What are the hottest trends in weddings right now?
Happy Planning!
Mary Homer – Fairy Tale Weddings and Events
2015 wedding trends
Lights, Camera. Action
When you’re a bride, so much planning goes into your big day. You want every detail to be perfect. You’ve been planning your wedding since you were a little girl watching Cinderella. After all, you found your Prince Charming and now it’s your big day.
Are you personalizing your wedding with things that are important to you? Is it the names of your important dates as table names (your first date at Lugiu’s Pizza Shop or your first trip to Maine), vs. table numbers? or is your favor that “favorite” thing you love as a couple (honey from your local bee keeper, jam from grandma)?
What’s the latest personal touch for weddings? Try lighting…yes lighting. But this isn’t your typical lighting. Everyone has seen street lights, string lights and colorful up lighting. Trending is “Your Love Story”, your favorite phrase that you use or your pet names for each other, or even a design that represents you as a couple, light it up in lights. Be creative and use lighting. This is your day so make it special and make it personal. A cookie cutter wedding is easy, but you aren’t a cookie cutter bride. You’re a beautiful, inspired and inspirational woman who has creativity to make this big day your own! Reach for the stars!
Happy Planning!
Mary Homer, Fairy Tale Weddings & Events
http://www.fairytaleweddingsandeventsbymary.com
Wedding Wire Couples Choice Award 2015!
Cicero’s Own Fairy Tale Weddings & Events wins a WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award® 2015.
Cicero, New York – January 8, 2015 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading online wedding marketplace, named Fairy Tale Weddings & Events as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® 2015 for Wedding Planning in Cicero, New York!
The WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® 2015 recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. The esteemed awards are given to the top local wedding vendors in more than 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their professional achievements from the previous year.
While many industry award winners are selected by the host organization, the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® winners are determined solely based on reviews from real newlyweds and their experiences working with Fairy Tale Weddings & Events. Award-winning vendors are distinguished for the quality, quantity, consistency and timeliness of the reviews they have received from their past clients.
“It’s always exciting to start the year by honoring the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Network who represent more than two million reviews on our website,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Each of the businesses recognized are committed to quality, professionalism and all around top-notch service. We applaud {Enter Your Business Name} for their impressive achievements within the wedding industry.”
As a Couples’ Choice Awards® winner, Fairy Tale Weddings & Events is highlighted within the WeddingWire Network, which is comprised of more than 200,000 wedding professionals throughout North America and abroad.
Fairy Tale Weddings & Events is proud to be one of the top Wedding Planners in Cicero, NY and surrounding areas in the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding sites such as WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. We value all of our clients and truly appreciate the positive feedback that helped us earn the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® 2015.
For more information about Fairy Tale Weddings & Events, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/fairytaleweddingsandeventsbymary.
To learn more about the Couple’s Choice Awards®, please visit www.weddingwire.com/couples-choice-awards.
About WeddingWire
WeddingWire, the leading technology company serving the $100 billion wedding and events industry, is the largest online vertical marketplace connecting engaged couples with event professionals. With more than two million consumer reviews, it is the industry leader in consumer reviews. The site enables engaged couples to search, compare and book from an extensive database of more than 200,000 recently reviewed event professionals, from venues to photographers. WeddingWire provides event professionals with the technology they need to serve their clients, including a SaaS platform, which powers advertising, marketing, and CRM needs of local wedding and events businesses nationwide.
Happy Planning,
Mary Homer, Fairy Tale Weddings & Events
http://www.fairytaleweddingsandeventsbymary.com
photo courtesy of Vasili Photography
2015 Wedding Trends
Pantone announced their color of the year for 2015, Marsala. But what other wedding trends can we expect to see as we move toward January, 2015?
The trends for 2015 include some of the newest trends going and not so new wedding trends. So here we go:
Dresses:
– Romantic/timeless gowns with new necklines including the One Shoulder, Caps and the illusion of sleeves with sheer sheath will be very popular (Oscar De La Renta /Carolina Herrera);
-Detachable Over Skirts (tulle/lace skirts);
-Colorful gowns – from Gray, Metallic of Gold and Silver, Mint Green and even Blue silk from Monique Lulliher. This is a fairly new trend in the U.S. but is seen elsewhere and starting to make its way here. (Ladies, never worry, White and Ivory gowns will always be the main stay.)
-Sleeves make a come back, even if it’s just lace.
Color Schemes:
-Rich/Royal Colors: Colbalt Blue, Orchid Purple, Burghandy and Plum, with Pantone’s color of the year being Marsala (a rich wine color shade)
-Softer colors of Champagne, Blush and Teal Green which are always in season
-Patterns: Geometric (Chevron was very popular in 2014)
Flowers:
-Romantic and Luxe Centerpieces are coming back;
-Crowns for the brides hair piece (boho chic) and veils;
-Clean and Classic bouquets and centerpieces
New Trends:
-Out with the photo booth and in with Caricature Artists for your guests;
-Extravagant Groom Cakes (realistic cakes like a pizza box or game stations)
-Extravagant uplighting to make a statement
This is just the tip of the iceberg as we move into 2015, as new trends always develop as the year goes on. But color, romance and royalty would be the trend for our lovely brides and grooms as we move out of 2014 and into a brand new year and new wedding season.
Happy Planning!
Mary Homer, Fairy Tale Weddings and Events
Bridal Shows – Do They Help The Bride?
There are numerous Bridal Shows going on at this time of year. We’re going into the fall and with the holidays coming up many women will become engaged. They will usually find inspiration in the wedding magazines you find at the check out in your local grocery stores and of course there are numerous on line options. But what about Bridal Shows? Do they help the bride and family? Or do they complicate the planning process?
As a Wedding Planner I’ve had the pleasure of participating in many bridal shows. The purpose of wedding vendors participation is meet new potential clients and to find a way to help these brides and their families in the planning process. So you register for your local bridal show and attend on the big day. But there’s so many vendors! What’s a bride to do?
Here’s a few tips to help you navigate your local bridal show:
- Take everything in. There are numerous vendors to stop and look at and decide if their business or product is what you need on your big day;
- Ask questions. What does the vendor offer? Is it a necessity for your big day? and if the answer is yes, what is the expense associated with their services or product;
- Gorgeous flowers and cake samples will be offered. Take in the inspiration you see. If you find something you’ve fallen in love with, is it something which will fit in your budget?
- You’ll find the newest trends at bridal shows. That’s exciting because now you’re on the cutting edge of what’s new and trending. A new trend for 2015 is using a Caricature Artist to draw pictures of your guests. How much fun is that and you can also use this as your favor. It serves a dual purpose, it’s interactive and it gives your guests a keepsake to take home with them. It’s a win, win!
- Collect information from the vendors. You’ll have time to sort through everything when you get home and have the time to review any offers, company info and to determine who, if anyone, you’d like to work with and set up a consultation appointment with.
When you’re at a bridal show you’ll see alot going on around you. Take your time working around the room and talk to vendors. Find out if they’re a right match for your wedding and your ideas. A bridal show can give you so much information and a starting platform to work from in planning your big day.
One of our local upcoming bridal shows is the CNY Bridal Ball, on October 12, 2014 and can be found at the Best Western on Carrier Circle, East Syracuse, New York. You will find free admission and free parking. It will run from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. We look forward to see everyone there! 12, 2014 /
Happy Planning!
Mary Homer, Fairy Tale Weddings and Events
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