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The MyEventOS blog

Trends, wording and what to wear, and how to make the day itself a good one: the seating, the music, the food and the manners.

Four wedding invitations fanned out: sugar roses under a pink sky, pearl-beaded flowers, bougainvillea over a Cypriot terrace, and blue embroidery

Trends

Wedding invitation trends for 2027

Embroidery and pearls, sugar flowers and gilded frames, invitations that move, the Mediterranean in full colour, palettes for guests, and one invitation in several languages.

5 min read

Wedding guests drawn in what each dress code asks for: evening gowns and dinner suits, cocktail dresses, garden florals and light linen

Fashion

What to wear to a wedding: dress codes, decoded

What black tie, formal, cocktail, semi formal, garden party, beach formal and smart casual ask guests to wear, what a colour palette means, and the rules that hold whatever the code.

6 min read

Two champagne coupes, a tiered white cake and a pair of wedding rings sculpted in sugar, on soft pink silk

Etiquette

Wedding day dos and don'ts for guests

Replying, arriving, phones at the ceremony, place cards, photos on social media, gifts and leaving early: the dos and don'ts of being a good wedding guest.

5 min read

A wedding floor plan drawn from above: round tables named after flowers around a dance floor, with the couple's table at the head

Seating

How to seat your wedding guests: layouts, tables and who sits where

Round tables or long ones, a head table or a sweetheart table, how to group guests so every table talks, and how to make older guests, children and separated parents comfortable.

6 min read

A vinyl record and two champagne coupes on a deep blue ground

Music

Band, DJ or playlist: music for every part of your wedding

Music for the ceremony, the drinks, dinner, the first dance and the party: whether to book a band or a DJ, what to ask before you book, and how to get guests dancing.

5 min read

A wedding place setting: a white plate and folded linen napkin with rosemary, coupe glasses and a small white cake with anemones

Food

Wedding food: menus, service styles and feeding everyone well

Plated, family style, buffet or food stations, how to plan for allergies and dietary needs, drinks, dessert, late-night food, and when the caterer needs numbers.

5 min read

A printed Paper Bloom wedding invitation lying beside a phone showing the same invitation

Trends

Digital or paper wedding invitations: how to choose

What paper does well, what a link does well, what each costs in money and time, and why most couples end up using both.

5 min read

A printed wedding invitation with its wording set in serif and script, on cream linen beside pink sugar roses

Writing

How to word a wedding invitation

Who hosts, how to phrase it, what to include and what to leave out, with wording for parents hosting, couples hosting, second marriages and casual weddings.

6 min read