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2018 WEDDING GUIDE BY LINA HAISHA PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATED TEAM Painless Light Sheer Lasers Laser Training Classes FREE CONSULTATION WE MATCH COMPETITORS’ PRICES WE SPEAK ARABIC & CHALDEAN www.BeautyClinicMI.com (586) 553-9951 38908 Dequindre Road Sterling Heights, MI 48310 (South of 17 Mile Road) PLANNING continued from page 44 placing the wedding cake or late-night snack with props and unique pieces to really set the tone of their theme or presentation they are trying to give. Speaking of food. Today, couples are looking to create an experience for their guests. “They are doing this by offering nostalgic foods from their younger years or even including their favorite foods and serving them to their guests,” she noted. Crowd-pleasing action stations and carts are fun and interactive. An Action Station is an interactive display of food, where it’s typically chef attended and gives guests ways to engage and entertain all while heightening taste buds and taking the enjoyment of food to another level. Food trucks have rolled in and made a big hit as well as favorite and national food vendors have begun setting up stations at weddings. “Couples are more and more seeking ways to engage and entertain their guests not with just the music, but through other avenues to help create memories of the couple’s wedding nuptials,” said Atisha. Eventfully Yours From Fashion to food, Suhair Kallabat from Eventually Yours is paying attention to it all. She notes various changes happening in the wedding world. For instance, the bridal dance during dinner is not a must. “Starting the bridal dance during a later part of dinner isn’t necessarily a new trend, but it’s a trend that is definitely taking over and more so becoming the norm now,” said Kallabat. Customizing the cuisine has been trending for a while. “Our culture revolves around food and while the foodie phenomena has made its mark on weddings in years past through cool midnight snacks, a trend that my couples and I have been loving this year is the incorporation of new and cool foods into the dinner menu itself,” she noted. “I’ve had a lot of couples this year break away from the standard banquet menu and change the menu to incorporate either their favorite snacks on the table as appetizers including Potato chips, hummus, tabbouleh, shrimp, and eggplant salad at one wedding, to a couple catering in their favorite soup from their go-to restaurant, or another couple serving each table a shareable dish of fries at another wedding. Fun and new foods are definitely a focus at weddings and it’s nice to see couples exploring new dinner options.” Fashion trends are not just for the bride to follow. “Bride’s aren’t the only ones having fun with fashion on their wedding day,” said Kallabat. “It’s no longer assumed that a groom will be in a black tux now. Grooms have a variety of fun options now which include navy tuxes, and mix and matching their black pants with various colored and patterned tuxedo jackets!” The dresses will always be the focal part of the evening’s fashion statement. “Bridal Dresses with pockets are actually popular,” she said. “This is probably one of my favorite bridal trends! I LOVE a dress with pockets, so I think it’s awesome to see pockets being fused with bridal fashion. It’s a chic and practical trend!” 46 CHALDEAN NEWS FEBRUARY 2018
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