Top 10 Pearl Wedding Decoration Ideas

Pearls are a classic choice for wedding jewelry, but in 2022, they are much more than just baubles to be worn around the neck.

Pearls are making a huge statement at weddings as décor!

Here are our top ten pearl wedding decorations that go beyond accessories to give your wedding the pearlcore vibe you’re searching for.

White Wedding Cake With Pearl Details: Belle the Magazine

Wedding Cake Dripping in Pearls

White cakes are made even more beautiful when they are decorated with edible pearls at a pearl themed wedding.

Large pearls can give the cake a quirky, playful appearance, while swirling dainty pearls can give your cake a romantic appearance. Pearls can be incorporated with flowers, gold leaf, and other details, depending on the theme of your big day.

Chair Back With Strands of Pearls and Crystal Beads Tied With a Ribbon: Bridal Musings

Chair Backs Draped in Pearls

There’s something beautiful about a strand of pearls draped down the back of the bride as she sashays down the aisle. You can mimic the same look on your wedding day by draping strands of pearls on the backs of chairs. Let the pearls speak for themselves or incorporate other details, like flowers, ribbon, or crystals.

Table Centerpiece Featuring Pearl-Filled Vases and Candles: Cedarwood Weddings

Fill Vases With Pearls

One of the easiest ways to incorporate pearl wedding details into your big day is to fill vases with loose pearls.

Fill clear vases with pearls and water for flower arrangements, place a tealight candle on top of a pile of pearls inside a clear vase, or fill unique items, like clam shells and apothecary jars, with pearls.

Framed Table Number Made Out of Pearls: The Knot

Pearl Table Numbers

You can use pearl encrusted picture frames to display table numbers. If you want to DIY your pearl wedding decorations, consider creating the numbers themselves out of pearls. Glue loose pearls in the shape of a number on a background that matches your color palette and have each number framed and placed on reception tables.

White Tablescape With Beaded Napkins: Wedding Sparrow

Tulle and Fabric Decorations Scattered With Pearls

If you’re planning a pearlcore wedding, pearl-encrusted tulle is a must. It is beautiful when it comes to fashion, whether you are wearing a pearl-dotted veil or bridal wrap, but you can take it to the next level by decorating with tulle and other fabrics that have been dotted with pearls.

Drape pearled tulle over an arch at your ceremony, decorate tables with pearl-dotted table cloths and napkins, or hang swags of pearl-encrusted tulle from the ceiling in a ballroom.

Table Centerpieces Featuring Pearl-Covered Pomanders: Something Turquoise

Pearl-Covered Wreaths and Pomanders

Wreaths and pomanders can be a beautiful way to decorate ceremony and reception spaces, especially if they are dripping in pearls.

Create your own wreaths by gluing clusters of pearls on metal hoop wreaths or covering a floral foam wreath in pearls. Pearl-covered pomanders can be displayed on the tops of pillar candle holders and hung from doorknobs and chair backs.

Bouquet of Roses Featuring Strands of Pearls: Wedd Book

Floral Arrangements With Peeks of Pearls

If you’re looking for a more understated way of incorporating pearl wedding décor into your big day, consider using beaded pearl sprays and sprigs throughout your floral arrangements.

Combine them with crystal sprigs at a winter wedding, or layer them with dried palm fronds and pampas grass at a boho wedding.

Decanters Draped In Strands of Pearls: Munaluchi Bride

Perfectly Placed Strands of Pearls

We talked about hanging strands of pearls on the backs of chairs, but pearl strands are much more versatile than that! If you’re throwing a pearl-themed party, you should find creative ways to place strands of pearls throughout your ceremony and reception.

For example, you can hang strands of pearls from the arms of a chandelier or get creative and hang them from things like picture frames and decanters.

Place Setting Featuring a Pearl Napkin Ring: Tulle & Chantilly

Pearl Place Settings

There are many creative ways to incorporate pearls into your place settings. One of the easiest is to use pearl napkin rings. You can find charger plates with decorative details that look like pearls. You may even be able to find fabric placemats or table cloths that are scattered with pearls.

Aisle Decorated With Beaded Curtains: Bridal Guide

Hanging Strands of Pearls

If you want your pearl wedding decorations to take center stage, simply hang them up! A curtain of pearls would look beautiful behind the head table, strands can hang from the branches of a tree at an outdoor wedding, and strands can be gathered up in doorways like a curtain.

Pearls aren’t just a beautiful accessory—they make great decorations too! Whether you’re looking for a touch of class at your wedding or you’re going for a full pearlcore celebration, the ideas on this list will help your wedding day vision come to life.