Month-End Wedding Resources: February 26th, 2021

At the onset of spring, when nature changes and brings promises of new hope and life after the long and dark months of cold winter, this season rewards us with a crescendo of bird songs, the days get longer and brighter, and the vibrant display of colorful flowers soothes our sore eyes. Just like that, wedding planning in the late winter season or early spring season brings along a beacon of optimism and a promise of brighter days. Wedding planning during the spring season takes us on the lane of abundant flowers, a dreamy burst of pastel colors, and garden-inspired wedding details. Welcoming the change in season and warmer weather, our brides-to-be love to associate this beautiful season with planning their wedding and go overboard with pastel wedding palettes, blooming floral arrangements, and designing mood boards for springtime weddings décor.
 

With the wedding planning adventure on board, when you are just getting started and trying to check off everything on your wedding checklist, we are here to bring you the best of wedding inspirations every month with our monthly wedding resource series where you can find the best wedding Trends of 2021 for planning an unforgettable nuptial saga. Featuring helpful wedding planning articles about every step of the process to inspirations regarding every wedding detail ranging from florists, wedding photographers, to venues and color palettes, find your best-suited wedding inspiration here to host a wedding of your dream. This month we bring you some of our favorite and trending wedding planning details, ranging from home weddings, and leave no trace elopements to ideas about some of the greatest wedding favors and most popular bachelorette party destinations of AirBnB. We have rounded up the wedding planning list with one of the most trending bridal updates in 2021 known as MOHO and some of our favorite wedding color palettes for your wedding in 2021. Read on to find more.
 

People are getting married amidst a global pandemic in their own backyards and AirBnB homes instead of hosting traditional big weddings. And for a lot of to-be married couples, a home wedding at a private residence is the most flexible option when it comes to wedding planning as 'at home weddings' do not come with party restrictions and non-refundable deposits. It is easy to see why so many couples are opting to get married at their homes as a couple gets every opportunity to personalize their wedding and make it their own, along with crafting a very intimate experience with people who means the most to them. This next article from the house of Brides gives us some of the most important do's and don'ts when it comes to hosting weddings at home. From pointers saying how you should check city or country rules regarding home weddings to building out a catering kitchen in your garage or driveway, these home wedding details are truly inspiring for creating an intimate wedding affair with wholesomeness.

 

At-Home Weddings: Dos and Don'ts to Consider While Planning

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Have you ever heard of no trace elopement? With elopements and adventure weddings becoming a very popular wedding style, it has resulted in an increase of tens of millions of visitors to the national and state parks each day. Nothing can be more magical than getting married in a stunning outdoor location with your favorite mountain or waterfall as your ceremony backdrop, along with focusing on what matters the most on your wedding day. However, there are many things that are also getting impacted due to elopements in remote places like a rise in litters, trail erosions, and adverse effects on flora and fauna of that area. Hence a new term has come up that is known as 'leave no trace elopement', which is a set of principles that are basically ethical guidelines stating the rules to be followed in order to protect the natural spaces along with enjoying them. This next article from Brides states the guidelines that are shared by the National Park Service which encourages visitors to enjoy the natural spaces while leaving no trace behind. Whether you are planning for a traditional elopement ceremony or a modern one, this set of guidelines will let you enjoy yourself to the fullest while taking care of public lands at the same time.
 

What Is a ‘Leave No Trace’ Elopement? Here's Everything You Need to Know

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After your epic wedding party is over without any glitch, where you and your loved ones enjoyed it to the fullest, it is time to end on a very good note. For the perfect guest send-off, what can be better than some of the most inspired and creative wedding favors that will make your guests remember this momentous day fondly? This next article from the house of Martha Stewart Weddings takes us on the lanes of creative and inspirational wedding favor ideas ranging from parasols and incense and sweet treats to glass canisters of pink Himalayan sea salt, that will serve as a happy reminder of the big wedding day. Innovative ideas ranging from framed pressed flowers with calligraphed guest names and fruit cartons with homemade savories from your backyard or local farmers market to bottles of olive oil that is perfect for a destination wedding in Greece and mini bottles of limoncello, these creative wedding favor ideas can be - for your loved ones.
 

50 Creative Wedding Favors That Will Delight Your Guests

via  Martha Stewart Weddings

With most of the abroad destinations closed due to the ongoing pandemic, more and more to-be married couples are opting to host their bachelorette weekend in a rental-by-owner property listed on sites, such as Airbnb, Home Away, or Vacation Rental by Owner. Even if you want to go away to a popular bachelorette party destination with your gang of best friends, this rented home can be your safe haven you can call your own for the weekend, where you can celebrate your bachelorette in a sleepover style. This new article from Martha Stewart Weddings has listed down several spacious houses that encourage bonding between your bridesmaids before the big wedding day. An eight-bedroom Airbnb home in Atlantic City, New Jersey located just 30 yards from the boardwalk and beach to a six-bedroom former family home in New York located just outside Boston proper in Corey Hill, these serene estates are perfect for a private getaway with your gang of bridesmaids.
 

Awesome Airbnb's in the 15 Most Popular Bachelorette Party Destinations

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One of the most famous and new bridal trend of 2021- MOHO, that stands for Modern Boho is becoming an increasingly popular wedding style among to-be brides. Born from ethereal and abstract elements, the MOHO trend features the essence of a vignette style that is the juxtaposition between soft and striking. From touches of organic textures, cotton linens, pampas grasses, and rattan with contemporary twists featuring pops of vibrancy and luxurious shades like grape compote, cinnamon stick, and saffron that gives an air of relaxed elegance. This next article from the house of Green Wedding Shoes introduces us to this new wedding Trend that is edgy and urban and can be layered within design details and ornate installations in weddings. This modern bohemian wedding inspiration features an understated sophistication that combines bold statements seamlessly with a balance of both vintage and modern.
 

MOHO – Learn About This New Wedding Trend!

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The trending wedding colors of 2021 are nothing like you have ever imagined! These color palette selections will feature traditional colors like lilac, pink, corals, and orange but with modern and contemporary twists. These trending wedding colors are expected to see everywhere throughout weddings in 2021 from attire to floral arrangements and beyond. These bold and deep color palettes will be in a washed-out form that will feel and look soft and sophisticated. With a motive to beat the uncertainty and challenges that 2020 brought to couples, these 2021 wedding color trends are all about mood-boosting hues. This article from The Knot takes us on a spin through the trending wedding colors from the family of classic light blue in lighter shades like periwinkle, powder blue, cornflower, and French blue, the family of classic green in lighter shades like olive, pistachio, avocado, and matcha that will bring a cool '70s look to your wedding aesthetic, and many more, that is bound to inspire you.
 

The Top 7 Wedding Colors of 2021 and How to Use Them

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With the temps outside turning pretty mild, wedding planning during the month of March will take you on a wild ride with all the details that were forecasted like color palettes, cake trends, floral inspirations, and wedding decor ideas which we talked about about at length in our wedding trend predictions. From creating hyper-personalized wedding affairs to creating some of the most awesome guest moments at weddings, weddings in 2021 are all about personalization and intimacy. Since the pandemic is quite not over, it is always advisable to stay safe and follow the coronavirus protocols for weddings to ensure having fun with safety for yourself and your loved ones. Some of our most favorite wedding trends of 2021 range from welcome boxes packed with hand sanitizers and reusable masks to make your loved ones feel that they are cared for on your wedding day to mini D'Oeuvres that looks like a charcuterie board for one featuring single-serve grazing boards, mason jars supplemented by dips and dressings and, even, picnic baskets. With imaginations and innovations running wild, weddings this year will be all about creating an intimate and cozy atmosphere where only people who hold meaning in your life will be invited and will be asked to raise "tiny toasts" at reception tables and share a fond memory of the couple, in a complete dinner party style.