The pandemic may have had a huge impact on the bridal seasons of the last few years, but couples currently planning to send save the dates can now look forward to exciting new wedding themes and trends in 2023.
If you and your beloved are getting hitched in 2023, here are some common wedding themes you’ll want to include in your special day…
Location, Location, Location
With travel restrictions lifted, the world really is your oyster, if you’re making plans to marry the love of your life in 2023. Tropical locations like Mexico, Bali and the Caribbean are top of the list of romantic places for the destination wedding of your dreams.
If your wedding budget doesn’t stretch to cover the expense of a magical wedding overseas, you can still have a memorable wedding with a long weekend celebration in a stunning location closer to home. Many couples are choosing far-flung venues in the UK’s most idyllic beauty spots, over locations that are within easy reach.
Anything Goes!
The minimalist approach has been a popular wedding theme for a number of years. For 2023, it’s very much out with the classic and sophisticated monochrome and simplistic styling, and a welcome to a more chic and whimsical aesthetic.
You can expect to see a riot of colour in floral decorations, venue décor, and mismatched bridesmaids’ dresses.
Classy Wedding Garb Makeover
Just like the designer catwalk styles that filter out into the high street stores, bridal fashions change every season. In 2023, stylish couples will be keen to give the traditional white wedding garb a contemporary makeover.
Non-white wedding attire with a cool and relaxed ’70s vibe is definitely what the modern fashion conscious couple will be wearing to exchange their wedding vows. Brides wearing glamorous bohemian wedding dresses will also be showing off beautiful fresh flower bouquets that are downsized.
2023 Colour Trends
If you’re wondering what on-trend colour palatte you should be featuring on your luxury save the dates, here’s a selection of the hottest hues for 2023…
Au naturel shades of green and beige are the ultimate colours for a wedding that is elegant and rustic. This appealing colour combo is also perfect for garden party and destination weddings.
For a dreamy and romantic affair, your colour palette will benefit from highlighting beautiful blush pink. Peony, marshmallow pastel, orchid and fuschia pinks are set to be equally exciting common colours for wedding themes in 2023.
Pairing classy navy and sapphire blues with cream and sunflower yellow will result in a colour palette that wows guests at your spring or summer wedding. Decadent and rich shades of purple, plum and aubergine set a moodier tone for autumn and winter.
Metallic gold, silver, copper, rose gold, and champagne accents are another big feature for wedding décor and personalised wedding stationery inspiration.
Offer An Immersive Experience
The wedding ceremonies of 2023 are likely to be fondly remembered as being fully immersive and vivacious experiences, for everyone in attendance. The trend of getting spliced at an intimate wedding is definitely one common theme that has longevity. With fewer guests on your VIP list, you can more easily curate your wedding ceremony and reception, so that it’s absolutely perfect.
You can upgrade your enjoyable wedding into an unforgettable and immersive experience by focusing on the little details that make the greatest impact. You’ll also have more wedding venue and destination options, if you opt for exclusivity in guest numbers.
Your wedding theme should enable guests to get involved on an emotional level. The experience begins the moment that you write and send personalised save the dates, and follow on wedding invites, that clearly communicate the mood, style and dress code of your special day. Use your elegant wedding stationery suite to help you create and build excitement for the event of the year.
Using stunning visuals, sound and lighting technology to stimulate the senses, and to create an imagined world where fantasy and reality are entwined is an excellent idea. You can personalise your wedding venue to showcase an experiential celebration of love and romance. Spoiling your favourite people by offering gastronomic catering that is freshly prepared at the table, will also take their breath away and make a lasting impression on their memory and heart.
Offering a unique, distinctive and fun wedding theme, and the maximum entertainment value for your budget, will ensure that guests go home happy and feeling lucky to have played a part in such a joyous and a momentous occasion.
Saving The Date In 2023 Style
Many people opt for pre-made templates for all of the essential elements of their wedding stationery because it saves a great deal of effort and time. If you don’t have the energy or the inclination to design and handcraft your wedding invites, it’s worth going bespoke.
Choosing the correct type of paper, a chic and elegant template, and the perfect colour palette will add extra sentimental value to the invitations that you handwrite and send to your family and friends.
Make your save the dates stand out from the wedding season competition by incorporating a common 2023 theme. Postcard themed pre-wedding cards are a hot pick, regardless of whether or not you’re planning a destination wedding. Choose a timeless vintage style picture postcard, or a create one with a quirky Polaroid shot of you and your future spouse looking deliriously happy.