Weddingpath reveals Spring Trends for 2009
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WILTSHIRE, UK, January 22, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hot tip 1: Green weddings

Brides and Grooms are becoming more aware of reducing their carbon footprint and trying to be more eco-friendly. E.g. The wedding party - the biggest factor in the ecological and financial impact of any wedding is its size. Each person that is invited means more miles travelled, more food consumed, a bigger venue, and more waste when it's all over. Brides are beginning to source food, drinks and flowers locally and are becoming more aware of the environmental and social impact every detail of the day will have, including sourcing ethically produced favours, using hire companies and recycling rather than purchasing and disposing. Some brides are considering their guests' transport options and most couples consider recycled wedding stationery and more often are now sending e-vites (electronic invitations) through WeddingPath saving on postage and delivery! Another great eco-friendly tactic are couples requesting "gifts of conscience" as their Wedding Day presents, asking guests to buy everyday essentials for people in poverty stricken countries.

Hot tip 2: Funky Venues

There has been a rise in Wedding ceremonies being held in unusual places over the last 12 months. Football stadiums, zoos, piers and museums to name a few. The traditional Church wedding is also making a comeback as a direct response to the new Church regulations as of the 1st October 2008, making it easier for non regular Church-goers to be wed. Provided there are no other complicating circumstances, couples can now choose to get married in their local parish, the parish where they were baptised and/or confirmed, a parish they have lived in for 6 months or more, at any time during their lives, a parish they have attended worship in for at least 6 months, the parish their parents lived or worshipped in (during the child's lifetime) or the parish their parents or grandparents were married in.

Hot tip 3: The Little Big Dress

On the Weddingpath forum, there has been a lot of talk about Brides getting a short version of their wedding dresses made for the evening reception so that the bride can party, party, party without worrying about her big "day" dress. It's vital the bride can "pull off some shapes on the dance floor" in the evening!

Hot tip 4: Cash Presents

The credit crunch is obviously on everybody's minds including couples who are soon to be wed. Asking for money on the wedding list to go towards the cost of the wedding day itself, the honeymoon or a new kitchen is becoming the norm. Once it was a taboo - almost rude things to do - nowadays it's deemed necessary and acceptable!

Hot tip 5: Garden Parties Daaaarling!

Garden parties are quintessentially English, delicate and classy and look to be a growing Spring trend. This option saves couples the massive cost of hiring a venue. However, this only applies if you are lucky enough to know someone with a big enough back garden! Cocktails (and mocktails) will be enjoyed on the terrace at the receptions instead of champagne in 2009. A sex on the beach, a pina colada and a woo woo will certainly make the party go with a swing! Also, the massive iced tiered wedding cake and even the chocolate extravaganzas are being replaced with mini cakes which are arranged on a tiered stand.

Hot tip 6: Trash The Dress

Trash the dress, originally an American idea of the newlyweds being photographed wearing their wedding outfits in unusual situations, is catching on in the UK. Up a tree, laying on the beach, in a haystack or on the park bench, it's the perfect opportunity to dust off the wedding dress and go off on a fun, frolicking shoot with the wedding photographer.

Hot tip 7: Mini-moons

It's a 'quickie honeymoon', taken when newlyweds put off their major honeymoon trip and go off on a short getaway instead. This kind of thing has been done for years, but now it's got a name and is becoming a more common element of modern weddings. "Mini-moons typically are taken within driving distance or perhaps a short flight from the wedding location, to a spa, quaint cottage or luxurious hotel," says Amanda Hinton, Editor-in-Chief of WeddingPath.co.uk. "Something relaxed, but romantic." Something of a taster and get away after the wedding, the mini-moon offers the opportunity for couples to save for a full honeymoon trip later on. Or it could be that the couple wants to use the funds on other important purchases. It is the perfect solution for credit-crunch brides. It also fits right into the bill of an eco-conscious honeymoon with the carbon footprint for a jaunt to Cornwall being considerably less than a long-haul flight to Antigua.

Hot tip 8: Vintage Style

2009 will see plenty of vintage style, some brides popping along to Oxfam for classic vintage, some borrowing and altering family heirlooms and others replicating the style with haute couture - the style is lace and layers. Vintage Grooms get groovy with non-traditional attire, grey suits are topped to be hot with top hats making a comeback.

Hot tip 9: It's tropical

Out with the greens, whites and lilacs of 2008. Receptions ablaze with tropical colour schemes - orange, pink, turquoise are the order of 2009.

Hot tip 10: Your own wedding website

On average. 66 brides a day are signing up to Weddingpath.co.uk. WeddingPath is the ultimate tool for building your own free wedding website at the same time as giving you access to vast amounts of online information including vendors lists and suppliers. No invitation is complete without a web address these days! You can use your website to give wedding guests maps, accommodation listings and transport - all with live links - as well as keeping a message board and a PhotoShare page where family and friends can add their pictures after the big day, giving the couple a unique keepsake album in addition to their professional wedding photography. You are also able to interact on the Wedding Talk Forum with other WeddingPathers exchanging information, hints and valuable tips - just like these!

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