16/08/2026
This season, I’ve done a lot of reflecting and a lot of supplier conversation. Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones, or the fact I can’t drink w**e! Or maybe it’s me realising that we all just need to slow things down a little.
Weddings have changed, and somewhere along the way, I think we’ve started packing far too much into one day. There’s so much pressure to do everything. A first look, or looks, confetti throw, tonnes of group shots, couple portraits, a three-course dinner, golden hour photos, cake cut, first dance, evening food, an outfit change, a ch*****ne tower, fireworks/ sparklers.
But… do you actually want all of the above? Would you typically sit down for a three-course meal at 4pm and then eat a burger at 9pm, just because that’s when you’re supposed to?
We need to start bringing weddings back to you, the couple. Not what Instagram says a wedding should look like, not what’s trending on TikTok, not what your friends did last summer and not for ‘tradition’ sake.
What do you actually enjoy? What matters to you? And, most importantly, how do you want your wedding to feel?
Maybe that means getting your couple portraits and group shots done before the ceremony. Maybe it means a later ceremony and dinner at an hour you’d actually choose to eat. Maybe there’s no first dance. Maybe you skip half of the ‘traditions’ altogether.
Or maybe it means spreading the celebration across two or three days, giving everything a little more room to breathe. Dinner the night before, a wedding day that doesn’t feel so busy you can’t embrace it. Brunch the following morning where everyone can talk and enjoy each other’s company talking about the previous days celebration.
You don’t need to squeeze every wedding tradition and every trend you’ve ever saved on Pinterest, into 10 hours. You’re allowed to strip it back.You’re allowed to do things differently.
And you’re absolutely allowed to plan a wedding that feels like you, rather than one that simply looks like a wedding.
If you’re a 2027/2028 couple, what do YOU think? And if you’re a supplier, pop your advice below.
