Professional POV: What Top Planners Want to See More of in 2024

What’s here today may be gone tomorrow, but your love (and memories of an unforgettable wedding design) will last forever! 

From bespoke celebrations to faraway destinations, there’s an appreciable desire among seasoned planners for weddings and events that resonate with individuality and uniqueness. 

As luxury weddings continue to evolve, we find new ways of innovating designs and experiences to create truly authentic days for our couples. As we welcome the spring season, we’re sharing our professional POV on what we won’t be able to get enough of, in 2024, so that you can incorporate them into your big day.

More Bucket-list Destinations 

A wedding destination is made up of more than just coordinates. As soon as you decide it’s the location that will host your ceremony, it instantly transforms into a capsule that begins to collect all of your precious moments - from planning to the day of your event.  As luxury destination wedding planners, we’ve dreamed up designs, both near and far, for couples and found that regardless of where it falls on the map, it doesn’t really matter. What does is that your love finds a home there.

With that being said, whisking your guests away to experience striking venues with picturesque backdrops doesn’t hurt the fun. Whether you’re opting for nearby southern escapes, like Highlands, NC, Bardo Hotel, The Ford Field and River Club, and Montage Palmetto Bluff, or setting sail for an event-filled week abroad, you can make any location dream-worthy.

The truth is, a bucket-list destination can be across the world or in your backyard. In the moment, the location might not matter, but nonetheless, we’re manifesting a year of romantic sites that you’ll never forget. 

More Luxury Through Customization

2024 is the year of standing out and when it comes to luxury events, the less cookie-cutter a design is, the better.  We’re looking forward to tons of thoughtful personalizations and a year that provides more than just traditional wedding views. 

From hand-painted menu cards and invitations to unique guest experiences, allow each detail to show your guests just how much effort went into planning your day. The best thing about planning your wedding is that you get to hand-pick every detail to make it feel the most like YOU. While Pinterest might be your go-to source for inspiration, use it as a tool for just that - inspiration. Then, take your must-have findings and put an original spin on them, so they feel authentic to who you are as a couple. 

If you want to achieve a luxury wedding this year, don’t take the copy and paste approach. This is your chance to make your day one-of-a-kind. Go the extra mile and squeeze out every bit of individuality to separate your event from the rest. 

More Color!

While a balance of neutrals will always hold an important place in all event designs, we’re all about welcoming more color into our palettes. 

Color can set the mood and inspire a feeling in a venue. It can add dimension and playfulness to a tablescape. It can boost confidence and create excitement around your bridal party’s attire. Color is versatile and can hold space anywhere - florals, linens, invitations, cakes - but most importantly, it showcases personality more than most mediums can and might just be the missing ingredient to your showstopping design. 

Whether you lean more towards soft, warm oranges and pinks or rich, cool purples and blues, there is sure to be a tone and shade that will help you build a cohesive theme and take your design elements from lacking to lustrous. 

We’re fully embracing the boldness and making room for the perfect “pop” that’s going to make your event feel just like you. 

More First-class Footage

It’s 2024, of course you can expect to see drones getting shots from every angle at luxury weddings. After all, your event photos and videos are the memories made tangible - allowing you to relive every precious emotion and moment for years to follow. So, why not capture the 360 degree perspective? 

This year, we’re encouraging couples to not underestimate the power of a good photographer or videographer and instead, up the production-scale by entrusting professional vendors that can fully capture the essence of the event. We loved working with Two Arrow Films and Clay Austin Photography on capturing every angle of this spectacular event!

Most Importantly, More Love

At the end of it all, your day won’t be remembered for the trendy themes and tablescapes or the exquisite florals and entertainment. It’ll be remembered for the love that people felt as they watched all details come together for you and your partner to gracefully enter into your new roles as “husbands” and “wives”.

As new seasons and trends come and go, remember to stay true to you and your goal of creating a real-life version of the wedding dreams that have lived inside of your heart, until now.

Want to start your luxury wedding planning journey?  Let’s tie the knot together!