Alternatives to the traditional wedding cake

Cupcakes are yesterday’s news so what do you suggest to your clients who are looking for an alternative to the traditional wedding cake? What about Cake Shooters? They are designed in the same way as a Push-Pop, which lets face it we all loved in our childhood, and are filled with sponge cake, sweet treats [...]

Polka Dots – the hot trend in weddings for 2012

Newsflash – the next hot trend for wedding and event design is polka dots and I for one love it. There are many different takes on the wonderful polka dot, but my favourite is definitely the fifties red and black theme. There is something so avant garde about this theme and it works so well. [...]

Dictating Event Colour Trends

 We often talk about colour trends here @ Event Experts and also within our styling and design courses at the Academy of Wedding and Event Planning. In fact one of my favourite things I love to preach is that the world of fashion, architecture and paint are the major influencers for in the choice of [...]

Colour Blocking your Wedding and Event Designs

A key fashion trend for the past year has been Colour Blocking. I knew it was big when I saw a panel of women, on Kerri Anne all featuring Colour Blocked outfits and neutral shoes and you cannot pick up a fashion magazine, without being treated to a Colour Blocked spread!  We are now starting [...]

An interesting Table Centrepiece

We are always talking about the way the events industry take their lead from Hollywood, celebrity events, fashion etc. Well this latest report we have for you leaves me wondering if on this occasion we might pass. On November 12 the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) held its annual fundraising event in Los Angeles. It [...]

A Tiffany Inspired Event for Women

Earlier this morning I received an email from one of the Academy students that had been forwarded to me by her tutor. The student in question had been approached to organise and design an event where the theme was ‘Inspirational Women’. Now this theme in itself is not particularly unusual and it has been done [...]

Wedding Styling – Vintage Glamour

This mood board follows on from our blog post yesterday regarding the latest trend we have seen developing for everything vintage. Today we have tried to infuse a little modern retro style into what is most definitely a glamourous vintage trend. Let us know about your vintage tips and ideas and if you have a [...]

Vintage Glamour and Etiquette Returns to Weddings

We are often asked to project trends for weddings and events and this isn’t always easy to do as finding just one trend isn’t simple. However, one of the biggest trends I have seen recently, which is coming at us from all angles, is the return to vintage glamour.  It seems that more and more [...]

Indian Inspiration for Wedding Design in 2011

The biggest wedding design trend for 2011 is definitely Indian enthused and inspired. With Katy Perry leading the way late last year with her traditional Hindu wedding in India, Nicole Ritchie using an exotic elephant as a greeter at her wedding to rocker Joel Madden and of course who can forget the wonderful film Eat, [...]

The latest innovation for Bridesmaids

One of the biggest sticking points for any girl who is asked to be a bridesmaid is usually the dress. Often the brides idea of a gorgeous dress is totally different from her bridesmaids. It has been the cause of many arguments and has been known to be the reason behind some girls not wishing [...]

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