{"id":12150,"date":"2019-01-22T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwgnm.wordpress.com\/?p=12150"},"modified":"2020-06-26T17:13:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T17:13:42","slug":"abq-biopark-outdoor-engagement-session-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/22\/abq-biopark-outdoor-engagement-session-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"ABQ BioPark: Outdoor Engagement Session in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because we, your entirely devoted <a href=\"http:\/\/nm.pwg.com\">Perfect Wedding Guide<\/a> team in New Mexico, have uniquely positioned ourselves between the local wedding community, and Albuquerque + Santa Fe&#8217;s beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/nm.pwg.com\">engaged couples<\/a>, we kinda get the best of both worlds. We get to support small businesses, and keep the state&#8217;s eclectic market thriving through all our dutifully tended-to platforms. <em>And<\/em>, we get to offer relief, not resistance, for couples in the midst of wedding planning &#8212; humbly gifting them everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/wedding-planning-tools\/wedding-budget-calculator\/\">online tools<\/a> and contact info for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/wedding-vendors\/\">local professionals<\/a>, to extravagant, IRL (<em>in real life<\/em>) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/wedding-planning-events\/bridal-shows\/albuquerque-new-mexico\/\">wedding shows<\/a>, to our adorable, purse-sized print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/promotions\/order-a-free-copy-of-the-perfect-wedding-guide\/7e9406d0-c483-43a7-889c-9b8c89ca2138\/\">magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not gonna lie, we LOVE doing it, especially that last part. Our magazine, which we build by hand and print locally twice a year, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/promotions\/order-a-free-copy-of-the-perfect-wedding-guide\/7e9406d0-c483-43a7-889c-9b8c89ca2138\/\">chock full of tips<\/a>, tricks, coupons, goodies, and giveaways. The best part of all of it, though, are the love stories and inspiring photos that fill the pages with &#8212; yes, eye candy &#8212; but most importantly, local inspiration from real people.<\/p>\n<p>And real couples like Meriah + Daniel! We&#8217;re eternally grateful that the local couple decided to go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/listing\/matt-blasing-photography-152749\/\">Matt Blasing Photography<\/a> for their engagement session, or we might not be here falling in love with their photos right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/listing\/matt-blasing-photography-152749\/\">Matt Blasing Photography<\/a>\u00a0has won our <a href=\"https:\/\/pwgnm.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/01\/pwg-elite-awards-vote-now\/\">PWG Elite Award<\/a> for Best Photographer for like, the last thousand years, and it&#8217;s no wonder why. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/listing\/matt-blasing-photography-152749\/\">Matt + Amy<\/a>&#8216;s vivid and authentic photography style never strays from excellence, and the warm hearts of the husband-wife duo win over everyone who meets them. (Just read their reviews, if you don&#8217;t believe us.)<\/p>\n<p>Shooting at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectweddingguide.com\/listing\/taste-abq-biopark-weddings-events-catering-176386\/\">ABQ BioPark<\/a>, too, the forever adventurous and outdoorsy couple perfectly mirrored the natural vibes of the local treasure. 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