For weddings planned for 2025, we are seeing lots of innovative ways to use produce–fruits and vegetables–in decorating. Let’s explore three ways we see this wedding trend unfolding!
Hey, Christie!
I heard from a sorority sister that produce (fresh fruits and vegetables) are going to be featured at weddings next year and not just for eating!
How can I add fruits or veggies to my fall 2025 wedding at Ainsworth House & Gardens?
–Polly, Puzzled in Portland, Oregon
Hey, Polly! That’s a great question! Many of our couples are getting highly creative with how and where they incorporate fresh fruits and vegetables into their weddings next year. Since Oregon produces an abundance of produce, this is so much fun!
Here are three ways you might use fresh fruits and vegetables at your wedding!
1. Mocktails with Fresh Fruit at the Cocktail Reception: According to a July 2023 Gallup survey, 38% of American adults don’t drink alcohol. Why not have a separate mocktail bar so your guests can enjoy a curated selection of creative alcohol-free libations? Fresh fruits such as strawberries and oranges are fabulous flavors to make each drink indulgent! Whether in the drink or as a garnish, fresh fruits and fresh herbs are great ways to inspire your guests’ creativity!
2. Tablescapes: While flowers are great, we are seeing our couples planning for colorful tablescape arrangements combining red heirloom tomatoes, yellow cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh rosemary to decorate the reception tables. One couple is planning arrangements of summer fruits while another opted for cutting citrus in half. Still want flowers? That’s fine! Combine stalks of green celery in a vase with red carnations!
3. Cake Meadows: Trending for 2025 weddings, a cake meadow is a wedding cake with cascades of flowers and/or fruits sitting in a landscape of fruits, flowers, leaves, and gourds. While we’ve seen cakes decorated with cherries in the past, this trend is now definitely over the top!
For instance, a spring cake meadow might feature peonies, strawberries, peas, carrots, and artichokes.
A fall cake meadow might feature apples, pears, pumpkins, cabbage, herbs, marigolds, bronze chrysanthemums, and fall leaves of gold, orange, or red.
(Red apples, red pears, and red leaves will tie in with another 2025 trend of splashing “Unexpected Reds” around your wedding!)
If you have additional questions, please reach out to me.
Your friend in the wedding business,
Christie Shyne
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