Wedding Trends for 2012 ?? – Who Says !!

Being in the wedding industry for more years then some of the present day vendors have been alive, we have seen many, many ideas come and go. The old adage, what goes around, comes around is so true.

Magazines, television programs,  and all kinds of print  blast away from their front pages or screens to dictate what is the latest trend in weddings to come.

Well…… you know what brides????  What you want IS  the latest trend so to speak , and you don’t need to be influenced by flashy pictures or told that you can or cannot do something because it isn’t trendy, current, or is old fashioned.

I actually detest and always have balked at what is trendy. What is comfortable for me and me alone is what I go with, and to hell with what the current rage is. It will be old real quick, and to keep up with trends will literally send you over the edge. It is impossible for anyone to stay current unless they are millionaires.

I have seen dresses on the runway lately that would have been worn in the “flower power” era.. somewhere in the mid 60″s. NOPE they don’t call it vintage… they call it “trendy.”  NOTE: I wasn’t in the wedding industry that early for those wondering.

I have seen and made bouquets that were also popular in the 60′s…. but it’s now the trend?

I’ll bet I have a dozen pair of spike heeled shoes that I wore as a teenager, and I have seen that very design, come and go at least 4 times in my lifetime… and God willing… I’ll get to see them a couple more times be in fashion. Trendy?? I guess so… but I’ve had them for 3 decades now and they will return. Guess I’m not too hard on my shoes to last that long, and I didn’t buy expensive shoes either.

So for those brides pulling their hair out to decide on what they should choose for your wedding…. do exactly what you have always wanted. Keeping up with the Jones’s or Kardashian’s isn’t reality…. and oh by the way, Kim Kardashians head piece was popular in the 80:s… so there you go.

It’s your day… have it your way, and forget the pressure of trying to be trendy. Personal influences of yours on your wedding day is what makes it special…. not what the media thinks it should be.