The biggest 2023 wedding trends to know about – including ‘new rules’

“Gypsophila is proving particularly popular, for definite. Large scale, voluminous, fluffy clouds of gyp… everywhere!”

Are people going big again post-Covid when it comes to their wedding florals, or is minimalism/simple elegance taking over?

“Post-pandemic I think people fall into two camps,” Melissa revealed, “they have either reassessed through Covid and want a smaller more authentic celebration, or they go completely the other way and are totally over-excited at the thought of actually being able to properly celebrate together again and want to fully go to town.”

And if you’re working to a tight budget? Because, let’s face it, who isn’t right now…

“Don’t try to decorate everywhere and spread it all too thin,” would be Melissa’s top tip. “Choose key areas you want to style and think about which photos will be important to you and make sure you fill those with florals.”

“For example, where you say your vows will be a picture you definitely want to have on the mantlepiece, so style that area with florals abundantly so it frames you beautifully.”

Hold onto your hats, minimalists, because for 2023 Pinterest’s biggest prediction is that orange will be absolutely everywhere. 

Based on the Pinterest searches from Millennials and Gen Xers this year, “orange tones will be used in various ways in 2023 weddings, in everything from floral arrangements to bridesmaid dresses” according to the platform. 

Searches for ‘burnt orange wedding theme’ were reportedly up by 695% at the and of last year, while interest in ‘terracotta wedding bridesmaid dresses’ also increased year-on-year by more than 230%. 

There have also been more nearly-weds looking for ‘orange wedding centrepiece’ inspiration than ever before, with 150% more searches in the last 12 months. 

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Leading wedding expert and editor of Hitched, Zoe Burke says: “Orange really is having a revival at the moment, and I’m not mad about having such a happy and vibrant colour palette joining the ranks for couples to choose from for their 2023 weddings.”