One of the most popular themes for the past few years has been that of the modern décor. Honing in on the “south-beach-esque” feel, the contemporary elements boast geometric shapes, clean lines, and bright, vibrant colors.
The cake seen in the top left corner of the inspiration board is a four-tiered mint fondant cake with chocolate trimming. Using clean, straight lines and square shapes for the cake tiers, the design is simple, yet sophisticated in its minimalism. That’s a key word, actually: minimalism. Keep that word in mind as you plan your modern-day wedding, because it’s a great word to describe what you’re looking for in décor and details.
The second image is a reception photo taken at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California. Here, the ceremony site does most of the work to boats a modern-themed wedding. Using a museum as your wedding location is the perfect way to jumpstart your modern theme – as industrial and commercial buildings, they’re built with geometric shapes, clean lines, and marble finishes. It’s a gigantic way to add that modern flair to your wedding without having to re-do the entire set up! Just add a few finishing touches here and there and voila!
Adding décor like the vases and candles shown in picture three can really add to the presence of the theme. Small elements added to areas such as your gifts table or guest book signing table can spice up your wedding. Notice how this couple used geometric, cone-shaped vases filled with a bright color water (blue) and in order to infuse a softer tone (after all, it is a wedding) – floating candles and using candles on the table. Having structures like this at different points of the room will draw people to it, especially if you have something important going on at that table (i.e. your place cards).
The last photo on the top right shows a centerpiece used at a modern themed wedding. Again, we’re looking at minimalism, color and shape. This bride and groom utilized simple, white porcelain box filled with black, polished stones, and a small floral arrangement. Remember, when hosting a modern-themed wedding, less is more. You want to keep things simple, but still put a lot of thought into its presentation. As much as modern is minimal, it still doesn’t mean you can just slap one and two together to make three.
Crystal chandeliers such as this one are a great addition to your wedding décor. Of course, though they are expensive, they can be easily made yourself using some wire, and crystal bulbs at your local art supply and hardware store. Remember, they don’t necessarily have to have a light bulb inside – so you don’t need to be an electrician to do it. Simply having them there will add to your ambiance. Check this out: http://heidirohrblog.com/2011/03/24/diy-thursday-modern-chandelier/ to find out how to make your very own modern day chandelier.
This next couple set out transparent, square boxes of candy in their wedding colors as favors for their wedding. Again, minimalist – clean, geometric lines and bright colors are all used to infuse these small elements of their wedding into their overall theme.
I loved this next idea! This bride and groom made simple, black and white table numbers for their wedding. But don’t worry, there weren’t 59 tables! Each table number they chose represented some aspect of their wedding planning or history as a couple. Everything from the number of years they’ve been together, to the countdown of days until their wedding from the day they got engaged – they really had fun with this. I included this less as a nod to the modern theme, though it is, and more to the creative nature of such an idea. Taking something as simple as the table numbers and turning it into a fun tidbit of information for your guests, really amps up the originality of your wedding.
Going along with the theme of the crystal chandeliers, this is a nice way to tie all of that in together and keeps the crystal element flowing. Make a curtain of the same crystal beading you used in your chandelier, and clothes pin your place cards to them.
The main event: your wedding dress. This wedding gown, designed by Enzoani, is known as the Fernanda. Extremely modern in its fit and flare silhouette, it uses the traditional material of tulle, but in a new and innovative way. The haphazard pick-ups and lace infused appliqués really make this couture piece unique and modern. Add the sharp, black belt around the waist and that’s about as modern as it gets!
Bride, Caroline, and groom, Josh, brought their modern theme into the invitations, as well. Your invitation is really the jumping off point to what your guests can expect. What are your colors? What is the feel of your wedding? Should they be excited or bored? Give them a reason to mark this date on their calendars – using the bright red and orange colors on a black and white backdrop, Caroline and Josh kept up their modern attitude and left their invitations simple, but with the same straight lines and minimalist flair that they will instill in the rest of their wedding.
Having a separate lounge area at your reception is a great way to give your guests another “WOW!” aspect in the modern décor that is your wedding day. At what other wedding would they find this symmetrical, clean set up as a location them to lounge or chit-chat with fellow guests? Bring the upscale club and lounge that you frequent into your wedding by adding this either in a separate room, or just a separate area by the bars! This decorator used transparent curtains to set apart the section from the rest of the room so that there was still congruency in the set-up.
Lastly, your table arrangements should also reflect your wedding theme. Here you can see that they used black and white with punches of their wedding colors through the menu cards and lighting. Just like the last post with the rock and roll themed wedding, modern weddings use the same use of colors in that black and white are the base and an extra color or two are the focal points to that backdrop. The important thing to remember here is that rather than using red or a deep, serious color – you want to go for something brighter and more “in your face” like a peacock blue, hot pink, or bright coral. Keeping every aspect of the table setting using certain geometric shapes – circles, squares, etc. will keep within the overall theme of the wedding. Make sure that everything is sharp, concise, and clean.
Looking back on this post, I re-used a lot of the same words. I tried to edit some out and use other descriptive adjectives, but I really couldn’t! And maybe that’s a good thing – because certain words used to describe a modern wedding really can’t be replaced. Use those adjectives as ways to describe what you’re looking from your florist, bridal consultant, and reception location. The more they understand what you’re looking for, the better they can assist you in making the biggest day of your life… the biggest it can be!
in all things bridal,
V
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