Many wedding dresses this year are featuring beautiful details taken straight from the Victorian era including puffed sleeves, layers of petticoats and closely fitting waistlines. There are wedding dresses with ruffles and bows and beautiful lace is very much in fashion  again.

Queen Victoria was the first bride to wear white and many brides in 2022 will choosing the classic bridal colour and mirroring the Queen’s choice of carrying the first myrtle bouquet.

The ideal venues to emphasise this majestic theme include castles or beautiful gardens with formal Victorian-style flowerbeds.   The Victorian theme can be easily incorporated into styles of table decorations and incorporating beautiful candelabra.  

Pieces of traditional Victorian furniture like a chaise lounge can also be used to great effect – especially for the photographs. Handmade lace first became popular in the Victorian era and can be used with great effect to decorate the reception tables.

Victorian-styled wedding stationery is very pretty and perfect if they are hand-written using calligraphy. A wedding cake decorated with cameos is the ideal choice too as Queen Victoria loved wearing cameos.

Many couples are opting for eco-friendly weddings this year and choosing venues with beautiful natural views of a lake, mountain or windswept beach or even mum and dad’s back garden. Another perfect and more unusual setting is in a vineyard.

Recycled or seed paper is perfect for invitations or sending them by email. Minimising on wastage throughout the wedding party is a popular theme with many couples this year too.

Green is the new trending colour for bridesmaids’  dresses but plenty of leafy greenery is also popular for floral decorations for the wedding venue – even better if the venue is an atrium or greenhouse!

Large lush arrangements for guest tables match the theme perfectly and long trailing greenery hanging from the ceiling is perfect for creating an outdoor feel- indoors!                       Flowers are always popular at weddings, but greenery is becoming more and more dominant.

Many brides and grooms are forgoing blooms altogether and choosing to decorate with greenery alone, making ‘the greenhouse’ a popular 2022 wedding theme. Another very original idea is to give guests a packet of seeds or young tree to plant as their wedding favour.

It is not surprising that a tropical theme is proving popular for this year’s beach wedding but is also trending for weddings that are taking place a long way from the coast. This theme is fun to incorporate into your wedding with vivid colours, boldly 

patterned fabrics and brightly-coloured flowers. Huge exotic leaves like pampas grass exude an exotic feeling as do clever touches like name cards placed on sea shells.  

Rattan lanterns create a lovely ambience in he evening and of course the menu can reflect all types of Caribbean specialities. A  fun idea is to give each guest a pair of sandals to wear!       

This is a perennial favourite with wedding couples as it is so much fun as it can incorporate wild flowers, dried flowers, hay bales and even Shetland ponies!   A rustic theme is perfect for weddings that are being held in a barn, field or even on the beach.    

The perfect colour scheme is gold, cream and either brown or this year’s popular shade- rust. Table decorations can include checked tablecloths, tin lanterns, wooden vases filled with wild flowers and even miniature scarecrows.

Place cards can be pinned onto wood slices or large fir cones. A rustic theme  works really well for Boho couples and the ideal bridal car is of course and old pickup truck!      

This is another classic favourite for weddings – probably because many find the sea and the seashore romantic. There are all sorts of fun things you can do to develop the theme including having your wedding ceremony on the deck of a boat and dressing your 

bridesmaids in navy blue and page boys in sailor outfits. Other ideas include hanging large fishing nets decorated with seashells on bare walls and driftwood is a perfect addition too.

Compasses, maps and floating candles can all add to the ambiance  Driftwood, miniature anchors and shells can be used to decorate the bridal archway along with plenty of greenery. Anchor and starfish motifs are for your wedding stationary.

Other motifs that can be incorporated include boats, stripes and the colours navy blue and emerald green. Seafood is the ideal feature for the menu.