Fresh off of a day of glitz, glam and learning at the Martha Stewart Wedding Party in Chicago this Sunday, I’m overflowing with excitement about the 2013 wedding season fast approaching! Some highlights from the day were…
The towers and towers of color coordinated edible treats…kind of like the photo below (my phone died right when we got there so no good photos! ha)… very MARTHA if you ask me…
Meeting Ami from Elizabeth Anne Designs and learning her beautiful blog is based in our city…
Getting to feast my eyes on the work of so many talented Chicago wedding vendors like:
Invitation designers NICO & LALA. I mean, just their business card makes me melt. My instagram photo doesn’t even do this beauty justice!
Spin-Spun confections (it’s always the right time for cotton candy!)
HMR designs, event planning… loved their floral work and table scape
BHLDN Chicago… the dresses are even more gorgeous in “real” life than they are online
One Fine Day productions (romantic super 8 film cinematography… and you know how much I love film)
&
Vosges Haut Chocolat (Their favors are AMAZE, and I even have my own chocolate, wine, champagne tasting coming up at their shop soon!)
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Besides just loving the break out learning seminars and hobnobbing with vendors, I am thrilled about the trends I see developing in the wedding industry right now. I’d like to highlight a few of my favorites:
1. SLEEVES, SLEEVES, SLEEVES!! I am so happy that this trend is being seen all over the bridal runways and has trickled down to real brides. I think it’s so flattering and romantic.
(from left to right, BHLDN, Rose Clara, BHLDN)
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2. Smaller Weddings & Elopements: because I love the idea that a wedding is in fact about TWO people that fell in love at it’s core, I’m so glad that these small intimate events are becoming more popular and less taboo! Check out one of my favorite elopements ever by Jose Villa HERE…
photo credit: Jose Villa
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3. Letterpress: It’s timeless and is everywhere right now. YES PLEASE!
photo & invitation design from www.nicoandlala.com
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4. GOLD: I’m obsessed with this glittery hue in my every day life and wardrobe, so to see the glitz making it’s way into wedding design everywhere is a dream come true!
How about these adorable little place settings by Katie of Jayne Weddings in Chicago:
or this elegant inspiration board by Ami of Elizabeth Anne Designs:
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and #4 brings me to my last and favorite trend emerging…
5. ELEGANT wedding design: as much as I love a Rustic Wedding like the next photographer, I feel as if the trend of elegance emerging is a breath of fresh air. We’re seeing brighter, bolder colors, rich textures, clean lines and, as mentioned above, all that glitters. It’s fresh, modern, timeless, and classic all at once, and I’m LOVING it!
Inspiration board from Elizabeth Anne Designs
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XOXO! Have a lovely Tuesday!
I wanted to go to this! Looks like it was a great time. My mom and I will be at the CS Brides Ritz event this weekend, will you be there? I love all the emerging trends…that last inspiration board is pretty similar to mine!
xo