Last week, we did the unexpected. Instead of diving into our goals, objectives, and intentions for 2023, we took an appreciative pause. Refusing to leave the glorious year of growth that was 2022 without a proper send-off, we did a little daydreaming and we did a lot of swooning over this gorgeous real wedding from […]
6 WEDDING TRAILBLAZERS IN NM {PART 1 + GUEST POST}
This lovely guest post, like all the others, shares expert wedding planning advice from someone other than me, the Wedding Collective New Mexico blogger! Keep reading for a fresh perspective, relevant info, and the low-down on some of the best wedding professionals around. P.S. – This was first published in our free print magazine! Have […]
BOHO PICNIC FOR TWO | A STYLED SHOOT
Now that we’re fully settled into fall and are snuggling up before winter, it seems the glittering days of light and warmth are just a distant memory… But do they have to be? For most of the western world, autumn calls to mind shivering mornings with cozy, gloomy evenings spent by a fire. We’re pretty […]
DATE NIGHT OR WEDDING NIGHT? 3 VENUES THAT DO BOTH {GUEST POST!}
If you’ve missed out on the array of perspectives, voices, and experiences shared here every month via a guest blogs from members of our community – catch up right here! We highly recommend it. This week, Wedding Collective New Mexico’s very own Brand Ambassador, Marissa, is taking us on a flavor tour through the tantalizing […]
ALMOST TOO PRETTY TO EAT: NM’S 3 FAVORITE WEDDING BAKERS
As we usher in the season of gourds, gobbles, and gorging on good eats, it seems only right that we take a moment to slow down and savor one of the most delicious parts of life. Your wedding, of course! More specifically, your wedding desserts. After drooling over the gourmet gold that was this real […]
GOURMET GOLD — M’TUCCI’S REAL WEDDING
Last week, we asked you — and the other lovely readers of this wedding blog — for a favor. Not a big one, necessarily, just to pop on over and nominate your favorite wedding professional for an Elite Award so their small business can continue to thrive in our beautiful desert state. This week, as […]
NM WEDDING VENDORS LOCAL COUPLES LOVE THE MOST: 2021 ELITE AWARD WINNERS
Click here to check out the winners of the 2021 Elite Awards if you’re ready to connect with the best of the best! We’re all lovers of love here, and we all already know that choosing the professionals you’re going to hire for your wedding can be pretty time consuming. Add the aftermath of a […]
COMMUNITY OVER COMPETITION: WCNM’S SPEED CONNECTING RECAP
This past spring, on a rainy evening in Santa Fe, something magical happened. One by one, small business owners and wedding professionals hurried into the warm, glowing entrance of Four Seasons Rancho Encantado — one of New Mexico’s very favorite wedding ceremony venues. Shaking off the few droplets that still clung to their light jackets […]
THE DESSERT BAR: SWEET TOOTH SATISFIED
Last week on the blog, we decided to slow down a bit to appreciate a gorgeous engagement session from locally-loved wedding photographer, Cassie Scott Captures. And while we’re normally all about the hustle here at Wedding Collective New Mexico, we have to be honest — we liked it. As a result, we started brainstorming other […]
A NEW WAY TO CATER: MILA’S MESA
Buqueña Cuisine. Reimagined. Most people don’t talk a lot about wedding catering at the start of the planning process, simply because it seems like something that can be done closer to the wedding day. Often, engaged couples have their minds set on the venues, dresses, florals, decor, and all of the things that are important […]