wedding trends

Join us as we discuss some of the things to think about when finding (and securing) your wedding venue.

Now that you're in the beginning stages of planning your wedding, one of the first things you're going to need is a venue! Where the heckin' is all the fun happening! Is this place going to host all aspects of the Wedding (ceremony, cocktails, reception)? Is it close to home or destination?Below are some things to remember when planning in your wedding, in no particular order...

7 Tips on Selecting your Wedding Venue:

1. What do you want in a venue? Is it a ceremony and reception location, all in one?
2. Guest count - Will they fit?
3. Price, budget - Depending on the venue you choose, the cost for the venue could be a large part of your budget!
4. What does it include (food, bar, rentals)?
5. Overall feel, look, and vibe - what kind of decor will you need?
6. Location Location location! (Geographically does it work for you + your guests)
7. Rental time - when do you have access to the space?

Notes:
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It’s not always the things that you drop heaps of your budget on that will stick in your memory or make your wedding day special.

Sometimes it’s just giving yourself the time and opportunity for things to unfold that will give you the most authentic and wonderful moments and memories of your day.

So if you’re sick of dropping cash every second week towards a new trend just to make your wedding extra fun, unique or the most talked about wedding in your family or group of friends, why don’t you have a listen to these 9 trending wedding tweaks (rather than total and expensive overhauls) because most of them don’t cost a cent and yet are golden opportunities to have a more connected and enjoyable time. 

And make sure you stay listening until number 9, because I think that might be the very best trending tweak of all time. 

Resources: 

Ep11: How to choose the perfect wedding cake for the season, your guests and your budget with Lyons Den Cakes

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Welcome back to another episode of The Cutflower Podcast! I'm your host, Roz Chandler, and today we're diving into the lush world of foliage. Join me as we explore the top picks for your cutting patch and unravel the beauty and versatility these green treasures bring to floral arrangements.

Summary:
In this episode, we embark on a journey through the top 15 foliage varieties for your cutting patch. From the timeless elegance of myrtle to the vibrant hues of Ninebark and the delicate charm of Snowberries, each foliage offers unique characteristics and seasonal appeal. Along the way, we uncover essential growing tips, such as the importance of planning for year-round foliage availability and the patience required for certain species to reach maturity.

Key Takeaways:

1. Abundant Growth: Cultivate more foliage than you think you'll need, replenishing your supply annually to meet demand.
2. Long-Term Investment: Be patient with species like eucalyptus, which may take years to mature but offer enduring beauty.
3. Seasonal Diversity: Select varieties like Hibernum Tinnus for their ever-changing colours and textures, providing year-round interest.
4. Speciality Species: Explore unique finds such as Myrtle, Ninebark, and Snowberries to add depth and character to your arrangements.
5. Community Engagement: Join the Cut Flower Collective Facebook group to share your favourite foliage varieties and exchange gardening insights with fellow enthusiasts.

Join me in discovering the botanical wonders that foliage brings to floral design, and let's cultivate a vibrant tapestry of greenery in our cutting patches! All the links are below. 

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

So! You're in the beginning stages of planning your wedding, and you're trying to figure out what kind of reception you would like to have for your wedding. Cocktails, Dinner, Breakfast? Do you want to have a rager of a party, do you want something super chill, do you just want to hang with your family and friends. 

Join us as we go over things to think about when planning your reception and tips to have the reception you want. 

Ho Ho HOOO 

Planning your Winter Wedding:

• If you’re doing a first look, be prepared to have a dirty train. Do you have a plan to wash the bottom of your train or are you just going to go as is down the aisle…ew (Meaghan’s wedding)
• Shawl/Stole for the ladies, jackets in between - stay warm when you can. 
• Umbrellas - bring them! For Photos, if you’re ceremony is outside - they block both rain and snow
• Opt for hair accessories instead of a veil - it won’t get as dirty
• Daylight - photos - Consider when you’re doing your photos, Time is different in the winter and you lose the sun sooner. 1st look as an option.sunset photos
• Heartier choices in your menu - hot apple cider, hot toddies, comfort food because people are cold and burning calories to stay warm
• You’ll need coat racks - nothing worse then bulky jackets on chairs for photos
• Red. It’s a fav colour for the season. However, be mindful of the type of red you choose, so the vibe isn’t Santa, it’s elegant wedding. If you LIKE the red, go HAM. (Alannah + Manny)
• Warm up the space with lighting, make it feel cozy - candles EVERYWHERE
• If you like the Holidays/XMAS, find a venue that already embraces it. It ends up being more affordable in the end because they also have a lot of the decor already out, ex. trees.
• Having an early dinner isn’t a bad thing, it’s darker earlier anyways
• Transportation - get the limo. Keep people together, this is not the time to go in individual vehicles

If you plan to have a Wedding Outside

• It could be raining, it could snowing, it could be mushy out or muddy out (because now the snow has melted)
• Hand warmers - from the dollar store
• Something to stand on - Kelly + Tarina’s wedding
• Make sure you’re guests understand if it’s an outdoor Ceremony - it’s gonna be cold

So you want a different kind of wedding reception, and you like the idea of a Cocktail-style reception! On today's episode, we talk about what is and why it might be the right kind of vibe for you! 

We talk about:

• What it is! 
• What kind of food you can serve
• Some of the Pros of why this is such an awesome way to have your reception
• And because, balance!, why it might NOT be the best option for your event
• And finally, because we won't leave you hanging, some ways to make this a successful event if you decide to go this route. 

So. Funny Story. 2023 whooshed right past us, as we continue to build our business and our families. We talk about life updates, favourites wedding from the season and what to expect from us as we roll into 2024! Thanks for listening to us "mom-preneurs" as we balance it all! 

Below are our recent favs, take a re-listen to these gems:

• Episode 71: Celebrating Love, featuring Shawn Miller, of Young, Hip, Married.
• Episode 79: Tips for the Morning of your Wedding
• Episode 78: How to the Professionals

Don't be a grumpy bear on your wedding day! We give you the tools you need to as feel happy as a clam!

You can't photo shop a smile! 

Some days we come across our couples and see they are in a fowl mood. Cold, hungry, tired, stress, we get it. All these things can happen on your wedding day! 

We give you sound advice on how to prevent this from happening. During the planning process and on the day itself. 

Our main item, get some comfy shoes and just accept a waterproof parka jacket, or I like to call it, a sleeping bag with arms. And for the love of God, bring some SNACKS!

SO MANY THINGS have changed since we've last graced the air with our internal thoughts and advice 

Mainly, we have added a new member, Monsieur Maxime! Kelly welcomed her son and she talks about how being a wedding planner and tackling motherhood. We also bring our team member Shannon, Kellys sister and now Auntie to Mighty Max, on how she had to take on more responsibilities this year and has become a permanent member of the Say planning, decor and admin team. 

We go on and share some stories and insight from 2022, but we are here to prepare you for 2023.

PLANNING YOUR 2023 TIPS 

• Your vendors are booking up incredibly fast.
• Your vendors are really tired, so it’s taking longer to get back to you
• The pressure with families is higher then ever to impress all guests at the wedding.
• You’re guest count will not drop, do not assume there will be a 10% drop, everyone wants to get out and party 
• People have forgotten how to behave in public. 
• You staff costs are going up without a doubt.

TRENDS FOR 2023

• Cocktail style wedding and why you need to assign seating even if it's casual.
• Wedding colours are a mix of 5-8 and not just two or 3. 
• Small to having no wedding party is becoming more popular.

HOW PLANNING CAN BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR YOU

• Hire a wedding planner, duh! 
• Expect you won’t get your first round of picks, have 2-3 you like. 
• Book quickly if you are truly set on a venue or vendor
• Select and secure your venue first before selecting other vendors
• Look for the vendor relationships and take their suggestions

WE LOVE YOU! We anticipate more podcasts coming your way for the 2023 season! 

2023 wedding trends you need to know

Is it important to know the trends? I think so, knowing what people are wanting/ requesting for their day helps you know how to market yourself.

Imagine all couples were leaning toward bright bold colours for their wedding day that's the wedding trend of the year for colour and your website is covered in pastels! Your couples would think you can't cater for them because you aren't showing them what they want.

And although we say don't judge a book by its cover when you have 20 + suppliers to find and thousands of options, shop windows are going to be the first cull point. Even if you are their ideal supplier they'd never know because you didn't make it past the first cut.

So it's important to look at the wedding trend report to see what's happening and use it to your advantage to market your business.

In today's Episode: 

• Be gone over filtered photography
• Hello Viva Magenta bye bye pastels
• The rise of the experience

'In a world of trends, I want to be classic'

-Iman.

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Every bridal party wants their reception entrance to be epic; special music, choreographed dances, getting the crowd hyped up and more to set the tone for the rest of the evening. Have you ever thought about how you will leave your reception? Don’t you want to leave with as grand of an exit as the entrance! Stay tuned to this episode as co-hosts Kristina, Mike & Sharon talk about send-offs, exits and how to get out of your reception with just as much enthusiasm as you entered it. 

 Timestamps:
• [06:15] Sharon “I am a huge fan now of the cold sparklers. I If I could have them at every wedding. I probably would”
• [11:17] Michael “I had one bride and groom that I read a story on that did palm leaves. So they had a palm leaf laying on their napkin and then as they everybody exited, they were waving palm leaves, even tambourines.” 
• [13:48] Kristina “It can be something that yeah, symbolizes something with the couple in your all's lives. It doesn't have to be something you've even seen before” 
• [15:50] Sharon “I'm really falling in love with and can't take credit for my my couples come up with it. I have a lot of couples now doing a last dance.”

For more information on The Ring The Bling And All The Things Podcast, visit: https://www.ringblingallthethingspodcast.com/

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Michael Gaddie
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Sharon Rumsey
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Wanting something other than the traditional wedding cake for your coupling celebration confections! Listen to this episode as our special guest Larisa Crawley of Crawley Creative Confections shares about technology opening a whole new world with 3D printing… and that the sky's the limit for the shapes that can be designed, customized, and printed. Go ahead! We give you permission to put your own brand of uniqueness on your celebratory desserts!

Larisa Crawley is the owner and artist for Crawley Creative Confections. She started the KY registered home bakery in February 2021 as a way to make extra money for her family. By October 2021, the bakery was booming, and Larisa began running Crawley Creative Confections full-time! With over 15 years of art experience, she uses her custom hand iced cookies as an edible canvas! Her love of color and delicious foods make the bakery’s one of a kind French macaron truly a life changing experience! Larisa focuses on providing unmatched customer service with yummy artisan goods that can be customized just for you!

Timestamps:
• [02:35] Mike: nowadays, a lot of people are giving cookies as favors at weddings. And I think that's a great idea. Because it's not something you know, it's something that you can take home and eat instead of putting it in a drawer somewhere. 
• [03:20] Larisa: The best thing is it's completely customizable. So I do a lot of graphic design for our company, other bakers, even other individuals. And the best part is that I can literally design a shape on my iPad and print it out in less than three hours.
• [10:49] Larisa explains the differences between macarons and macaroons. 
• [18:05] Kristina talks about the current wedding trends with cakes and how people are incorporating macarons into their wedding. 

For more information on The Ring The Bling And All The Things Podcast, visit: https://www.ringblingallthethingspodcast.com/

Kristina Stubblefield
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lloydsflorist/ 

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How to plan for your wedding based on your favourite theme?! We're here to help, as we begin another series where we discuss different wedding themes and how to design your wedding around them. 

This week, we talk about a super popular wedding theme: The Boho wedding!! The theme is supposed to be to feel effortless, eclectic and thrown together.

Consider some of these tips:

• What you want the overall guest experience to feel like - informal, fun, 70s vibe and flowy
• Some of our suggestions on wedding venues here in Vancouver include: The UBC Botanical Gardens, Sunwolf, Spirit Ridge Resort, and Bodega Ridge
• Food + Drinks: Food trucks! *but please make sure you have enough food for everyone!!!, and Champagne Trailer 
• Dress style - fitted but comfy, and macrame and lace for dayzzzzz, also...hats. So many hats.
• Decor - geo shapes, eclectic pieces and textures, Lace/Macrame/Wicker/Rattan, Earth tones/taupes/neutral colours/dark reds and burnt orange, Low lounge with comfy poufs
• Stationary - earth tones, geo shapes
• The Wild card ;)

Notes:
Kiana & Garrett

In this episode, co-hosts Kristina, Mike & Sharon discuss the dated tradition of guest books. Listen is as they talk about several new trends and unique ways to remember the guests who attended your wedding. From recorded messages on old rotary dial phones inside a booth and messages on Polaroid pictures to signed records, seashells and even cornhole boards, there is no shortage of ideas in this episode… or ideas you can come up with to make your “guest book” personalized and distinctively you!

Timestamps:
• [00:56] Sharon “They came they saw and they signed your guestbook. Right. But honestly, what did they sign? I am asked all the time for new and fresh guestbook ideas.”
• [2:11] Sharon talks about in the Kentucky area seeing the Bourbon Barrel more than probably most, because Kentucky is bourbon.”
• [04:59] Mike talks about Jenga sets for guests to sign
• [10:53] Kristina talks about what people are using on Pintrest, and wine bottle ideas.

For more information on The Ring The Bling And All The Things Podcast, visit: https://www.ringblingallthethingspodcast.com/

 Kristina Stubblefield
Coaching & consulting: https://kristinastubblefield.com/
Website: https://www.ringblingallthethingspodcast.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theringtheblingandallthethings
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theringtheblingandallthethings/

The Ring The Bling And All The Things Community Platform: https://www.ringblingallthethings.com/

Michael Gaddie
Website: https://www.lloydsflorist.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lloydsflorist/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lloydsflorist/ 

Sharon Rumsey
Website: https://aperfectplanevents.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APerfectPlanKentuckiana/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aperfectplaneventskentuckiana/

It's the morning of the BIG DAY!!!! When all the fun begins, but this is probably THE MOST important part of the day. In this case, we're talking about the getting ready part and how this can impact the rest of the day. 

Here are some things to remember!

• Don’t stress over the small details of your wedding.
• Be present in the moment with loved ones
• Don’t concern yourself thinking your wedding party might feel bored or tired. 
• Anticipate your space will feel chaotic, so prepare however you need to 

We'll offer you tips for the ladies and the gents on what they can do to make the morning the best start of the day - which of course, will circle back to food! But hey, you're not you when you're hungry. But at the end of the day, we highly suggest to give yourself buffers in your timing to ensure if you go off the rails, that you come back and stay on time for your ceremony!

Ok. You’re getting married, you’ve done the research and found your vendors. We’re approaching game day. What do you do…..Well, for starters, leave it us and trust the professionals!! You’ve hired a kick ass team of pros to help you have the wedding of your dreams. We’re all here to make that happen. 

Why would you hire a professional:

• You don’t have the skill set 
• You don’t have the time or the bandwidth
• You like their overall style, vibe and service
• It’s a special occasion!!

Why is it important to trust the folks helping you on your day?

• They do this for a living, and on a weekly basis!
• They have years of experience and can navigate if anything goes wrong
• They will likely have worked with some of your other vendors, which means they can work together in any situation
• They can address almost any situation as it comes

What can happen if you don’t trust the Pros

• Stress + Disappointment
• To  many helpers is like watching toddlers play soccer 
• Delays because of micromanaging 

Let the professionals take care of you! 

You're engaged! And the you're families are both over the moon excited for you both. To the point that they're 'volun-telling' you advice or throwing out traditional 'expectations' at you that makes you go *record scratch*...not for us!! 

Remember, a wedding is just about the family as it is about the couple. And the best way to honour them is include them, but it might be on your own terms. Listen in as we breakdown some ways you can elegantly incorporate your family in the planning process.

Things to think about:

• Having quiet time with them in the morning
• Walking down the aisle with both Parent/Guardians/People who hold a special place in your heart
• Get someone to manage snacks on the day!!
• Give them a task - personal delivers, etc.
• and more....

Sustainable weddings. It's something many of our clients ask for, and strive to incorporate in their special day! In an unofficial PART II from our Sustainable Wedding Episode, we go a bit deeper into sustainable weddings and ideas for your wedding.

Sarah began the Wildlife-friendly Wedding Guide, while she was planning her own wedding, and she breaks down different things she considered while in the overall planning process.

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It's an instagrammers dream - an tented wedding! We love outdoor weddings, and boy, have we be doing a heck of a lot of them lately! So it made sense to break down some things to think about when planning your outdoor wedding. 

First off! Why do you think it's an awesome idea!

• You can “mostly’ choose the perfect spot! Or work with a venue with a unique backdrop
• It’s a blank slate for decor, you can do whatever you want
• You can bring in your favorite vendors - like food! And booze! 
• If it’s a private property, you can start setting up on Wednesday for a Saturday affair
• It's a rustic/woodland/desert/boho dream! What pinterest board are made of.

Listen in as we give you some behind the scenes of planning an tented wedding, and some action items to help you along the way!