Modern Wedding Trends We Love

Today's weddings are about low-key looks, mixed-matched hues and the personalised details that will make your day.

In this article, we list some of the latest wedding trends we love, from modern wedding dresses to wedding flowers and wedding ring styles. For a more detailed report about yearly trends, read our Wedding & Bridal Trends Forecast.

Beyond the dress and decor, choosing the perfect wedding rings is a key part of your journey. Our comprehensive wedding ring buying guide will help you navigate styles, metals and settings to find a symbol of your love that lasts a lifetime.

A huge theme of modern wedding trends is making each detail personal. Your bridesmaids shouldn’t be an exception – so instead of grouping them together in the same style dress and colour, allow their personalities to show in mismatched dresses. Whether you choose variations of a dress in the same colour, define a palette to stick to or leave it all up to each bridesmaid, the mismatched theme is on. Plus, you’ll get major props for allowing each of your bridesmaids to dress in a way that makes them feel truly comfortable.

Bespoke is the flavour of the year, so what better way to embrace a DIY theme than creating your own wedding rings? If you haven’t quite got the skill set to make your rings, you can at least have a say in designing them. Arrange an appointment to create the wedding rings you want, exactly the way you want them. Whether that’s altering the width of the band, using alternative shaped diamonds, or creating a totally new design that means something to you, with an in-house design team and goldsmiths, Queensmith are able to create exactly what you’re after. More and more brides are choosing to create shaped wedding rings to sit beautifully alongside their unique engagement rings. If this is what you’re after, Queensmith will ensure the profile of each ring matches perfectly.

Get inspired by browsing our wedding rings, or get in touch to let us know about your unique ideas.

Frilly bouquets have their place, but for something ultra-modern, consider a modern flower installation for your ceremony and celebration spot. We love Sage Flowers for vibrant and punchy floral displays and bouquets, and Sassi Flowers for clever flower installations like their flower-wraps candle sticks – a work of art!

Explore our blog about The Most Popular Wedding Flowers for Autumn and Winter for some inspiration.

Personalising your big day to reflect you, your partner and your relationship together is timeless, and never have couples been searching for more ways to do so than now. Think monogrammed napkins, embroidering a symbol that represents you on your veil, or initialling your wedding rings with a bespoke engraving.

Engravings can be added during the ordering process to any wedding ring from our core collection. Consider surprising your other half by arranging to have each other’s wedding rings engraved in secret. A sweet little message, something to make them giggle at the altar or a motif that suits their personality, keeping the engraved wedding rings secret until the big day is super cute. If you’d like to arrange to have your wedding rings custom-crafted and engraved, get in touch with our experts to book an appointment.

Modern wedding cakes are a canvas for creativity, reflecting the couple's personality and the overall theme of their day. Think minimalist designs with clean lines, textured buttercream finishes or vibrant, hand-painted details.

We're seeing a rise in smaller 'cutting cakes' paired with a dessert bar, offering guests a variety of treats from macarons to mini doughnuts. Naked cakes adorned with fresh flowers and fruits remain a popular choice for rustic-themed weddings, while geode cakes and metallic accents bring a touch of glamour to contemporary celebrations.

Explore the Top 10 Wedding Cake Bakeries.

Whilst countryside estates and barn conversions have been the venue of choice for brides since the naughties and throughout the past decade, trend reports forecast couples choosing a more cosmopolitan approach. Hold your ceremony at your local town hall, then host an intimate gathering at your favourite restaurant or hire out an urban space for a mega party.

Searching for some city wedding inspiration? Take a look at our detailed guide: City Wedding & Bridal Style Guide.

... or blush, or beige. Parting with traditional dress codes, more and more brides are opting for alternative wedding dress colours to cut a casual shape. Keep it light and ethereal with champagne tones, tulle or silk and minimalist designs - this way you won’t stray too far from tradition, but you’ll nail an on-trend look that is sure to impress for decades to come. Elle notes that the queen of tulle, Molly Goddard, is worth checking out for inspiration, while Harper’s Bazaar encourages brides to find their gown in ‘buff’ – ‘the happy medium between blush and champagne’.

If this is your kind of colour palette, you might want to consider choosing rose gold wedding rings, for an extra flash of warming, neutral colour.

• If you’re the one wearing the engagement ring, try to find a woman's wedding ring that matches. Details like choosing the same setting type and metal colour will help you create a ‘complete’ looking bridal set.
• That said, diamond set wedding rings look great alongside solitaire engagement rings, providing extra sparkle.
• Choosing the same metal colour as your partner can be a sweet touch!
• Arrange your first appointment for your custom wedding rings at least 3 months before your wedding. Most wedding rings take around 4 weeks to craft, but this ensures you have time to make all your decisions and collect your rings in plenty of time
• Choose a reputable jeweller who will take your precise ring size and ensure they offer a resizing service free of charge.
• Choose a meaningful engraving that you won’t regret. Jokes can be funny, but nothing beats the classics: your initials, the date you met or your wedding date.