Wedding trends blog –
Wedding trends, I have heard that word a lot over the years and yes trends to come and go and them come back again in lots of aspects of our lives, fashion, music, food ect, ect! However, when it comes to a wedding, I believe each wedding should be as individual as the couple themselves and that can be done by taking a ‘current trend’ and putting your own stamp on it!
Here I’m going to talk about the current wedding trends and how to use them and make them your very own…..
Venue trends – there are all sorts of different styles of wedding venues these days, your traditional hotel, castles, converted barns, converted churches, old chapels, stylish and chic city centre venues. Here is where the decision making starts for most couples, sometimes a split decision of one having always had their heart set on a castle and the other yearning for the rustic barn venue! This part of the planning should be enjoyable, and my advice is visit, have your planner visit/research as many different venues as possible as I promise you, when you know you’ll know! The venue you choose will set the tone for the decor trend you follow too….
Decor trends – decor does depend on your venue, this will determine all sorts of things from how much decor you require, whether you’re going for candles or flowers, even down to the chairs you choose.
Traditional hotel venues normally have most of your decor included within the venue and package, I think of hotel functions rooms as a soft type of decor, white and flowers! However, with that said you can put your own stamp on these venues too, with little bits of detail like the aisle décor, quirky favours for tables and much more. If you love photos and memories, add into theme the photos of yourselves throughout the years. Whether that be on the tables or next to your guest book or why not have a Polaroid guest book where your guests can take their photo and stick it in along with a special message for you, this is a lovely touch…..don’t forget the glue dots, I have had many last minute shop dashes for glue dots!
Barns and DIY venues – these are a hot trend now, this is one that you can certainly make your own, you basically have a blank canvas to do what you like with, as exciting as this sounds, remember it is a lot of work, so definitely in list the help of a wedding planner. Barns and old churches and such like are very rustic and to me the word rustic only means one thing, fairy light canopies and lots and lots of candles!! Gorgeous sleek chairs lined along long banquet tables!
Stylish City Centre venues– These normally have lots of things rolled into one, old world sophistication, stylish, rustic……! The city centre theme can be followed very easily with the bridal party arriving in a traditional white cab, your photographer can lap up the city centre shots, down little lanes, outside the grand buildings and for some photographers even on the city centre roofs! There are soo many beautiful city wedding venues dotted all around our gorgeous city of Glasgow and city centre weddings are on trend for sure!
Other decor trends, include backdrops, as we have all gone selfie daft, we need a cute background more than ever which are also perfect for those group shots! Whether it’s illuminated letters, flower walls or shimmer walls, these are now a ‘must have’ wedding item! They really do add that wow factor to any style of venue and act as the backdrop not only for the selfies but for the important part of your day including signing your register and cutting your cake.
If you have any questions regarding or require help choosing a venue, planning or styling your special day please drop me a line – louize@weddingsbylouize.com
Love
Louize x
