Today's Eye Candy Friday is a bit different and brimming with the latest weddings trends and ideas. This past Monday, The Wedding Salon held their luxury show in Miami and they join us today highlighting some of the incredible trends that were seen at the show. The one trend that was seen throughout the event was the trend of white weddings with crystal accents. From Ana Paz’s all-white cakes, covered in Swarovski crystals, to the sky-high canopy covered in white feathers, white hydrangea and dripping with crystal, to Costa d’Este Beach Resort’s white masterpiece with fuchsia accents, The Wedding Salon showed that brides can never go wrong with an all-white wedding.

All-White Wedding Receptions with a Splash of Color and
Dripping Crystals, are the Hottest Trend for the Season Ahead

Billy Idol said it best with the classic “It’s a Nice Day for a White Wedding” and The Wedding Salon in Miami displayed this trend at its best, with magical all-white displays from Miami’s hottest designers. With splashes of color, crystal and feather accents, brides’ fantasy weddings came to life.

“White Weddings will never go out of style and will always be a classic statement for brides in any season. We were thrilled to see this timeless trend come to life at The Wedding Salon where Miami’s top names designed the ultimate in fantasy weddings. We look forward to seeing all the trends from The Wedding Salon come to life in the season ahead," says Wedding Salon Founder and renowned Celebrity Event Planner, Tatiana Byron.

Miami’s top celebrity event planners and designers including Trias Flowers, Torrellas Special Events, The Gansevoort Miami Beach and Costa d’Este Beach Resorts showed that brides will always look to embrace the classic beauty of an all-white wedding.  Trias Flowers looked to chandeliers as inspiration for their white & ivory reception table with staggering heights dripping in floating crystal and covered in all-white floral. The design team from The Gansevoort Miami Beach added a structural element to the all-white wedding by utilizing a mix of square and cylinder vases forming a sky-high centerpiece with white lilies as the focal point surrounded by a sea of candles. Costa d’Este Beach Resorts added a single fuchsia color accent to their all-white display with fuchsia orchids mixed into the sea of all white roses, while Torrellas Special Events added red as their accent to an all-white table.

Another key trend seen at The Wedding Salon was the use of crystals from Ana Paz’ Swarovski-covered cake to Panache Style’s canopy, dripping with crystals. Ana Paz looked to the trend of Swarovski-belted wedding gowns for her sky-high 6 foot cake with row after row of Swarovski belted crystals glimmering under the reception lighting. Panache Style incorporated the white trend with the crystal trend in their fantasy canopy with sky-high feathers above a sea of crystals raining over the bride and groom.

Other trends not to be missed include John Dunn’s form-fitting fishtailed gowns covered in sequins that wowed brides at The Wedding Salon’s fashion show and the churros for guests created by Miami’s favorite, Donut Divas. These trends reveal that a classic all-white look combined with a bride’s own personal touch from feathers and crystals, to candy bars and cannoli bars will be in style for years to come!

above photos: Costa d’Este Beach Resort reception table {photography by May Bagnell Photography}

The Wedding Salon’s Miami event is quickly approaching on June 13^th at The Gansevoort, Miami Beach. Incredible names are lined up including Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour featuring Chanel, Laura Mercier & Bobbi Brown!  Other names include The Raleigh, Ana Paz Cakes and many more. The event will feature a Couture Fashion Show by John Dunn, Beauty Makeovers, Cocktails, Cake Tastings & fabulous goodie bags (including some goodies from Bobbi Brown & Laura Mercier). Brides will also have the chance to enter to win a Magical Honeymoon Giveaway from Secrets Resorts & Spas.

And, I not only have free tickets available to the first 10 readers that enter code WSSC at www.weddingsalon.com - but I have a $15 promo tickets that will admit 2 to the event {reg. $50}.

This coming Monday, March 21st another amazing Wedding Salon event will take place in Los Angeles at The London West Hollywood from 4-9 pm. Incredible names are lined up including Hansen’s Cakes, Pinkberry Catering, Kiki De Montparnasse, Ines Di Santo by Jobyna’s Bridal, St. Regis Bora Bora, not to mention wine tastings by Francis Ford Coppola Winery and more. I have 10 tickets to give away and each ticket will admit 2 people into the show. Simply use the coupon code BWSC and hurry to be sure you're one of the first 10. But, if not, don't worry because I also have $15 tickets with coupon code BWSP :)

The first Wedding Bootcamp event of 2011 is on February 7th. The Wedding Salon has a great evening planned at Bridal Reflections. The event is a great opportunity for brides to look at some dream gowns for their big day. Plus, there's some incredible names lined up including The Mexico Tourism Board, Bed, Bath & Beyond, The Awesome 80s Prom and Best Cellars who will be sampling some of their delicious wines. Simply use code BWSC at www.weddingsalon.com to receive your complimentary ticket that admits 2.

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On November 15th, The Wedding Salon hosted one of their latest Luxury Bridal Tradeshows in NYC at the Manhattan Center Studios and the trends that emerged as being hot for 2011 include: Earthy-Tones, Gorgeous Wood Work, Larger–than-Life Centerpieces, Aerial Performers and Pop Art Sculptures. These trends are sure to capture the personalites of the fun-loving bride and groom. And, now here's the scoop on these trends from The Wedding Salon . . .

Left: Shawn Rabideau Wedding & Event Design | Right: Ariston Florist

"We were thrilled to showcase some of the most over-the-top and never-before seen trends in weddings at The Wedding Salon! Manhattan Center Studios came to life with over 3000 brides, joined by some of the top names in the industry including Sylvia Weinstock, David Beahm, Michelle Rago, Shawn Rabideau and Colin Cowie," says Wedding Salon Founder and renowned Celebrity Event Planner, Tatiana Byron.

The ultimate trend for 2011 weddings will be new forms of entertainment and visual displays. Brides will look for that out-of-the-box element to surprise their guests whether it is aerial performers dancing from the ceiling above the dance floor, or walking chandeliers that greet guests on sky-high stilts. Brides will look for never-before seen elements for their wedding days.

Earthy tones will be all the rage in table décor. Shawn Rabideau of Bravo’s Bethenny Getting Married reveals that natural table displays with sky-high branches and unique accents such as tulip bulbs and floral combining elements of all four seasons, will be a huge trend for the year ahead. Michelle Rago, revealed that brides will opt for less linen opting for gorgeous farm tables with a classic linen runner, letting the beauty of the wood shine through. Brides will look to nature for gorgeous accents whether it is seashell bouquets for a destination wedding or mason jars filled with seashells for centerpieces, accented with candles.

Above: Michelle Rago Wedding & Event Design

The team behind Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas’ wedding, david beahm design, created an elaborate table display with sand-blasted grapevine, This larger-than-life wooden cage-like centerpiece dripping with all-white orchids, roses and peonies took on a new play on wooden centerpieces showing that wooden structures will be used in new ways in the year ahead. Beahm additionally, predicts an alternative to chiavari chairs for 2011 by opting for porcelain woodland stumps, straight from the scene of a Disney classic.

Venetian Masks from Villa Foscarini Cornaro

Brides will additionally look to pop art by choosing massive structures and sculptures to enhance their décor and wedding lounges, such as Mark Tamayo’s “Heart Sculpture” with “Katy Loves Russell” inscribed in homage to the most recent celebrity wedding. Brides will opt for playful favors such as Venetian Masks that will showcase places they’ve traveled together or where they will honeymoon. 

Left: Flowers by Topaz | Right: Mark Tamayo Heart Structure

All photos courtesy of Joseph Lin Photography

To see other upcoming wedding events from The Wedding Salon, please be sure to visit their website.