Your East Anglian Wedding - Feb/Mar 2019 (Issue 35)

Local experts on what’s hot for 2019 weddings Get the look We’re just starting out on the wedding planning, what key looks should we keep an eye out for? Jonny says: Extravagant flower arrangements, minimal succulents and leafy foliage are set to be one of the big trends for weddings this year. A beautiful and natural way to decorate your venue, couples are now investing a lot more in wedding flowers and plants, creating enchanting secret gardens and focusing on a cool modern feel. Love for miniature trees as decorative centrepieces looks set to continue and, based on the increasingly popular urban-jungle interiors trend, we predict this will continue to grow. Think quirky succulent arrangements and rustic terrariums. Getting creative with the wedding stationery has always been popular, but recently this is being taken further with beautiful hand-crafted mini menus, table plans and keepsakes including gold foiling, wax seals, laser-cut designs, calligraphy and personalised monograms. We’ve also noticed couples have become less traditional in their wedding planning generally, and particularly with their food choices with everything from Mediterranean feasts, including grilled monkfish and halloumi skewers, fresh salads and traditional baklava, to entire weddings themed around the British afternoon tea. Jonny Gleeson | Conference and events manager | bedfordlodgehotel.co.uk  HOT TOPIC Colour pop How can we incorporate the Pantone Colour of the Year Living Coral into our wedding cake? Emma says: We’re already in love with this colour. It’s quite a bold shade to use, so we’d suggest bright pops of it using fresh blooms against a darker background like our chocolate cake (pictured). For a muted version, we used freeze-dried rose heads from Norfolk-based Amber’s Rose (ambersrose.co.uk ) on a contrasting blue cake and for a subtle look, a coral colour wash and ombre effect on buttercream works well. Emma Thorburn | Cakemaker | bunsoffun.co.uk andydavison.com bigphatphotos.com neevephotography.uk EXPERT ADVICE 109