We so often find ourselves in the middle of a gorgeous field, on the banks of some lazy river, under a canopy of oaks, or on a spotless bentgrass lawn with nothing but imagination to fuel a magical altar design. The blank slate is a favorite- where the structure + its architecture are completely up to yours truly. It’s definitely a challenge to create arbors and altars that don’t seem contrived or downright out of place, and abundant blooms are the key. Here we’ve shared just a few drop dead stunning ways to frame that sweet first kiss.

{Love, the Nelsons + Hey Gorgeous/Rachel Clingen}{Once Wed/Loft Photographie}{Christian Oth/Jen Huang}{John Dolan + Lewis Miller/The Nichols}{José Villa/Ariella Chezar}{no source/intimate weddings}{Carlie Statsky + Christine Cater/Braedon Flynn}