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American Trends 2008
Advisors: Linda Hylen - Julia Morgan Ballroom, Jean Marks - Jean Marks Weddings
Photography: Jeffrey Walls
Table Setting: Laurel Designs
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Gowns
- Strapless gowns are still in, even though spaghetti straps and small sleeves are occasionally seen
- Mostly cream and ivory colors with emphasis on adventurous texture
- Less emphasis on train and veil
- Bride changes into a party gown after the ceremony
- Colored bridal gowns
- Bridesmaids select their dresses within a color range, though style and shade may vary
Event Design
- Creative and personal (see: Somewhere over the Rainbow)
- Dinner party experiences with sit-down dinners
- Attention to personal space - eight guests instead of ten are seated at a round table
- Paired food and wine
- Dessert bar, sushi bar, ethnic stations where guests can converse
- Dessert buffets, chocolate-dipped strawberries, cookies and milk instead of wedding cake
- Lounge-style bars remain fashionable
- Pink spotlights to enhance colors and textures
- Elaborately designed menu cards
Drinks
- Martinis are the signature cocktail, including pomegranate martinis
- Cosmopolitan and fruity drinks are also popular
- Nonalcoholic drinks made of the same ingredients minus the alcohol
- Champagne cocktails in traditional flutes (back to the '40s)
Ethnic
Mixture of old and new customs
Venue
- City weddings
- Winery weddings
- Destination weddings Due to the less valued dollar mostly locations where the dollar is accepted as currency
Rentals
- Draping and piping, giving a tied-back curtain effect, to cover entry ways between rooms; sometimes large mirrors are placed over the drapings
- Lounge furniture
- Matching seat covers and napkins
- Fancy linen
Photography
- Inspired by celebrity trends, to reflect an affluent lifestyle, often of casual grace
- Candid/photojournalistic or artistic pictures
- manipulations though photoshop
- Digital photography is the standard, with magazine-style albums and prints available online
- Rich colors
- Coffee table books
- Album covers in splashy colors
Flowers
Favorites are Roses, mini Calla Lilies, Cymbidium orchids, Peonies, and old fashioned, hard to find flowers
Colors
- eclectic and unexpected color combinations such as fuchsia and purple, greens, and violet
- Colors still follow the seasons: fresh and softer tones in spring; fall and deeper colors in late summer and fall
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Design
- Flowers determine the shape of the bouquets
- More unruly rather than round compact style
- Adventurous in flowers, materials, texture
- Crystals, velvets ribbons, and heirloom pieces, such as a broche or a hanky are added
- Floral designs submerged in water are on their way out
Video
- Live broadcast of ceremony over the Internet
- Shot in high definition, recorded in surround sound
- Delivered on DVD and on iPod
- More cinematic, less documentary
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