Full Zoom Weddings

The pandemic intensified the trend of broadcasting wedding ceremonies over Zoom so audiences of people could watch the special couple get married from the comfort of their own living rooms. With COVID restrictions changing, people are back to planning celebrations IRL and opting-out of live streaming their vows.

Large Bridal Parties

While bridal parties can often range in size, couples are doing away with the notion of making all of their close friends bridesmaids or groomsmen. Instead, those getting married are keeping their bridal parties as small as possible to limit any complications or headaches that can happen with a larger wedding party.

Donut Walls

Over the last few years, one of most popular trends at weddings were donut walls. Couples would offer this as a late-night snack or an alternative to a formal dessert. It’s a trend that a lot of people are leaving behind, not only because it’s overdone, but because they are looking into dessert options that offer more variety.

Formal Receptions

In 2022, weddings are (hopefully) back! After a year of Zoom and backyard weddings, a lot of couples aren’t eager to throw formal receptions and are instead keeping their wedding more casual than traditional celebrations of the past. More people are waving goodbye to formal events and saying yes to hosting weddings in unusual venues with more laid-back dress codes.

Traditional Registry Items

For many years, most wedding registries had similar items. Couples added a lot of kitchen supplies and home goods to their wish lists. But now, since so many couples live together before they get married, they are using their registries to ask for more adventures or even cash. It’s common to see less traditional registry items and more unique and personal gift options for the two people getting married.

Paper Invites for Everything

With so much going virtual, couples are leaving behind the trend of doing paper invitations for their engagement announcements, save-the-dates, and wedding invites. Some are only doing paper invitations and sending out the other communication using paperless evites.

Large Flower Arrangements

When you’re pricing out wedding vendors, you’ll quickly learn just how much it can cost to have humongous flower arrangements at your wedding. From bouquets to centerpieces, the trend of having a lot of flowers as decor for your reception is slowly phasing out as the cost of florals increases. Instead, couples are using candles, decorative pieces of art, and DIY crafts to decorate their wedding spaces.

At-Home Wedding Celebrations

During the pandemic, it became a trend to have small, intimate wedding celebrations at home, whether in living rooms or backyards. In 2022, couples are closing their doors and heading back to wedding venues — like hotel ballrooms and event spaces — to host their receptions and ceremonies.

Pastel Color Themes

For the past few years, pastel palettes made a splash on table settings and bridesmaid dresses. In 2022, we’ll see more couples picking darker colors (from deep greens to maroons) and keeping the pastels for spring seasonal weddings only.

Dessert Buffets

While most guests look forward to a good wedding dessert, the trend of having an entire dessert buffet is going out of style. Instead, caterers are offering family style dessert plates that are served on guests’ tables or individually wrapped desserts served as party favors.

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