top 10 wedding trends
With one of our vitamin v gals about to take the plunge, we thought we’d share some words of wedding wisdom. Herewith, our top 10 wedding trends: 1.Wedding stylists, not wedding planners. Do not let your mother talk you into white organza anything. Instead, hire a wedding stylist who can say everything you’re afraid to and design centerpieces Brad and Angelina would die for. Simon Cooksley Event Design, 604-684-4340. 2. Documentary-style photos. Forget making guests wait for hours while you and the family pose for the requisite wedding photo. Instead, go for candid gems that let you, and your guests relax and soak up the evening. Hamid Attie Photography 3. Be your own DJ. Don’t get caught with an Adam Sandler Wedding Singer sound-alike. Program your i-Pod with rockin’ tunes sure to get Uncle Murray showing off his best break dancing moves. Download music and create playlists at iTunes. 4. Bold Bouquets. Make a dramatic statement with a fiery bouquet from the Flower Factory. Think orange roses, red dahlias and cranberry calla lilies that will make his jaw drop. 5. Bridesmaids in black. Every bridesmaid hopes for a great little number she can wear again. Let the girls wear black, while you shine in your favourite fall colour. Find dresses for the maids at Narcissist. 6. Custom cupcakes. Skip the traditional wedding cake and offer guests artfully designed cupcakes from Diva Designs. They taste like Grandma’s but look like something out of In Style Weddings. 7. Innovative invites. Invitations set the tone for your entire wedding, so let your personality shine through. Be it a letter-pressed classic for the traditional bride or a mock airplane ticket for the adventurous gal, design the invitation of your dreams at local Zing Designs. 8. Honeymoon showers. They’re definitely de rigueur. Is the couple jetting off to Paris? Make that the theme (find fab French gifts at Vancouver’s The Cross), or send them off to Maui in style with travel-oriented treats like Dermalogica’s travel pack. 9. Formalwear for Fido. Show your pampered pooch just how much she really means to you and include her in the wedding party (ring bearers beware!). But first, pick-up a canine tux or wedding dress at Yaletown’s Barking Babies. 10. Thoughtful thank-you’s. Thank you cards. You’ll be needing them by the bucket load. We love the custom designed ones from Vancouver etiquette gals Haute Note. Each personalized card will earn you a spot on the mantel, and woo your future mother-in-law.
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wedded bliss Watch vitamin v publisher Tara Parker-Francis demonstrate these wedding trends on Shaw’s Urban Rush September 26 at 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., and September 27 at 1 a.m., 7 a.m., and noon. |