A revolutionary trend for 2025
Weddings have evolved significantly over the last few years, and one of the most exciting trends dominating the landscape in 2025 is the festival wedding or wedding fest. Inspired by big music festivals like Coachella, this wedding style aims to create a completely unique experience, where music, fun, and creativity merge to create a relaxed and lively atmosphere. If you're a couple who loves music, nature and doesn't miss a festival every year, this trend is perfect for you. Here's everything you need to know about organising a festival wedding, along with some visual resources to inspire you.
What is a festival wedding?
A festival wedding is more than just a simple wedding, it is an event that spans a whole day or even several days, with outdoor activities, live music, food stalls and chill-out areas for guests to relax and enjoy to the fullest. It is held in large open spaces, whether in the countryside, on the beach or in a garden, and aims to create a relaxed and festive atmosphere where the couple and guests can feel free to enjoy and celebrate without the restrictions.
Festival weddings usually include:
- Stages for live music or DJ sets.
- Food stalls (food trucks or varied food stations).
- Marquees and chill-out areas with sofas, cushions and boho decoration.
- Interactive activitiesas glitter stations or temporary tattoos.
- Festive lightssuch as light garlands or LED light shows.
Organisation and decoration
One of the most eye-catching aspects of a festival wedding is the boho and rustic decoration, although as I mentioned at the beginning, more and more festivals like Coachella are inspiring our weddings.. This decorative style relies on natural elements such as wood, wild flowers, hanging lights and teepee-style tents. To create a truly festive atmosphere, many couples choose to rent large tents, where guests can relax and enjoy the music in comfortable surroundings.
But let's start at the beginning, dreaming of a festival wedding involves thinking about the smallest detail. It is essential that the guests are part of the scenography, that they know what kind of wedding they are coming to. And that is why it is essential to design everything with love and following a common thread.
The invitations play a very important role, it will be at this moment when we give the keys to our guests to make them participate and they will be able to mimic the theme.
The key to decorating a festival wedding is the creativity and the personalisation. You can include details such as:
- Access wristbands personalised for guests, such as those at music festivals.
- Themed food stationswith street food options such as hamburgers, pizzas, tacos and artisan ice cream stands.
- Interactive stationsThe event will be a great opportunity for the guests to have fun decorating themselves before they get on the dance floor.
Welcome kit. Image: festivalbrides.co.uk pinterest
Music and entertainment
Music is at the heart of a festival wedding. Rather than simply having a DJ or a band during the reception, festival weddings incorporate multiple musical events throughout the day. Many of our brides and grooms even choose to create a MAIN STAGE for concerts, giving the wedding the feel of a real music festival.
In addition to music, many festival weddings offer other types of entertainment such as:
- LED light shows or hanging light shows.
- Cartoonists or artists offering personalised souvenirs for guests.
- Outdoor games.
- Crazy hour. With fun passes to cheer up the guests.
- Big stages with light shows.
Image: Enlazados bride and groom wedding. Photographer Angel Blanco and Dj Maoc
The gastronomic experience
Another fundamental characteristic of a festival wedding is the gastronomy. Forget traditional catering and opt for something much more informal, such as food trucks or themed food stations. As with festivals, variety and quality are key to ensuring guests enjoy themselves to the full.
Some ideas include:
- Street food trucks: Tacos, gourmet burgers, homemade pizzas or kebabs.
- Mobile bars: cocktail bars in vintage vans or vans offering fresh and original cocktails.
- Dessert stalls: From handmade ice cream to sweet stations such as candyfloss, cupcakes or even a donut wall.
Clothing and style
Fashion at festival weddings also follows a relaxed and bohemian line. Brides often opt for light and comfortable dresses, the bride and groom choose more relaxed outfits, often with linen suits or waistcoats. Grooms, meanwhile, choose more relaxed outfits, often with linen suits or waistcoats.
A festival wedding also allows guests to dress less formally. You can suggest a dress code more relaxed, where guests feel comfortable to enjoy the whole day outdoors.
When it comes to make-up and hairstyle, the boho style is usually predominant, with loose hairstyles, natural waves and touches of glitter or rhinestones to give it a festive touch. You can see examples of this style in this Coachella-inspired wedding.
Final tips for organising a festival wedding
If you've made it this far and are considering organising a festival wedding, here are a few tips that we've summarised for you:
- Choose the right place: An outdoor space, whether it's a beach, a farm or a forest, is ideal for this type of wedding. Make sure there is enough space for tents, dance floor and outdoor activities. Also, not all venues have the necessary licenses to organise this type of wedding.
- Plan entertainment: The key is to keep your guests entertained throughout the day. You can schedule different activities and performances throughout the wedding so there is always something fun to do.
- Attention to detail: From customised access wristbands to glitter stations and temporary tattoos, every detail counts to create an immersive experience.
- Hire a specialised organising team: control over the details, the organisation and the correct execution will completely change the perception of the result. At Enlazados we are delighted to create this wedding with you.
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