1. The Rise of Co-ed Bachelorette Parties
If you’re like most brides, some of your closest friends might be men. So why not party with them, too? 2021 bride, and former MilMag editor, Lindsey Anderson Rios kicked off her co-ed bachelorette party with dinner and a river cruise before heading to a comedy club, where one of her bridesmen was performing. “It just felt like a fun party, it felt very me,” she says.
2. Skip the Wedding Shower
This is becoming increasingly commonplace, especially with couples who have lived together before tying the knot. “We’re both in our 30s; we didn’t really need all the kitchen stuff,” says Anderson Rios, who decided not to have a wedding shower. Instead, she invited her mother to the bachelorette bash so that she could be included in pre-wedding festivities.
3. Trending: New Last Names for the Bride and Groom
The question “to change or not to change?” is no longer just for brides. Some couples, including Anderson Rios and her husband Emanuel, are choosing to merge their last names and ditch the hyphen.
4. The Wilting Bouquet Toss
It’s time to blast “Single Ladies,” spin in circles and make the unmarried women on your guest list scramble to get their hands on your oh-so-expensive bouquet. Not a fan? Then skip it. Here’s one sweet replacement: Have a “married-only” dance. The DJ calls couples off the dance floor based on how long they’ve been wed, and the couple who have been married the longest get the bouquet as a prize.
