Wedding Ideas and Trends 2012
Posted by Nancy Craun on Sun, Feb 19, 2012 @ 01:34 PM
Each new year Blue Ridge Bridal Show reaches out to our Wedding Experts to forecast the wedding ideas and trends for 2012. Although our Blue Ridge Bride does not always listen to "What's In and What's Out", it is fun to see what the wedding world is forecasting on this year.
Aimee Hardenberg from True Wedding Events,a member of the Association of Wedding Professionals, is a great person to interview. Her business focus is the "cohesive vision" her brides and grooms want for their weddings. She specializes in unique weddings and outdoor weddings.
Aimee says, "The royal wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William definitely had its influence. The 'vintage wedding' is stepping aside for a more sophisticated but not stuffy more elegant look. This is a definite reflection of the royal wedding. The classic traditional wedding is on its way back but there is a softening of it. It is more modern chic and definitely a warm feeling comes from these weddings."
"The dress is dimensional with a lot of tiers and different kinds of fabrics. Another way to personalize a dress is with the custom sashes which ties into the color of the bridesmaids."
Aimee also says there is a brand new HOT TREND - "Pre-owned Wedding Dresses" justified by a number of factors including "green - our environment and less waste", saving money, and some brides just want to share their dress instead of the older trend of packing it away for your daughter. "94% of daughters say no to wearing their mother's dress!"
Here is What's IN in our Blue Ridge Shenandoah Valley -
Stephen Arnold with Giovane Players - "What has been a growing trend in the wedding industry is the use of popular music instead of or in addition to the traditional songs. We have the traditional in our repertoire, but we also have a huge list of popular music on our website"
Pamela Lepold of Pamela Lepold Photography: "Traditional photographers have been overtaken by the photojournalist who can document the day as it happens without stopping to pose every photograph. Today couples are looking for a photographer who not only can capture the moment, but also tells the story of their love in those moments capturing their personalities. Which leads us to the next photography trend... the day after photo session. The once popular 'Trash the Dress' is OUT. Couples are opint to have a fun portrait session in their wedding attire the day after or within a few weeks of their wedding day. Many couples are less stressed about the day of the wedding knowing that they will have more time for portraits during a day after session. No worrry about the weather ruining pictures - the day after session can be scheduled on a beautiful day."
Lori Shepherd of Everything Linens - "Shenandoah/Blue Ridge Brides love to mix earth tones with their colors. We are seeing deep taupe, khaki, champagne gold, bronze, and burlap all year long. The 'Pales' are also replacing basic white and ivory as accest - yellow, lime, sage, and pink are especially popular.
Steve Dalgetty - "Many brides and grooms are deciding against the album only because they see it as a book that gets put on a shelf. The new albums available today stay on the coffee table and are a tangible memory that will always be there for the bride and groom. So definitely don't give up on the album!
Kristina Arntz - "Post Wedding Breakfasts and Brunches are trending...."
Kathleen Luczak - "The outside tented weddings are most popular today because brides and their grooms are looking for the natural, unconventional, eco- friendly wedding experience in the Country."
- Joyce Lee - Fuller skirts, lots soft ruffles, organza and tulle dresses, lace, cap sleeves and illusion necklines, and adding color.
Give us your thoughts about trends for weddings! We like to hear from Shenandoah Valley wedding professionals and brides and grooms getting married in the Blue Ridge.