The summer season offers the ideal backdrop for creating a wedding to remember. Summer weddings have the benefit of mild weather and a more relaxed vibe in the air. While weddings are full of traditions, it’s also fun to break from them once in awhile and embrace the unexpected. Consider the following trends this year when planning your summer wedding:
Unexpected Pairings and Juxtapositions
For decades, weddings have been all about unparalleled elegance and over the top chic; these days, the trend is toward compelling contrasts, whether it’s in styles of dress, reception design, bouquet and centerpiece choices or photographic compositions.
Bold Color
For example, the unrefined feel of a chalkboard is making its way into the most elegant of settings, from invitation design to chalk art to giving bridesmaids a way to express themselves during group photos. Including the family pet in the wedding and photos is another way bring an unexpected element to the day, and taking a few bride and groom photos in urban or unrefined settings will only bring more attention to their elegance.
Casual Atmospheres
Weddings are departing from the buttoned-up, “stuffy” vibe that has characterized some of them in the past. Breaking from formality in this way offers a refreshing take on the wedding and reception decor, and it’s often also easier on the budget. An outdoor country wedding is a great way to keep the festivities down to earth, and the whole thing can be held in a park or out on a farm, with a high-ceilinged barn providing a rustic reception hall.
Rustic Charm
Bohemian themes are another new trend in wedding environments, with simpler dresses for the bride and bridesmaids as well as artful flower combinations and accents. A bohemian themed wedding can also be held outdoors, and with summer weather far more reliable than any other season, it’s the perfect time of year for this affordable, down to earth style of decor.
Bohemian Centerpiece
Traditional wedding themes and traditions have their charm, but there’s no reason to plan your wedding “by the book” if certain elements just aren’t a fit for you. Think outside of the box and incorporate one or more of these wedding trends into your special day; you can also use them as inspiration and a starting point for your own creative take on the traditional wedding. Contact Rose Hill Flowerss for all your wedding flower design and decorating needs.