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WEDDING TRENDS 2020
Wonderful Wirral Weddings share with us the
10 biggest trends you need to know about.
Like everything, Wedding trends come and go. These days there
is no such thing as a ‘traditional’ wedding with couples opting
to personalise their big-day’s their way. Thankfully brides are no
longer pigeon holed as classic or boho and guests no longer have
to go through the summer attending identical weddings and eating
chicken dinners. The biggest trend of all right now is individuality
with couples celebrating their own individual love stories in their
own individual way…
1. Sustainable Weddings
From minimising travel miles and
food waste to using recycled products
and sourcing locally many couples are
looking to reduce the environmental
and ethical impact of their big days.
Choosing to use recycled paper for
your stationery and doing something
meaningful like a charity donation
instead of favours are all super-popular
ways of keeping your big day green.
2. Wedding Cake Creations
Forget icing you’d crack your teeth on and stodgy fruit cakes, these
days wedding cakes are a work of art. Decorated in everything from
gold leaf and edible flowers to metallic icing drips and lashings of
buttercream they also need to taste as good as they look. Even Harry
and Megan went off piste with their lemon and elderflower cake –
delicious and modern, just like them.
6. Table Décor
Huge centrepieces are no more – its all about dramatic styling and
personalisation. Couples want their wedding breakfast to look and feel
like a high end restaurant experience with coloured cutlery, beautiful
layered crockery and textured décor all making an appearance.
7. Go Wild
It's not just the straws in the post ceremony Bellini’s that are sustainable,
more and more couples are seeking out sustainable blooms. From
locally foraged, seasonal wildflowers and foliage to a hike in the use
of dried flowers is all about getting your look whilst saving the planet.
8. Natural Locks
Call it the Megan Markle effect but the overly ‘done’ do is most
definitely out. Freshly washed tresses, natural waves and the un-done
bun are what it’s all about this season so step away from the hairspray
ladies.
3.Veggie and Vegan Menus
Catering guru and owner of Cheeky Chilli Event Catering, Kim Maher,
said a huge number of couples are now opting for a 100% veggie or
vegan feast. ‘Street food style feasts and more casual options such as
BBQ’s and grazing tables are super-popular now with couple’s wanting
to eat the food they love rather than the traditional wedding fayre.’
4. Two Wedding Dresses!
It might be your biggest clothing purchase ever but now its all about
the dual dress reveal. Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Billie Faiers
and Ellie Goulding (who wore no less than 4 outfits on her big day)
have made the two dress trend a staple. Changing onto a second dress
or even jumpsuit for your reception allows you to really let your own
personality and style shine.
5. Confetti is so last year
If you must go with confetti it must be sustainable, so dried petals all
the way. This year you will see less and less confetti with bubbles and
fabulous ribbon wands taking over as the most instagrammable post
ceremony must-haves.
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9. Statement Veils
If you are going down the veil route it's all about going big or going
home! Ever since Hilary Baldwin went bold with her ‘Till Death Do
Us Part’ veil, brides can’t get enough of personalised, cathedral length
creations that really pack a punch.
10. Gender Mixed Wedding Parties
As most of our friendship groups are well and truly mixed these days
there has been a massive growth in mixed gender bridal and groom
parties. The rise of the ‘bridesman’ and ‘groomswoman’ is set to hit
new heights in 2020.