Ideas & Inspiration 

How To Incorporate the Coquette Aesthetic Into Your Wedding

By Jessica Otte

When planning your wedding, the options are endless; it’s easy to get inspirationally overwhelmed. Defining how you want your celebration to look and feel is crucial to keeping your day authentically you. To help, we’ve broken down three different wedding aesthetics into mood boards chock full of inspiration. This week: coquette.

The Venues:

  • Marie Gabrielle
  • The Adolphus Hotel
  • Knotting Hill Place
  • Hotel Crescent Court
A lush floral ceiling of pink, white, and blue hydrangeas and roses hangs over a white stage and dance floor inside a clear-top tent. Geometric gold lanterns are suspended among the greenery, and a live band setup with drums and microphones stands against a blue patterned backdrop.
Grant Daniels

 

Allie Baron and Chris Burton | April 5, 2025

“Allie wanted her floral in a palette of pink, blue, green, and white with a balance of greenery and blooms. She wanted it to feel garden-y and romantic.” —Leah Spillman, Jackson Durham

Featured Florals:

  • Roses
  • Peonies
  • Cherry blossoms
  • Viburnum
  • Stephanotis
  • Hydrangeas
An elegant wedding reception table set with a light pink tablecloth, floral pattern plates, and a centerpiece featuring pastel roses, wildflowers, and glowing candles in glass cylinders. In the soft-focus background, more tables and a large flowering cherry blossom tree display sit within a ballroom garden setting.
Jennifer Yarbro Photography

Isabella Cantu & Jonathan Dick | June 28, 2025

“I am the type of person that loves color! My wedding Pinterest board would give a minimalist a heart attack. I wanted the reception to feel bright, fun, but still definitely cohesive.” —Isabella Cantu

An elegant dinner place setting featuring a white napkin tied with a thin black bow, resting on a patterned plate with a green center and crystal glassware. In the background, a small butter dish is covered by a glass cloche amidst additional crystal wine and water glasses.
Sarah Kate, Photographer

Madison Marchbanks & Troup Rolland | January 13, 2024

“Sometimes less is more. I like to do on-trend but different.” —Todd Fiscus, Todd Events

Three-tiered white wedding cake decorated with intricate cream piping and multiple thin black velvet bows. It sits on a round table next to a champagne glass tower and serving utensils in an elegant room with white curtains.
Silver Bear Creative

Jenice Pua & Kevin Engleman | May 31, 2025

“I’ve always loved the Lambeth-style tiered wedding cake to me, it’s classic and vintage. Jacqueline from Llebaike absolutely nailed it and made our wedding cake dreams come true!” —Jenice Pua

A paper hand fan with a floral design and the date July 13, 2024, rests on a peach and white striped tablecloth below a lush arrangement of grapefruit halves, oranges, and pink and peach roses.
Eric McVey

Elizabeth Anderson & Saagar Sarin | July 13, 2024

“Our custom hand fan channels Marie Antoinette with romantic florals and soft pastels.”

—Chelsea Carpenter, Southern Fried Paper

See our Old World and avant-garde mood boards for more inspiration.

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White“Renaissance” Plate | Top Tier Event Rentals

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