Original article can be found on Ladue News.
Here’s to Something New
January 2, 2015
Puffy sleeves, jumbo bowties, pastel satin as far as the eye can see… The problem with trends is the easy transition from dashing to dated. For this year’s brides and grroms, local pros weigh-in on the wedding trends of 2014; these are the ones that are here to stay—at least for another year.
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Bridget Pelster
Splendid stations. For the main course, dinner stations are a hot trend people are sticking with, as opposed to a seated dinner. You might start with some cocktails, get something to eat, go to a high cocktail table, hit the dance floor… It’s more like you’re grazing throughout the evening.
Changing the cake. Desserts are moving away from a traditional large wedding cake. They might still do a small wedding cake to do the traditional cut, but we feel brides and grooms are trying to show their personalities—maybe they’re honeymooning in Paris, so they might have Parisian desserts.