2025 wedding trends have begun to emerge. Much like other industries, weddings take on trends all their own. As wedding planners, we typically begin to watch these trends emerge at the tail end of the prior year. But unlike other industries, wedding trends have staying power. Weddings are no longer cookie-cutter experiences crammed into a short timeline that feel the same no matter who you are celebrating. They are events that explore and celebrate elements unique to the couple getting married and how they chose to experience them with the people they love the most. Curious to know how coupes have taken that idea and shifted weddings? Keep reading for some of our favorite trends emerging in 2025!
1. Guest Experience
The wedding industry is ever-changing. One of the biggest changes we’ve seen in most recent years is couples who want to make their guest experience a priority. Couples are finding new, exciting, and creative ways to spend more time with their guests on their wedding day in order to make the day memorable for everyone in attendance. There are plenty of ways to do this, and we highly encourage our couples to focus on guest experience in a way that feels uniquely them. But, if you’re asking for some unforgettable ways, we’ve watched our couples making guest experience a priority on their wedding day; here are a few of our all-time favorites.
- Espresso Martini Towers
- Caviar ‘Bumps’
- Permanent Jewelry Station
- Tattoo Bar (permanent or temporary, you get to decide!)
- Late Night Bites
- Caricature Artist
2. Private Vows
When it comes to 2025 wedding trends, opting to exchange private vows is definitely here to stay! Reciting private vows is not an entirely new idea. But it’s one that couples are embracing more freely. The idea is to enhance the time you spend together before meeting each other down the aisle. Exchanging vows away from your family and friends allows you to be more vulnerable with one another. It’s time spent together to talk openly about the things that exist at the center of your love. It’s a beautiful moment to open up to each other, exchange a first look, and spend more time in each other’s arms with your photographer present to capture every moment.
3. Short Ceremonies
Your wedding day is all about two souls coming together in love, and a big part of that is your ceremony. However, a somewhat shorter wedding ceremony will create a more relaxed timeline overall. That time can be spent alone exchanging private vows, hanging out with your guests, or closing out the night with a private last dance. A shorter ceremony means reducing the total number of members of your wedding party and carefully considering the elements you decide to add to your ceremony. If a shorter ceremony is not for you, there are still plenty of ways to add 2025 wedding trends to your day.
4. Content Creators
The idea of having a wedding day content creator is something we watched come to life through weddings taking place post-pandemic. Your photographer and videographer are there to capture every carefully planned moment and every highly charged emotion on your wedding day. But a content creator is there to capture all the behind-the-scenes action! Your wedding party partaking in the latest TikTok trend. Or the surprise and delight on their faces when you reveal your wedding day look. What about the moment your favorite uncle hits the dance floor? Your wedding content creator will be in the mix, documenting all of it.
5. Design
One thing we fervently believe as wedding planners is that the overall design of your wedding day contributes to the experience that you and your guests enjoy. If you want to incorporate 2025 wedding trends into your day, the fun thing about design is that you have the freedom to get creative and truly make it your own.
If you need some ideas on how to incorporate unexpected design elements on your wedding day, try these fun ideas!
- Serpentine Tables
- Unexpected Color Combinations
- Circular Ceremony Seating
- Daytime Fireworks
- Fruit & Veggie Centerpieces
- Cold Sparklers for Your First Dance
Maui Love Weddings is a full-service wedding planning company that specializes in design & coordination.
For more information on planning the carefully curated wedding of your dreams, you can inquire with us here.
Creative Partners
Planning // Maui Love Weddings
Venue // Maui Pineapple Chapel
Officiant // Bishop Frederick Welch III
Photography // Melia Lucida
Videography // Gali Productions
Florals // Dellables
Rentals // Let’s Entertain Maui
Hair & Makeup Artist // MeiLi Autumn Beauty
Catering // Four Sisters Maui
Bar // Tipsy Trailer
DJ // Next Level Entertainment
Signage // Design Mine Maui & Maui Koka Loi
