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Wedding Trends 2019 – Part 2

Wedding Trends 2019, Wedding Banquet Tables

Wedding Trends 2019

This is the second part of a two part series. In the first part of Wedding Trends 2019 we discussed the fabulous Wedding Ideas that are trending this year:

  • Custom monogram Wedding stationery, handkerchiefs and cake toppers
  • Opulent cakes with personalised monograms, metallic touches and regal piping
  • How to scent your Wedding with a custom scent and scented favours

In this second part of the Wedding Trends series we are going to look at:

  • Floral Circular Arches and Installations
  • Simple Dresses, and
  • Banquet and Grazing Tables

Floral Circular Arches

This trend is huge and we expect it to continue into 2020. Floral circular arches, made from various materials, are making an appearance at many Weddings this year, from Summer to Winter.

Irish Wedding

Summer in Ireland is often unpredictable but in recent years we’ve had an improvement in weather and with the long bright summer evenings, what better a place to plan a summer Wedding, than at a beautiful location somewhere in Ireland.

Summer is a likely time to see beautiful circular arches featuring an abundance of flowers. The Caroline Wedding Stationery Collection was designed with a summer Wedding in mind. This Wedding stationery collection features a stunning floral circular arch on almost every element of the collection. You can carry the theme through your Wedding and match your stationery to your decor. Imagine, your Wedding invitations can match the backdrop of your Wedding photographs.

A Winter Wedding is more likely to feature a grass or wooden style arch. There are so many options and styles that you could spend all day dreaming about floral circular arches!

Floral Installations

Another Wedding Trend for 2019 is floral installations. You will see them hanging over tables, in the drinks reception area and outside. They can be included in your Wedding in so many ways. They make a real statement and are a great way to make an impression.

As mentioned in our previous post “Wedding Trends Part 1”, Wedding Wire have put together a wonderful list of Wedding Tips and I love how they included a section on Wedding Table Flowers. Of course they included the trend we mentioned of floral installations but some other additions that I love are:

  • Florals in teapots and teacups
  • Birdcages and lanterns overflowing with flowers and
  • Single blooms in tiny jars – I put together a range of these for the reception before my sister’s wedding and for my sister in laws wedding. They are so simple to do but make a beautiful addition to any table.

Simple Wedding Dresses – Wedding Trends

Simple dresses are on trend this year for Weddings. You will see many Irish brides wearing understated dresses. Simple Wedding dresses don’t have to mean boring though. A bride can wear a simple design that makes a beautiful impression. Check out some of these simple dress styles and start dreaming about your Wedding dress style today.

What better way to complement a simple Wedding dress than with simple Wedding Stationery. Our Petite Fleur Wedding Collection is the perfect addition to a classic style Wedding. This Wedding Invitation range is beautiful, simple and chic. Check out the full Petite Fleur stationery collection and match your Wedding dress style to your Wedding Stationery.

Wedding Grazing Tables

The Wedding menu is one of the most important aspects of your Wedding Day. The guests want to know, what they will eat and when. You know what it’s like at an Irish Wedding, sometimes you hang around waiting for dinner, having a few glasses of wine and wishing there was some food to eat beforehand. Depending on the timing of your day will depend on whether or not you need to provide food during the drinks reception.

A trending idea, instead of canapes, is a grazing table. In this way you can provide such a wide array of food that you hope to be able to cater for every guest at your Wedding, including children. To cater for guests with allergies you can provide a separate grazing table with appropriate dietary signs.

What about a dessert grazing table? Oh wow, who wouldn’t love to be able to graze through dessert, instead of receiving just one option?! My sister in law had a dessert grazing table at her Wedding and it was such a treat for all the guests.

Wedding Banquet Tables

When we talk about Wedding Trends for 2019, we have to mention Wedding banquet tables. They are so popular this year and we expect to see them at many Irish Weddings in 2020 too. The idea of having long tables at a Wedding is fantastic. People can speak to more than just those that are beside them. They also have the option to talk to the guests on the opposite side of the table too. We have attended quite a few formal and casual Weddings that had banquet tables and think it works fantastically.

Tell us what you have planned for your Wedding and contact us and let us know how we can help design your dream! Happy Wedding Planning.

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Wedding Shower Ideas for the Modern Couple

BBQ Couples Wedding Shower Invitation

Whether you are a straight or a same-sex couple, who says you have to have individual parties before your big day? Why not think about a joint Couple’s Wedding Shower to celebrate together with all of your family and friends?

Bubbles

Guys, just as much as girls love an afternoon of sipping bubbles, mixing cocktails and enjoying a fabulous spread of food. Check out our four ideas below for a Couple’s Wedding Shower.

Afternoon BBQ

Summertime screams – BBQ! We all love a good BBQ, sitting around chatting, enjoying the smell of food cooking on the BBQ, having a firepit and even toasting marshmallows. Throw in a few beers and some wine and you have a fantastic evening with all your friends. Check out the BBQ, Friends, Drinks Couples Wedding Shower invitations that we have designed. Perfect for the modern couple who are looking for a fun party.

Garden Party

Grab some rugs, some buckets of ice, some bubbles and beers and of course some grazing platters of finger food. Invite your friends and family and enjoy an afternoon outside in the sunshine. This idea is perfect if your friends have kids because they are welcome to come too.

Cocktails and Cake

We all know Gin is now the alcohol of choice when it comes to cocktails. What better way to celebrate your upcoming nuptials than with a big goblet of gin and some friends, top it off with a slice of beautiful cake and voila, a fabulous afternoon can be had by all. This also gives you a chance to have a practice wedding cake made and you can taste each flavour on the day.

Camping

This idea is suitable for a smaller group of close friends. There are two variations here. Grab some tents and some camp food and head off for a night away, or else pop up some tents in your garden and spend an evening by the campfire/firepit with some warm blankets. What a way to make special memories with all your friends before your big day.

Are you considering a Couple’s Wedding Shower? If so, let us know what you have planned.

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Event Concierge

SVS Event Concierge Services

What is Event Concierge?

Event Concierge allows you to entrust your event to your very own event organiser! We all know how busy life is. Events take research, phone calls, emails and oodles of your time to plan and organise. Some people thrive on this type of organising whereas others simply do not have the time.

You can discuss your party brief and be content in knowing that your dreams will come through.

Hello Snowflake Designs and SVS Event Concierge

Here are Hello Snowflake Designs, we have teamed up with Sarah from SVS Event Concierge. We know the importance of providing bespoke Stationery – from Personalised Invitations, Wedding Stationery to Custom Party Decorations. If you have an event to organise and need professional help we will work with SVS as your whole event is designed under your guidance. SVS can provide your event organisation, while we provide your personalised event stationery.

What do SVS Event Concierge do?

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SVS Event concierge offers a reliable, professional and knowledgeable lifestyle service within the following three fields of expertise:

  • Supplier sourcing for event theme and décor including bespoke gifting
  • A dedicated Dublin Concierge service
  • Blogging and content creation services

Sarah from SVS offers a one-stop-shop across Cambridge, London and Dublin for sourcing your event, party or special occasion supplies from bespoke gifting, entertainment and flowers to event décor, cakes, balloons, photographers and more. SVS can help with all manner of events from weddings and baby showers to birthdays, anniversaries and even launch parties/events. We will work with SVS to make sure your event stationery follows the theme of your event.

Dublin

SVS are specialists in all things Dublin and the city is their primary location. With a dedicated Dublin concierge service, SVS can help you make the most of all your leisure trips, experience trips, luxury travel and special occasions or celebrations and are on hand to help you with anything from tailored trip plans, bespoke arrangements, recommendations, dinner reservations, local hotspots, places to visit, Dublin based suppliers and more.

SVS Event Concierge can also help with promotion of your event, brand or venue through a range of blogging services including guest blogs and articles, collaborations, social media features and written website content – Check out the So Very Sarah blog here www.soverysarah.com with topics covering lifestyle, fashion, beauty, travel, events, SVS Event Concierge, venues and hotels and of course Dublin! 🙂

SVS appreciates the hard work that goes into making your event, occasion, trip or celebration a success and are committed to providing clients with a service that ultimately saves time and takes the stress out of the planning and organising process bringing a fun, personal and warm approach, sharing their passions and helping clients to create beautiful experiences and moments to remember.

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If you have a specific event in mind, contact Sarah at SVS Event Concierge – Sarahwenman@soverysarah.com

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