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2022 Wedding Trends

Is it too early to be poking around looking for 2022 wedding trends?

Nah! Never too early! We have already chosen many of our spring 2022 wedding dresses that will be arriving very soon and we will post pictures of those. In the meantime let’s talk colors!

From attending bridal markets and seeing first hand the new colors offered for maids (and other colors phased out), to listening to our own brides, to reading the blogs that I do from all over the country, here’s the scoop:

Warm tones are in! Colors like cinnamon, burnt sienna, marigold, and peach hues are super versatile and can be used for any season. Accent sunflowers with light peach in summer, while an autumn wedding is perfect with earthy rust tones. These tones are also very BoHo which is very popular with our brides!

Bridal bouquet with sunflowers and peach roses - yellows and peaches are some 2022 wedding trends
2022 Wedding trends - colors like marigold and cinnamons are very in
Marigold and rust colors in a wedding bouquet are beautiful for a fall wedding

Sand and nude tones are popular and have been for a few years with wedding dresses. Champagne hues are perfect for brides who don’t want a true white wedding dress, the underlay colors can make the lace patterns pop beautifully and still look very bridal.

Add a slate or sage accent color for a very romantic feel! Tan is also a great color for summer/beach weddings for the groomsmen attire!

Wedding bouquet with sage green ivory and peach roses
Gorgeous wedding bouquet with muted tones of sage, peach, and ivory
Sand stone color tuxedo with matching floral long tie and pocket square is perfect for the 2022 wedding color trends
A perfect match to the pallet in Sandstone

Metallics are a big part of the 2022 wedding trends! Metallics always set off the colors beautifully and golds are very in. Pair with a dark navy for a very glam look, or copper accents with the color palette above to really make a statement! Metallics are also perfect accents when used for centerpieces, charger plates, candle holders, etc.

Gold metallic is a wedding trend that continues into 2022
Warm colors using a gold metallic Accent

For the groomsmen/groomsmaids:

Check these other colors out! Hunter Green, Camel, and Mulberry are gorgeous choices to match the trending pallets:

Three piece suit in hunter green by Ike Behar
Hunter green suit by Ike Behar

Swap out the tie and pocket square with ivory for the groom and a marigold or a cinnamon color for the groomsmen!

Three piece camel colored suit for fall is a beautiful choice and right in with 2022 wedding trends
Camel suit can work perfectly with a fall color theme
marigold, cinnamon, rust, and pumpkin pallet

While the pallet above may look very fall for our seasons here in Bucks County and the Mid-Atlantic region, the mulberry tuxedo works for any season! Consider just wearing the vest for an outdoor summer wedding paired with a blush or floral bowtie, or a beautiful merlot tie color for winter. The maids in wine or gold satin would be stunning!

Mulberry color palette with blush and burgundy flowers and metallic accent of gold chairs
Mulberry color palette set off beautifully with gold chairs

As we get closer to the new year, we will add more thoughts and share more 2022 wedding trends! Also we can share what our brides are choosing for their upcoming weddings!

Happy wedding planning and we hope this gave you some good ideas!

About the author: Wendy Ianieri-Salerno is co-founder and co-owner of Darianna Bridal & Tuxedo, now in its eighth year in business. In that time the store has grown from a small bridal boutique to a full-service bridal store serving not only Bucks County, PA but the surrounding counties and even border states. With the customer experience in mind, Wendy steers the company by offering the best designers and wedding attire while creating a caring, family atmosphere. A life-long Bucks County native, she currently resides in Warrington with her husband and co-founder/co-owner Franco Salerno, and their two daughters for whom the store was named, Daria and Deanna.

Wedding Dress Designer Spotlight: Eddy K

As owners of a bridal store, it is most important that what we offer for sale in our store is of the best quality and value, and that the designer cares about his/her product and partners.

Nicolina dress by Eddy K

We have had the pleasure of meeting designers/owners Kevin Lu from Casablanca Bridal, Kitty Chen of Kitty Chen Couture and Ivoire, and now we can add Eddy K to our list.

Wedding dress designer Kitty Chen at Darianna Bridal & Tuxedo with a real bride. Bride said yes to a dress named "Daria" and was thrilled to meet the designer in person!
Designer Kitty Chen with our bride Kaitlyn who said yes to the “Daria” dress!

We met “Mr. Eddy” at his office in Milan, Italy earlier this month. It was an amazing experience to tour the facility, show rooms, and shipping areas, as well as meet many of his staff members. We also saw the gardens where many of the early photo shoots used to take place.

The runway and ordering area in Milan
The runway and ordering area in Milan

What was immediately evident was something we didn’t expect. How personal he was! He did not begin with business, he began with the personal – asking questions about us, our children, where we lived in the US, and our backgrounds. I felt like I was meeting a family member I never knew and it was such a nice surprise.

During a lovely lunch, we learned so much about this man. And to say he is a family man is an understatement. His wife, children, in-laws, grandchildren, siblings, and even his friends are what gives him the greatest joy. An incredibly successful business aside, he lit up speaking of his family – especially the “countdown” to see his grandchildren again.

His staff is also like family and have been with him for years. We can relate to that because our staff is like family as well.

We quickly realized that we have a partner who puts people and their feelings way before business and profits. I believe that is the reason he has been so incredibly successful over his lifetime.

Presently there are three Eddy K bridal collections called Italia, Milano, and Dreams. New styles are always on display in the showroom. We have some of these on display in our store right now!

Eddy K show room in Milan Italy displaying new wedding dresses on manikins for viewing and ordering
The show room in Milan with new dresses on display

Because he started out doing bridal photography, Eddy is a master knowing what dresses will look like in the wedding photos. This allows him to design with that in mind – especially knowing first hand that brides are not all one size! This is a real edge for these collections.

Another thing we like about Eddy and his company is that he stands by his work 100%. If there is an issue, or a quality defect, they will replace the dress with no questions asked. It is rare that something is missed in quality control, but it does happen on occasion and knowing it will be fixed immediately is a stress reliever to us!

Franco and Wendy Salerno with wedding dress designer Eddy K at the design facility in Milan Italy
This is us with Eddy K!

There was something inspiring and motivational about listening to him and his travels and life experiences.

It was an incredibly wonderful afternoon with a genuinely kind man. He treated us like family from the moment we arrived and we were reminded how important and memorable it is to be treated that way. We are sure we made the right decision in carrying lines supplied and designed by such a delightful and caring person.

About the author: Wendy Ianieri-Salerno is co-founder and co-owner of Darianna Bridal & Tuxedo, now in its eighth year in business. In that time the store has grown from a small bridal boutique to a full-service bridal store serving not only Bucks County, PA but the surrounding counties and even border states. With the customer experience in mind, Wendy steers the company by offering the best designers and wedding attire while creating a caring, family atmosphere. A life-long Bucks County native, she currently resides in Warrington with her husband and co-founder/co-owner Franco Salerno, and their two daughters for whom the store was named, Daria and Deanna.

Our Gown-On-Loan Program

Did you know that Darianna Bridal & Tuxedo offers a gown-on-loan program to try on at our store? We do, and it is something our brides love! Here is how it works and why it’s so great.

Perhaps you are looking at one of our amazing designers and find a dress you would love to try on. You call and find out that it isn’t one in the store and you don’t want to wait for the next trunk show to try it on. That is where the gown-on-loan program comes in!

For a $75 charge that covers shipping, we will bring in up to two dresses from a designer that we carry for you to try. While we cannot guarantee what size or color they may have to loan, most dresses are available in at least two sizes that work for almost every bride!

That $75 is then credited to a new dress purchase! And it doesn’t have to be one of the loaner dresses, it can be any new wedding dress 🙂

The Mila dress from Madi Lane Bridal  in ivory/mocha was brought in for a bride as a gown-on-loan
Mila from Madi Lane brought in as a gown-on-loan

This works so well for several reasons. First is the obvious when you see something online on a model and fall in love! You can’t wait to try it on and you search everywhere for it with no luck. We bring it in for you and you get to see for yourself if it looks as amazing in person as it did online. And then the real test: does it look and feel as amazing on you?

It also allows a bride to see a dress in person rather than buying it sight unseen without a way to return it. Special order dresses are not able to be canceled or returned so getting a dress on loan is a perfect solution!

Another reason brides love our gown-on-loan program is because there is no pressure to purchase. We never treat brides that way. We want you to be 100% sure, obsessed, over the moon in love with the dress you choose, and a high-pressure situation never allows for that. A bride knows her dress when it’s on!

If you decide to purchase, you are not buying that dress that has been loaned out. The loaner dress gets returned to the designer. We order you a brand new dress in your size and color choice.

An interesting fact about this program is that 66% of the brides who take advantage of this program purchase the dress they brought in. Meaning two out of every three brides who brought in a dress they fell in love with online said Yes to it!

Over half of the gown-on-loan brides knew their dress from a photo, that is amazing!

But other times it turned out not to be the one. Sometimes it just looks different in person. Other times it doesn’t work for her height, body shape, or even the venue. When that happens it’s not a bad thing because we then know what styles to introduce that she will love!

The gown-on-loan program is not a trunk show! You can read about trunk shows here for more information. While you can wait for a trunk show to try on a particular dress, they do not always include the dress(es) you want. The show may be a different collection and may not contain what you are looking for. If you are attending a trunk show and there is a specific dress you want, make sure to call to ensure it will be part of the show.

To make a request for this program, call or chat at 215-491-8500 and let us know what dress you are interested in. We can then get the details to you regarding timing and sizes available, and get an appointment set up for you. We look forward to seeing you!

About the author: Wendy Ianieri-Salerno is co-founder and co-owner of Darianna Bridal & Tuxedo, now in its eighth year in business. In that time the store has grown from a small bridal boutique to a full-service bridal store serving not only Bucks County, PA but the surrounding counties and even border states. With the customer experience in mind, Wendy steers the company by offering the best designers and wedding attire while creating a caring, family atmosphere. A life-long Bucks County native, she currently resides in Warrington with her husband and co-founder/co-owner Franco Salerno, and their two daughters for whom the store was named, Daria and Deanna.