When you’re about to tie the knot, your wedding seems like the most important party of your life.You want it to be unique, and you spend a lot of time dreaming up all those distinctive touches to make it singular and stunning.
Yet fashion quotients still count, and no one wants to be pass on their wedding day. So we polled wedding consultants, bridal market editors, retailers and, most important, brides-to-be, to find out what’s in and out right now.
GIFT REGISTRIES
IN: Anywhere chic and cheap
OUT: Pricey boutiques
IN: Electronic scanners
OUT: Pens and clipboards
BACHELOR PARTIES
IN: – Montreal, golf outings
OUT: – Las Vegas, stag parties
BACHELORETTE PARTIES
IN: – Cooking classes, spa parties
OUT: -Strip parties, anything at a bar
BRIDES
IN: – Natural-looking hair
– Bare heads or jeweled hairpins
– Badgley-Mischka
– Sleek lines
– Graphic lace (with geometric patterns)
– Strappy sandals
– Pedicures
– Monogrammed hankies
OUT: – Helmet-heads and updos
– Tiaras and wreaths
– It’s debatable
– Crinolines and tulle
– Frothy lace
– Basic pumps
– Hose
– Garters
RINGS
IN: – Cushion or pillow cuts
OUT: – Marquis and pear cuts
CAKES
IN: – Unusual shapes or cupcakes
OUT: – The three-tiered, pillared look
VENUES
IN: – Beaches and gardens
– Destinations
OUT: – Banquet halls
– Convention-sized hotels
RECEPTIONS
IN: – Bands and hip DJs
– Short toasts
OUT: – Cheesy DJs
– Silly speeches
TABLES
IN: – Table runners
– Mongrammed matches
OUT: – Slip-covered chairs
– Smoking
BRIDESMAIDS
IN: – Real dresses off the rack
– Mismatched styles in one fabric or hue
OUT: – Traditional bridesmaid dresses
– Everything matchy-matchy
