Real Weddings, Advice, & Inspiration

Catalyst Wedding Company highlights weddings by and for game-changers. We seek to amplify and empower voices and viewpoints that are usually missing from the Wedding Industrial Complex. We're a community of badass wedding professionals who love all things funky, fresh, diverse, unique, and personality-driven; we convene twice yearly for (un)convention, a collaborative workshop, styled shoot, and dinner party. We're also the publishers of Catalyst Wedding Mag, a resource for couples looking for inspiration and affirmation that doing things differently in wedding-world is not only ok, it's wonderful!

With so much pressure to have a Pinterest-perfect wedding day, choosing the backdrop for saying your “I Do’s” can be a tough decision. Thankfully, there is no one way to choose a backdrop for your wedding ceremony. As with anything on your wedding day, choose a backdrop that really reflects who you are as a couple. Here are some of our favorites to inspire you and show you that any choice can be beautiful!

Art-Filled Backdrops

Original Artwork

A Badass Mural

Photos by Phylicia Willis of Posh Moments Photography.

A Gallery or Art Museum

Photography by S Photography. Catering and venue by Bella Italia. Officiant Kat Millicent

Plants & Florals

Clean Lines and Big Green Leaves

Planner & Styling: Moxie Bright Events, Event, Floral Design & Styling: Winston & Main, Photography: J Wiley Photography

A Round Floral Archway

Modern Geometry

Colorful Canvas-Wrapped Geometry

Balloon Design by Young at Heart Balloons. Installation by ENLY Design. Co-Planning + Paper Goods by AGD Studio. Florals by Fluorescence Flowers. Co-Planning by Hey! Party Collective. Photography by Our Two Hearts

The Great Outdoors

The City Skyline

Photo by De Nueva Photography. Officiant A More Perfect Union.

Your Favorite Massive Tree

A Forest or National Park

Photography by Vivian Chen Photography. Venue University of California Botanical Gardens

The Desert

A Mountain Range

Photos by Meredith Harris Photographers, LLC

The Ocean

Your Own Backyard

Your Front Porch

In Front of Your Airstream Trailer

Embracing Architecture

In Front of a Grand Fireplace

Choose a Beautiful Door

Photos by Brittany Richardson and Latricia Buffington.

Paper Craft

Paper Floral Archways

Translucent Paper Cones

Paper Lantern Archway

JEN SIOMACCO

Jen Siomacco is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Catalyst Wedding Co. She works to mesh together her love of feminism, love stories, accessibility, equality, and design into the Catalyst brand. When she’s not traveling the country working to make the wedding industry a more inclusive place, she’s writing on her couch and snuggled up with her husband and SUPER lazy cats.