Every girl dreams about the perfect wedding. There have to be an amazing dress, a beautiful ceremony, the perfect (diamond) ring, helpful bridesmaids, an entertaining and perfectly organised reception but most of all a partner that you adore with all of your heart. This day is supposed to be the highlight of every relationship. A wedding strengthens not only the bond between the couple, it also connects two families.
So what happens if you’re not the little girl dreaming about their wedding any longer but you’re an engaged grown-up woman, completely overwhelmed by all the possibilities for your wedding? Well let me help you with this. I’ve done a bit of research about this year’s wedding trends for a good friend of mine so maybe I can inspire you a bit.
For a perfect wedding you should have a kind of theme or topic for the decoration, the playlist, the food as well as for the entertainment. The most popular theme of 2013 and 2014 is “The Great Gatsby”. Basically the whole wedding is inspired by the glamorous age of the 20s. The task is to keep it very classic and romantic but entertaining and fun. The main colours involved are white, gold, pastel and light pink. Weddings have gone much softer these days, focusing on more romantic kind of colours. The location definitely include these for a great extend. The flower arrangements are very classic as well. They usually include anemones, garden roses, poppies, lilac with greens in it like leaves, grass or vines. These keep it retro but modern at the same time. Not only the flowers but also the invitations tend to be more retro. Going with the topic “The Great Gatsby”, the invitations can be customised with handwriting, lace or gold foil stamping. Whatever you dream of can come true. Another big topic is the food. Of course the cake is the main thing at celebrations like that. Today’s wedding cakes are really classic, which goes great with the topic “The Great Gatsby”. They can include many different colours, glitter, gold or whatever suits the bride and the groom. The food can be specified to the attending guests but a big trend for this year are spicy food as well as small late night snacks.These snacks can include food like, churros, pretzels, nuts, etc.. Another big thing about 2014’s weddings is the so-called “social food”. There you don’t have waiters bringing you the food. The guests get their food by themselves. This encourages the socializing of the guests. When it comes to music the biggest trend for 2014 is playing your favourite songs in the style of your wedding, e.g. playing songs like “Without You” by David Guetta in the style of the 20s or a string quartet playing “Flaws” by Bastille.
The ultimate goal is to make it the perfect wedding that nobody will ever forget. So in order to do so, hiring a photographer and/or a videographer is a must! Imagine planning the most beautiful wedding ever and not having anyone to capture these special moments with a (video) camera? Weddings can get really expensive but you should never save money on not hiring a photographer (team)! We at The Light Studios in London offer really good and competitive prices for wedding photography. With our pictures no important detail will ever be forgotten. Talking to the bride as well as to the groom and the families is an important part of our work. We give them advice from our own experiences and help them as much as possible. Every loving glance exchanged between bride and groom will be in our pictures because in the end it’s all about love isn’t it; and this is exactly what we do at weddings: Capturing the love.
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