Couples more creative with wedding planning
If you’ve been to a wedding recently, chances are there were a few details that strayed from the traditional.
Millennial brides and grooms are moving away from the more conventional style of weddings and instead introducing fresh ideas, creativity and more DIY aspects to their day. From food trucks to documentary style photography, less structured flowers and younger celebrants, photo booths and nude cakes, weddings are getting a shake up. ‘One Wonderful Day’ is the first of its kind in Hamilton, a wedding fair celebrating this vibrant new shift in wedding planning.
Waikato newly-wed Emma Whitlock-Coombes, married in a black dress, had an ice cream truck turn up for dessert, didn’t have a first dance or ‘cut the cake’ and provided guests with bagged bar snacks and lollies instead of hors d’oeuvres.
Organised by Wed in Waikato, One Wonderful Day wedding fair brings together an array of inspiring and contemporary Waikato wedding professionals. Gone are the standard expo cubicles, instead, the event is to be a creative collaboration of services and products with interactions, panel discussions and music. Wedding photographer Brooke Baker said the event was exactly what the Wai- kato was missing.
‘‘The organising team all met working alongside one another at weddings. Talking with one another we realised it’s time to challenge the norm, dream big and take things up a level.’’
Brides and grooms will be able to have a chat with wedding specialists including celebrants, photographers, bakers, florists, wedding planners, venue representatives, bridal and bridesmaid dresses, suits, musicians, photo booth, wedding stationary designers and more.
Many of the vendors are a part of the professional Wed in Waikato organisation. Wed in Waikato is a network conceived to connect savvy industry experts and create a convenient hub for discerning couples as they plan their Waikato wedding.