TIL DEATH DO US PART: A STYLED SHOOT

Okay, yes — the sun is still shining, birds are still chirping, and the roadsides are still adorned with little wildflowers and weeds. Summer isn’t quite over yet!  But with August rolling in, we can’t help but look forward to what’s in store for our southwestern state: chile roasting, the smell of juniper smoke coming […]

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NEW MEXICO’S NEW FAVORITE NATURAL LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER

Last week on this lovely little blog for lovers, our Wedding Collective New Mexico team member, Sam, took the floor to chat about fandom weddings — and boy was it fun! (Here’s a link, in case you missed it.)  Part of why we love taking turns writing about local wedding inspiration and the professionals who […]

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IN BLOOM: ULTRA COLORFUL LOCAL WEDDING

Today, the sun is shining. Which, for New Mexico natives, isn’t exactly cause for celebration considering that our state is famous for it’s wide blue skies and long desert days, always complete with a beaming sun.  Just because the sun shines here in our lovely southwestern home every day, doesn’t mean that we can be […]

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YOU, BEAUTIFULLY: A SA.LON SANTA FE

It’s probably pretty clear that we, your WCNM team here in New Mexico, have been around the wedding block a few times by now. Mishaps and magic, ultra-trendy or nuevo-classic, deep downtown or deep in the forest — we’ve seen it all from our little perch between wedding businesses and local, engaged couples. So, since […]

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DESERT DECADENCE | LOCAL ENGAGEMENT SHOOT

Is it just us, or has the world gone right back to its fast-paced frenzy now that the end of the pandemic is on the horizon? (Hopefully, of course!) Between Wedding Collective‘s brand-spanking-new Spring/Summer edition of the print magazine, wrapping up our very first digital wedding show, and giving away free stuff to engaged couples […]

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7 VENUES FOR YOUR MICRO WEDDING IN NEW MEXICO

If you’re here in New Mexico with us and not living under a rock, then you’ve probably heard the news — our state is slowly opening back up! With the vaccine becoming more widely available, there’s a definite spike in the hope here in our community, but we’re trying to keep from getting carried away […]

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VIRTUAL WEDDING SHOWS: ARE THEY WORTH IT?

For local engaged couples, it never really took a whole lot of convincing for them to see the enormous benefits of attending wedding shows. Not only were wedding shows the fastest way to meet wedding professionals in New Mexico so you can find the ones you connect with best, but they were also the easiest […]

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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: LACE & BOW BRIDAL

While the rest of the world is hunkering down for our additional 6 weeks of winter — thanks Punxsutawney Phil! — us wedding lovers know that the summer season will be on us in the blink of an eye. Bye-bye snow and shivers; welcome back sunshine and shimmers!  It might still be a little early to […]

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