This past spring, on a rainy evening in Santa Fe, something magical happened. One by one, small business owners and wedding professionals hurried into the warm, glowing entrance of Four Seasons Rancho Encantado — one of New Mexico’s very favorite wedding ceremony venues. Shaking off the few droplets that still clung to their light jackets […]
IN BLOOM: ULTRA COLORFUL LOCAL WEDDING
Today, the sun is shining. Which, for New Mexico natives, isn’t exactly cause for celebration considering that our state is famous for it’s wide blue skies and long desert days, always complete with a beaming sun. Just because the sun shines here in our lovely southwestern home every day, doesn’t mean that we can be […]
RAW, CANDID, GENIUNE: LAUREN NATALIA PHOTOGRAPHY
Last week, we made the case for prioritizing booking your hair and makeup artist for your wedding because, of course, everyone wants to look beautiful on their special day! But just because we think you should bump up your HMUA on the priorities list, doesn’t mean you should take another important thing off, especially not […]
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
It’s no secret that the Wedding Collective New Mexico team is obsessed with our local wedding professionals here in the southwest. In fact, that’s like, kind of our whole thing! So when the first whisperings of coronavirus started cropping up in conversations a year ago, one of our first concerns was for the magic-making small […]
12 MONTHS OF GIVEAWAYS: FREE STUFF, NO STRINGS ATTACHED
We’re willing to bet that, if you’re currently planning a wedding in New Mexico, you’ve been spending a lot of time on the internet. Like, a lot of time. And we don’t blame you! With in-person meetings and wedding shows (minus Wedding Collective’s virtual show, of course) off the table for most, how else are […]
DIETZ FARM STYLED SHOOT
Heads up! Tons of styled shoot inspiration is coming your way today and you’re not going to want to miss it. Whenever we receive a submission from a styled shoot, we do a little happy dance because there is so much beauty and goodness packaged into one little online gallery. You may be the kind […]
VIRTUAL VENDOR SHOWCASE | A LOS POBLANOS ELOPEMENT
We’re so thrilled to feature one of New Mexico’s most loved wedding venues – Los Poblanos Historic Inn + Organic Farm! This feature tells the story of the perfect Los Poblanos elopement with a very special family connection. Keep reading to fall in love with this beautiful venue and this incredible wedding story… Jill and Will […]
EDGY 1920S STYLED SHOOT
Happy New Year from all of us at Wedding Collective! Today we say goodbye to 2020, and tomorrow we say hello to 2021… can we get a whoop-whoop?! Even though it was a wild year, there was still a lot of good that came out of it. We thought it might be fun to share […]
A STYLED SHOOT BY THE 2020 ELITE AWARD WINNERS
You may remember our fun little virtual “dance party” from a few months ago, AKA the 2020 Elite Awards. Every year we ask you to vote for your favorite vendors by leaving them reviews on their profile on our website, and then we give them the recognition that they deserve! This year has been full […]
THE WILD SIDE: A STYLED SHOOT WITH MOON + MIDNIGHT PHOTO
“We wanted to do an adventure edgy styled elopement. Something that screamed dramatic but fun! This was the perfect way to showcase that we are always “down” to try new experiences and see the wild side of our couples.” Caroline, Moon + Midnight Photo If you know anything about the Wedding Collective team, it’s that […]