When outdoor weddings first started gaining popularity several years ago, no one in New Mexico was surprised. Why wouldn’t we, especially here in our home state, have outdoor weddings?! With a myriad of differing landscapes — all responsible for inspiring countless artists — and a mild, predictable desert climate, there’s not much else you need […]
The 3 Main Benefits of Eloping
No, the New Mexico Perfect Wedding Guide team has not been kidnapped. It’s still us, the same love-obsessed locals whose entire lives revolve around weddings! We bet you never thought we’d be advocating against having a wedding, right? We didn’t either. When it comes down to it though, we’re not choosing elopements over weddings, and […]
Santa Fe’s 5 Best Wedding Venues
We don’t know if you’ve noticed by now but…Planning a wedding can be quite a bit of work! With every detail under your purview from floral arrangements to wrangling bridesmaids for gown fittings, the small decisions can easily pile up. And if hiring a wedding planner isn’t in the cards for you, then everything remains […]
Intimate Elegance: Real New Mexican Wedding with Maura Jane Photography
Tori and Sean were one of those couples who didn’t need to be told when to hold each other, or when to kiss. They were naturally so affectionate, all we had to do was stand back and capture it. Maura, Maura Jane Photography It’s no secret that we’re spoiled here in New Mexico when it […]
How to Have a Country Wedding in New Mexico
For visitors or recent transplants to New Mexico, country might not be the first adjective you’d reach for to describe the state. For those of us who have had a chance to wander outside of the cities though, the farm and field influence obviously contributes to the eclectic blend of cultures that make New Mexico […]
Carissa + Ben Photography: High Desert Wedding Photography
Photographing weddings is huge. It’s one of the biggest, most expensive, emotional, and meaningful days in most peoples’ lives. The intimacy of the day can be really intimidating, and that’s why we love it. Carissa + Ben Moore, Carissa + Ben Photography Must it be reiterated again, just how much we love our home state? […]
How to Prepare for a Boudoir Photoshoot
When you boil it down to basics, each wedding is nothing more than a celebration of love. The who, when, where, and what of that love is pretty important for the big day, but all details aside, it comes back to love. Part of what makes this particular kind of love so special that it […]
Pizza in Santa Fe AKA The Best Engagement Session Ever
In September of this year, Meghan and Ryan will be married at the Folk Art Museum in Santa Fe. There will be llamas. Llamas, people! Quite frankly, these facts and the photos from their engagement session below are all you really need to know in order to make you fall in love with Meghan and […]
8 Local Wedding Businesses Run by Husband + Wife Teams
We can’t lie. As New Mexico’s Perfect Wedding Guide team, we get to be on the forefront of a whole lot of magic coming from our community. From whimsical winter weddings, to sensational spring styled shoots, to first-time collaborations between wedding professionals, to proposal stories that would make anyone tear up — it’s almost too […]
Toby + Dan’s Intimate Santa Fe Wedding [with Kayla Kitts Photography!]
I’d like to say that fate put these two in the same place at the right time. They met in St Louis, half a world away from Toby’s home. And there in that city was Dan – and they say they knew right away that it was something special. Kayla, Kayla Kitts Photography If you […]