Si­mone Sant-Ghu­ran

Founder and Ed­i­tor-in-Chief of Trinidad­Wed­dings.com

As we look ahead to the new year, Trinidad­Wed­dings.com is ex­cit­ed to re­veal our Top 10 Wed­ding Trends for 2026.

If we had to de­scribe these trends in just three words, they would be: “Artis­tic. Au­then­tic. Max­i­mal­ist!”

This is be­cause cou­ples are lean­ing in­to self-ex­pres­sion, cul­ture and mean­ing­ful de­tails like nev­er be­fore. Join us as we dive in­to the trends in­spir­ing the “I do’s” ahead …

Wed­ding for­mat–Apart from the wed­ding day it­self, cou­ples are em­brac­ing more mul­ti-day ex­pe­ri­ences. These could in­clude a wed­ding break­fast or brunch, a cock­tail par­ty, a planned tour, hike or spa ex­pe­ri­ence for guests, or any oth­er type of pre- or post-wed­ding gath­er­ing. Some cou­ples will al­so favour a civ­il cer­e­mo­ny fol­lowed by an in­ti­mate din­ner par­ty or lun­cheon and forego a for­mal re­cep­tion al­to­geth­er.

Colour–Pan­tone’s colour of the year for 2025 is “Cloud Dancer”–a white with a slight­ly grey­ish un­der­tone. Oth­er colours that will be on trend are: browns–in the form of co­coa, ter­ra­cot­ta, taupe and mocha, which will be used as neu­trals. Oth­er trend­ing colours will be mauve, emer­ald green, red, teal, pale blues and cit­rus hues, like lemon and tan­ger­ine.

Decor–Ex­pect sump­tu­ous drap­ing, moody lamp light­ing, lounge vi­gnettes, vel­vet touch­es, lay­ered ta­ble styling and mir­rored aisles. Or­nate sil­ver­ware and oth­er cool-toned met­als like pewter and chrome will be sought af­ter, ver­sus gold and warmer met­als of the past. We will al­so see this trend show up in charg­ers and flat­ware.

Flo­rals–Jew­el-toned flo­rals and sculp­tur­al-look­ing blooms such as an­thuri­ums, calla lilies, gin­ger lilies, or­chids and bird of par­adise flow­ers will be on trend. We will al­so see more dra­mat­ic flo­ral in­stal­la­tions, moss el­e­ments and whim­si­cal touch­es–such as recre­at­ing wild flower mead­ows. Bridal bou­quets will be ac­cent­ed with vin­tage rib­bons, trim or even cro­chet el­e­ments.

Bridal fash­ion–Basque-waist­ed and corset­ed gowns will con­tin­ue to evoke ro­mance and be a favourite for brides. We will al­so see more gowns with capes, scarves and cut-outs. Con­vert­ible sil­hou­ettes are still on trend – so we will con­tin­ue to see more de­tach­able sleeves, bodices and skirts. Gloves, pearl em­bell­ish­ments and state­ment head­pieces will al­so be favoured. Brides­maids will have more “mix and match” looks, ver­sus the co-or­di­nat­ed out­fits of the past.

Food–Buf­fets might be a safe choice, but in­ter­ac­tive food sta­tions are go­ing to be the re­al win­ners with guests this year. And why not? Guests get to build their own desserts, in­dulge in a French fry bar with mul­ti­ple top­pings, build a na­cho bowl or any oth­er gourmet goody you can dream of! Geo­met­ric food shapes will be on trend–think about pre­ci­sion cubes or tiny domes of dessert or ap­pe­tis­ers. Graz­ing ta­bles will con­tin­ue in pop­u­lar­i­ty but will look more like art in­stal­la­tions. Pro tip: If your bud­get al­lows, you can al­so do a menu card to tell your “food” sto­ry or why you sup­port­ed a lo­cal farmer!

Cakes–This year, cakes will be look­ing more like mod­ern art pieces–think about cone-shaped, oval, egg-shaped or stacked geo­met­ric shapes. Lace de­tails will con­tin­ue to be pop­u­lar on cakes. Long sheet cakes are mak­ing a come­back, and they can al­so dou­ble as ta­ble cen­tre­pieces. Sug­ared fruit and even veg­eta­bles as cake decor will re­place blooms and petals that were pre­vi­ous­ly on trend.

Guest dress codes–Stan­dard dress codes like for­mal and se­mi-for­mal might be­come more flu­id in 2026, as more cou­ples are ask­ing guests to dress to suit their wed­ding’s theme or to dress in par­tic­u­lar colours. Pro tip: In this in­stance, you have to know your crowd and try not to be dis­ap­point­ed if some guests don’t com­ply!

In­vi­ta­tions–dig­i­tal in­vi­ta­tions are still on trend, with more cou­ples fo­cus­ing on their day-of wed­ding sta­tionery (pro­grammes, place cards, menu cards, etc) in­stead. In terms of de­sign for pa­per in­vi­ta­tions, bow em­bell­ish­ments, thick­er card stocks or linen, brown ink (less harsh than black), blind em­boss­ing and hand-drawn de­tails are some of the de­tails we will see in 2026.

Seat­ing–Ser­pen­tine aisles and S-shaped guest seat­ing will be on trend as all straight lines are out!

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Mar­riage tips for new­ly­weds

Be­ing a new­ly­wed is so ex­cit­ing. You’re still on a high from the wed­ding and the hon­ey­moon, and your life to­geth­er stretch­es be­fore you with the promise of glo­ri­ous ad­ven­ture. In fact, you might be won­der­ing why mar­riage ad­vice for new­ly­weds is need­ed! Af­ter all, you’re mad­ly in love. Could things be any rosier?

While fresh in­to the mar­riage, every­thing looks ex­cit­ing and ex­hil­a­rat­ing, but the first year of be­ing new­ly­weds en­com­pass­es a lot of hard work and ef­fort.

Trans­for­ma­tion­al coach Dionne Eleanor says it’s im­por­tant to view mar­riage as a jour­ney of con­tin­u­ous growth and dis­cov­ery. The time just af­ter you get mar­ried is prime time to start lay­ing the foun­da­tions for the rest of your mar­riage. By pay­ing at­ten­tion to prac­ti­cal mat­ters and build­ing good habits to­geth­er, you’re help­ing en­sure a long and hap­py mar­ried life.

1. En­ter mar­ried life with re­al­is­tic ex­pec­ta­tions

New­ly­weds of­ten en­ter a mar­riage think­ing (or at least hop­ing) that the en­tire du­ra­tion will be full of ex­cite­ment, tons of love, and hon­est, open con­ver­sa­tion. A large por­tion of it will be main­tain­ing all those things, and that re­quires ef­fort from both part­ners. En­ter­ing with re­al­is­tic ex­pec­ta­tions and re­al­is­ing that con­sis­tent ef­fort is part of the deal will make your mar­riage so much bet­ter.

Shoe grat­i­tude. Cel­e­brate the small mo­ments and ges­tures of kind­ness, and nev­er lose sight of the bless­ings you have in each oth­er.

2. Get to know each oth­er

The chances are that if you have just got mar­ried, you may feel like you al­ready know each oth­er rather well. There’s al­ways more to learn, though. The new­ly­wed pe­ri­od is an ex­cel­lent time for long walks or lazy Sun­day af­ter­noons re­lax­ing to­geth­er and talk­ing about any­thing and every­thing. Get­ting to know each oth­er even bet­ter con­scious­ly helps you un­der­stand what you both need.

3. Ac­cept your part­ner the way they are

Would you like to be changed by your part­ner to suit their con­ve­nience? If the an­swer is a big NO, you must try to ac­cept your part­ner the way they are. Learn to love that per­son ful­ly rather than try­ing to change them.

4. Sort out your bud­get

Mon­ey caus­es prob­lems in many mar­riages. It’s a con­tentious top­ic and one that can quick­ly de­scend in­to fight­ing. You might have quite dif­fer­ent mon­ey styles, so it’s im­por­tant to find a com­pro­mise you’re both hap­py with.

5. Di­vide up the chores

Chores are just part of life. De­cide now who will be re­spon­si­ble for what to save dis­agree­ments lat­er. Be flex­i­ble as life hap­pens, but know­ing who does each dai­ly or week­ly chore helps. If you can each take over some­thing the oth­er hates, that’s even bet­ter.

6. Plan for emer­gen­cies

Emer­gen­cies can hap­pen at any stage of mar­riage. Plan­ning for them isn’t be­ing neg­a­tive—it’s be­ing sen­si­ble. Make a re­al­is­tic list of what could arise, such as un­em­ploy­ment, ill­ness, or un­ex­pect­ed ex­pens­es, and de­vise a plan for how you’ll deal with each.

7. Don’t sweat the small stuff

One great piece of ad­vice is not to sweat the small stuff. Ask your­self, Will it mat­ter to­mor­row? The an­swer is prob­a­bly no, so why fight over some­thing that doesn’t make a big dif­fer­ence in your lives?

8. Com­mu­ni­cate reg­u­lar­ly

One of the biggest pieces of mar­riage ad­vice for new­ly­weds is to com­mu­ni­cate. Hap­py re­la­tion­ships are built on good com­mu­ni­ca­tion. Lov­ing part­ners talk open­ly about feel­ings, fears, likes, dis­likes, and any­thing else that mat­ters.

Sto­ry adapt­ed from Mar­riage.com.