Any new trends in weddings?

Has anyone been to a wedding recently?

I'm curious to what new trends are popular as well as some fresh ideas.

What's in?

What's out?

What kind of food was served?

Etc.

We're doing an autumn/fall theme and want a simple, inexpensive, but elegant ceremony and reception.

I think I've been living on pint pintrest lately. Lol!

I don't know about trends and have never cared to follow them. Perhaps it's my Aries-ness, I don't know.

I went to my saggicorn's mother's wedding: Aries mom marrying a cancer man. The cutest and most loving couple! ☺️

Anyway, her bestie is Indian, so she actually had a henna night where we all got henna done! We listened to Indian music as we celebrated outdoors under a magnificent white tent.

She also got me and her nieces and sisters and mother sari's that we wore on the second day of festivities where they held a beautiful tea ceremony! The colors were beautiful! And all of the treats served with the various different types of tea were baked at her owned bakery. With each tea, there was an accompanying marital virtue and a speech by a close loved one. Guests were drinking out of customized glass tea cups which we were all invited to keep.

On the wedding day, everything was outdoors, yet again. She, being Aries, wanted everyone to have fun, so she had constant live music, games, food. We danced, a fit was thrilling. The food was Ethiopian, Indian, and German. We celebrated into the night, when we all watched a movie on a projector outside as we all lay on blankets in the grass and under the stars. The ceremony was in their barn, and they had beautiful stained glass that illuminated the matrimony in eclectic colors. There was a fiddle player (a bestie of the bride and groom), and my saggicorn took me down the aisle as the wedding party proceeded out. He and I danced down the aisle! I felt so honored to have been made a part of such an important moment in their lives.

Her cancer hubby is Scottish, so the men that were in the wedding wore kilts with the colors of his tribe. I got to see my saggicorn in a kilt, and my heart skipped beats all night! Because we were outdoors, a few family and friends brought their furry family members, and they played with the children (along with my saggicorn's dog.) It was so precious.

My saggicorn and I are INFP and INFJ recoectively, so we retired to a hammock to escape for a while and recharge.

The most important thing for a bride to do, I think, is to make the memories by doing what the bride loves. At the end of day, everyone will remember how they felt.

What I admired most about the entire weddin was that everything was done by a loved one and friend. From the henna, to the live music, to the sari's, to the tea for the ceremony, the decorations, the food...there was love steeped in on every level.

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I don't know about trends and have never cared to follow them. Perhaps it's my Aries-ness, I don't know.

I went to my saggicorn's mother's wedding: Aries mom marrying a cancer man. The cutest and most loving couple! ☺️

Anyway, her bestie is Indian, so she actually had a henna night where we all got henna done! We listened to Indian music as we celebrated outdoors under a magnificent white tent.

She also got me and her nieces and sisters and mother sari's that we wore on the second day of festivities where they held a beautiful tea ceremony! The colors were beautiful! And all of the treats served with the various different types of tea were baked at her owned bakery. With each tea, there was an accompanying marital virtue and a speech by a close loved one. Guests were drinking out of customized glass tea cups which we were all invited to keep.

On the wedding day, everything was outdoors, yet again. She, being Aries, wanted everyone to have fun, so she had constant live music, games, food. We danced, a fit was thrilling. The food was Ethiopian, Indian, and German. We celebrated into the night, when we all watched a movie on a projector outside as we all lay on blankets in the grass and under the stars. The ceremony was in their barn, and they had beautiful stained glass that illuminated the matrimony in eclectic colors. There was a fiddle player (a bestie of the bride and groom), and my saggicorn took me down the aisle as the wedding party proceeded out. He and I danced down the aisle! I felt so honored to have been made a part of such an important moment in their lives.

Her cancer hubby is Scottish, so the men that were in the wedding wore kilts with the colors of his tribe. I got to see my saggicorn in a kilt, and my heart skipped beats all night! Because we were outdoors, a few family and friends brought their furry family members, and they played with the children (along with my saggicorn's dog.) It was so precious.

My saggicorn and I are INFP and INFJ recoectively, so we retired to a hammock to escape for a while and recharge.

The most important thing for a bride to do, I think, is to make the memories by doing what the bride loves. At the end of day, everyone will remember how they felt.

That sounds fun!

Posted by truecap
Has anyone been to a wedding recently?

I'm curious to what new trends are popular as well as some fresh ideas.

What's in?

What's out?

What kind of food was served?

Etc.

We're doing an autumn/fall theme and want a simple, inexpensive, but elegant ceremony and reception.

I think I've been living on pint pintrest lately. Lol!

Well, there is a shift toward extremely personalized and non-traditional wedding glitz. Think Haute Couture and Avante Garde invades everything down to the food.

You strike me as more traditional, have you thought of rustic or antique? Not to be confused with country, getting married in a barn or mountain men.



Lots of floral arrangements, candles, lanterns. Food is simple, farm to table, and it's a feminine vibe threaded with masculine elements.

Nontraditional wedding dresses.

Black gowns

White gowns with huge colorful flower prints.

Pink gowns

I don't know about trends ... but, there is a local artist, he's pretty good .. anyway, he gets hired a lot to do wedding paintings.

Like, for several couples, he painted the scene in where they got engaged, he's painted wedding parties.

and though, it's after the wedding, so doesn't really help you ... but, it's a great to have on canvass, rather than just photographs .. especially in this day where everybody basically has a camera.

The painting idea is pretty cool!

Posted by DMV
Nontraditional wedding dresses.

Black gowns

White gowns with huge colorful flower prints.

Pink gowns

I've noticed that, too.

I got my dress already. It's a halter top style made out of chiffon with an open back with four pearl enhanced straps across the back. Simple, but elegant.

The venue we chose has an outdoor garden with three brick walls covered with ivy. Very pretty. The is an indoor building for the reception that is rustic in decor, has a stage, kitchen and bar area.

Posted by Gennie

Posted by truecap
Has anyone been to a wedding recently?

I'm curious to what new trends are popular as well as some fresh ideas.

What's in?

What's out?

What kind of food was served?

Etc.

We're doing an autumn/fall theme and want a simple, inexpensive, but elegant ceremony and reception.

I think I've been living on pint pintrest lately. Lol!

Well, there is a shift toward extremely personalized and non-traditional wedding glitz. Think Haute Couture and Avante Garde invades everything down to the food.

You strike me as more traditional, have you thought of rustic or antique? Not to be confused with country, getting married in a barn or mountain men.



Lots of floral arrangements, candles, lanterns. Food is simple, farm to table, and it's a feminine vibe threaded with masculine elements.

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That's very pretty.

Since it's a fall theme, for the aisle decor, I'm going to hollow out some pumpkins and fill some with fall flowers and the others drill holes in a design and light with candles.

Then they can be brought inside to decorate the reception.

I also thought about having slips of paper that people could write us a message or offer marriage advice and put in a jar for us to read later. My dad thinks that's silly because we're close to 50 and have been married before. He says we ought to know what not to do. Lol

I think it'd be fun to read all the notes.

I need ideas for food. We don't want to spend a lot, but realize we need to feed people. We're inviting about 60 to 75 people.

Also, would it be tacky to create an event on Facebook for save the date notification?

I don't know what is appropriate now days with social media being so prominent.

Posted by truecap
I need ideas for food. We don't want to spend a lot, but realize we need to feed people. We're inviting about 60 to 75 people.

Will you be hiring a caterer or is this DIY food?

Posted by truecap
Also, would it be tacky to create an event on Facebook for save the date notification?

I don't know what is appropriate now days with social media being so prominent.

My only concern would be the "I see this event on facebook, why didn't I get an invitation?!"

Posted by truecap
Since it's a fall theme, for the aisle decor, I'm going to hollow out some pumpkins and fill some with fall flowers and the others drill holes in a design and light with candles.

Then they can be brought inside to decorate the reception.

In-expensive (I hate the word cheap, makes it sound like Made in China) ideas

Skinny tall vases filled with water with floating tea lights.



Hunt down fabric for cloth when it goes on sale at a hobby shop.



Outline centerpiece areas using distressed picture frames, like so:



A lot of folks see pumpkins and think Gold/Red/Orange.

You can go the OTHER way:

Posted by truecap
I need ideas for food. We don't want to spend a lot, but realize we need to feed people. We're inviting about 60 to 75 people.

I went to a wedding a couple years ago that had a buffet. I know, buffet at a wedding right?

I think it was done tastefully though, it was sectioned off, and had 3 different buffet stands so lines werent extensive this way.

They saved so much money that way. Just make sure the food being served is delish. That's what I remember when it comes down to that, how good the food was, not how it was served.

Also are you showing a video on your journey together up to this point? I've seen that quite a bit too at weddings.

Posted by truecap
Also, would it be tacky to create an event on Facebook for save the date notification?

I don't know what is appropriate now days with social media being so prominent.

I would still go the traditional route and send out card invitations.

Posted by Gennie

Posted by truecap
I need ideas for food. We don't want to spend a lot, but realize we need to feed people. We're inviting about 60 to 75 people.

Will you be hiring a caterer or is this DIY food?

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Probably DIY.

I do have a friend who's willing to cook brisket, but that might get expensive even if he volunteers his labor.

Posted by Gennie

Posted by truecap
Also, would it be tacky to create an event on Facebook for save the date notification?

I don't know what is appropriate now days with social media being so prominent.

My only concern would be the "I see this event on facebook, why didn't I get an invitation?!"

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It would be a private event only for those who will be getting invitations.

Posted by Gennie

Posted by truecap
Since it's a fall theme, for the aisle decor, I'm going to hollow out some pumpkins and fill some with fall flowers and the others drill holes in a design and light with candles.

Then they can be brought inside to decorate the reception.

In-expensive (I hate the word cheap, makes it sound like Made in China) ideas

Skinny tall vases filled with water with floating tea lights.



Hunt down fabric for cloth when it goes on sale at a hobby shop.



Outline centerpiece areas using distressed picture frames, like so:



A lot of folks see pumpkins and think Gold/Red/Orange.

You can go the OTHER way:

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Great ideas! I am using fall colors, decorating with maple leaves, etc.

We could paint the pumpkins white.

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Posted by truecap
Also, would it be tacky to create an event on Facebook for save the date notification?

I don't know what is appropriate now days with social media being so prominent.

I would still go the traditional route and send out card invitations.

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We will be doing formal invitations. I'll probably mail them in August, two months prior.

Are you going to have an open bar?

Hors o'euvres/appetizers? Bruschettas are good, also meatballs with a sauce are good ideas if you are, it's inexpensive too.

You're in Texas right? People there love comfort food, yes?

Maybe a salsbury steak with mashed potatoes and a mixed veggies would be nice, or a lemon pepper chicken dish. Just some ideas I've seen at weddings.

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Are you going to have an open bar?

Hors o'euvres/appetizers? Bruschettas are good, also meatballs with a sauce are good ideas if you are, it's inexpensive too.

You're in Texas right? People there love comfort food, yes?

Maybe a salsbury steak with mashed potatoes and a mixed veggies would be nice, or a lemon pepper chicken dish. Just some ideas I've seen at weddings.

Those sound good!

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I need ideas for food. We don't want to spend a lot, but realize we need to feed people. We're inviting about 60 to 75 people.

Will you be hiring a caterer or is this DIY food?

Probably DIY.

I do have a friend who's willing to cook brisket, but that might get expensive even if he volunteers his labor.

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OK do you plan on hiring anyone to tend to the reception food? I helped with wedding things for my stepdaughter, she got married in 2014, soo I'm pretty up to date. I did manage to persuade her to hire a wedding day-of manager, we had the ceremony and reception at the Hilton overlooking the river, and it was catered. We ended up catering because no one wanted to be stuck making sure all the appetizers and stuff were being taken care of, instead of enjoying the wedding.

Also, DIY wedding reception food is not ACTUALLY cheaper. Besides food, you need plates, utensils, cups, serving ware, cookware, bake ware, storage ware, the little fire things for hot food, napkins etc etc.

For the modern day wedding a lot of people are hiring Food Trucks. I know most people think of Food Truck they see:

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When I say Food Truck I mean:



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You did mention it was outdoors? Especially if you can get the price to include a drink at what, 8-12 a plate? That's less than a thousand bucks for the food, includes plate, fork, someone ELSE to cook, someone ELSE to serve and someone ELSE to pack it up and leave.

These are so adorable, reminds me of TX, rustic and fall inspired. Masculine and feminine touches. Ok, I'm gonna stop, I want to plan your wedding now Cappy. Lol.



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Some pumpkin inspiration.

I l8ke the burlap but it's been done to death.

Posted by truecap
Also, would it be tacky to create an event on Facebook for save the date notification?

I don't know what is appropriate now days with social media being so prominent.

She had customized invites because she wanted to do that part more traditional. She plans to send all guest a 'thank you for attending' with a photograph of them at the wedding inside the card. She had a photographer who captured everyone in the moments. *^___^*

For everyone you're inviting is on FB, and you believe it will help you cut costs, go for it. You can even have your wedding registry easily accessible online, if you want.

I'm sending traditional invites and will be sending handwritten thank you notes, I was just wondering about Save The Date. I believe sending save the sate cards are popular now.

I'm not going to register for gifts, we don't need anything. We both own a house. We're combining two houses worth of stuff.

I've seen a lot of "rustic" themed things from people lately.

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I'm not going to register for gifts, we don't need anything. We both own a house. We're combining two houses worth of stuff.

You can always put up a receptacle of some kind for Good wishes, Advice, and a Honeymoon fund. That's actually a good idea for those who are not marrying for the first time.

For my family, at least the Cantonese side, it's customary to give the bridal couple money, money that is supposed to be spent within a specific amount of time for good luck and to bring more money to the newly wed couple.