Eep! The time has finally come! Autumn is in full swing, holiday engagement season is right around the corner, and engaged couples are hunkering down to plan their 2022 weddings — which means conditions are perfect for the 2021 Diamond Dash. Named for the extravagant main event that involves a daring dash for diamond jewelry […]
USING PINTEREST FOR THE PERFECT WEDDING {guest post!}
Welcome back, friends! Today, we’re delighted to pass the mic to the lovely Tamra, our Wedding Collective New Mexico intern and fellow wedding lover. So, let’s talk Pinterest! & if you want a head start, download our free Wedding Planning on Pinterest guide! Using Pinterest to Inspire the Perfect Wedding Wedding planning can be a […]
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 […]
WHY YOUR TRAVEL AGENT IS THE BEST “APP” YOU NEED {GUEST POST!}
We had the pleasure of sharing some expert tips from Renee Cuessy of Rope Drop Travel here a few weeks ago, and now she’s back with more incredible advice! A big thank you to Renee for sharing her experience as a travel master with our local engaged couples. And without further adieu… Take a look […]
Feeding New Mexico’s Weddings and Communities: Street Food Institute
As certified New Mexico wedding experts, we, the Perfect Wedding Guide team, spend a lot of time talking about what it is that makes each individual wedding so special. Often, we hone in on the little details in the decor, bouquets, vows, and such. We do so because with hundreds of thousands of weddings happening […]
Custom Wedding Jewelry: Vendor Spotlight
With November nearly behind us, and the holiday season coming on the horizon, there’s not much we want to do except lay in our cozy, warm beds and scroll through the wedding section of Pinterest, if we’re being honest. Though the holiday season is known in the wedding world as engagement season, so there’s still […]
Rebekah + Julio’s Unforgettable Albuquerque Wedding
With so many weddings every year, it’s easy to get lost in the bustling world of planning, budgeting, hiring wedding professionals, choosing venues, themes, and color schemes. But, a wedding day is, at its core, a ritual used to symbolize the coalescence of two lives into one. With all the precious details of Rebekah + […]
Andrea + Rebecca’s Real + Rosy Wedding
In Albuquerque alone, there’s an estimated 5,000 marriage licenses given out every single year. Which, if you’re ever feeling down about the state of the world, is a beautiful statistic to consider. (5,000 couples pledging their love to each other!) But it’s also a little overwhelming. How can we possibly give the attention and recognition […]
Funky Olive: Bespoke Pieces for Trendy Couples
Modern | Bespoke | Custom If you live in New Mexico — or really anywhere in the Southwest for that matter — and haven’t heard of Funky Olive Design: Invitations + Stationery, you’ve been missing out. But that’s okay! Because that means we, Perfect Wedding Guide, get to introduce you to one of Albuquerque’s most […]
PWG Elite Awards: Vote Now!
While it’s true that we, the Perfect Wedding Guide team, do have some authority when it comes to showcasing Albuquerque + Santa Fe’s local wedding professionals, we fully admit to not knowing everything. To stay humble, each year we reach out to hundreds of local engaged — or recently married couples — to get the […]