12 Beautiful Wedding Backdrop Ideas

Let’s be honest: your wedding is one of the most important days of your entire life. And the photographs you take of that standout occasion will be ones you look back on for the rest of your life, hang in pride of place in your home, and maybe even hand down to your grandchildren! This means lots of thought has to go into photography locations and wedding backdrop ideas.

If you’re reading this article, you’re probably spending a whole lot of time thinking about how best to make sure that these photos are as exceptional as the special day itself. A big part of making that a reality is ensuring that the background for your photos is suitably stunning! To that end, we have gathered a list of 12 beautiful wedding backdrop ideas. These cover a wide range of aesthetics to help you figure out how to make your wedding photos as perfectly picturesque as they ought to be.

1. Book a wedding-perfect Peerspace

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If you choose to make a day of it and rent a separate space for your wedding photoshoot, you’ll find countless wedding backdrop ideas on Peerspace. It doesn’t matter what your preferred aesthetic is. Even if it’s truly out there, there’s sure to be something that’ll suit you. Peerspace hosts offer everything from huge seaside mansions and stately old homes to adorable rural cabins and funky retro speakeasies. There are also more traditional photo studios if that’s what you’re looking for. (And that’s not even to mention how many incredible wedding and wedding reception venues are available for rent on Peerspace if you still happen to be looking for a venue!)

Beyond its incredible selection — the most extensive range of event spaces that the internet offers — Peerspace also makes renting incredibly easy. You can contact hosts directly to ask them questions and read about other renters’ experiences with the spaces to get a sense of whether or not it’ll work for your needs. Give Peerspace a look and see if you can envision your perfect wedding photoshoot taking place in any of your local Peerspace venues or photo studios. 

2. A city skyline backdrop 

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Here’s an inspiring wedding backdrop idea: if you happen to live in a big city, or if you’re planning to have your wedding take place in a city with a stunning skyline, use that to your advantage and snap your wedding photos on a rooftop with a view of that skyline. (Once again, we recommend Peerspace as THE place to find the perfect rooftop.) There are few vistas more glorious, and it’s sure to make your wedding photos an absolutely memorable hit.

3. In the middle of the woods

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This is pretty much the complete opposite of #2, but using the natural environment of the woods as the backdrop for your wedding photos should create an exciting contrast if you’re going with a more formal venue for your wedding and wedding reception. Depending on your preference, you can dress down or dress up in your wedding finery get gorgeous photos together in the perfect dappled light coming through the canopy. 

4. In front of a majestic natural vista

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Funnily enough, this is kind of a combo of #1 and #2. This is a pretty general wedding backdrop idea, but that’s because it depends on where you live! If you live near the Grand Canyon, that should definitely be your backdrop. But if, say, you live in New England instead of the desert southwest, you might instead drive to the top of your nearest mountain and snap your wedding photos up there. 

5. A farm photoshoot

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Small family farms, especially, offer the perfect amount of rustic beauty, and many of them market themselves as photoshoot locations for that very reason. What better backdrop than a verdant field filled with grazing cows or a beautiful antique barn? 

6. In the middle of the city

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Why not take photos of yourself and your beloved in the middle of your city’s downtown? Being surrounded by passersby in your wedding finest will create a genuinely unique juxtaposition for some seriously memorable wedding photos. In addition to some action shots of you exploring the city together, you can also pose in front of your city’s prettiest buildings, perhaps on a set of grand and majestic steps! 

7. Go fruit picking together

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Whether your local fruit farms offer apples, peaches, or blueberries, your wedding photoshoot could consist of you and your spouse-to-be picking fruit together. It allows for a more candid and less posed set of wedding photos.

8. At a local park

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Do you live near a picturesque park? If you have a springtime wedding, you can take advantage of blooming flowers and especially blossoming trees (cherry blossoms are a classic backdrop for a reason). Or perhaps you’re doing a fall wedding, in which case the fiery shades of the leaves are sure to make your wedding photos absolutely perfect. This is an affordable option, but one that requires no sacrifice at all, aesthetically speaking!

9. Visit your hometown’s botanic garden

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Botanic gardens are known for their profusion of incredible flowers and greenery. And, they often offer quite a bit of space for indoor photography, with their wealth of greenhouses. This means that if you decide to have your wedding during the colder months of late fall or winter, you don’t have to sacrifice the benefits of a warm-weather photoshoot—at a botanic garden, you can still snap photos with a backdrop of lush plant life. Just call ahead and ask them about the logistics of holding a photoshoot!

10. On a rowboat

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There’s something so classic and quaint about rowing out onto a lake or pond with your beau. Take advantage of that sweet yet dynamic energy (lots of action shots to be had as you row across the water!) and that picturesque aquatic backdrop and take your wedding photos out there! Not only will they be lovely photos, but you’re sure to have a blast together, too.

11. Explore a local vineyard

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Whether or not you’re a wine lover, rows of grapevines provide an idyllic backdrop for photos, especially when bunches of grapes cover the arbors. If you’re getting married near a vineyard, take advantage of your local bounty for your wedding photoshop. And end the day with a couple of glasses of wine from the vineyard!

12. Relaxing in a sweet, cozy cabin

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This is another idea that lends itself to less formal photos. Instead of photos posing for the camera in formalwear, your wedding photos could be more of a representation of how you spend time with your beloved, perhaps cuddling on the couch in fuzzy sweaters, sipping steaming mugs of tea, and laughing at each other’s jokes.

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