{"id":12502,"date":"2019-06-04T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwgnm.wordpress.com\/?p=12502"},"modified":"2020-06-26T15:27:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:27:25","slug":"engaged-couples-dish-about-wedding-planning-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/04\/engaged-couples-dish-about-wedding-planning-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaged Couples Dish About Wedding Planning in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to planning a wedding in New Mexico<\/a>, we think its safe to say that we might<\/em> be getting pretty close to expert status. After all, we have been connecting engaged couples with the local wedding professionals who serve them for over 10 years! But even with\u00a0a decade of living vicariously through wedding parties and planners, shows and stories doesn’t compare to the actual nitty gritty of planning a wedding<\/a> as an engaged couple.<\/p>\n

So we, Perfect Wedding Guide<\/a>, look to the bonafide experts of wedding planning — New Mexico’s very own residents — for advice, adjustments to our approaches, and affirmations. DIY or otherwise, we invited several couples in the midst of planning their wedding in the Albuquerque + Santa Fe area to come and enjoy some delicious treats (courtesy of the Street Food Institute<\/a>!) while revealing one of the industry’s most pondered questions: what’s it like to plan a wedding in New Mexico<\/em>?<\/p>\n

What followed was a no-holding-back, anything-goes, super honest conversation that revealed more about the wedding industry and our local community than any number of sideline observations could have. Which is why we’re such big proponents of genuinely engaging with our community, \u00a0instead of staying behind our computer screens making cold calls and creating content.<\/p>\n

Because there’s a lot you can learn simply by listening to the people around you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course, it wouldn’t be in PWG<\/a> style to not share all we took away from our fabulous eat + dish group session with local engaged couples here, with you. So whether you’re a wedding professional looking to answer the needs of local couples, or a local couple yourself — scroll on, lover of love, and hear what your peers have to say about the New Mexico wedding community.<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. Digital Planning<\/h2>\n

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We’re sure you’re aware of this by now, but in case you aren’t: the internet has taken over the wedding planning process. We were stunned, and delighted of course, to hear that one of the more streamlined aspects of wedding planning was the online tools<\/a>, like budget calculators<\/a> and wedding websites.<\/p>\n

The digital takeover, while inevitable, is also great for introverts, busy-bees, and business owners who might not have time to meet with every single vendor or every single couple. By putting reviews<\/strong>, high-quality photos<\/strong> of past work, and clear details on\u00a0prices and packages<\/strong>, both the business and the couple get to pre-qualify each other before ever speaking.<\/p>\n