ONE YEAR LATER: A LOCAL LOVE STORY {GUEST POST!}

The week before last, here on the Wedding Collective New Mexico blog, we decided to slow down a little bit with an incredible styled shoot from local creatives and wedding pros.  And you know what? It rocked.  With so many events, expert tips, and extraordinary new (and veteran) wedding businesses to chat about…It’s easy to […]

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3 REASONS TO (STILL) HAVE A MICRO WEDDING

We’re sure that, by now, you’ve noticed the change in light, the longer days, and that southwestern-sun beaming down at us yet again. There’s no question about it – spring is here! Which means that our favorite time of the year, wedding season – formerly known as summer – is right around the corner. Eep! […]

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70’S CHIC: A STYLED SHOOT

If you scroll back through the last few weeks of this WCNM blog, you’ll see that, well… We have a lot to say! Between wedding shows, new editions of the print magazine, networking events, top trends and wedding planning tips for the new year, and highlighting locally-owned wedding businesses, there’s a lot that we have […]

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9 THINGS SMALL BUSINESSES OWNERS SHOULD LEARN IN 2022

If you’ve already heard of this little ol’ thing called Wedding Collective, then you probably also know that we’re pretty obsessed with love. Like, so obsessed that we made a commitment over 15 years ago to do everything we can to make wedding planning fun and fabulous here in New Mexico. (And now Colorado, too! […]

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MEN’S ROLE IN WEDDING PLANNING {GUEST POST!}

After 15 years of being perched in between engaged couples in New Mexico and the local wedding businesses that make their dreams come true, we feel a little bit like wedding experts. Can you blame us?! But even so, we believe it’s important to highlight different perspectives and different experiences other than our own – […]

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FIRST 5 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU GET ENGAGED

We don’t know if you’ve noticed, but a big part of what we’ve been doing in this labor of love known as Wedding Collective is helping local engaged couples plan their wedding.  If you scroll through our blog, you’ll see hundreds and hundreds of posts written by yours truly, other members of our team, and […]

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PLAN YOUR WEDDING IN JUST ONE DAY

The title of this blog is not clickbait! We promise. But just so we’re clear right from the jump – we don’t necessarily recommend planning your entire wedding in one day. All we’re saying is that, if you attend our first wedding show of 2022 this Sunday, you can plan your wedding in just one […]

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GET THE FIT: SERAMARI BRIDAL & ALTERATIONS

Fit is flattering. Sarah, SeraMari Bridal & Alterations If you’ve been reading along on this blog of all things love for a little while now, you might be wondering…Is this girl for real? After writing many hundreds of blogs about local weddings, styled shoots, wedding shows and events, local wedding professionals, wedding planning tips and […]

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LIVE: COLORADO’S NEWEST DIGITAL WEDDING MAG

The rumors are TRUE. In 2021, we were pretty busy hosting wedding shows and networking luncheons, designing our local print magazine for engaged couples, and collaborating with local wedding professionals. You know, the regular stuff! But thankfully, we weren’t too busy to accomplish one of our secret longterm goals: Wedding Collective has officially expanded into […]

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YOUR OFFICIAL OFFICIANT ADVICE: Q&A WITH DUKE CITY CEREMONIES

Esther’s caring attitude helped keep me calm and relaxed throughout the busy day. She made me feel special and loved by being so supportive. She coordinated our entire ceremony with grace and style. We are so thankful she was a part of our big day. Erin K., 05/17/2020 Fellow lovers of love, can you believe […]

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