Wedding decorator, organizer and MintDeco owner Iluta Piternika writes on her agency's Facebook page that "a plastic coca-cola bottle can kill a decorator or at least make a heart attack, because a beautifully decorated table is no longer meaningful if it is covered with for impersonal alcohol bottles and juice packs'.

Iluta wants to educate and make think not only for the young couples themselves, but also for society as a whole.

On the other hand, she herself points out that cannot decorate without 's muse - she has to get to know each couple in order to find the most suitable concept for their wedding.

I got the impression that MintDeco develops a unique deco concept for almost every wedding. How do you arrive at the right wedding decoration concept for each couple?

Actually, it must be said that there are very few brides who know what they want for their wedding. Mostly the first words I hear: let it be beautiful. When thinking about deco concepts, I often get a feeling myself, which could suit the particular couple. In addition, most often we are already found by couples with whom we have a similar perception - elegance, romanticism.

My feeling about weddings is lightness, lightness and romance. And that's what I try to create for couples.

Of course, concepts can also be affected by seasonality. So, for example, June brides most often want a peony wedding. On the other hand, it is a particularly great joy that flowers such as dahlias flourish in August and September - it is rare for any flower to have such a wide and saturated range of colors. I advise brides to look at dahlias and see how beautiful they are. Therefore, it can be safely said that the once unfashionable garden flowers are currently experiencing a boom.

What other current trends in wedding decoration are there this season?

1. First of all, it should be understood that wedding decoration trends change faster than clothing fashion. Speaking of shades, blush or dull pink shade dominates wedding colors this year, which is also chosen by several brides in my experience.
2. Although wedding decoration is certainly not only about flowers, but if we talk about flowers, I can say that in this year's decoration trends, flowers become the main accent of decorations again . If a couple of years ago there was a trend for floral minimalism, rustic style bottles with one flower in each of them, now beautiful and rich flower arrangements are, so to speak, the queens of wedding decorations.
3. If last year all the decorators were more interested in eucalyptus as flower accents, then this year it is ivy because of its flexibility, as well as ferns to accentuate the flowers with green.
4. Similarly, instead of traditional white candles, choose colored ones , which serve as accents by themselves. Brides are also becoming bolder and this year they want gold-colored decorations instead of the usual silver-colored decorations .

Wedding decorations are needed not only at the place of the celebration, but also at the photo session, during the procession, outing with the ushers - what should you think about in these cases?

Wedding decoration is really not just about decorating the venue. The guest reception area, the photo corner for the guests, the table of sweets and gifts, various surprises for the guests, and, of course, the mingling are important.

I'm all for matchmaking if you approach it creatively and make it a really enjoyable event for the couple. Mixing with decorations - chandeliers, candles and other things can be made even more magical.

I advise the conductors to also think about a night surprise place for the couple. It could be an opportunity for the couple to be alone for 15 minutes before the match and enjoy each other's presence.

From my own experience, I can say that couples especially appreciate it, especially if it's a big wedding, which takes even more energy. My feeling about weddings is that there should be as many surprises as possible for the new couple.

One of the surprises before the wedding is the proposal.  MintDeco also decorates places of marriage - what are the trends in this field?

Somehow these proposals reached me. Since weddings are a matter of my heart, I do not refuse to help and suggest different options.

I have noticed that men are becoming more and more open and romantic - they want to please their women beautifully.

I myself really like to decorate places of marriage, because I can see what feelings and emotions are stirring in the whole event. I love helping if I know another woman will be the happiest bride in the world.

As a person, I myself am FOR weddings, courtships and family, because in a world where everything sometimes goes wrong, family is the true value.

Therefore, I used to say to those couples whose weddings I have arranged, that I will check them in the future life, because they have to live forever and happily. Family is a wall in this world that is becoming more and more unpredictable. I see so many radiant people at weddings and it makes me happy that they are happy.

MintDeco is also engaged in organizing weddings. What do you think are the hallmarks of this season's weddings?

1. Recently, more and more couples are choosing places for their wedding celebrations in the Riga-Jūrmala location, without overnight accommodation. This means that the new couple will not have to see tired guests in the morning, while the saved finances the couple will be able to invest in better catering services, musicians or more extensive decorations.
2. In addition, also look for possibly wrong, unconventional and sometimes even shabby rooms for their wedding celebrations - but in those, any decor will stand out perfectly. In palaces and manors, often only tables can be decorated, so non-traditional places allow you to experiment and realize even slightly wrong ideas.
3. Recently, the trend of earlier times is returning - long wedding tables , which I like very much. In addition, couples choose more and more carefully the people to sit at this celebration table. I believe that a wedding is a very intimate event and a personal moment, so you should choose very carefully which people to invite. If you ask my opinion, I recommend inviting the people you are sure you will meet in five years. My husband and I chose our wedding guests based on this principle, and I can say that these people are still our family friends.