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Destination Weddings, Themed Décor & Techy Touches – 2024 Trends to Watch

Wedding preparations have evolved into a more refined and artistic process in modern times. Most families choose this occasion as the best moment to cherish memories and nurture their dreams. For this reason, the wedding planning field is experiencing many innovative trends that combine elements of modernity and traditionalism. Recent trends have spun a thrilling new dimension to weddings, transforming them into grand sagas of themes, styles, and emotional love stories. Weddings are becoming multi-day parties, giving more importance to guest interactions. Every wedding site transforms into a location for intimate gatherings and priceless joy. It is evident from the most recent trends in wedding planning. The Era Of Destination Weddings Destination weddings are not strange for all of us because such weddings are all the rage nowadays. The main attractions of such weddings are the exotic locations and the intimate gatherings of family and friends. There is an endless list of reasons why a destination wedding is so unique, including, the abundance of reasonably priced options, the ease of planning with the assistance of professional wedding planners,  beautiful scenery, and the opportunity to create unforgettable moments, etc.  Picking Out The Location And Theme Choosing the venue is more of a personalized trend. Couples prefer beaches, resorts, and historic palaces and buildings as their wedding spot.There is a common trend in selecting the wedding theme.It mainly narrates the stories of the couple’s relationships and interests. Wedding planners always prefer to choose cozy and customized themes reflecting the couple’s love and warmth. Several elements can be incorporated into a themed wedding venue, such as hashtags, traditional ambience, love quotes, and cute images showing the couple’s relationship. Decoration – The Latest Trends It is common for wedding locations to be embellished with lavish furnishings, lush greenery, and colorful flowers. There is a great deal of preference for shades of brown, blue, lilac, peach, yellow, and cream among the customers. Choosing sustainable decorative items is a common trend today,as they showcase admiration for nature. Whimsical lighting and decorated canopies are always there to elevate the mood of every visitor.   Entertainment Is The Primary Element Most destination weddings prefer entertainment as a prime element. Engaging the guests throughout the wedding days is a fun-filled experience that creates everlasting, lovely memories for everyone. Modern weddings are pleasant occasions since visitors and relatives participate in all the activities, such as dancing,singing, listening to music, playing games, and more.  Making The Perfect Menu Selection Fusion weddings often include elements of modernity and traditionalism to cater to various tastes. People like to add international and cross-cultural cuisine to their menus while still placing a high value on traditional and Indian comfort meals, cocktails, finger foods, and bowl dishes.  The Wedding Invitations When choosing wedding card designs, minimalism and eco-friendliness are popular choices. On the other hand, there are wedding invitations in modern and traditional styles and cards based on specific themes.  Tech – Inspired Weddings In coming years, we can expect tech-inspired revolutionary weddings. The wedding planners claim that this new way of doing things with the help of technology makes everything more convenient for the relatives and couple. Online invitations are something we’re familiar with. 3D mapping technology, along with the projection of stunning visuals and decorations, will revolutionize wedding venues in the future, taking the ambience to a whole new level.  However, the wedding planning field is also ready for a stunning twist that the time demands. Combining traditions and technology, it is preparing for more magic and wonders. Cheers to the  upcoming wedding trends that create a marvellous world of love, laughter, and happiness. 

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Pinterest and Gen Z: The Rise Of Pinterest into a Go-to Fashion Destination 

Pinterest has incredibly emerged into a go-to fashion destination for Gen-Zers, and the keystone of success for retailers and luxury brands. Though initially the application was popularised by millennials, Gen-Zers are reported to be enormously gearing Pinterest to success.  Gen-Z is now Pinterest’s fastest growing cohort with more than 40% of them actively using and surpassing the millennial phase of Pinterest. Unlike other social media, Pinterest comforts users with mere aesthetics and inspirations rather than competing with likes and recognition. Gen-Zers are reported to be substituting Google by searching on Pinterest for inspo.  According to reports, 84% of Gen-Zers rely on Pinterest to decide what to buy. Paving the way for Pinterest to predict what will be tomorrow’s trend than today’s. With the introduction of shoppable content, Pinterest has garnered a new level of success with advertisers and retailers.  Brief History of Pinterest  The rise of Pinterest from being a visual content sharing media to a fashion forecasting giant  is quite impressive. The idea of Pinterest stems from an app called Tote in 2009. Though Tote had a clothing retail outlet, the app failed to do on-the-go transactions as the payment technology was not as sophisticated as it is today.   Pinterest began its development in 2009. In 2011, Pinterest attracted more people with the launching of its application in iPhone and iPad, and gradually coming up with “Pinterest mobile” for non-iPhone users. In 2013, Pinterest introduced Rich Pins. In 2015, Pinterest unboxed Buyable Pins that let users buy directly from Pinterest. In 2019, Pinterest came up with personalised shopping recommendations. Gen Z and Pinterest As A Fashion Forecaster  Pinterest used to be a place of millennials discovering home decors to food recipes, but now Gen-Zers are the propellers. According to Vogue Business, Jaded London had garnered success worth £8.5 million in sales with “parachute pants’ ‘, designed after keenly observing Gen-Zers pinning David and Victoria Bechkam’s baggy trousers. The surge in Gen Z has attracted the attention of many luxury brands to take inspiration and to decide what to design and how to conquer the hearts of Gen Z. Based on the billions of searches made on Pinterest, Pinterest predicts the trends and 80% of the predictions have incredibly come true. Let’s Look forward to seeing Grandpa style and Bow stacking blowing up in 2024.

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