Wedding Decor Rentals in Chicago: Planning Ceremony and Reception Decor
Chicago Flower Wall provides wedding decor rentals in Chicago for ceremonies and receptions, including silk ceremony arches and floral pillars, flower wall backdrops, aisle flowers, centerpieces, welcome signs, Chiavari chairs, a magazine cover photo booth, and LED and checkered dance floors. The planning rule the company's wedding collection is built around is simple: plan the ceremony and the reception as two separate settings, then coordinate the pieces you choose for each one. Delivery is charged separately, and setup, any repositioning, and pickup are confirmed for your venue and schedule in your quote.
Start with two settings, not one decor list
Most wedding decor problems are really one problem: a single list of pretty pieces with no plan for where each piece works, or when. The ceremony and the reception ask different things of the same rentals. The ceremony needs a focal point behind the couple, an aisle that reads well in photos, and seating that fits the room. The reception needs a head-table or photo backdrop, table decor at guest eye level, a welcome moment at the entrance, and a dance floor sized to the room. The wedding decor rentals in Chicago collection is organized exactly that way — ceremony arches, aisle flowers, centerpieces, welcome signs, photo booths, and reception rentals — so the useful first step is to split your list into two columns, ceremony and reception, and decide what each setting actually needs before you fall in love with individual pieces.
That split also settles the question couples ask most: what has to move? A ceremony arch or a flower wall can sometimes do double duty as the reception backdrop, but only if the venue's timeline and access allow the move. The wedding decor page is direct about this: specify the pieces needed in each location and whether anything must move during the event, and confirm any repositioning, access windows, and responsibilities before booking. A piece that cannot move in the time available is not a saving — it is a gap in one of the two rooms.
The ceremony setting: arch, pillars, aisle, and seating
The ceremony focal point is where most of the decor budget earns its keep, because it sits behind the couple in nearly every photo. Chicago Flower Wall's ceremony options start with silk flower arches: round and square arches at 8×8 feet, dressed in premium artificial florals that can be customized to your wedding colors. Alongside the arches are two-piece floral pillar sets, 7 feet tall, which frame the ceremony space without a full arch structure — a useful format for venues with tall windows or a view you do not want to block. Because the florals are silk rather than fresh, they are weather-resistant and hold their appearance from the first guest's arrival to the final photos, indoors or out.
A wedding arch rental includes professional delivery and setup on your wedding day, with next-day pickup, and delivery charged separately. What the team needs from you is the placement decision: share your date, venue, preferred arch style or pillar set, where it will stand, and the access route, and confirm the selected design and any floral details in the quote. Aisle flowers and ceremony seating complete the setting — the wedding collection includes aisle flowers, and the chair offering is built around Chiavari chairs for ceremony or reception seating, with the finish, quantity, and room layout confirmed in your quote.
The reception setting: backdrop, tables, and the photo moment
The reception backdrop is the second photo anchor of the day. A flower wall rental gives the head table, the cake, or a dedicated photo corner a finished background: the catalog lists 8×8-foot walls in white rose and garden-leaf, pink rose, red rose, black rose, champagne, and garden designs, plus an 8×16-foot red rose wall for wider placements. Pink rose is the wall in the photo below, styled with a Mr & Mrs neon sign behind a loveseat — a head-table treatment that doubles as the spot guests choose for their own photos all night.
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Tables are the layer guests sit inside, so they carry the theme at close range: the wedding collection includes centerpieces among its core rentals, and the welcome sign is the piece that sets the tone before guests reach their seats. The reception's interactive piece is the photo booth. Chicago Flower Wall's booth is a walk-in magazine cover photo booth: it measures 7 feet high, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet deep, with a custom-printed acrylic panel designed for your event — names, headlines, or branding — built-in lighting, and a digital proof you approve before production. It is self-service: guests step inside and take photos on their own phones or cameras, and there is no built-in camera, printer, or attendant, which keeps the footprint and the staffing simple. Share the venue access and the placement area so the team can confirm the fit.
The dance floor decision: LED, light up, or checkered
The floor is the reception piece couples size last and regret most, because the right size depends on the room's usable footprint, not the guest list alone. An LED dance floor rental — the illuminated floors also searched as light up dance floor rentals — comes in catalog sizes from 7×7 to 20×20 feet, including infinity-style effects like the floor pictured below. The black-and-white checkered floor is the classic alternative, in 12×12 feet for up to 30 guests, 15×15 for up to 50, 18×18 for up to 80, and 21×21 for 100 or more, with a high-gloss mirror finish. For either style, share your room plan, the available footprint, the floor surface, the access route, and power notes: catalog size labels do not confirm the usable dancing area or the complete installed footprint, and those are confirmed for your room in the quote. One firm rule from the company: LED dance floors are installed on suitable indoor or hard surfaces, never on grass.
What to have ready before you request a quote
The wedding decor page lists exactly what a useful quote request contains, and it doubles as a planning checklist: your date and venue, the ceremony and reception schedule, your guest count, and your preferred rental list, split by setting. Add design references — photos of the look you want — and any names or dates needed for personalization, such as a booth panel or a welcome sign. Venue facts matter as much as design facts: the full venue address, the room or ceremony layout, loading access, and the venue's own rules, so delivery, setup, and pickup can be confirmed item by item. The quote then confirms the selected rentals, availability, delivery charges, and the agreed installation and pickup arrangements. Rental prices exclude delivery, which is available and charged separately.
Wedding decor across Chicago and the suburbs
Chicago Flower Wall is based in Hickory Hills and serves wedding venues across Chicago and the suburbs, including Naperville, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Oak Brook, Elmhurst, Aurora, Evanston, Des Plaines, Lombard, Downers Grove, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Wheaton, and Addison. The same two-setting planning applies in a downtown ballroom, a suburban banquet hall, or a garden venue: the ceremony gets its focal point, aisle, and seating, the reception gets its backdrop, tables, photo moment, and floor, and anything that moves between the two is agreed before the day, not improvised during it.
Frequently asked questions about wedding decor rentals in Chicago
What wedding decor can I rent for both the ceremony and the reception?
Chicago Flower Wall's wedding collection covers both settings: ceremony arches and floral pillars, aisle flowers, and Chiavari chairs for the ceremony, and flower wall backdrops, centerpieces, welcome signs, a magazine cover photo booth, and dance floors for the reception. Plan the two settings separately, then note anything you want moved between them so repositioning can be confirmed for your venue and schedule.
Are the ceremony arches and pillars made with real or silk flowers?
They are premium artificial — silk — florals. The arches (round and square, 8×8 feet) and the two-piece pillar sets (7 feet tall) can be customized to your wedding colors, and because the flowers are silk they are weather-resistant and hold their appearance through the whole event instead of wilting.
How much do wedding decor rentals in Chicago cost?
Pricing is quoted per event, based on the pieces you select, your date, and your venue, so there is no single package price to publish honestly. Rental prices exclude delivery, which is charged separately. Send your date, venue, schedule, guest count, and rental list, and the quote will confirm the selected rentals, availability, delivery charges, and setup and pickup arrangements.
Can the same backdrop be used at the ceremony and then at the reception?
Sometimes — an arch or flower wall can do double duty if the venue's timeline and access allow it to be moved. That move has to be specified when you book: confirm the repositioning, the access windows, and who is responsible for the move before the day, rather than assuming it can happen during the room flip.
Do you deliver and set up wedding decor at Chicago venues?
Yes — delivery and setup are arranged per venue, and delivery is charged separately. The arch rental, for example, includes setup on the wedding day and next-day pickup. Share the full venue address, layout, loading access, and venue rules with your quote request so the arrangements can be confirmed item by item.
Plan your Chicago wedding decor
Start with the two lists — ceremony and reception — and the facts above: your date, venue, schedule, and guest count. Request a quote from Chicago Flower Wall with your preferred rentals for each setting, and the team will confirm availability, delivery, setup, and pickup for your venue. Chicago Flower Wall, 7736 W 99th St, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 · (630) 440-0889 · Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat 10am–4pm, Sun by appointment.