Greenery

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

Photo sourced by Alpine Events

Centerpieces that sprawl across tables and split the dining space down the middle are unique and whimsical options for any couple’s perfect wedding. This look can be achieved with a variety of foliage, including moss, eucalyptus, and other vine plants. The moss in this centerpiece creates a fun textured bedding for the other vine foliage, floral additions and flickering, warm candles. It is a natural division between table sides for couples that choose a traditional banquet style of dining.

3. Less is More

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

Sometimes, simplicity is key! A sweet, rustic centerpiece is achieved by adhering to the principle of “less is more.” This look can be recreated on a budget, too, if you are a thrifty couple. Secondhand glass jars, wildflowers and wooden rounds sliced and sanded to perfection would have a similar affect. This look creates interest through its variety of textures and media, from the wood grain, delicate flowers and smooth pillar candles to the mesh netting and jute twine. This centerpiece is perfect for your rustic wedding.

4. Modern Classic

For the more traditional couple, this centerpiece with its white flowers juxtaposed against interspersed green foliage creates that clean, classic aesthetic. A gold vase elevates the piece to create that sleek, modern look while maintaining this time-honored style.

5. Something Blue

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

To add a little extra intrigue to your classic white centerpiece, colorful, patterned vases are a simple and sophisticated fix. The traditional look prevails with the white flowers and green foliage, but the piece is elevated to another level with blue and white ceramic pots. The pale blue candles tie in beautifully with the rest of the décor, and the piece is wholly reminiscent of a charming farmhouse-style display.

6. Color Story

Big, bold and beautiful centerpieces command the eye. This piece is the epitome of bold color but takes on a new twist with the addition of long-stem bouncing flowers and tropical plants that hover above the rest of the piece.

7. Up & Away

For that modern, plant-loving couple obsessed with deep, vivid greens, this centerpiece is just right. A contemporary take on old traditions, this centerpiece plays on the green and white color profile but allows the foliage to command the attention with small white flowers sprinkled throughout to create that much-needed visual contrast.

8. Winter Wonder

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

Winter color combinations prevail in this seasonal masterpiece. A variety of greens, reds and whites in an assortment of shades harmonize to create that perfect sense of wintry nostalgia. White flowers are the optimal backdrop when trying to design a high-contrast piece. Bold reds and vibrant greens stand out substantially against the crisp, clean white. Strips of evergreen branches and Christmas berries elude to the holidays and immerse you in the sentimentality of the season.

9. Disco Dreams

Using an assortment of media in your centerpieces can create a unique look that suits your specific style. The mirrored disco ball adds an eccentric spark to this centerpiece while the pampas grass, ferns and vine foliage creates a firework-like aesthetic.

10. Seasonal Delights

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

For those seasonal weddings, incorporating season-specific décor in your centerpieces can be a fun and exciting way to stand out. Hollowed pumpkins and gourds used as vases for your floral arrangements are a great option for an autumnal-inspired wedding.

11. Effortless Elegance

Simple, clean and effective, this centerpiece is budget friendly and beautiful. Single- or couple-stem bouquets are trending for the 2024 wedding season, so why shouldn’t single-stem centerpieces? They are effortlessly elegant for any refined wedding celebration.

12. Floating Flora

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

Floating displays are interesting options for your wedding centerpieces. The yellow flowers provide pops of color while they hang suspended under a small candle to create striking visual intrigue in a contained manner.

13. Vivid Blooms

This look is proof that you can achieve that bold, colorful appeal without sprawling, massive centerpieces that demand the attention of the table. An understated option, this centerpiece is cute, vivid, fun and maintains its individuality without dominating the space.

14. Modern Beauty

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

Another modern take on tradition, this piece creates interest from all aspects of a bouquet. The stems are highlighted for their own natural beauty and are displayed individually in propagation tubes while the crowns are contained in a meticulous and orderly fashion.

15. Artful Impact

This centerpiece is the embodiment of elegance and sophistication. Constructed from a handful of striking calla lilies tied together and displayed in a large transparent container, this piece highlights simplicity and style. It is modern, bold and sculptural in its execution. The choice in displaying the lilies on their side rather than upright is creative, distinctive and daring. This centerpiece is sure to wow your guests on your special day.

16. Shape Shifters

Inspiration Photos for Incredible Wedding Centerpieces

Photo sourced by Eastern Floral

Playing with shape is one of the easiest ways to develop centerpieces that stand out on your big day. The height of this centerpiece draws the eye upward but also does not distract from what is going on at the table. The translucent tower upon which the floral arrangement sits allows guests to maintain conversation and eye contact without sacrificing style and gives the centerpiece the magical illusion of suspension.

We hope you found a muse from these sixteen inspiration photos for incredible wedding centerpieces. Your centerpiece should be as unique and remarkable as you are, and these sixteen exceptional options are sure to impress your guests on your special day!

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