{"id":18151,"date":"2021-08-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/?p=18151"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:41:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:41:15","slug":"how-you-can-support-local-creatives-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/26\/how-you-can-support-local-creatives-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT LOCAL CREATIVES (FOR FREE!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If there\u2019s one thing you\u2019ve probably noticed about us over here at Wedding Collective New Mexico<\/a>, it\u2019s that we don\u2019t pick favorites.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s an intimate styled elopement<\/a> or a grand ballroom soiree<\/a>, we\u2019re just suckers for all things pertaining to love<\/strong>. <\/em>Because, when you\u2019re as dedicated to love stories as we are, you realize that every story, every wedding is totally unique. Each couple brings their personal flair, and each wedding professional<\/a> brings a bit of their personality to the celebration. So really, how could we pick favorites?!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the fun part, though: just because we can\u2019t possibly pick our favorite local wedding professionals<\/a>, doesn\u2019t mean that you<\/strong><\/em> can\u2019t!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We get to meet the amazing creatives here in New Mexico through wedding shows,<\/a> coffee dates, styled shoots<\/a>, lunch parties and the like. While we\u2019d love to show up to their weddings too, just to cheer them on and see the magic happening, it\u2019d be a little creepy if we did that, so that\u2019s why we ask you<\/strong><\/em> what these vendors are like in action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re recently married, engaged and planning a wedding<\/a>, or even if you just had the enormous honor of attending a wedding this past year \u2014 this is your time to shine! And by shine we mean give back to the local community that made your champagne-filled, glittering celebration possible by voting for your favorites in this year\u2019s Wedding Collective Elite Awards<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Bridges Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2021 Wedding Collective Elite Awards<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Culminating in an award ceremony during our giant Vendor Appreciation party<\/a>, the Wedding Collective Elite Awards<\/a> are an annual tradition here in our community. Each year, local newlyweds and engaged couples vote on the best wedding photographers, wedding planners, travel agents, officiants, decor rentals, and more<\/a> so that next year\u2019s round of fianc\u00e9s know exactly where to go for the best deals<\/a>, quality, and service. Pretty neat, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2019 Siren’s Soiree Vendor Appreciation Night | T. Rayne Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As we all already know, tons of small businesses across the country struggled to stay afloat during the lockdown last year, and the artisans and makers in New Mexico are no exception. So this year\u2019s Elite Awards<\/a> are a pretty big deal \u2014 having this prestigious acknowledgement from your community goes a long way for wedding professionals<\/a> who are trying to bounce back from 2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With just a few clicks, you can nominate your favorite small business or wedding professional<\/a>, give their business a little boost, and help them be booked and busy for 2022\u2019s wedding season. (Plus you might even get to see photos of them blushing when they receive their award!)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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T. Rayne Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how you do it<\/strong>: for zero dollars and zero cents, you can click right here<\/a> to find your favorite wedding professional and leave them a glowing 5-star review on their WCNM<\/a> profile. And then you\u2019re done!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only will that lovely recommendation stay up for all eternity, encouraging future couples to book this particular professional, but it will also put them in the running for an Elite Award<\/a>. If you want to take it a step further and secure the win for the wedding vendor you\u2019re obsessed with, you can share their profile on your socials and encourage other couples to vote<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So spread a little love, if you have time to spare \u2014 there\u2019s plenty to go around here, but it never hurts to give more.\u00a0But hurry! Voting ends September 1st, 2021<\/strong> because Vendor Appreciation Night<\/a> is September 22nd!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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T. Rayne Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Psst – want to see more from our last Vendor Appreciation Night?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If there\u2019s one thing you\u2019ve probably noticed about us over here at Wedding Collective New Mexico, it\u2019s that we don\u2019t pick favorites.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s an intimate styled elopement or a grand ballroom soiree, we\u2019re just suckers for all things pertaining to love. Because, when you\u2019re as dedicated to love stories as we are, you realize […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,8,15,16,21,23,27,29,38,39,43,45,48],"tags":[223,267,3115,3116,2749,1494,1570,3113,3114,3112,1997,3120,3117,2392,3118,3119],"class_list":["post-18151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice","category-brief-notices","category-entertainment","category-events","category-grooms-view","category-local-wedding-businesses","category-planning-tips","category-real-weddings","category-wedding-collective-vendor-event","category-wedding-decor","category-wedding-inspiration","category-wedding-news","category-wedding-planning","tag-albuquerque-wedding-businesses","tag-albuquerque-weddings","tag-best-wedding-photographers","tag-best-wedding-planners","tag-elite-awards","tag-networking","tag-new-mexico-true","tag-recommend-wedding-professionals","tag-recommended-wedding-vendors","tag-review-wedding-businesses","tag-santa-fe-weddings","tag-support-small-businesses","tag-vote-for-new-mexicos-best","tag-wedding-collective-new-mexico","tag-wedding-vendor-appreciation","tag-wedding-vendor-appreciation-party"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/WeddingPhotographersbestinNewMexicoSantaFeAlbuquerqueTravelingSouthwestColoradooutdoornaturallight2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18151"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18157,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18151\/revisions\/18157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}