2013 Wedding Dress Trends

January is fashion month, and brings amazing new trends for the season.  Here are some we’re excited for.

{Liancarlo showcasing blush toned dresses and floral detailing}

{Jenny Packham’s old Hollywood glamor} 

{Sarah Seven’s gowns saw a strong influence from Downton Abbey costumes}

{Clean lines at Carolina Herrera}

What are some trends you are excited for?  Anyone else watch Downton Abbey?

In 2013 We'd Like To....

See some more kings tables! Whether natural farm tables or luxurious linen covered long tables - we'll take it all. These tables not only allow additional design options but they also encourage mingling. You will not only have one person at either side of you but you have someone directly across. Alternate these tables with rounds and you have a unique layout.

A DBI designed beach wedding - Stacy Salvatori Photography

A DBI designed vineyard wedding - Balance Photography

How To Updated 2012 Flower Trends We're Sick Of

While 2012 had a few good wedding trends, it also had many no-so-good trends. Today we're going to give you some pointers on how to update these trends for 2013/14.

Corsages: if the women in your wedding party are not too keen on corsages one of my favorite alternative options is providing the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, etc with a posy to replace the corsage. A posy is small enough where the women won't feel like BMs but enough to highlight the woman holding them as important. Additionally, a large single bloom works as well (peony, hydrangea, dahlia).
Submerged Florals: a simple update is removing water from the vessels (which at the same time removes the floating candle element). By removing water from the vases you can now virtually put any greenery/flower inside the container (water submersion limits the types of flowers that can go in the container). This creates a modern terrarium look and adds a twist to a simple flower arrangement. Anywhere way to spruce up this look is to bring in a height element to balance out all the submerged flower containers. 
Tall Ridiculous Centerpieces: some large venues require some sort of height element but who said this had to be on the reception tables? How about suspending something over the tables rather than placing a piece directly on top? We did this for a May wedding - we suspended custom glass globe/fresh flower chandeliers over the tables (image above). These added a unique element to the wedding - and they were definitely a conversation starter.

Do you have questions about how to update a trend from 2012 in your 2013 wedding? Shoot us an email and we'll blog about it.

2013 Wedding Trend - Herbs

Hello all - I hope everyone enjoyed this beautiful October weekend.

We promise we didn't forget to post the rest of C+P's wedding - just found out it got picked up by Brides so we're holding off on featuring until they post it.

In the meantime, check out Liza's post on The DC Ladies about the latest 2013 Wedding Trend - Herbs here.

Have a great start to the week and make sure to check back - we have a lot of fun stuff posting this week.