Brides are rising to the occasion and saying “I Do” with the most unique signature statements in the history of weddings. And, grooms are just as involved, as couples are marrying at an older age. Today’s financial planning is shared and grooms are more involved.
- Planning a wedding can seem like an amazing task and couples are soaring to new heights as style becomes paramount! Party themes are being modeled after oil paintings by Norman Rockwell and Vincent Van Gogh and others, evoking the idyllic depictions of the warm feelings and the beauty of the setting within the picture frame. Cakes, a time honoured wedding symbol are ramping up the wedding theme, mimicking the bridal gown with lace designs or vivid colours.
From Hollywood sets to medieval themes, brides and grooms are having the time of their lives matching their lifestyles and personalities. You’ll often find rental furniture and chandeliers in a vignette setting in the wedding hall for a living-room feel.
These touches are the things that separate one special day from another, and this upcoming season is no different. Former First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Diana were responsible for the return to fairy tale weddings, but today’s trends are far more than just emulating the upper crust of society.
Destination weddings have gone beyond the barefoot beach to mountain tops, vineyards, hot air balloons, sky-diving and underwater adventures. Once home again, there will be a party for the ones who couldn’t travel, but had the opportunity to view the bride and groom say their vows on a wedding web cast from afar. Technology is the new “now” for saying marriage vows.
From flowers to food, invitations to photography, today’s weddings have taken on a whole new face. They are all about fashion and trends. Guests marvel at the Monday morning water cooler when they describe the weekend weddings they attended. Today’s celebrations are fun, unique, energizing and most definitely, a treat to attend.
What makes today’s weddings uniquely different is that they don’t follow the traditional template of their parent’s wedding day. You’ll find martini and sushi bars, ice cream and espresso carts, dessert bars laden with treats of fruit, yummy pastries and chocolate fountains.
An actor friend of mine was recently hired to be part of an entertainment duo acting as a “statue-like” bride and groom at the reception. They held their poses, mannequin-style, like decorative pieces in the hall and also mingled with the guests, creating a unique and edgy atmosphere that added that “unique” touch. Artists are also being hired to sketch caricatures of the guests which lends a fun element to the party and acts as a take-home favour.
This season, cakes are still elaborate symbols with antiqued patina painted with elaborate silver or gold leaf, or with fresh flowers adorning them. Brides can choose a cake that isn’t made with cake batter at all, but constructed of cheese rounds or not iced, but filled with magnificent layers of custard or fruit.
John Lyons Photography, Windsor, Ontari- will travel
Today’s gowns and flowers speak volumes about romance. Vintage, opulent, glam are in with stunning headpieces; veils, fascinators, feather bands and sparkly jeweled hair clips. They will be the rage well into 2014 as the Gatsby look takes hold, when the movie debuts this spring. The recreation of the Hollywood-look is quite simple and understated. The details of the dress, both the front and back are second only to the bride’s face as the focal point.
Big weddings, intimate, traditional weddings, beach weddings, yacht weddings; whatever venue is chosen speaks loudly to the couple and their lifestyle, and it’s adding flair and fun to a wedding invitation. Almost anything goes, with each wedding personalized with the bride and groom’s signature style.
If wedding invitations are filling your mailbox, you may find an adventure in the extraordinary as couples continue last season’s trends with their distinctive fingerprint and do it their way! Weddings are wonderful events because no two are alike and, are dictated by families, customs and the personalities of the people hosting them.
To everyone planning an upcoming wedding; there has been no time as exciting as right now for your wedding day. The sky is the limit; the mood is lively and fun, and couples have every option in the world to say, “I Do” their way.
