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New Wedding
Trends – Ice Sculptures
Written by
Charlotte Hovis,
Bud's Iceworks™,
Golden
Colorado
USA
Move over
ice sculptures of the traditional “Hearts & Doves”! No longer
will you just see an ice sculpture of hearts with the wedding
couple names engraved on it or just a seafood shell on the
wedding buffet line. All new trends with blocks of carved ice
now include Altars, Cake Tables, Martini Bars and Sushi Bars and
are taking over the reception, the bridal showers and groom’s
parties. Guests are now greeted at the entry way to the
reception with large ice bowls of champagne, for a self serve
glass of the bubbly upon arrival!
From way
back 200 years ago, just the elite of our society were able to
afford such luxury items as ice sculptures at their receptions,
social events and gatherings. The French chefs would serve food
on elaborate displays to keep the food cold; they began the
first use of ice sculptures in various designs. But today, from
the bridal shower and bachelor parties to the reception itself,
ice sculptures and ice carvings are becoming increasingly more
popular with brides and grooms alike. Grooms are doing liquor
shots in ice luges and brides are floating ice carvings in punch
bowls as well as luges, for the true “partying crowd”.
The latest
trend for an ice sculpting company in Colorado has been orders
for Garden Weddings in the Summer, Winter, Fall and Spring
seasons, “it’s become a year round thing these days for Garden
Weddings”; complete with ice altars and cake tables with the
wedding flowers frozen into the ice. “We’ve done mountain top
weddings in the winter while it’s snowing! And we’ve done a
spring garden wedding complete with an ice altar in the back
yard.” We are seeing a more festive trend with couples these
days; they are deciding on a theme together and designing their
wedding around this theme.
Brides
today (and yesterday for that matter) want a personal, intimate
and unique celebration. Conveying a festive feeling as soon as
the guest arrives, gives you a comfort zone as soon as you walk
in. Do you feel the “old etiquette” wedding pressures of yester
year? Most people are no longer afraid of the etiquette police
coming after them and are doing what makes them happy on their
special day. Cakes made of ice are done in place of the
traditional wedding cake and dessert stations are made available
in its place. Jewish traditions like the dancing wall is now
being done out of ice as well. There are photo stations that are
being done out of ice for photo opportunities of the family
driving the car of the honeymoon couple! Although this has been
a long time thing for the east coast, it is moving west. While
more and more brides are doing their basic shopping on the
internet; not just for ideas anymore either, actual purchases
from dresses to ice sculptures and honeymoons are all now being
booked on-line.
The
possibilities are just endless when it comes to ice carving
these days, so reconsider these ideas when planning your special
day and don’t just call for the traditional ice sculpture, do
something spectacular! Everyone will remember the ice, when they
remember nothing else, so keep this in mind when deciding what
you want. Anyone can find a sculptor in their area by contacting
the National Ice Carving Association at
www.nica.org. Don’t be
afraid to ask for the extraordinary, and be sure your dealing
with an experienced carver for those creative ideas. “Have an
Ice Day” and make a memory, not just a moment.
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