Wedding season is fast approaching and if you’re in need of inspiration, the weddings LCM covered in the January-February issue – Savannah Graybill and Chris Strup, and Jill Distler and Zach Weire – featured trends that will carry into 2025 and beyond.
Jill and Zach
Photos by Tea Ceresini
Personalization
Non-traditional vows, Italian Ice instead of a wedding cake, the presence of animals, exchanging vows in front of a horse jump … it definitely wasn’t cookie-cutter!
Sentiment
Zach worked with Windsor Fine Jewelers in Augusta, Georgia, to design Jill’s engagement ring (as well as their wedding bands). The gesture paid tribute to Jill’s late father, John A. Distler, who often took Jill to the store.
Unexpected Venue
The family farm presented guests with a unique experience.
Friday Funday
The trend is to involve your guests in all the festivities, hence the staid rehearsal/dinner has evolved into a festive welcome party that includes the rehearsal, followed by a fun mixer that takes the shape of a barbecue, pool party, bonfire, etc.
Bold Color
Purple!
Non-Alcohol Beverages
At this wedding, lemonade hit the spot on a day in June.
Dress Code
While Jill and Zach specified cocktail attire, some couples are going as far as denoting a color code for guests.
Savannah and Chris
Photos by Haley Timmons
Sentiment
According to The Knot, honoring grandparents, parents, siblings and friends who have passed away in a meaningful way has become a part of weddings. Savannah and Chris did so by honoring their late grandparents on their wedding day.
As for Savannah’s engagement ring, Chris worked with their mutual friend, Sara Nguyen, of Sarah Michiko Designs, in New York. They also chose Haley Timmons, a high school classmate of Chris’s to be their photographer.
Sustainability
Chris and Savannah appreciated the greenery that the IronSpire Complex in Adamstown provided, which in their case, fit in beautifully with the color scheme. They also liked the fact that leftover food would not be discarded but shared with charitable organizations.
TGIF
There’s no rule that weddings must take place on Saturday. Consider that Friday-evening weddings take the party atmosphere up a notch, while Sunday weddings lend themselves to brunch, lunch or even backyard barbecues.
Intimate and Personal
Savannah and Chris’s guest list consisted of friends and family with whom they tend to interact on a regular basis.
Guest Involvement
At Savannah and Chris’s wedding, that began with a unique guest check-in that invited attendees to write endearing messages on Jenga blocks and add them to the growing tower of blocks. Guests could also engage in cornhole.
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