When planning your wedding, draw inspiration from the latest wedding trends and then infuse your own personality and style. So, how do you know what’s hot and what’s not? Here are some of the latest wedding trends from a number of the industry’s top experts. They cover everything from wedding food and budget tips to weddings that go green.
What’s in
and what’s out
Wedding cakes
“Many couples are taking their cakes to new levels with unique fillings such as caramel apple or cream cheese, while others are making each layer of the cake a different flavor,” says Diane Forden, Editor-in-Chief of Bridal Guide Magazine.
“The days of the white cake are over. Brides are opting for cakes with bold colors and abstract shapes,” explains Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs Caterers.
Your guests, young and old, will enjoy the cupcakes at your reception. What’s fun is that you can get the cupcakes in a variety of flavors.
If you’d like, you can still have a smaller, separate one tier cake used for the cake cutting ceremony.
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Wedding food
Instead of a sit down or buffet dinner, many couples are saving money by serving only cocktails and appetizers at their wedding reception. If you aren’t serving a meal at your reception, be sure to plan your wedding away from traditional mealtime and indicate that it is “cocktails only” on your invitation. You don’t want hungry, disgruntled guests who were expecting a full meal.
Dessert action stations are also becoming very popular. You can rent a chocolate or caramel fountain and provide lots of fruit, cake and other treats for dipping. A build-your-own banana split or ice cream sundae station is also a terrific idea.
“Fried food and heavy entrees are out,” says Andrea Correale. “Lighter fare, organic cuisine, and vegetarian cuisine are definitely in.”
“Serve guests an organic feast of foods produced without chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or pesticides, and top it off with organic drinks,” says Diane Forden. “During cocktail hour, for example, try Square One vodka and Juniper Green gin, both fermented without additives.”
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Wedding flowers
“In color palettes, green is still the most sought after color with accent shades of creams and white or hot pinks and mango coral,” says Clara Varga-Gonzales, owner of Tiger Lily Florist in Charleston, S.C. “However, combinations of deep burgundy red Black Magic roses, Black Forest mini Callas and rich purple, almost black, tulips are striking against ornate damask linen. No more white linen on guest tables for sure.”
“Whimsical bouquets designed with gerbera daisies or dare I say ‘carnations!’
Carnations, so often frowned upon as a ‘funeral flower’ come in a wide range of colors and of course are very reasonably priced. For a day time wedding, consider a tussy of carnations bound with a whimsical patterned ribbon!”
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