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Weddings<br />
On Trend<br />
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From colour schemes to the catering, the cake<br />
and the bridal party’s make up, we’ve rounded<br />
up some of this year’s top wedding trends...<br />
Colour Obsessions<br />
When it comes to fixing a colour scheme,<br />
there’s so much choice. Earlier this year,<br />
Pantone announced that Rose Quartz and<br />
Serenity are the colours of the year. Soft<br />
pastels, rose and metallic tones are some<br />
of the biggest colours trending. Metallic<br />
palettes such as silver, rose, and gold add<br />
a hint of glitz to your wedding, whether to<br />
the venue, the dress, the cake or perhaps<br />
throughout! From gold sequined bridesmaid<br />
dresses to sparkly dusted cakes, rose gold<br />
is a surprisingly versatile colour. Calming<br />
colours such as dusty pastels and romantic<br />
Victorian colour palettes are also popular at<br />
the moment, as they offer an elegant and<br />
inviting feel to any aspect of your wedding.<br />
Quirky Cuisine<br />
A more laid back approach to your wedding<br />
breakfast is becoming increasingly more<br />
popular. From food trucks to sweet treat<br />
stalls the formal dining approach appears to<br />
be slowly dwindling in popularity. If you are<br />
opting for a sit down dinner your menu will<br />
take a more relaxed approach as dishes such<br />
as pie and mash and fish and chips will take<br />
centre stage.<br />
Cake Crazes<br />
Whilst the wedding cake is still a focal<br />
element for many weddings, we’re certainly<br />
seeing people moving away from the<br />
classic tiered fruit cake! From macaroon<br />
towers to individual cupcake stacks,<br />
there’s now so much choice. Whilst edible<br />
handmade flowers will forever be timeless,<br />
we’ve recently seen real flowers used as<br />
decoration. Naked cakes are also key this<br />
year. Forget the delicately iced cake and<br />
make way for the unfrosted, exposed edges<br />
of a naked cake. Not only does a naked<br />
cake give a rustic feel to your wedding and<br />
expose its delicious filling and flavour, it’s<br />
also supposed<br />
to look ‘undone’,<br />
meaning you<br />
could even save<br />
a few pennies and rustle<br />
one up yourself! Whip up<br />
a sponge, fill with fresh<br />
cream and fruit, decorate<br />
with fresh flowers and<br />
dust with icing<br />
sugar... Voilà! If the<br />
handmade look isn’t<br />
in keeping with your<br />
overall look, keep<br />
with the metallic<br />
theme and add a<br />
touch of glitz to your<br />
cake.<br />
Bridal Beauty<br />
‘The bigger the<br />
better’ has been the<br />
motto when it comes<br />
to our brows for quite<br />
some time now, and it<br />
doesn’t look like that<br />
will be changing anytime soon. Keep your<br />
brows looking naturally full and be sure to<br />
keep the colour in line with that of your hair.<br />
When it comes to the overall look, think<br />
neutral, warm and natural-looking. Keep<br />
your skin looking dewy with a subtle<br />
highlighter and generous dusting of<br />
bronzer. For eyeshadow shades, think<br />
warm gold and brown hues, and perhaps<br />
step away from the black liner.<br />
Lash extensions are often a good<br />
investment and far more practical than<br />
strip lashes. Lips should also be a focal<br />
point. Again, think natural and opt for<br />
a dark, nude lip. When it comes to your<br />
hair, the undone look is again the way to<br />
go. Think boho loose waves, ruffled curls<br />
and effortless braids.<br />
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<strong>Velvet</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> | <strong>September</strong> <strong>2016</strong> 85
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