2021 Weddings: What is Trending

Dates, venues and destinations may have had to change, but we are loving how brides and grooms have powered on through and really thought about their adjustments to make the most memorable day for all involved. Here are some of the trends that we are seeing and think are just fabulous.

Supporting British

As we all know the UK economy has been hit hard over the last year, which is why we are delighted to see that lots more brides and grooms are supporting and working with suppliers on their doorstep. From local photographers, caters, independent shops on Esty (to purchase their wedding decorations and stationery items), to even making sure they use British grown biodegradable confetti on their big day.

It would seem that sustainability and an eco-concious outlook is becoming even more prevalent too when planning. With more couples opting for locally grown food, flowers and serving local wines and beers at their wedding breakfast, meaning less air miles, and less of a carbon footprint on the environment.

Long may it last!

Light-hearted Humour

We wonder how many times the phrase "If you don't laugh, you will cry" has been used? Especially for those couples who have rescheduled more times than they can remember at this point. We love the fact that light-hearted humour has been brought into play and in a sense helped people cope with their world being turned upside down.

Going from 'Save the Date' to 'Let's try this again' cards, to incorporating the coronavirus toilet roll jokes into the postponed date announcements, there are so many funny cards on Esty being used by couples to update their friends and family on their big day. We are even seeing this humour being added to our personalised confetti cones, with text such as "Sarah & Sean At Last" being added to the design.

The SP team are almost certain there has been many a conversation between couples about changing their first dance song to "At Last" by Etta James! It would defiantly give the guests a little chuckle.

Our custom cones are completely bespoke for you and made to order so you can match them to your wedding colours and theme. Wow your guests with your unique cones (and humour), they may even keep them as mementos.

Ready - To - Wear Dresses

It certainly wasn't easy for brides to go dress shopping during lockdown. We feel that this has made a lot of brides rethink and become more budget savvy in the search for a dress that's why we are seeing brides wearing more ready-to-wear options from shops such as Whistles, Coast and Needle & Thread. The lower price tag certainly doesn't mean it is not worthy for your big day,  it does mean the cash saved can now go into that dream kitchen or a deposit for your new home.

We even seen Carrie Symonds taking it one step further when she married Borris Johson in May, by renting her wedding dress from a company called My Wardrobe HQ for £45, had she of purchased the dress it would have cost £2,870. Like everyone else we jumped to the conclusion that she had to cut costs due to spending ten of thousands on their flat decor, however, it turns out the founder of My Wardrobe HQ has confirmed Carrie is a reqular customer of theirs.

With a large amount of clothing being sent to landfill each year in the UK we have to applaud Carrie for taking part in fashion in a relativity guilt free way.

Ready-to-wear wedding dress from Needle & Thread

Dried Flowers 

A fast-growing wedding trend, we are seeing dried flowers being incorporated into many wedding themes due to the variety and colours now available. There is little that you can't do with them.

We are delighted to have so many lovely brides recently share with us how they have used our dried flowers throughout their wedding day. Our flowers are grown on our Shropshire farm during the summer months and handpicked to ensure only the best quality is selected. All our flowers are dried on our farm and dispatched directly from our Petal Shed.

We offer a huge range of blooms so you can make your own bespoke displays or choose from our made to order Buttonholes, Posies, Mini Bouquets, Wheat Sheafs, Dried Flower Wreaths and Heart Wreaths for your big day.

What we love is not only do you save money and reduce waste by opting for dried flower arrangements, they are also reusable. After the big event why not divide up the flowers and give them to your guests to use as home decor or a have wreath made from your wedding bouquet for a keepsake.

Thoughtful Table Decor

With families and friends being separated for almost 12 months, it has been such a joy for everyone to sit together again and of course to celebrate loved ones. It's also a time to reflect on how lucky everyone is to be safe and have their health so that why couples have made this time sitting together extra special. From personalised embroidered napkins that guests can take home, Thank You notes placed on plates telling families how much they mean to them, even some couples baking biscuits favours with positive messages – guests have never felt more appreciated and loved.

It fills us with so much joy to see how you use our confetti and dried flowers throughout your big day! Make sure to share your beautiful images with us, whether that be through our social channels or email.

Love SP xx