What are some of the latest wedding trends?

* Destination weddings are quickly up to 15% now, and many brides and grooms are skipping the island destination for a resort that's just a few hours from home (to keep expenses down for guests and still get the royal treatment)
* City weddings are big, due to the wealth of cultural and sporting events that can pack a wedding weekend
* It's become a must to have additional activities on the wedding weekend. Since we're a global society, a wedding is often the one time everyone sees each other in years, so couples are planning more casual parties and activities, culinary tours, wine tastings, etc. for before and after the wedding
* More couples are taking pre-honeymoons to re-connect during the stressful planning months
* The video montage opener to the reception is becoming hot, featuring photos of the bride and groom as kids and including interviews, even funny parody sketches like at the Oscars
* More thought is going into favors, really personalizing them to the couple's history
* Brides and grooms are bringing dishes from their love story into the wedding catering, like the first meal the groom ever cooked for the bride