2026 wedding trends that will age terribly

(and the choices that will make you love your marriage forever)

There are couples who tell me: “We want something beautiful. Something that won't fade.”

And that's where I understand everything. Because whoever asks this question isn't looking for a trend. They're looking for a memory that stands the test of time.

A wedding isn't the day when everything has to be amazing. It's the day when everything has to make sense . Even in ten, twenty years. Even when Instagram is just a faded memory.

Yet 2026 is full of seductive images. So perfect they seem timeless. But some of these perfections have a hidden fragility: they are children of the moment.

And the moment, by definition, passes.

I think of all-beige weddings. They're luminous, delicate, reassuring. When you look at them, you feel peace. But then something subtle happens: you stop remembering who was getting married. Because when everything is neutral, nothing really tells a story. The elegance that remains is never silent out of fear. It's silent because it's self-confident. And it always has a detail that says: this story is ours alone .

I think of suspended floral installations , so spectacular they take your breath away. But when the scene becomes more important than the emotion, something gets lost. Flowers should accompany moments, not steal them. In a few years, those perfect clouds will be more about fashion than a hug, more about a budget than a choice.

And then there are the tables, ever more laden , ever fuller. As if luxury needed to shout to be recognized. But time loves what breathes. It loves clean surfaces, authentic materials, spaces where hands can rest without bumping into a thousand details. Elegance that lasts is never crowded.

Even the writings , the romantic fonts, so decorative they seem poetic, have a strong voice. Sometimes too strong. In a few years, they won't tell the story of your love, but the exact year you got married. And if you have to strain to read them, the emotion fades.

Then there's the idea of the perfect wedding weekend . Three intense, full days, planned down to the minute. For some couples, it's wonderful. For others, it's a chore disguised as a dream. Love isn't measured in duration, but in quality. And the future will always reward carefully planned experiences, not those stretched out to impress.

But the biggest risk is planning everything to be photographed. Because the photos last, yes. But so do the feelings. And a wedding designed only for show often comes to nothing in person. Perfect images don't make up for a missed emotion.

Finally, the temptation to copy . That wedding you saw online, that celebrity, that viral setup. It's human to want to be sure. But every love story is unique. And when you wear someone else's dress, you lose your own voice. Nothing ages worse than what doesn't belong to you.

I believe in marriages that don't ask for approval. I believe in choices that come from who you are, not from what works online.

I believe in projects that are so similar to yours that they don't need explanation.

Fashions pass. True emotions remain.

And your wedding deserves to be remembered for how it made you feel, not just how it looked.