2025 wedding trends

Selena Young lifts the veil on hot trends rocking the weddingsphere in 2025

Wild blooms

Wild, locally grown and seasonal are this year’s floral watchwords. The team at Fleur Provocateur in Bruton, Somerset, provide natural works of art for couples who want to dress their wedding with luscious displays of free‑form seasonal blooms. Fleur Provocateur’s striking bouquets, epic installations and tablescape designs are bespoke and range from colour-popping vibrancy to pared‑back pastels. By playing with tones, texture and fragrance, the team craft creations that guarantee stunning images of the big day.

Ocean diamonds

Brides no longer have to choose lab‑grown or pre‑loved diamonds when searching for a sustainable stone, as marine diamonds are making waves as a stunning alternative. At Elle Cathcart’s Mor Studio in Wadebridge, Cornwall, the jeweller uses marine diamonds, recycled gold and ethical gemstones to create timeless pieces. Elle sources her stones from Ocean Diamonds, a Falmouth company that sends diamond divers to the waters off the west coast of South Africa to unearth high‑quality gems hidden in the seabed.

Bespoke and scripted veils

One of the oldest bridal accessories, veils are having a fresh moment. The trend is for bespoke veils made by artists such as Rebecca Anne Designs, who handcrafts one‑of‑a‑kind creations from soft tulle. Delicate veils from the Taunton embroiderer feature 3D‑effect flowers, pearl embellishments and floral and lyrical embroidery – with black the new white in this script style.

Reinvented layer cakes

Wedding cakes fell out of favour for a while, switched out for low‑key cheeseboard cakes and treat tables, but tiered confections are back! Bakers are creating towering eye‑catching bakes that play on the traditional wedding‑cake style. And while flowers and lace are popular adornments, white cakes with retro draped‑curtain piping are leading edge. Check out the artistry of Holly Miller who makes award‑winning cakes in her Somerset studio.

Micro weddings

This is the opportunity to bring together a few of your favourite people for a romantic day in a beautiful location – without the stress or hefty price tag of a big do. Discerning venues are offering tailored packages for small celebrations with all the perks of an extravagant wedding (a Champagne tower for 20 is perfectly acceptable). One such venue is Pauntley Court in the Gloucestershire countyside. Set in manicured gardens, the country house hotel has endless dreamy backdrops and ten unique bedrooms. Its eight licensed ceremony spaces are spread across the terracotta‑hued house and gardens for a Tuscan‑style wedding breakfast or candlelit banquet in the walled garden.

Crowns and halos

Intricate headpieces like the tiaras and halos handmade by Hermione Harbutt in Bristol are both a bride’s crowning glory and very ‘now’. We love the Artemis Halo with its golden starbursts, set with Swarovski crystals, which are mounted on a gold band bound in silk ribbon. Guaranteed to bring contemporary romance to a classic Greek‑goddess look.

Creative catering

The days when wedding breakfasts uniformly comprised of poached salmon with new potatoes has, happily, passed. Contemporary couples have expectations of high‑quality cooking influenced by seasonality and local produce. Pickle Shack in Exeter provides just such edible thrills. It’s led by director Josh McDonald, who has sharpened knives alongside chefs including Michael Caines, Daniel Clifford and John Campbell. From traditional three‑course wedding breakfasts to family‑style sharing feasts, and street‑food favourites to roast suppers, its menus are bespoke and seasonal. Dine on the likes of curried monkfish with toasted almonds, lentil dal, and tomato and garlic dressing, followed by yogurt terrine, honey macerated strawberries and almond shortbread.

Barn weddings

Barn weddings aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. There is a huge (and growing) breed of beautifully restored barns across the South West that provide ceremony spaces oozing in rustic charm and romance. The Barn at Berkeley is one such exclusive-use venue doing the honours in Gloucestershire. Situated in a rural idyll of Cotswolds countryside, the traditional stone barn has been tastefully restored to keep its character intact, while the venue also has the all-important additions of modern accommodation and contemporary dining. Field-to-fork wedding menus befit the barn setting, with the venue’s Berkeley Heath Farm providing ultra fresh, seasonal produce that’s fashioned into refined dishes by the inhouse kitchen team.

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