LGBTQ+ Weddings
"In 2020 we will see more and more personalized t hemes. For inst ance, we planned a wedding around t he couple?s love of t he video- game, Kingdom Heart s. It was such a unique and fun wedding because it spoke to so many of t he guest s as well. The couple called t he wedding ?Chic & Geek? all of t heir guest s loved it . I really encourage couples to dig deep and t hink about when inspires t hem as a couple and t hen st art t elling t he story from t here for t heir guest s.
Simply being open to working wit h LGBTQ+ couples isn?t enough, you need to be an act ive ally, whet her t hat ?s donat ing t ime, money or resources to LGBTQ+ right s groups. Laws t hat legally allow discriminat ion, conversion t herapy, t ransgender right s and more are just a few issues t hat are st ill being fought in count ries such as t he Unit ed St at es, U.K. and Aust ralia where marriage equality has passed, not to ment ion t hat simply being LGBTQ+ can get you jailed or killed in many part s of t he world such as t he UAE. We have a long way to go before we see full equality, and couples want to work wit h creat ive part ners whose beliefs align wit h t heirs. While I would never want to see it fully go away, we are seeing a lot less rainbows being incorporat ed into t he wedding- day det ails t han we did a few years ago here in t he St at es. When t he marriage equality fight was in full force, wit h each same- sex wedding t here was a feeling of victory and pride, part icularly for older couples who have lived t hrough t he early LGBTQ+ right s movement and have been toget her for decades. But as t he younger generat ion st art s dat ing wit h t he ability to marry already writt en into t heir future, marriage is becoming just t he normal milestone, and t here?s less of an inclinat ion to recognize t hat recent history. As far as dĂŠcor, florals, food, et c., t here?s no difference between LGBTQ+ couples and het ero couples when it comes to t rends. Brit t ny Drye, Founder and Edit or- in- Chief, Love Inc.
We will cont inue to see beaut iful rich velvet suit jacket s (like burgundy) and wedding day att ire, mixed wedding party members wit h att ire select ions t hat speaks to t hem. I feel t aupe will be t he next big color of 2020, I?ve been seeing t hat a lot in our mood boards as a color our client s love. In California couples are infusing cannabis into t heir wedding day, via live rollers, in t he wedding menu or as favors. Pampas grass in wedding design!! This is definit ely going to be seen a lot in 2020 wedding designs." Chanda Daniels, Creat ive Direct or, Designer, Planner, A Monique Affair
