Wedding season is upon us and Marcy Blum shares her expertise on the biggest trends of 2023.
Citing everything from architectural structures to family-style meals, he cites the coveted celebrity event planner who has worked with many of your favorites — including LeBron James, Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, Bill Gates’ daughter Jenn Gates and Nayel Nassar and Kate Bock and Kevin Love – Says this year’s ‘I dos’ won’t disappoint.
Goodbye to traditional bridesmaids and groomsmen
“When people have companions and there are traditional men’s and women’s sides at the altar, people really diversify their wedding celebrations,” says Blum. “While many people have no attendants at all, they do have some men on the women’s side and women on the men’s brother if he were in the wedding party, assuming you were marrying a man he would be a best man and not one of your attendants.
Integrate new elements
“Wedding decor in general is becoming a lot more architectural and interior design,” she says. “We do a lot of lounges. Instead of long tables or round tables, we build lounge vignettes and everything is custom made for this. No one wants it to look or feel like an old school wedding. The romantic look of candles of all shapes, styles and colors dominates the wedding decor and wireless table lamps are also used to create a romantic ambiance.
international affairs
“I would say 80% of my events, not just weddings because we plan all kinds of events, are happening in Europe this year,” says Blum. “After being at home for two years during COVID, people want to get as far away as possible. Couples mistakenly think it’s less expensive when they start, but that’s not true. France is big certainly Lake Como, Positano, Ravello, Capri and the Cotswolds or English countryside which is interesting. The locations are idyllic, but it can be ridiculously expensive and/or very difficult to produce.
A focus on ceremonial music
“In the past, people never paid much attention to ceremonial music, especially when it wasn’t being played in a house of worship,” says Blum. “You would go for the simplest fallback – just get a few tunes from the receiving band to play for the ceremony. Now people are concentrating on what is meaningful to them musically for the ceremony.”
Family style dining
“I really started my career making sure weddings and social events served interesting and delicious food,” says Blum. “With buffets considered inelegant for many formal weddings, family style has made a comeback post-COVID when everyone was afraid to share food. It’s a way of being served a menu of different dishes without having to ask guests a lot of questions about what they want to eat. An alternative is a multi-course tasting dinner with small dishes, often accompanied by wine. It’s fun and interesting and makes the food an integral part of the wedding. While the signature drinks named after the couple have been done to death, a variety of interesting drinks either served or served at the bars are a favorite of the clients we work with. Influenced by hip and innovative cocktail bars, mini-martinis, negronis and other classic mixed drinks served with a twist (tequila old-fashioned for example) are very popular.”
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