Wedding Trends

From time to time I will share with you some of the latest trends in weddings, straight from the front lines. In the years that I have been doing this I have seen trends explode, diminish, change and even a few born. As fashion, style and technology change they all seem to bring about new concepts in weddings, some take off while others never really gain any traction.

Does anyone remember sponsored weddings? Probably not, yet at one point in time Brides would try and get vendors, and even non wedding companies to donate services or money in exchange for being allowed to advertise to guests. There are even web sites that will show you how to do this, but ask yourself is a four hour commercial for a reception really what you want.

Then there are trends such as Photo Booths (Which by the way we offer) that spring up, take some time and then really hit it big.

I saw my first photo booth at a reception almost 7 years ago. It was an honest to goodness carnival style photo booth that a company in Arizona started renting out for social events. In talking to the owner he said he hadn't seen another company doing it on the west coast and that he regularly traveled from AZ to CA. Flash forward to 2010 and these pieces of nostalgia are offered in many different configurations of size shape and picture output.

Another trend that has been around for a while is Candy Buffets.

Candy Buffets which range anywhere to the cost of the candy to $5 per person offer a great way to continue your colors through the reception. This wedding which took place at The Reef in Long Beach, featured a fall color theme so all the candies offered were either orange, black, red, yellow or brown, a huge hit with Reeses' Pieces fans.

This past weekend I think I may have captured the latest wedding trend in it's beginning stage, at least I hope I did. A 10/10/10 reception at South Coast Winery in Temecula featured "Cake Balls".

These way too good to be true treats are balls of cake dipped in some form of chocolate. These treats made by Adair Weddings are a must try. The compact size means that guests can enjoy a sampling of different flavors and still have room for the cake you will be serving. If you prefer to forgo the cake cut or get a small cake just to serve pictures, you could serve your guests three different cake balls instead. As a DJ I also enjoy not having to wait for guests to finish their cake in order to get back to dancing. As I sampled my first one I was told it was an experience and let me tell you it was.

Congratulations to Cassia and Michael. I will tell you about their wedding later.