Curtain Backdrops

What is in this collection

Light and bright options include white sheer voile with soft daylight, a crisp white pipe and drape in straight pleats, ivory voile with fairy lights behind, billowing cream cotton gauze and an ivory ruched festoon. For weddings and showers there is champagne satin, layered blush chiffon, lavender organza and dusty blue and ivory voile. Darker and richer fabrics include black velvet in deep folds, navy crushed velvet, emerald velvet and dusty blue velvet in even pleats, plus gold and silver grey satin, fuchsia, mustard and terracotta velvet, washed sage linen and antique gold damask. The velvet, satin and chiffon curtains from the red curtain collection are included here too.

Wedding and party curtain backdrops

For a wedding curtain backdrop, the white voile, the ivory voile with fairy lights and the champagne satin are the most versatile: they are light, so names, dates and photos sit on them without heavy shadows. The dusty blue and ivory voile suits something-blue colour schemes. A black backdrop curtain does the opposite job: black velvet or navy crushed velvet makes faces and gold lettering stand out at galas, proms and low-key portraits. For a party curtain backdrop, go bold with fuchsia velvet or gold satin, or use the white pipe and drape for a plain event look at school dances and corporate nights. Blue and pink curtain backgrounds come in soft tones, from dusty blue velvet to blush chiffon. For theatre reds, the red curtain backgrounds have their own page; for shiny strands, see foil fringe backdrops.

Tips for using these backgrounds

• Brighten the subject for sheer curtains. The white voile, cream gauze and lavender organza glow with light from behind or the side. Give your subject soft, fairly bright light and lift the shadows a little so the person matches the airy look.
• Pick a pale curtain for busy templates. The white pipe and drape, ivory voile and champagne satin take dark text and photo frames easily. Save black and jewel-tone velvet for layouts with white or gold text.
• Crop with the folds. Most curtains hang in vertical folds, so a 2 x 6 strip cut from the portrait file looks natural anywhere across the width. The billowing gauze and the festoon scallops have more shape, so place them before you crop a 4 x 6 print.

Every curtain here is AI-generated, not a photograph of real fabric. For full ceremony sets with a floor, see wedding digital backdrops.