Are you planning your wedding for 2026? If so, then there are lots of different elements that you can explore. These choices will guarantee that your wedding is beautiful, unique and even better, memorable. So, let’s take a look at some of the best choices for your dream wedding this year.
Modern Style
First, you should make sure that you are thinking about exploring a modern style. There are lots of different styles that you can explore which will make sure that your wedding looks incredible. For instance, you might want to think about going for a sustainable choice with soft, natural colours for your wedding. This is just one possibility but there are lots of other choices. For instance, you might want to think about a vintage wedding which brings us neatly to our next point.
Antique Jewellery
Next, you might want to think about exploring antique jewellery for your wedding. The beautiful jewellery is a great way to ensure that your wedding stands out like no other while providing you with a beautiful piece of jewellery completely separate from any other wedding that has taken place before. Antique jewellers have a wonderful selection for you to choose from that will look incredible and be treasured long after the first day of your wedding.
Designing A Wedding That Feels Like You, Not A Template
You might feel as though you need to follow the standard choices when it comes to designing and creating your wedding for scratch. However, the good news is that this is not the case. Instead, you can choose to explore lots of different possibilities to make your wedding as something that feels far more important to you.
For instance, you can think about choosing a unique wedding that looks incredible and feels perfect to you and your partner. One example of this would be the song that plays when you walk down the aisle.
Immersive Guest Experiences That Go Beyond the Ceremony
Next, you might want to think about exploring creating a ceremony that looks incredible while also ensuring the ceremony is something completely unique and engaging for your audience. For instance, you might want to think about using a documentary style photographer. This a wonderful choice as it means that you will be able to capture all the little beautiful moments of your wedding and ensure that your guests feel as though they are completely part of it.
You could also think about looking at lots of different entertainment possibilities including a photobooth. These can be hired for your wedding so people can take fun shots throughout the day.
The Rise of Multi-Day Celebration Weekends
In the past a wedding was just one day, not two, or three but times have moved on and so too has the budget. With the option of spreading your wedding over multiple days and evenings, you can create something incredible, engaging and perhaps even astounding.
Does this mean that you will need to spend a fortune? Not necessarily, there are ways to cut the costs as long as you choose the right planner.
Bold Aesthetic Choices That Define Your Wedding Identity
When it comes to the color scheme of your wedding, you need to identify which aesthetic choices you wish to use. For instance, rather than using traditional white’s, ivory’s, and pastels, you opt for monochromes instead.
It could mean you pick one color and run with it throughout your whole wedding. Take pink for example, you could have a pink sash on your dress and pink chair covers to complete the look.
2026 weddings are moving away from the more is more aspect with regards to floral arrangements. Wedding flowers can only be used once and then you need to throw them away. However, if you opt for a more natural take on weddings then you can use growing floral installations instead. This could be willow trees, olive trees, or even beautiful cherry blossom trees.
Meaningful Rituals That Add Emotional Impact
In order to add emotional impact to your wedding day, you need your guests to feel the symbolism rather than just watch it.
There are a few different options here – you could have a community vow rather than a couple vow. It all depends how much you want to get your family and friends involved in the ceremony and your big day. So what’s a community vow? Well, it’s where everyone says ‘WE DO’ instead of two people saying ‘I DO’.
You could also carry out a ring warming ceremony before putting them on your fingers. Here’s how this one works – you place the two rings in a silk bag and pass it around your guests. Once everyone has blessed the bag and whispered well wishes then you can put the rings on your fingers.
Surprise Elements That Turn a Wedding Into an Event
Finally, in order to create a surprise element at your wedding, you need to leave your guests wanting more. The bar set for future weddings is quite high, however, not impossible to reach. Most guests are always expecting the more traditional wedding, walking down the aisle and saying I Do.
Having a sit down meal and dancing the night away is nice, but it is too predictable these days. To knock your wedding out of the park, think about how to inspire your guests. It might be something along the lines of having a flash mob in your wedding venue, rather than the traditional piano or choir.
You might also love the idea of having a secret entrance to your wedding, think of Narnia for inspiration. Build yourself a hidden door, perhaps from an old wardrobe or wall of flowers. Guests must walk through this in order to attend your big wedding event.
We hope this helps you understand some of the key steps that you should take if you want to make sure that your wedding is memorable, beautiful and the ultimate event that your friends and family are sure to love.
