2008 Wedding Trends

So I've been scouring the internet to see what's hot for 2008. Here is what I've found:

The Knot's 2008 Wedding Trends

Beauty & Fashion

• Rent your look - Rent a pair of Vera Wang diamond and pearl-studded earrings or a Judith Leiber jeweled-encrusted clutch.
• Double Your Pleasure - 2 dresses, 2 hair-dos, 2 design looks.
  
• Heirloom rings.
• Vintage dresses
• Steel gray replacing chocolate brown.

Receptions

• Lush & Luxe inspired by Marie Antoinette era style.
• Cover bands - Yes. Cover bands.
• Green weddings.
• Home Weddings.
• Tasting bars of the food and liquid kind.
• White. White. White.

Going Hi-Tech

• Going digital - couples are using blogs, wedding websites with pools for music, cake flavor, etc.

Travel

• Destination Weddings.
• Honeymoon hopping: multiple destinations, longer & further trips

2008 Wedding Trends from Nina Callaway on About.com

Fashion & Beauty

• Yellow - All over the spring 2008 runways.
• Silver and other metallics.
• Bold Color - think Jewel tones but in small dozes.
• Dresses emphasizing the waist

Receptions

• Green Weddings
• Fabulous Invitations - letterpress is hot.