This 2013 publicity photo provided by courtesy of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. shows a Weddings Hybrid, Spring 2013, centerpiece, originally published in the spring issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. Combining rusticity and elegance is a modern trend in wedding receptions. Flowers can have a less formal presentation, and seating can be more casual.More personal, more inventive.
Those are the dominant trends in wedding receptions, experts say, in an era when brides have all the resources of the Internet to plan, share and often produce their own affairs.
Many are drawn to something beyond the traditional banquet/speeches/garter throw-and-go reception of the past.
PINS AND PLANS
Sites like Project Wedding, The Knot, Wedding Wire and Pinterest show a wide variety of designs for fabric and paper decorations, centerpieces, color schemes, food table displays and party activities. A bride can take on the creative task herself with friends, or share her favorite ideas with professional planners or vendors.