With the new year comes new events, new celebrations, and new love stories to swoon over. Aren’t we so lucky? In 2023, we’re going to see literal millions of weddings — roughly 2.24 million, according to Wedding Report’s review. Lucky, then, is an understatement. We’re straight up flushed with wedding blessings this year! For engaged […]
WEDDING COLLECTIVE’S YEAR AHEAD
Happy Thursday, lovers of love! Now that our first wedding show of 2023 is under our belts, we’re ready to take this year by storm. Last Sunday, the Wedding Warehouse Design Competition was everything we’d hoped for and more — gorgeous, immersive tablescapes, delicate detail, sparkling conversation, and tons of fun. We’re already counting down […]
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 […]
NOW OPEN: FRONT COVER CONTEST FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2023
If something works, it works. Normally, we’re all about shaking things up and pushing the envelope in the wedding world. We’re constantly branching into new locales, launching new wedding shows, hosting new vendor education events, and the like. But when it comes to our beloved Front Cover Contest, we aren’t changing a thing. (Except a […]
WEDDING TRAILBLAZERS IN NM – PART 2
The southwestern sun might be shining bright today, but there’s an undeniable chill in the air! One that invokes warm cups of caffeinated euphoria, cozy knitwear, and roaring fireplaces — all of which we’re currently enjoying here, in the WCNM headquarters. So before you dive into the long-awaited part 2 of our wedding trailblazers of […]
SANTA FE FAIRY TALE: REAL WEDDING WITH STEPHANY TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Last week, we kept warm by reminiscing about all the times we’ve busted a move on the dance floor — thanks entirely to the wedding DJs who are certified party animals! Today, we’re keeping the fun going with a real wedding featuring one of Albuquerque’s best entertainment teams — King Mobile Music! Collaborating with some […]
BUILDING YOUR BUDGET: TOP SECRET TIPS FROM WEDDING PROS (PART 2)
By now, we’re sure you’ve heard it all. Wedding planning is stressful, it’s time consuming, it’s expensive, it’s downright impossible to do alone if you’re working full time or have life responsibilities, et cetera. For too long, the narrative that planning for one of the happiest moments of your life is and has to be […]
LET’S CELEBRATE: WCNM’S ANNUAL END-OF-SUMMER PARTY
It’s no secret that we, your Wedding Collective New Mexico team, are busy bees! Every week, we write love notes here, on this blog, to the wedding professionals we’ve collaborated with recently, or to the newlywed couples who have shared their stories with us, or to the other members of our team who have made […]
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 […]
CALLING ALL NEWLYWEDS: 2022 ELITE AWARDS VOTING IS OPEN
Has it been a busy summer for you, too, fellow lover-of-love? We, your Wedding Collective team, have been tuning into the exciting, sunshine-y energy of the season: helping newly engaged couples plan their dream wedding in the Southwest; enjoying heartwarming collaborations with local wedding professionals; gearing up for our end-of-summer party happening in just a […]