This year, following traditions, is out, and being original is on trend.
“Couples are embracing ‘their weird,'” says wedding photographer Kara Payton fromKCM Studios.
Want to know more about the exciting ways couples say “I do?”
Here’s your expert-based guide to the best wedding trends.
According to New York-based event architect Jung Lee, weekend-long celebrations are a big trend in 2023.
“Post-pandemic, people want to celebrate their love with multiple moments with their loved ones.
So many couples plan weekends full of festivities rather than just one main event,” Lee told us.
“Just about everything that makes a wedding, a wedding, is getting a facelift!”
“The trend is the rise in afterparties,” New York-based event planner Louis Avanti ofAMG Eventstold us.
“Continuing the occasion with different music or entertainment.
These can range from a cool club feel to a speakeasy vibe, depending on preference.
This serves as a wind-down,” he adds.
“Engaged couples are looking for extra customization in their floral wedding design.
“Baby’s breath is back but in a much simpler manner,” Garland Coleman told us.
“No greenery, just white clouds or baby’s breath with white roses.”
But some pandemic rituals have stuck with a preference for outdoor weddings.
“Italy is the number one place apart from Mexico where the Caribbean.
Instead, expect 2023 brides to embrace looser-looking hairdos as they opt for more natural looks.
This will also be popular for those embracing the low-maintenance rooty color trend,” Ehman adds.
Loose undone-looking updos, hair-down styles, and soft waves are in demand.
“Brides this year don’t want to look too far off their everyday look.
Natural make-up styles are making a comeback
Wedding makeup trends are constantly changing.
The 2023 bridal look is all about enhancing a healthy natural glow.
“There is an emphasis on natural, radiant, and dewy makeup,” says Gibson.
Three-tier wedding cakes are becoming a must-have wedding prop
What’s a wedding without cake?
Of course, nothing is more fun for dessert-loving couples than taste-testing cake flavors before settling on a favorite.
According to Mitchell, couples still go for more simple styles, including white cakes with subtle details.
Manal Waugh, director and wedding dress designer at bridal labelBowie Raetold us.
“Many brides are ditching the all-white look and adding soft pink tones to their bridal do.
“The final look really is all about the bride and her personal style,” she adds.
“Many of our clients want the all-white look, complimented by gold and candlelight.
Others are big fans of bringing the outdoors inside with pops of pink, orange, and yellow.
Overall, weddings are trending towards lighter and brighter colors.”
“Color is in bold, bright, and beautiful!
“Wedding menus are getting very creative, from the punch in of food to how it is presented.
This year, we can expect to see a rise in cocktail-style receptions.
“Cocktail stations are all so popular.
“Wedding photography now is doing much more than ever before.
We’re looking through ‘approach’ and moving directly to authenticity.
According to Payton, there has been a shift away from overly photoshopped photos.
“We’re engaging more and editing less.
What is ‘true and real’ is unseating the concept of a creation process.
We’re being led by intuition.
The popular honeymoon beach escape is no longer the preference for newlyweds.
Less-experienced travelers are honeymooning in big European cities like Paris, Rome, and London.
Tired of planning, 2023 couples are choosing to have their honeymoon planned for them.
It makes sense most of us don’t cut our hair or broker our mortgages.
We get an expert to do that,” McLemore told us.
