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Trends in Wedding Decor 2023

When it comes to planning a wedding, one of the most exciting aspects is choosing the decor that will set the tone and ambiance for the entire event. Wedding decor trends are constantly evolving, and staying updated can help you create a stylish and memorable celebration. In this blog post, we will explore the latest trends in wedding decor, from color schemes to floral arrangements and unique ideas that will inspire couples to create a truly unforgettable wedding day.

Embracing Bold Color Palettes

Gone are the days of traditional all-white weddings. Couples are now embracing bold and vibrant color palettes to make a statement. Think rich jewel tones like emerald green, sapphire blue, or deep burgundy. These colors can be incorporated into various elements such as table linens, bridesmaid dresses, and floral arrangements, creating a visually stunning and cohesive look.

Nature-Inspired Elements

The beauty of nature continues to inspire couples as they incorporate organic and natural elements into their wedding decor. From lush greenery and cascading vines to wooden accents, these elements add a touch of elegance and romance. Consider using botanical centerpieces, incorporating potted plants, or adorning your wedding arch with greenery to create a whimsical and enchanting ambiance that seamlessly blends with the surroundings.

Unique Lighting Installations

Lighting is a crucial element that sets the mood and ambiance of a wedding venue. Couples are now exploring innovative lighting installations to create an enchanting and romantic atmosphere. Fairy lights, hanging lanterns, and Edison bulbs are popular choices that add warmth and a magical touch to the space. Personalized marquee signs and uplighting can also be used strategically to highlight specific areas and create a captivating focal point.

Floral Extravaganza

Flowers hold immense significance in Indian weddings, symbolizing beauty, purity, and prosperity. In recent trends, couples are opting for extravagant floral arrangements that create a breathtaking ambiance. Oversized floral backdrops, hanging floral installations, and floral chandeliers are popular choices that make a dramatic statement. Incorporating traditional Indian flowers, such as marigolds and jasmine, adds a touch of cultural authenticity. The use of unique floral combinations, such as roses and orchids, creates a mesmerizing visual display, adding splendor and charm to the wedding decor.

Luxurious Fabrics and Textures

The choice of fabrics and textures in Indian wedding decor adds opulence and grandeur to the celebration. Velvet, brocade, and silk are popular choices for drapery and upholstery, creating a rich and regal ambiance. Couples are incorporating textured fabrics in vibrant colors to add visual interest and depth to the decor. Intricate embroidery, zari work, and mirror work are traditional techniques that can be used to embellish fabrics and create stunning table linens, chair covers, and backdrop panels.

Themed Decor Concepts

Themed decor concepts are gaining popularity in Indian weddings, allowing couples to create a cohesive and immersive experience for their guests. Traditional themes such as royal palaces, Mughal-inspired grandeur, and rustic elegance are often explored. Couples incorporate thematic elements in various aspects of the decor, including the stage setup, table settings, and even the attire of the bride and groom. By creating a cohesive theme, couples can transport their guests into a world of enchantment and make their wedding a truly unforgettable experience.

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Pricing psychology

Pricing psychology is not a new phenomenon. In fact, even if you look at the words “pricing psychology” or “strategic pricing,” you intuitively know what it means.
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Overall, it’s a tactic that takes advantage of customers’ emotional responses to certain price points.
Since you’re in the wedding business, you’ve seen more than one emotional response, right? (Has a bride carried in your store today?)
Right. So this is nothing new.
If you think that strategic pricing is as simple as immediate pricing every item in your store $99.99 or anything else ending in $0.99, you’re partially right.
However, more techniques exist than just slapping a price tag that ends in $0.99 on everything in your store —and there are lots of marketing studies that prove it.
Charm pricing
Charm pricing is the technical name for the marketing magic that occurs when you, as a business owner, label things ending in $0.99. Or, ending in 9, for that matter. $99, for example. (There just might be magic in that number!)
For example, if you have a wedding planner and wedding priced at $4,999.99, customers see that figure interpret it as four thousand dollars, not five thousand dollars. Here’s a way to illustrate that:
Mom: “Honey, that’s an expensive dress. It’s $5,000.”
Bride: “Moooom, no, it’s only $4,999.”
To boot, customers really do favor odd pricing over whole number pricing.
Why?
It all comes down to rational thought—they perceive that your shop employed a rational “thought process” in the pricing of whatever they’d like to buy. Also, customers perceive odd pricing as your shop or business, having priced the item at the lowest possible price, maybe thinking, “Oh, they’re so nice. They saved me some money.”
Yep, sure did.
If they see whole numbers, they think they’re being overcharged. (They might believe a wedding dress at $5,000 is a rip-off, but if it’s $4,999.99—they believe the company worked super hard on their behalf to keep prices as low as possible.)
Prestige pricing strategy
Here’s another interesting phenomenon: prestige pricing strategy. This is a pricing strategy that sets the prices of luxury products to the expectations of a niche class of customers who associate higher prices with superior quality.
These customers are willing to pay higher prices because of the perceived social benefits they’ll automatically receive by owning the product.
Wedding businesses can—and should—totally capitalize on this higher-end strategy.
Only a limited number of individuals can afford certain wedding items, which adds to the wedding items’ exclusivity and appeals to these customers.
Those with expensive wedding products, take note.
Buy one, get one free
You’ll see this all the time with cereals, soaps, lotions, smaller products, etc. Maybe you even do this in your wedding shop with smaller items such as jewelry, garters, whatever!
People naturally gravitate toward the word “free.” We intuitively might know that there may be no difference in the actual final price between two items, but we would psychologically do anything for that “freebie.”
In fact, if you went around and did a street survey and asked whether someone would rather buy an item half off or buy one, get one free, it’s possible they’ll ask for free every time.
Comparative pricing
How does it work to highlight competitors’ higher pricing with your own? It might be risky, according to a study done and reported in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Check it out.
And what about your competitors’ pricing? If your pricing is higher than your competitors’, you’re going to have to be able to convey the added value that comes at this price. Maybe you have better alteration options if you’re a wedding dress shop. Maybe you offer more personalized service. Maybe your customer service is spectacular.
Whatever it is, make sure they get that.
Visually highlight new prices
Or, there’s always the old stand-by: Cross out your old price and show the new price in bigger, bolder fonts. Font, size, color—it all works! Again, your customers will believer you’re doing them a huge favor in return and that you truly do care about their wallets.
And you do, right?
Also, it’s important to understand your customer, your competition, the market and your region. Pricing psychology campaigns will be completely different in Cheyenne, Wyoming compared to New York, New York.
Try some different pricing strategies (and do your research), and above all else, keep track of what works and what doesn’t. You might be pleasantly surprised!

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The Wedding Stringer – Should Wedding Pros Eat on the Job?

Last year, there was a spot of controversy over a Brides magazine piece which laid out which wedding pros a prospective bride and groom should or should not feed over the course of the big day.

Specifically, the writer suggested that, in most situations, photographers ought not be fed.

A lot of people objected to this, but there’s a shred of truth to it. Feeding photographers might make them sleepy, and they might follow you home and generally get too comfortable and complacent around humans.

Wait, sorry. I’m mixing up wedding photographers and raccoons.

Of course brides and grooms should feed photographers, as well as any other wedding professional. It’s just a kind, giving, human thing to do.

But this article is not for brides and grooms, it’s for wedding pros. Alas, you will encounter clients not very simpatico with the people they hire.

So how do you handle that, in regards to your belly? Here’s how:

DO: Pack a protein bar

Or any other snack that fills you up. You know, they say Snickers really satisfies you.

It can be a drag seeing all of this scrumptious food made by top caterers when you can’t have any of it.

But that’s show business, hoss. If you see to it that you’re not hungry to begin with because you thought to pack a snack in your emergency bag, then the braised mastodon turnovers will be less distracting.

DON’T: Eat conspicuously

I know that secretly, you subsist on solid foods just like the rest of the world. But I will keep your secret. Here, you’re not a human, you’re a professional.

It honestly kind of sucks that wedding professionals aren’t treated to the fun parts of weddings and made to feel like friends more often. We, as a society, should spare tons of humanity for the worker bees we encounter throughout the day.

But it is what it is. If the cable TV installer plopped down on my couch and watched a full episode of Judge Judy before taking off, that would feel weird and presumptuous.

By the same token, any eating you do on the job, whether it’s a candy bar or a meal, should be done either privately, or subtly on the periphery of the main activities.

DO: State your wishes in your contract.

As noted in the linked article, some wedding professionals do just that; require, in their contract, that their clients feed them.

This is a great and smart thing. It takes away all the awkwardness of wondering whether it would be right or wrong, acceptable or gauche, for you to grab a slice of tiramisu.

DON’T: Ask the host if you can eat the catered food.

If you put it in your contract as above, you don’t even have to ask. But (again, not saying this is right, just saying it’s reality) if you’re all, “C’n I have a lobster tail, too?” you’re gonna look kind of lame.

That’s the bad news.

The good news is, the clients who don’t give a damn if you eat or not aren’t as common, in my experience, as more kindly clients who will invite you to partake. And if they do, you absolutely can.

Sorry to end this here, but I have to shoo some wedding photographers away from my dumpster.

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