The Spring/Summer Wedding season is just around the corner, so I decided to go in search of this year’s hottest trends. According to The Knot, Gen Z is looking to have every detail chosen with personal expression in mind. They want weddings that feel less like productions and more like beautifully curated gatherings — layered, expressive, and deeply personal. Couples are moving away from “copy-and-paste Pinterest weddings” and leaning into story-driven design.

One of the biggest trends to reflect these highly personal weddings is to have reception tables styled like intimate dinner parties - with rich layering, beautifully mixed place settings, and abundant candlelight.

Luxury isn’t defined by scale or excess, according to Vogue, but by meaning. Brides are opting for microweddings (typically 50 guests or less) so that they can provide a wedding experience for their guests that is truly custom and meaningful. It allows couples to have long, lingering conversations around more relaxed dinner tables. In my next blog I will talk more about specific design items that couples are using to create these custom looks and how, as a design studio, I help clients achieve that.