I love weddings and I love the new ideas people come up with. I also love the things that work so well they end up being a staple in the wedding world. Here are 12 Maine wedding trends for 2014 and some ideas for planning your Maine wedding 🙂
1. Rustic Chic and Rustic Elegance. You have seen it bringing beauty to the outdoors, making barns look amazing, enjoying the fun of a wedding with simple but elegant wedding details. Some rustic elegant wedding ideas include chic boots against a blingy gold backdrop, tulips coupled with gold bling, handmade ring box, mason jars, barn boards, and mismatched vintage plates.
2. Making a weekend of it…bringing the guests in for rehearsal dinner and pre wedding events as well as the actual wedding. A wedding weekend is awesome if you offer your guests fun things to do such as a mock Amazing race event, or a themed brunch. Some weekend wedding retreats could be campgrounds such as Wildwood or Camp Ketcha or even just creating a fun Maine to do list for guests in their guest bag with a map. Weekend wedding rehearsal dinner ideas often include a bonfire or a lobster/clambake.
3. Bright colors are back—why not rock some orange? Don’t get me wrong pastels are still in….but bright looks awesome when coupled with the right details. Some orange wedding ideas are cute flower girl dresses, or orange bridesmaids dresses. Some orange wedding details include custom ring holder with orange ribbon, and orange ties for the men.
4. Black Tie Formal Weddings–Chic, Modern, Elegant, Formal affairs. Bringing back the ballrooms and long beautiful gowns. Black tie wedding attire for the men is a tuxedo and for women would be long often sleek black ball gowns. Think red carpet 🙂
5. Nautical never goes out of style–at least not for us Maine wedding photographers. The coast of Maine is so amazing–using the small fishing towns to your advantage and rocking lobster bibs 🙂 Some nautical Maine coast ideas include getting married on one of the amazing islands off the coast of Portland, message in a bottle wedding details, nautical knots for wedding table numbers, sea shells, and of course lobster!
6.unplugged weddings–LOVE this trend 🙂 It is so nice to put the camera down and leave the cell phone in the car for a while you really get to enjoy the company of others and be in the moment this way without being tempted to google something or check the Facebook. It is wonderful to tell your friends and family ahead of time that all of the photos taken will be shared with them that way they don’t feel pressured to have their own version.
7.DIY backdrops and backgrounds for ceremonies and photo booths. It is so fun to get crafty–and there are so many amazing paper backdrop ideas out there right now! DIY wedding paper backgrounds can be made out of tissue paper into balls or flowers, they can be made out of craft paper into any colored paper chain you want, they can be made into designs and create wonderful textures that are awesome Maine wedding photography ideas. It brings a personal element to your wedding you don’t often see and photographs beautifully.
8. non traditional bouquets-Pinwheels, paper flowers, broaches, recycled materials, fabric florals 🙂 all DIY options with personality and fun! This DIY pinwheel bouquet was made from craft paper and buttons with a hot glue gun.
9.candlelight and uplighting–I am a huge uplighting fan. I love the mood and atmosphere it creates. I also love TONS and TONS of candles 🙂 That really gives a certain feeling to the evening–very romantic.
10.chandalier and other prop rentals–wow! what an amazing centerpiece your lighting becomes when you rent a chandelier. Wedding prop rental ideas include details for your cake table or escort card table (think antiques) as well as large items like tables, chairs, sofas etc. You can really create a custom space this way and offer some comfortable cocktail hour seating choices.
11. themed weddings-anything goes….mustaches, carnival, 80’s, star wars, whatever your hearts contend 🙂 Pinwheel wedding themes can be fun as you can use them in a variety of places….boutonnieres, bouquets, cake toppers etc.
12. sparkler exits still look pretty awesome–this is an oldie but goodie…..the long wedding sparklers never get old to play with!