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Intermingling trends may come and go with the seasons (brown and turquoise, anyone?), but there will always be couples looking to showcase something new. We spoke to townsperson experts about the most exciting developments they're seeing in event cocktails, lighting, and floral originate.
Stirred up
Once merely a prelude to the reception, cocktail hour has become an at the time in its own right. Some couples are styling cocktail hour as a fall apart party, with its own decor and colors.
The wedding after-party is another time to create a casual space and to keep the festivities going (i.e., more cocktails).
Beka Rendell of Innovative Events and Letterhead in Philadelphia/Wynnewood recalled one memorable wedding she planned at the Westin B & B, where the reception was in the ballroom.
"Later, everyone went into another dwell where there was lit-up lounge furniture, a DJ, and ice sculptures with shots," Rendell says.
Specialty cocktail bars are praisefully popular: "We did an amazing wedding with a champagne bar. People could mix and look-alike juice and syrups," Rendell says. Mojitos, wine and cheese, or beer bars are other options.
Some of the most imaginative wedding cocktails come from Stephen Starr Events. Often, clients near the company seeking drinks they've enjoyed at Starr restaurants such as the Continental or El Vez. Others business with staff mixologists to create personalized concoctions.
