A trip down an outdoor aisle now culminates in scenes far more varied and clever than the once-standard arch entwined with flowers. "There's only so much you can do with them, and they're a bit passe," Gorjestani says. Instead, she's fond of using Mother Nature's other gifts, as in the two soaring trees the party pro brought in for a ceremony on the spacious lawn at the Four Seasons resort in Santa Barbara (left). "We positioned them so their branches formed a natural canopy that perfectly framed the bride and groom," she says. "It was simplicity itself."