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Planning a wedding can be difficult enough when preventing family clashes and seating chart debacles, but it can really spiral out of control if the happy couple (that's you two) is undecided about what they like and / or want for the big day. It all comes down to finding the right inspiration. Some couples want their wedding to be bang on trend, while others want to shirk tradition and rock out in their own unique way. Regardless of which side you're on, the following is a list of wedding ideas and trends to help inspire your own happily ever after.

Dress to Impress

• Wedding gowns are taking inspiration from the Duchess of Cambridge and even Twilight's Bella Swan, with long sleeves, illusion necklines and lace becoming increasingly popular along both pop-culture and vintage-loving brides.

• Strapless is still the top pick other wedding gowns, but the focus has shifted to more simplistic designs. To play up these subdued dresses, modern brides are accessorizing with bold statement necklaces that match their gown for added texture or using bold, contrasting hues that complement their color scheme.

• Even a year after the Royal Wedding, formal attire like black tie looks to be the trend for menswear. It's sophisticated, timeless and still gives guys that 'James Bond' feeling.

• If you're a creative-yet-casual couple who still wants to dress to the nines, you can always accentuate your formalwear with fully customizable Converse sneakers in a wide array of colors and inscriptions.

Piece of Cake

• Large sugar flowers are all the rage, combined with simple and elegant tiers of white buttercream. They can get expensive, so fresh flowers can be substituted if you're on a budget.

• Classic designs like textured white on white are always popular, which helps when looking back on your photos in years to come. Many makers are getting orders for sugar lace lacework, fondant swags and royal icing pearls all in neutral colors like cream, white, ivory and champagne.

• For couples with a flashy side, metallic cakes are growing in popularity with everything from metallic accents and sugar flowers to corn cake layers covered silver or gold fondant. A little bling goes a long way, so here's an idea: just make the middle tier of a three-tiered cake a bold metallic and use fresh flowers to soften the look.

• Every flavor under the sun is en vogue nowdays. Some couples like traditional vanilla, almond or chocolate wedding cakes while others prefer modern concoctions like peppermint crème, blackberry champagne, or mojito pound cake. If catering for a variety of tastes, choose different flavor combos for each cake tier.

You're Invited

• Following in the footsteps of the Royals, family crests are showing up on wedding invitations all over the world. Feature both you and your soon-to-be spouse's coats of arms or merge them to create something unique and meaningful to you both.

• Plain old ink printing has been pushed away in favor of foil printing, a process that gives your incomes a metallic typeface. No need for bling from glued-on crystals, all the shine and sparkle you could want is in the lettering itself.

• Use your wedding invitations as a chance to tell your love story. Storyboard invites allow snippets of your relationship history and photos to illustrate your uniqueness and style as a couple, more than just inviting guests to your wedding.

• A fun and creative twist on 'save the date' cards: you and your fiancà © use a large chalkboard for a photo background, doodling hearts, quote or thought bubbles above your heads or even a veil and top hat.

Do Me a Favor

• Edible favors are here to stay. Setting up an interactive candy bar, using different sizes and shapes of glass jars full of small candies or chocolates, will have guests creating their own custom favors with every scoop.

• Another editable way to thank your guests for coming is to give out individual breakfast boxes for the following morning, full of mini muffins, croissants, donuts, Melba toasts, jam, tea, etc. After a long night of partying, your guests will appreciate the yummy gesture.

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Source by Laura E. Taylor