2026 weddings are all about romance, experience, and intentional design. Couples are choosing celebrations that feel deeply personal, beautifully styled and completely unforgettable, without unnecessary fuss or outdated traditions.
Whether you’re planning a grand celebration or an intimate gathering, these are the top 2026 wedding trends shaping the year ahead.
1. Bridgerton Style Romance
The return of elegant, old-world charm.
Regency-inspired “Bridgerton aesthetic” continues to dominate 2026 wedding trends, and for good reason. Brides are leaning into soft pastels, corseted gowns, delicate lace, elegant draping, and stately venues. Think of sweeping staircases, chandeliers, embroidered linens and plenty of candlelight.
This trend blends tradition with modern romance, making it perfect for brides who want timeless elegance without feeling dated. Roses, pastel petals, and floral arches fit seamlessly into this aesthetic, adding texture and dreamy softness to the ceremony and reception.
Try decorating your tables, aisle, or bars with our Summer Mix of freeze dried, biodegradable rose petals.
2. Deep Personalisation
Weddings that tell your story.
In 2026, couples want more than “pretty”, they want meaning. Personalisation is no longer a bonus; it’s the foundation of the day. It’s your day, make it yours.
Brides are opting for:
- Custom illustrations, monograms, and wax seals
- Story-driven stationary
- Wedding newspapers or order-of-day booklets
- Unique vows or ceremony scripts
- Meaningful table names, favours, and menus
- Décor inspired by their relationship, hobbies, or heritage
Guests want to feel connected to your story and you deserve to be connected to your story. Personalised details are an easy way to turn a wedding into a deeply intimate experience.
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3. Experiential Weddings
Create an unforgettable experience.
Weddings in 2026 should be an experience not just an obligation. Weddings are becoming immersive, multi-sensory, and memorable.
Trending experiential ideas include:
- Live cooking stations and interactive food moments
- Curated scent diffusers or candle fragrances that define the day
- Live musicians, acoustic sets or orchestral ceremony music
- Textural décor
- Late night entertainment, bands or a mini festival feeling
- Live painting of guests as wedding favours
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4. Smaller, Intimate Gatherings
Choosing quality over quantity.
While big weddings still have their place 2026 sees a powerful shift towards smaller guest lists and intentional, intimate gatherings. 2026 brides are choosing to surround themselves with the people who matter most and redirecting their budget towards:
- Higher quality food
- Luxury florals
- Statement décor
- Beautiful venues
- Once-in-a-lifetime experiences
A smaller guest list makes the day feel more relaxed, meaningful and personal, with more time for genuine connection and less pressure to “perform” for a huge crowd.
5. Large Petal Confetti
The Statement Exit Shot of 2026
Confetti is back… but bigger and more beautiful than ever.
Instead of tiny pieces of confetti that disappear in photos, 2026 brides are choosing large petal confetti for more dramatic, romantic confetti toss moments. Larger petals:
- Show up better in photography
- Float more slowly for a dreamy effect
- Feel more natural and organic
- Align with a sustainability focus
- Create that iconic, emotional, just married shot
Petal confetti also ties beautifully into soft, romantic colour palettes. If you want to know more about why large confetti is the best choice for your wedding day have a read of our other blog post.
Or explore our large, freeze dried, biodegradable petal confetti.
6. Bold Décor, Colour, and Mixed Styles
Vibrant and unconventional
While soft romance is trending, 2026 also welcomes the other side of the spectrum: brave colour and mixed style design.
Brides are blending:
- Vintage pieces with modern design
- Deep, dramatic colours with soft neutrals
- Unusual textures like velvet, rattan, glass and dried florals
- Elegant roses with bold, sculptural blooms
Editorial, artistic décor is on the rise, with statement tablescapes, colour blocked florals, dramatic lighting and unexpected accents.
This trend gives brides permission to design a wedding that truly reflects their personality, not just what tradition expects.
Weddings in 2026 are less about rules and more about meaning, beauty and experience. Whether you lean into Bridgerton elegance, bold modern styling or a small, heartfelt gathering, the trends all point towards weddings that tell a story… your story.
