Wedding Trends 2012-Part One

Yea! The beautiful, elegant, over-the-top with Do It Yourself touches for weddings are back and in a big way. I'm thrilled to let you in on what I'm seeing for weddings in 2012. So much to tell you, that I need to post it in two blogs. Enjoy!
Part One:

Colors- I love the color trends for 2012. They are soft, delicate "watercolor" tones of pinks, lavenders, blues, yellows and greens. You'll find these colors in the bridesmaid dresses, shoes, the florals for the reception as well as wedding party, and in the details of cakes, wedding favors and room lighting.

Design: "Rustic Chic", "Mountain Elegant" and "Barn Romantic" are the terms I'm hearing from my clients. Using a ranch or barn for the wedding ceremony or reception and incorporating chandeliers and twinkle lighting will enhance the ceiling into something more than an old barn ceiling. Using soft draping with up lights to make the room feel romantic and warm. Think of using outdoor elements to include branches, lodge pole logs and flower pots. What about using pine cones throughout the theme of the event as place card holders, inside a cylinder surrounding a tall taper candle or just scattered on the table. Use beautiful linens of soft colors or antique lace on an old table to give the room some softness in a rustic atmosphere. Simple contains, mixed and matched of old mason jars, bottles and milk cans will go a long way and can also provide a budget conscience bride with a lot to her room design budget.

No More Cookie Cutter Weddings: I love that brides are telling me of their friends and relatives weddings they've attended and then requesting a wedding completely different. Find ways to make your wedding as unique and special as you are. You want your guests to leave your wedding stating "that was the best wedding I've ever attended". It's not that difficult to come up with the "I've not seen that before" elements to add to your wedding.  Write up a personal note for each and every guests to have at their place setting for dinner; bring in really fun and unusual props for the dancing portion of the evening....fun hats, feather boas, college props of hats and giant fingers and have your college fight song on your IPod  for the band or DJ to play. Come up with a unique way to serve your "signature drink" during the night. We used a ski boot glass to serve the speciality drink for a mountain wedding. Incorporate your favorite sports team(s). For example: I recently had a bride who informed me the importance of a college rival game on the same day as her wedding. We decided to have a longer cocktail hour in a local bar (we bought out for the duration of the game), had the bars' televisions broadcast the game on all the TVs and has special snacks of pizzas, hot dogs, and sliders for the guests to enjoy during the game. Yes, we included both team colors in special MM's favors to the guests to enjoy.