Madge has this eye for style. She can easily predict if one style is going to get big or if they will soon be overused. I have personally witnessed her prediction come true. I asked for her help to do more predictions, give, tips and advice to help WaW readers plan their wedding. She styles shoots for personal friends and on special occasions.

Every generation is defined by its own set of wedding trends. Remember the 80s version of the photo booth? A photographer would take a photo of you earlier during the wedding day, then during the reception you’ll look for your own photo and it’s superimposed inside a wine glass? Laugh all you want but that was an “innovate photo effect” back then—and it was all the rage.

How about those fancy schmanzy figurines as giveways in the 90s? You were probably considered thrifty if you didn’t have one of those swans intertwined as hearts on your wedding day. Or that time when placing disposable Kodak cameras on every reception table was just the coolest idea in the early 2000s. Wedding trends and forecasts are aplenty and they change every year. In this column we will look at how each trend influences the entire look of a wedding and how you can incorporate it in your own wedding style.
But first let’s define what type of bride you are, because this influences your inevitable decision to use a trend.

It used to be that there were two kinds of brides. The first one is the bride who refuses to follow any kind of trend, believing that if she would as much as put highlights on her hair, everything will just look outdated 20, 30, years down the line. The ironic part about it is that these brides end up having outdated photos, anyway. So, maybe they
should have just loosened up a bit and did what they wanted to do in the first place.

The second bride is the bride who doesn’t mind incorporating some wedding trends on her wedding because it’s simply fun and wants to be “in.” However, these brides end up overdoing it, to the point of making their wedding a chopsuey.

But there’s a new breed of brides—the third kind of bride defined by the new generation of women who makes a trend work for HER, to define HER and HER GROOM based on their own personalities. This bride will examine a trend from every angle and if it works to her advantage, she’ll pin it on her pinterest board. However if the trend doesn’t speak to her from a personal level, she’ll dismiss it. These brides are the most fun to work with because they are confident in their own skin. It’s fun to experiment with this bolder bride because they are open-minded to collaborate on new ideas, and maybe even create their own trends in the process.

I’ll be adding trend ideas in this column based on the bolder bride’s psyche: How she reviews a trend and how she’ll make it work by making her own twists and unique spins on it.

Let’s start with Trend #1.

Trend #1: Headpieces

When “Celebrity Royalty” Marian Rivera got married late last year, she donned a crown that was just as extravagant as her Michael Cinco gown. Cinco shares that Marian’s tiara was inspired by the crown jewels worn by the royals, adorned with real gemstones fit for a queen indeed. Marian didn’t wear that crown to become a wedding trendsetter—but she created a new trend in the process anyway. Today, more and more brides create headpieces that are just as bespoke as their gowns. But why just follow this trend if you can make it your own?

Here’s a rundown of other ways you can make the headpieces work for you:

If you are covering your face with the veil, ditch the gigantic floral wreath unless you’re pretty as Bianca Gonzales (just kidding) and deck your hair with flowers in the most natural way as possible. You can wear 1 big flower, 3 small pieces or you can also use it as your something blue. the possibilities are endless.

Wear a custom-made headband that matches or complements your gown.

Forget the brooch, use lace or embroidery that compliments your gown or just simply showing of your personality.

No matter how, bold, big, extravagant it will be, if it’s properly placed it will compliment your facial structure, your total look and even your theme.

Makeup: Madge Lejano
Hair: Aaron Lejarde
Gown: Veluz RTW collection
Model: Kelly Weltz
Studio Photography: Ryan Raquino Blufish Photography
Real Brides Photo: Mimi and Karl