Si­mone Sant-Ghu­ran

Founder and Ed­i­tor-in-Chief Trinidad­Wed­dings.com

As we step in­to a new year, Trinidad­Wed­dings is thrilled to un­veil its top 10 wed­ding trends pre­dict­ed to make waves in 2025! Cou­ples are em­brac­ing cre­ativ­i­ty and per­son­al­iza­tion like nev­er be­fore.

Here are some of the trends that are poised to in­spire “I do’s” in the year ahead:

Max­i­mal­ist or min­i­mal­ist decor?—The an­swer is both types will be pop­u­lar. Cou­ples who pre­fer a more mod­ern ap­proach will go for a look of un­der­stat­ed lux­u­ry, for ex­am­ple, pleat­ed linens and pearls. Cou­ples seek­ing a bit more dra­ma and flair, will opt for stripes, artis­tic ceil­ing treat­ments, vivid and struc­tur­al flo­ral de­sign, light­ing pro­jec­tion that maps on­to walls and ex­ag­ger­at­ed canopies and drap­ery in their decor. Neon signs will con­tin­ue to be on trend. In terms of seat­ing, we may see un­usu­al op­tions - such as “cater­pil­lar” ta­bles and mixed seat­ing.

“Go your own way!”—Cou­ples will con­tin­ue to push the en­ve­lope by chang­ing up tra­di­tions and putting their own in­no­v­a­tive spin. Some cou­ples will for­go the bou­quet toss or cake-cut­ting al­to­geth­er and in­stead choose to spend pre-cer­e­mo­ny time to­geth­er (think lux­u­ry pic­nic for two!) or even get ready to­geth­er (good-bye su­per­sti­tion!). Cou­ples may al­so choose to min­gle with their guests dur­ing cock­tail hour, do their own wel­come toasts or opt to ex­change pri­vate vows.

Bridal fash­ion—Pre-loved, archival or vin­tage gowns are in! The girly, play­ful “co­quette trend” will be seen in de­sign el­e­ments such as: pearls, rosettes, bows, cord­ed laces and Chan­til­ly lace. We will al­so see gowns fea­tur­ing bub­ble hems, basque waists and state­ment sleeves. Mi­ni dress­es, blush­er veils, chrome or sil­ver ac­ces­sories and con­vert­ible dress­es will be pop­u­lar this year.

Shape of Your Cake—Dome-shaped wed­ding cakes and heart, hexa­gon or tri­an­gle shaped lay­ers will be pop­u­lar this year. Cakes will be adorned with fresh fruit and lam­beth ic­ing. Cou­ples who pre­fer some­thing more un­con­ven­tion­al, will opt for mille­feuille cakes or tiramisu.

Colour—Pan­tone’s colour of the year for 2025 is “Mocha Mousse”—a cozy, light brown. Mono­chrome colour schemes and over­ly “matchy matchy” decor will be out. Oth­er colours that will be on trend are: burnt si­en­na, ma­roon, plum, french blue, laven­der, mint green, olive green, pow­der pink and sor­bet hues.

Wed­ding Tech—Dig­i­tal in­vi­ta­tions will con­tin­ue in pop­u­lar­i­ty (where RSVPs can be tracked) and we will al­so see QR code en­abled pro­grammes and menus, dig­i­tal guest books and dig­i­tal seat­ing charts.

En­ter­tain­ment—Cou­ples will look at av­enues to cre­ate ex­pe­ri­en­tial mo­ments for their guests, such as: bar­tenders who demon­strate how to make DIY cock­tails, food truck din­ing, live painters, ma­gi­cians, lawn games and more in­ter­ac­tive pho­to booths.

Venues—There will be a move to­wards dif­fer­ent types of venues such as pri­vate es­tates, vil­las and rooftops. Many cou­ples will al­so opt for des­ti­na­tion wed­dings.

Food—Fine din­ing trends will spill over in­to wed­dings, as cou­ples seek to re-cre­ate their favourite restau­rant ex­pe­ri­ences. Think gourmet sal­ads, char­cu­terie cups or cones, a cof­fee or bub­ble tea bar, a grilling sta­tion or a build-your-own rice bowl op­tion.

Pho­tog­ra­phy—Film pho­tog­ra­phy may make a come­back this year as cou­ples seek a more nos­tal­gic “look and feel” to their pho­tos. The “cin­e­mat­ic” videog­ra­phy style (done as if you are watch­ing a movie) will con­tin­ue to be on trend. Some cou­ples who pre­fer a more retro vibe, may even be in­ter­est­ed in hav­ing parts of their wed­ding shot in Su­per 8 film, which re­sults in mut­ed, grainy footage.