Top Ideas for a Spring 2011 Wedding

If you’re getting married in the spring of 2011, it’s time to start your planning process! You’ve got to start thinking about colours, dresses, invitations, decorations, favours, and all the other innumerable little details that brides have to plan out before their wedding days. If you really want your wedding to be at the height of spring fashions, check out the current trends for early 2011 weddings that are coming down straight from the designers.

This Year, It’s All in the Details
Many brides start drawing all their wedding inspiration straight from bridal gown designers, who are already coming out with their Spring 2011 lines of bridal gowns. This year, it’s really all about details. Following earlier trends, asymmetrical lines will still be popular, both on necklines and in the skirts of dresses.

Right now, though, large ruffles are giving way to smaller details, such as little sprinklings of colour-on-colour ruffles and even three-dimensional appliquéd flowers and petals. Many dresses are now overlaid in sheer fabrics to tone down the shine and shimmer of the fabric underneath, and we’re seeing lots of floral accents at waistlines and necklines. Most of these dresses are fitted through long waists and rely on ruching and gathering to hide figure flaws.

The total effect of these dresses, many of which are breaking away from traditional styles with colours like light gray, pale peach, and ivory, is one of feminine detail. This attention to detail is spilling over into every other wedding trend for the spring of 2011.

It Starts with the Invitation
Your invitation is really what will set the tone for the rest of your wedding. No matter what your wedding ideas, the invitation needs to match. This spring, many invitations are playing off of those floral, feminine dress details with little details of their own. They are coming in all sorts of pastel colours, and the fonts tend to be script and embellished.

Sending invitations like these gives the idea that your wedding is going to be formal, elegant, and a little bit girly. Colours like pink are still in, but many invitations are veering towards a lighter pink on ivory paper. This is particularly fitting for spring weddings.

Hairstyles and More
Like wedding dresses, wedding hairstyles are getting more feminine. Long hair is back in fashion, and many brides are choosing to wear their long locks curled tightly and flowing down their backs. Veils add another element of texture to already girly wedding dresses, and they can add a sense of tradition to an otherwise trendy 2011 wedding ensemble.

Friday Fun: Got the Giggles?

Bride and Groom get a fit of the giggles through their wedding vows!

Designer Showcase: Phillipa Lepley Spring 2011 Collection

Phillipa Lepley – a leading couture bridal designer based in London is known for simple, elegant designs that indulge in luxurious fabrics and dazzling embellishments. Phillipa attributes her success in bridal design to her use of mathematics throughout her couture design process. By designing gowns to flatter the female form, Phillipa undeniably fashions the most exquisite gowns to make every bride feel and look her best on their wedding day.

The launch of Phillipa’s Spring 2011 Collection shows her love of romance. Feast your eyes on this display of beautiful feminine, luxury heaven…

Enjoy!

See the full collection at www.phillipalepley.com

Designer Showcase: Jenny Packham Spring/Summer 2011

What better way to start our showcase of the hottest 2011 designer wedding dresses than to indulge you in the luciousness that is the Jenny Packham Spring/Summer 2011 collection. We'll start off with the big dream-like princess style gowns and work our way through to the amazingly beautiful and modern short wedding dresses that are sure to take the 2011 wedding season by storm.

Enjoy!



See the full Spring/Summer 2011 Jenny Packham Collection at www.jennypackham.com

Christmas Weddings: 3 Christmas Colour Combinations

Christmas is a great time to get married! You might think you are limited when it comes to choosing your wedding colours at this time of year but fear not. We've already showcased some White Wonderland ideas in our blog and now here's three more colour combinations that will work perfectly on the day!

Red, Red and more Red

Images courtesy of TheKnot.com -
Snowflake Bottle Stopper available online at www.aweddinglessordinary.co.uk

Golden Tones with Merry Red



Images courtesy of TheKnot.com
Gold Chair Favours Boxes & Gold Beaded Placecard Frames available at
www.aweddinglessordinary.co.uk



Traditional Ruby Red, Forest Green & Lime Green



Images courtesy of TheKnot.com & ProjectWedding.com

Christmas wedding ideas are bountiful. Choose from any of the colour combinations above for your Christmas wedding and your guests will not only have a merry time but a very memorable time. 



Shoe Love: Bridal Shoes Less Ordinary

Today we would like to share some Shoe Love with you. Quickly becoming a hot wedding trend are vibrant coloured bridal shoes. Brides are moving away from the traditional (but classic) ivory and white satin bridal shoes and leaning towards bright, bold colours to add a little cheekiness to their look.

Here's a a few Bridal Shoes we had to share...

Photography by Curtoneil.com

Image from KLK Photography



Image from WeddingBee.com



Image from GreenWeddingShoes.com

Image by Circo Photography

  

Winter Wedding Inspiration Board

Winter Weddings are magical. With snow glistening on the ground and the holiday season brightening the mood, a winter wedding is a perfect choice for a stunningly beautiful and classy event.

Our White on White (with a hint of Ice Blue) Inspiration Board Image Credits: Centre Wedding Dress from DressesTutor.com ; Cake from Little Venice Cake Company; Fire & Ice Cocktails from The Knot; Wedding Decor by Preston Bailey; Wedding Cake Topper from A Wedding Less Ordinary; Snowflake Bookmark from A Wedding Less Ordinary; Wedding Shoes from Barratts, Wedding Clutch Bag from Barratts; Winter Bouquet Image from Real Weddings at The Knot.

A few of our winter wedding favours available at www.aweddinglessordinary.co.uk

Wedding Trends: The Wedding Colours for 2011

Choosing your wedding colours is key to the rest of the details for your wedding. Your colours will dictate your invitation style, your flowers, and even your centrepieces and wedding favours for the big day. If you want to have a truly fashionable wedding, you need to stay on top of wedding colour trends that are coming in for 2011 weddings.

As is usually the case, there are all sorts of trends coming around right now. Some are for fun, funky weddings, often with a beach or getaway theme even if they aren’t actual destination weddings. Others are toned down and have a more sophisticated feel. Depending on the look you want to create with your wedding, there are trendy colours out there to help you do it.

Fun and Funky Colours
Some of the hottest new colours for 2011 weddings are, well, hot. Bright, bold, saturated tones are really in right now. Look for colours like hot pink, bright orange, and Kelly green as you’re planning your wedding. You can often balance the visual impact of these choices with deep jewel tones, such as purple, navy, and even the chocolate brown that has been and will remain popular. Of course, one of the best ways to make your colours look fun and funky is to pair up colours that don’t necessarily ‘go’ together. Try hot pink and navy or turquoise and purple for an interesting pop.

Sophisticated Colours
For brides who want a more sophisticated and elegant feel, the colours are dusty and almost a bit old-fashioned. Think dusty pear green, light tangerine, light aqua, and gold. These colours can be paired with interesting new accent colours like grey, chestnut, and beige. Colours like these tend to work well with traditional wedding colours like ivory and can add an interesting element to invitations and decorations.

Pairing Colours
One of the latest and greatest trends for wedding colours is, again, the pairing of colours you wouldn’t normally think of together. In 2009 and 2010, this took the form of chocolate brown or black paired with bright jewel tones, turquoises, and pinks. This trend of dark and light colours together isn’t going away for 2011, either.

Featured Wedding Favours of the Week

No wedding reception is complete without wedding favours waiting to greet your guests at their place settings. Wedding favours are the perfect way to thank your guests for sharing in your day, helping you celebrate and passing on their best wishes. With the vast range of contemporary wedding favours available you can get favours that match your style perfectly, your guests will adore, look beautiful on your wedding tables and all for very little expense.

Take a look at our top 6 featured wedding favours this week above. Starting from the top left we have:

Personalised Theme Sweet Jars: These personalised wedding favours serve as a cute container for your treats, they’re personalised and guests can use them for so many different things long after your event has passed – storing sweets, nuts, chocolate, spices, loose tea, etc.

Antique Acrylic Place Card Frames: Glamorous weddings deserve to be “framed” with elegance. These beautiful frames are made with metal and large acrylic beads to give a glitzy antique look.

Sweet Heart – Heart Shaped Scented Soap: What a lovely way to show what’s in your heart! A chic wedding favour for any occasion, the “Sweet Heart” Scented Soap brings a dramatically elegant look to your tables and a heartfelt thank-you to each and every guest.

Calla Lily Bottle Stopper in Gift Box: A renowned icon of marriage, the calla lily brings both beauty and meaning to your day. A favour so pretty, practical and perfectly presented brightens up reception tables for garden parties and other occasions!

Sandalwood Fans: You may not be able to fly all of your wedding guests off to a remote Indian temple, but these gorgeously-scented sandalwood fans will bring the grandeur of exotic far-off places right to your guests’ very tables.

Two Peas in a Pod Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers: Each shaker is dainty and detailed and reusable time and again. Add a cheerful touch to your garden party, reception or bridal shower. Guests of all ages will love this sweet little wedding favour!

All available from A Wedding Less Ordinary – www.aweddinglessordinary.co.uk – Be Unique, Be Inspired, Be Out of the Ordinary!