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Wedding Trends 2009
by Jonathan Dionisio
12 January 2009
Most couples, like you,
must have started searching the internet, buying wedding magazines,
and attending bridal fairs in order to know what would be
the new wedding trends for 2009. Finally, through extensive
research and insights from some veterans of the wedding industry,
Kasal.com gives you the ‘in’ thing for weddings
this year.
Wedding Color Trends
Bridal couturiers Edward
Teng and Bill Calubaquib of The
Dream Maker shared that dark colors will be the trend
for 2009. Mr. Teng specifically sees the colors lum, lavender,
and fuchsia will highlight 2009 while Mr. Calubaquib forsees
burgundy, emerald green and copper as some of the dominant
colors this year. Mr. Calubaquib adds that some colors, like
gold and silver, will still be present due to their association
with luck.
Wedding Fashion Trends
Two of the popular bridal
couturiers in the world, Claire
Pettibone and Monique
Lhuillier have released their 2009 bridal collection.
Pettibone’s works carry the theme, “Rock and Roll
Bride”. According to her website, this year’s
collection was “inspired by the ultimate cool girl who
marries the lead singer of the band, this ‘Rock and
Roll Bride’ collection recalls the ‘70s English
rocker vibe of easily flowing silhouettes mixed with a hint
of Goth and touch of mystery.” Her wedding gowns are
lacy, with delicate floral embroidery, metal grommets, nail
heads, and crystals. Lhuillier, on the other hand, displayed
a wide collection in modern romanticism. Her Spring 2009 and
Fall 2009 collection is Grecian and Nature-inspired, intricately
embellished, belted or laced and combined with an overflowing
veil and trail.
Aside from Grecian, Nature
and “Rock and Roll” inspired gowns; the use of
color in wedding gown will be widely received. Lhuillier,
in her recent collection, displayed a light green gown while
Vera
Wang showed off dark brown, grey, and lemon chiffon-colored
gowns. Wedding gowns with black embellishment, which came
out in 2007 is still in for 2009.
Wedding Floral and Event
Styling Trends
With the advent of destination
weddings, floral and event styling will be more personalized
and thematic, this according to famous event stylist Mr. Henry
Pascual. For garden, beach, and other outdoor weddings, locally
grown flowers and plants will be widely used since they are
less expensive and will give the design a local touch.
Wedding Invitation Trends
Monochromes and monogram
designs will still be in this 2009. Wedding theme and motif
will be more integrated in invitations, making them more unique
and personalized. The ‘green revolution’, or the
use or reusable and recyclable materials will also be on the
rise. Consciousness about the environment and current economic
downturn will encourage people to have simple 1 or 2-page
invitation in envelops or avail of digital invitation offered
over the Internet.
Wedding Make-up Trends
Airbrush make up
courtesy of Jeng Sy - FloresLocal make-up artist Mrs.
Jeng Sy – Flores revealed that airbrush make-up,
a technique first introduced by celebrity stylist James Cooper
more than ten (10) years ago, is re-emerging an becoming the
trend for make-up in 2009. Airbrush make-up uses a compressed
air to spray make-up particles over the face which gives out
a flawless “no make-up look” for the bride. Re-touch
is not necessary for airbrush make-up, unlike conventional
make-up, thus avoiding cross contamination between clienteles
and uneven application of make-up. Aside from Mrs. Flores,
other local make up artists who practices airbrush make up
include Madge Lejano, Lou Bunyi - Pareja and Val Villarin.
Wedding Photo Trends
For 2009, digital infrared
photography (IR) is beginning to emerge. This technique involves
the use of an infrared filter that blocks off most or the
entire visible light spectrum, thus, achieving a snow-like
or highly detailed photographs.
Currently, two local wedding
photographers are using digital IR in their wedding photos.
These are Mr. Lito Genilo of Smart
Shot Studio and Danny Ignacio of Vignette
Photography. Photojournalism will still be practiced among
wedding photographers. Pre-nuptial photo shoots will also
be more thematic and adventurous. The classic Sepia, Black
and White, and the emerging Black and Silver photographs will
continue to be part of wedding albums. For wedding albums,
Mr. Genilo shares, “For 2009, more unique styles of
photo albums and photo manipulation, rendering a new era of
photography merging with digital technology will be a hit…
The albums will be more complicated and customized to suit
the client’s palette.”
Wedding Reception Trends
Destination wedding is increasingly
becoming a trend. These venues are more flexible for thematic
weddings. For economic purposes, some may resort in doing
the ceremony and reception at the same venue although most
couples would still prefer the ceremony held in churches.
Garden and beach wedding will still be an alternative for
ceremony and reception venues.
Given that more and more
people are becoming health conscious, healthy meals will be
preferred by couples. The use of partially hydrogenated fat
or trans fatty acid (trans fat), according to Dr. Angel Respicio
Jr., is out. Trans fat is made when vegetable oil like soybean
oil undergoes a process called hydrogenation. This process
infuses hydrogen into oil which prolong the shelf life of
the oil and gives food a desirable taste and texture. According
to the American Heart Association, eating food cooked using
trans fat increases the risk of developing certain heart diseases,
stroke and type 2 diabetes.
Alternatives like monounsaturated
or polyunsaturated vegetable oils are now used by caterers
to prepare food. A good balance of meat, fish and vegetables
will be served more often during receptions. Food will also
jive with the theme or motif of the wedding. For example,
Mediterranean-inspired weddings will serve food that is Mediterranean
in nature.
Special sections, like coffee
stations, wine and cheese bars, chocolate fountains and candy
buffet or confection bars are gaining popularity. These can
serve as added entertainment during receptions.
Wedding Video Trends
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In
the later part of 2008, two letters started becoming
a household name: HD, short for High Definition. HD,
or HiDef uses and projects higher display resolution
(1280x720 – 1440x1080 pixels) which makes videos
clearer. It also uses a wider aspect ratio (16:9) which
gives videos wider image areas. This in turn produces
a high quality video and audio, much like in movie theaters.
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Most wedding videographers
are now venturing in HD-capable cameras and films and offering
HiDef video packages. Since HD movies come in bigger file
size, a need for a special CD arose. Enter Blu-ray disc, a
special type of optical disc that has bigger capacity than
regular DVDs and avoids birefringence or ‘jumpy’
videos. AVP (audio-video presentation) and On-site videos
will be done using this format. One would need to use a Playstation
3 or a Blu-ray disc player to be able to play this type of
movies.
In the end, whichever trend
you intend to follow for your wedding, keep in mind that not
all trends can and will suit your taste, need, and budget.
You and your partner should agree on which trend you will
follow to make your wedding extra special. Allot time in searching
for suppliers who can deliver your unique wedding needs and
for sure, you will enjoy every moment of your wedding. Happy
planning!
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Kasal.com
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