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Start off by sitting down with your partner and working out what you want from your wedding film. Look on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube to see what other couples have done, or check out other events videography if you want to cast the net a bit wider. What style of wedding film do you like? Every videographer has a different style so give some thought to whether you want something with more of a “documentary” or “fly-on-the-wall” style or something that feels more like a narrative.
Recently married friends will be more than happy to share their wisdom – and show off their wedding film too! You could also ask your wedding photographer if they’ve worked with any fantastic wedding videographers.
When you put together your shortlist of videographers, don’t be swayed by just their showreel! I recommend watching three complete wedding films from each videographer to really get a feel for their style and standard. Think about how each film makes you feel too. Did the videographer capture the emotions of each couple’s big day? The mark of a good videographer is being able to truly transport you back to that wedding day – and make you wish you’d been invited!
Once you’ve found two or three videographers you love, meet them in person and make sure you get along. On your wedding day, your videographer (and potentially their assistant too) will be following you from dawn to dusk – so it’s important you like them!
Take some time to clarify exactly what you want from your videographer, whether that’s on your big day or in the finished film. For example, one common complaint videographers receive is that they were moving around during the ceremony, distracting couples and their guests – so if you know you don’t want this, make sure to let your videographer know the ceremony should be filmed statically.
When it comes to creating a great guest experience, you need an excellent design. Because these are the elements the couple and their loved ones can see and touch (we’ll get to the taste part later). So, whether you are a venue, wedding planner, designer, florist or rental company, here are the 2023 wedding trends you should have in your creative toolbox.
Unique wedding tents – Tented weddings are unique in and of themselves, but this year, you can expect to see tents like you’ve never seen them before! From colored tents to unique silhouettes, couples are likely to look for something other than white sailcloth to cover their events.
Statement signage – Even though you’ve seen statement signage for a few years, it’s becoming the norm and not the outlier. And with guest experience being a growing priority, statement escort card walls and signage are a great way to wow.
Residential décor – Couches, rugs, and chandeliers? Yes, please! Making guests comfortable is being taken to a whole new level with touches of residential décor.
Barbiecore – As interesting as it sounds, the Barbiecore aesthetic is a wedding trend for 2023. The bright colors and maximalist vibes associated with this trend are also very much in line with the 2023 Pantone Color of the Year (which is Viva Magenta).
Butterflies – A symbol of change and transformation, butterflies are popping up everywhere in wedding décor. From stationery designs and table numbers to butterfly releases and brooches, you can put butterflies anywhere at a wedding.
Western décor – While boho wedding décor was the thing for quite a long time, western motifs are growing in popularity. You can expect to have couples ask about modern but neutral palettes and tons of texture—luckily we haven’t seen burlap make a comeback (insert a collective sigh of relief).
Disco-inspired – Rich colors, shiny surfaces, sparkle and maybe even skates on the dance floor? Who wouldn’t have a great time at that party? Disco-inspired wedding décor is one of our favorite 2023 wedding trends and we hope it sticks around for a while.
Attire is always center stage at a wedding, and this year, we’re excited to see the fashion going a bit over the top! Here are the wedding dress trends you’re going to see in 2023.
Colorful dresses – While white will always be a classic, it’s so fun to see people playing with color for their wedding day looks! From blues and bright pinks to floral patterns and metallics, pretty much no color is off-limits.
Feathers – A great way to add some fun to a dress (and one we’d like to see spill into décor) are feather details. Whether it’s a full-on skirt of feathers or simple embellishments, this wedding trend will add flair no matter what.
Gloves and capes – When a couple is looking to add some drama to their attire, gloves and capes are accessories that often are an easy way to change a look completely. But the right ones can be hard to find, so do your couples a favor and have a reference or two for where they can look.
Ruffles and bows – Oversized ruffles and bows are another way to add some drama to their wedding day attire, especially when they’re going for a more romantic look. And this is another fashion trend that is easily incorporated into the bigger picture of the wedding design.
Scoop and strapless necklines – A trend that has officially made a comeback is the scoop neck and strapless neckline. First trendy in the early 2000s, we might go as far to call this one classic after two peaks of popularity.
High-low hemlines – Perfect for the shoe-lover, the high-low hemline is a surefire way to make a statement.
Ballgowns – This one is for the couples who strongly subscribe to a more is more mentality. And as some couples are opting for grand weddings after a time of scaling back because of the pandemic, a ballgown is the way to make a grand entrance.
Slip dresses – Another wedding trend that feels like a throwback is the slip dress. Originally popular in the 1990s, this sleek and elegant style is great for both wedding day and wedding weekend celebrations.
As promised—the 2023 wedding trends that guests can taste! And these are important to keep in mind since food is central to the guest experience and often influences a lot of how the rest of a reception is designed. So this section is for the caterers, venue owners, florists, planners, rental companies, photographers (so, pretty much everyone, really.)
Plant-based menus – Plant-based food is everywhere, and it has officially made its way onto wedding menus. This is a trend we all saw coming, especially since couples have been requesting vegetarian and vegan options more and more every year.
Grazing tables – It’s about time these gorgeous grazing tables officially made the list of trends! Perfect for cocktail hours and late-night bites, they are a great way to feed guests while adding an edible design element.
Local produce – Couples have been thinking of ways to make their weddings more eco-friendly for years and incorporating local produce is an easy way to do that. And because we know it isn’t always easy to come by, it’s a good idea to see who your local purveyors are so you’re able to confidently plan a menu around what they’re able to produce.
Plated dinners – Another service style that isn’t new by any means, plated meals are trending in 2023 because of their absence during the pandemic. This trend is also very much in line with residential décor and wanting to make guests feel at home.
Individual servings – A trend that started out of necessity during the pandemic, we’re not mad about the individual serving trend sticking around. They make it easy to create movement and conversation in a space while also getting food in people’s hands, this is a great way to level up tray-passed hors d’oeuvres.
When you think of weddings, you usually think of brides, decked out in their glory for their special day. What most people don’t tend to give too much thought to is the wedding décor. Wedding décor relates to the flower arrangements, the carpets, rugs, vases and even the plates that are used to serve the diners and the food.
Whether you are proactive and dictate every single aspect or you are laid back and go with the flow, your wedding planning style should make room for the wedding décor. From the flower arrangements to the name tags, wedding favours and more, the kind of wedding décor you have will be important to set the mood and the theme for the whole day.
Why You Should Pay More Attention to your Wedding Décor?
While it might not be your style, less is always more, especially when it comes to your wedding décor. It is better to have a few good decorative pieces instead of having a lot of bad decorative pieces. Another thing that many brides forget is that the wedding décor is going to set the scene or the mood for their wedding theme.
Many brides usually have a vague idea of what they want. Usually, they have instructions that aren’t very detailed as something bright and white, sweet and pink, ethereal princess or sometimes, a romantic theme. Other than the color scheme, the wedding décor you use will play a major role in defining the kind of wedding theme you will have.
Interestingly, brides and brides’ families usually focus much more on every other aspect of the wedding, but the decor. The cake, the bride’s dress, dresses for the bridesmaids and even the menu for the wedding, get first priority while décor usually gets left behind. But the thing is that décor is extremely important and shouldn’t just be ignored or put as the last check box on the to-do list. Proper décor helps to emphasise the theme, make an impression as well as offer you a number of different benefits.
4 Reasons Why It Makes Your Wedding Extra Special
So, how can wedding décor make your wedding day special? Many people look at décor only from a furniture and accessory kind of view. They only want to ensure that the guests have some place to sit during the ceremony.
It is usually hard to understand why and how the wedding décor can make your wedding extra special. For this reason, it is better to take closer look at how and why wedding décor can make your wedding extra special.
1. It Makes an Impression that Lasts
Wedding décor does make an impression that lasts. This is one reason why many people focus obsessively on it at times. From picking the perfect shade of cream for the handkerchiefs to ensuring that the name tags are hand lettered and cute, every bride is guilty of having done this. Many brides want the wedding to be so stunning that it incorporates a lasting impression. This is possible to achieve with the help of the right décor.
This is because almost everyone has heard horror stories about weddings where the wedding décor made a lasting impression and not the right kind. Though where the flower arrangements were weird, the chocolate fountain malfunctioned or the plates had a pattern that made them appear dirty and robbed the guests off their appetite.
Wedding décor is a powerful tool and you don’t want your wedding to be the one with the weird flowers. While you may not want to have a wedding that is glamorous or turns heads, you will still want it to stand out in some way so that you can easily ensure that people remember your special day, just as much as you do.
2.Décor that can be Used to Set a Theme
Themed weddings are a favourite, especially if the bride and groom are fans of a particular thing. From Star Wars themed weddings to Disney Princess weddings, beach weddings, nautical weddings, barn weddings and more, the décor is among the main things that helped to set the tone, other than the costumes of the bride and the guest.
Picking the right décor can help to make the theme look more coherent and thought out, making it easier for the theme to be believable. With the right décor, you can make it possible for the guests to believe that they are watching Princess Lea and Han Solo getting married with C3PO and R2D2 as their flower girls.
It’s not just the costume in this case, it is the décor too. Luckily, Star Wars has pretty mute color that can be perfect for weddings. Disney weddings are really preferred because not only are they brighter in color, you can also choose décor that has a purpose such as candy bar.
3. Is it a Wedding Favour or a Decorative Piece?
One way to have wedding décor that makes your wedding extra special is by turning it into a wedding favour that your guests can take home with you. This can be the unique name tags, or in some barn themed weddings, you can give away mason jars with their names engraved on them. Mason jars also add to the country, rustic aura of a barn wedding so that makes it easier for you to make use of them. Similarly, other objects like these are incorporated in the décor that make giving wedding favours easier to all the guests that showed up.
With multipurpose wedding decorations like these, you can both be thrifty and make an impression. Everyone loves items that are reusable and recyclable and your wedding décor can be the perfect way for you to do this. Another way that you can set up décor is to make it suitable to get a wedding favour for yourself.
For example: Some people give nicely packaged candy or some people incorporate a photo booth in their wedding where guests can not only take a picture of themselves, they are also able to write a small message to the picture and it will be added to the guest book. When it comes to functional wedding décor, you can’t go wrong with ideas like these.
4. It’s the Finishing Touch
Just like a dress isn’t finished without the right accessories to pair with it, wedding décor adds like that final touch. Regardless of the theme, the kind of look you are going for and more, the quality of the wedding décor can give it a polished look. On the other hand, the sloppiness of the wedding décor can be pretty obvious and give your wedding a rather shabby appearance as well.
This can be extremely embarrassing, particularly if you are opting for a black tie theme. The right wedding decorations should help to give your wedding an appearance that takes everyone’s breath away in the right way. Without their help, you might have guests who are happy for you but they will be appalled at the sloppiness of the wedding.
Should You Get a Professional
Make sure that your wedding is picture perfect by focusing on the kind of decor you are using for your wedding. In some cases, you can also opt to work with professionals for the perfect wedding decor. With their expertise as well as their designers, you can ensure that your wedding is executed with the right attention to detail.
While many brides and grooms aren’t always willing to work with professionals, their expertise makes them well worth the cost. Moreover, they have a vast array of experience in helping plan the weddings of other brides and grooms. With their help, you can also focus on other aspects of the wedding while leaving the decor up to them.
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