2010 trends from Wedding Channel

A few new trends that we can get down with!! 

Girls or Guys as bridesmaids/man of honor!! Yes!

WeddingChannel.com has announced their thoughts on the 2010 trends for the wedding industry. They predict brides and grooms will no longer dismiss their best friends of the opposite sex when it comes to their wedding party. According to a WeddingChannel.com survey, an overwhelming 63% of brides would ask their best friend to be a ‘bridesman’ or ‘man of honor’ if they were a guy.

Officiants that you are comfortable with!! 

Their survey also indicates wedding couples are interested in having a friend or family member officiate their wedding ceremony because it is more personal and intimate. Fifty-nine percent of the couples surveyed said they would like to have a friend/family member pronouncing them husband and wife.

Changes in Wedding Gifts 

WeddingChannel.com is seeing the wedding registry changing in the new year as well. Alternative registries are becoming more popular. Couples are still registering at 2 to 3 different retailers, but some of those choices may be places like Amazon.com, Cloud 9 Living, Traveler’s Joy or money to cause like the Human Society or the bride and groom’s specific charity.