4 Wedding Trends That Will Remain En Vogue
Wedding trends are nothing new, with white wedding dresses trending all the way back to the 1800s when Queen Victoria wed Albert of Saxe-Coburg.
Fortunately, that tradition is still one of many of today’s wedding trends, but which has evolved over the years to embrace everything from the digital age to classic minimalism. Here are four wedding trends that are likely here to stay.
1. Wedding Websites
With all the focus on wedding gowns and decor, we often forget to look at the rise of wedding websites in the digital age. Couples can now create their own personalized wedding website through companies like Minted that offer gorgeous, DIY templates featuring romantic touches like flowers and soft hues.
Upload your favorite travel photos or moments together, announce venue details and events, share travel tips, and add a link to an online registry.
2. Destination Weddings with Culture
While planning a destination wedding to exotic locales like Greece or the Caribbean is nothing new, infusing the local culture as part of your celebration is a welcome trend.
For example, couples can work with a wedding planner to coordinate fun local flavor like a Montenegro guitar procession or get inspired by Mexican culture in San Miguel de Allende and end the ceremony with a parade through town.
However you choose to embrace the local culture and flavor, get the guests in on the fun and enjoy a bonding experience from learning to make pizza in Italy to hiking through a rainforest in Costa Rica together.
3. Royal Fashion
It’s no secret royal fashion is trending, especially after the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle made quite the global splash. Many of today’s brides are inspired by all things royal, including regal capes, tiaras, billowy sleeves and high-end dresses with jeweled embellishments or clean, minimalist lines and long veils.
But remember — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex also smashed traditional, royal norms with touches like gospel inspired music. If that’s something you and your bride want to emulate, then make it a point to blend regal details with a modern flourish to capture the magic of an evolving royal wedding.
4. Practical Wedding Favors
Wedding favors are a great way to not only commemorate your nuptials but also to serve as a keepsake memento to your guests for attending. However, do you really need to go out of your way and splurge on dozens of disposable cameras to snap photos or personalized mason jar glasses?
The answer is “no, you don’t.” Today’s wedding favors trend toward all things practical for guests to enjoy beyond the wedding. Thus, provide wedding favors that guests can reuse repeatedly, like coffee beans, honey or soap sets, for a more personal and useful touch.
Reflecting Your Signature Style
Studying yesterday and today’s wedding trends is a fun way to get inspired to create a perfect and fun-filled dream wedding. So, when it comes to planning your special day, reflect on what’s important to you and your guests, albeit planning a destination wedding with culture or keeping guests feeling involved and organized with a personal wedding website. Whatever you choose, don’t be afraid to mix and match the trends you love most for a customized event that reflects your signature style.
