SPARKS FLY: REAL WEDDING WITH KEARA LLOYD PHOTOGRAPHY

It’s a new year! Fresh, shimmering, and ready to be filled with love stories and memories to last a lifetime.  But before we dive into our goals and plans for 2023, we’d like to take a moment to reminisce. With an endless stream of new events, new connections, and new dreams, it’s easy to get […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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2023 BUDGET ADVICE FROM LOCAL WEDDING PLANNER (PART 3)

After 15 years of fostering connections between engaged lovebirds in New Mexico and the small businesses that make wedding magic happen, we’ve learned a thing or two about this whole wedding planning thing.  We know that most engaged couples are working full-time, caring for family members, children, and pets, all while still scheduling time for […]

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NM’S BEST OF THE BEST: STYLED SHOOT BY 2021 ELITE AWARD WINNERS

Wedding season, also known as summer, is coming to a close! For us lovers of love, that means bidding farewell to the bright, sparkling celebrations that make this time of year so special. But, before you panic, might we remind you that it also means welcoming in the ultra-cozy, jewel toned autumn weddings of our […]

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STEAMPUNK SENTIMENT: A NEW MEXICO LOVE STORY {GUEST POST!}

It’s that time again, friends! We, your Wedding Collective New Mexico team, are passing the mic over to Monica, a gorgeous bride-turned-newlywed from our desert state. What follows is, truly, a real-life fairytale: missed flights, adorable pups in costume, multiple proposal attempts, and the culmination of a storybook kind of devotion into a perfectly curated […]

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LOVE, PASSION, BLISS – LIGHT HOUSE WEDDING IN NEW MEXICO

By now, we’re sure you’ve realized that each story we share here, on the Wedding Collective blog, is always going to be a little different from the story we shared last week. Sometimes we share the story of highlighting connection opportunities and events for wedding professionals, and sometimes we fall down the rabbit hole of […]

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5 WEDDING WONDERS IN COLORADO

There are a lot of things to love about love — like how it can bring together two people, obviously, how it can strengthen and unite communities, how it can motivate and inspire dreams, careers, life plans. It’s a pretty magical part of this human existence, if you ask us! One of the most special […]

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CHRISTMAS IN COLORADO – OUR FAVORITE CO WEDDING PROS

Did you notice the change in sunlight this week? 2021 has officially tipped over into the territory of short, chilly days and long, wintery nights! Soon we’ll be saying farewell to the year altogether, setting our sights on the warm, glowing summers that we’re pretty sure 2022 will bring us. But before we start looking […]

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DECOR DREAMS COME TRUE: 5 WEDDING PROS MAKING IT HAPPEN

Okay, yes, we got a little carried away swooning over historical architecture here in New Mexico last week. Forgive us! We know that rich, cultural significance combined with a lasting tradition of love and devotion isn’t necessarily everyone’s cup of tea. This week, we’ll return to the hustle and bustle we’re used to, because as […]

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