Strict Color Schemes and Palette

One of the first decisions many couples like to make surrounds their color scheme or the palette they want for their wedding. In the past, these colors determined what your invitations, florals, and decorations looked like. In 2025, couples are approaching this differently. Instead of picking colors for every wedding decision, they are picking themes, logos, and overall branding elements, like graphics and images, to help them decide on the overall aesthetic of their wedding.

Signing Guest Books

While it’s customary to have a guest book for friends and family to sign when they arrive at your wedding, it’s often a task that many people miss out on doing. Instead of placing a book and a pen on a table, in 2025, we’re seeing more dynamic guest book options. One of the most popular trends is to use an audio guest book where people can pick up a phone and record a short voicemail that is sent to the couple after the wedding is over.

Wedding Rehearsal Dinners

Rather than host a sit down soiree the night before the wedding, which can be quite costly, couples are going with more informal pre-wedding celebrations. In 2025, we’ll see couples plan activities for guests, like bowling or ax-throwing, rent out space at a local bar, or even skip the plans and share with guests a list of fun places in the area they can enjoy on their own.

Sparkler Send-Offs

While sparkler send-offs look magical in the photos, they can often be a fire hazard for the venue and something guests might not want to partake in after a long night of dancing and drinking. Instead of asking your guests to head outside for a sparkler send-off, couples are opting for unusual last-call celebrations like confetti, balloons dropping from the ceiling, or even glow sticks for the final hour of the party.

Cocktail Hour Passed Hors D'oeuvres

One fun way to give your wedding more personality in 2025 is to skip the cocktail hour passed hors d'oeuvres. Instead of going with the standard options, couples are mixing up the appetizers served to guests right after the ceremony. From curated food stations catered by their local favorite restaurants to food trucks, cocktail hour is becoming less fancy and more fun.

Elaborate Signature Drinks

A trend that was popular in years past was for the couple to each pick a signature drink to be served at their wedding. But these cocktails are often time consuming for bartenders to make and might not be something guests are craving. Instead of elaborate signature drinks, couples are opting for a signature dessert or appetizer at cocktail hour instead.

Bridal Parties Standing at the Altar

One of the best parts of the wedding experience is getting to honor your best friends and make them a part of your bridal party. If having them walk down the aisle is important to you, you can make it more of a comfortable experience by having them sit in the first or second row instead of standing up at the altar. We’ll see less bridal parties standing beside the bride and groom and more watching the ceremony from their seats.

Distracting Centerpieces

In years past, we’ve seen big and elaborate centerpieces as a trend to help pull together the ambiance of the venue. But instead of towering floral designs and tables packed with candles, we’ll see more of a minimal design trend in 2025. Simple florals, tables lined with green foliage, and tea lights instead of votive candles.

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