2017 Wedding Trends Round-Up

You are cordially invited.. to bring your wedding stationary A-game! Big florals and laser-cut details FTW!
Via The Knot

On Tuesday, we delved into the au current wedding trends via the style-makers at Vogue, so we thought why not round out the week and head into the last weekend of January (already! Is it too early to say that spring is less than two months away, or did I just jinx us to an unreasonably cruel and frigid February?!) with completely approachable, readily hackable and completely accessible wedding trends via CTV's The Social, Canada's very own salon of beauty, health, current events and lifestyle.

*~The Social + Rebecca Wise = A Marriage in Wedding Style!~*

On today's episode, Rebecca Wise from Event Wise gave us a fresh look at the hottest and most-wanted ideas for wedding season 2017.  And the wedding future looks eclectic and exciting! The standouts? A splash of bright...

Greenery goes technicolor!
Via SouthBound Bride

... sweetly chic...

Via Want That Wedding UK

...a layer of instant romance....

A place setting that pops when it's supported by this lace overlay
Via Pinterest 

...and a dash of the undeniably stylish....

Black is BACK! Small details = big impact
Via Fresh Designpedia

...and the classic take on the signature cocktail - Scotch or Whiskey tasting bars after my own heart!

A toast to Wedding Season 2017!
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The result? A wedding detail that is uniquely and wonderfully you!

So, what's the wedding touch that's speaking to YOU?

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

I Do......Love These Wedding Ideas!

Last Friday on CTV's "The Social", event planner Rebecca Wise showcased the cream of the crop of Wedding Trends for 2016 and not to sound like a beating drum, but some of the things we've been smitten with *cough* metallic touches! *cough* were on display, as well as a few things we haven't focused on as much (because it's been a dreary winter; also, I've been blinded by all the sparkly things in gold, silver and copper!) like the use of greenery, not in a supporting role, but in the co-starring role, hand-in-hand with the flowers.  True story: one of our upcoming weddings is incorporating dusty miller in the decor.

Via bonnieplants.com

Make no mistake - this unassuming little guy might look like your average greenery that you probably had in your gardens and backyards growing up, but on closer inspection, this plant packs a BIG punch! The colour is ethereal-meets-ultra-modern; it's the perfect combination of cool, pale green and silver. The leaves are almost velvety and just like the soft ears of a puppy or a kitten, you want to touch them. And, they play nicely with almost any colour so they're a versatile player in the garden AND your reception space.  Dusty Miller is the plant world's Miss Congeniality!

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Another big trend is art-meets-cake: meet The Marbled Cake.

Via caketeacher.com

She is a thing of beauty, and can be an unexpected, but oh-so-tasty element of your wedding decor because the colours you select for the marbling can come directly from your colour palette or can be shades of your favourite colour perfectly complented with say, rose gold? Or a geometric shape instead of traditional round tiers? There is no wrong answer when you're talking about cake!

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And speaking of no wrong answer - is a dessert tower festooned with an assortment of macarons, madeleines and eclairs (the Holy Trinity of French baking, praise be!) too much of a good thing, or just enough of the best things?

Via acakebakesinbrooklyn.com

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And, for the part of me who keeps every ornate birthday and holiday card I receive, the resurgence of The Invitation, in all its laser-cut, multi-fonted, gilded glory, makes my heart leap! I've said it before but an invitation is actually a bit of a teaser of things to come, so seeing people really pulling out the stops to put together an eye-catching and gorgeous invite to their event is so exciting!

Via ohsobeautifulpaper.com

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Via elegantweddinginvites.com

Here is the whole segment, just in time you might say; Valentine's Day is around the corner and with it comes a new batch of newly minted brides-to-be!!

*~ I Do...... Love these wedding ideas!~*

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

To Veil or Not To Veil, That Is The Question!

Yes to the veil?
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Or yes to non-veil AMAZINGNESS?
Via omgimgettingmarried.com

 I've got the hair blues something fierce right now.  I haven't dyed my hair since the summer because I conquered fear of water, my bigger fear of breathing and being underwater, and my biggest fear of wearing a swimsuit in public and I learned how to swim (sloppily and let's be real, ungracefully) well enough to get me from point A to point B. BUT, my hair is definitely NOT loving the chlorine so I don't want to further stress it out by colouring it.  And, being vainglorious, I won't wear a swimming cap because I'm ridiculous and don't want to chance looking like an egghead. So instead, I've been living my hair dreams vicariously through my good friend, the Internet.  I've been drinking in all things hair on my iPad: hair colours, mermaid hair, hair styles, silver hair, short hair, celebrity hair, any hair, really.  The good news is, in the middle of my current hair obsession, I found a great post about brides rocking some short-but-seriously-sweet hair at their weddings!

*~Short hair, don't care! Wedding hair ideas that are big on impact!~*

One of our upcoming weddings this year will feature a very cool first for us here at Limitless: our bride is going sans veil.  She is leaning towards a fascinator, so sourcing out the possibilities will be a fun undertaking! I think that fascinators are amazing because there are soooooo many options and possibilities; they can be intricate, bold, romantic, simple, elegant, fantastical and everything in-between.

The ladies of The Social show fascinators done right! Like snowflakes, no two are remotely the same!
Photo via styleblog.ca

But beyond the fascinator, there are other non-veil options like headbands, tiaras, crowns, and floral embellishments.   Because I've got headpieces on my mind, it seemed like a fitting time to share a Huffington Post that featured these wedding day alternatives:

*~A 'heads-up' on wedding veil alternatives from the Huffington Post~*

Last summer, The Social's fashion guru Erica Wark had a fabulous collection of wedding accessories and she featured some great headpieces, including a gorgeous floral headband that Lainey modelled - and I drooled over! I've shared the link before but it's informative - and inspirational enough - to warrant a second look!

*~Wedding Accesories that will set your heart a-flutter courtesy of The Social~*

Do you have a favourite in the bunch? Have any of these looks grabbed you? Let us know!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April