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Our ceremony will be held outdoors in the garden of our venue, the InterContinental Los Angeles. It’s a really beautiful blank canvas for us to work with (I wish I could find a picture of the garden undecorated– sorry about that!). I’m imagining a classic, clean look with lots of vibrant colors in shades of burgundy and dark pink.

By a stroke of good luck, I came across this picture of the InterContinental garden decorated for an Indian wedding (images courtesy of Andrena Photo).

The tented structure is called a “mandap” and it’s a traditional Indian marriage canopy (sort of the Indian version of a chuppah). There are numerous variations on the mandap, such as this or this, but I love the tented version for its clean lines and romantic florals. I also like the sweet nosegays along the aisle, but maybe in shades of deep pink.

I’m also wondering if I should add flowers to the trees. Maybe something like this (images courtesy of Marisa Holmes):

The dangling flowers remind me of the traditional garlands so often used in Indian weddings. I think the whole look is very exotic and romantic. I’m thinking of recreating it with burgundy or dark pink.

Any ideas on how I should decorate the garden? How did you decide upon your ceremony decor?