MEET THE WINNERS: 2023 ELITE AWARD CHAMPIONS CHOSEN | NEW MEXICO

Where were you last Wednesday night?  If it was anywhere other than Canvas Artistry in the heart of downtown Albuquerque, then you’re in for a treat! Sure, you missed our end-of-summer bash of mingling, munching, and memory-making, but today you can relive the event here in this humble blog.  Captured by one of our all-time […]

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END-OF-SUMMER VENDOR PARTY: YOU’RE INVITED | NEW MEXICO

Last week, we spilled the beans on how local engaged couples and newlyweds can honor the small businesses who made their wedding dreams come true.  We detailed all the steps for nominating and voting in the best of the best businesses for an Elite Award — and all the ways that small act can elevate […]

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PERSONAL COLOR ANALYSIS FOR YOUR WEDDING – MEET THE MASTER | NEW MEXICO

Have you ever noticed how some colors, as much as you might love them, just don’t look great on you? Whether it’s bright, flashy neons or contrasting hues, we all have our colors that work and…that don’t work.  But it turns out, we don’t have our fickle hearts and hours spent scrutinizing the mirror to […]

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NEW MEXICO’S TOP 4 WEDDING PLANNERS OF 2023

Last week, we celebrated another scintillating summer morning by swooning over the idyllic details of Alicia and Jesse’s fairytale wedding. If you missed it, the lovebirds’ soiree was coordinated — thoughtfully and meticulously, we might add — by Taylor, of Lace and Bow Bridal Events. If we’re honest, we’re still riding high on the clouds […]

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FRONT COVER CONTEST: MEET THE WINNER! | NEW MEXICO

Yesterday, we waited with bated breath for the final results of our Front Cover Contest to come rolling in. Each year, twice a year, our team of wedding-obsessed lovers-of-love has the enormous honor of featuring one, stunning photo on the cover of 10,000 print magazines. The free, adorably portable wedding planning tool is one of […]

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SUMMER NIGHTS: VEILS + COCKTAILS WEDDING SHOW RECAP | NEW MEXICO

When it comes to planning a wedding show — which we do a LOT of here at Wedding Collective New Mexico — there are two things we try to keep in mind: fun and functionality. The fun part is easy. Drinks, delectable bites, day-of discounts, delightful conversation, and dancing are all you really need to […]

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5 WEDDING PROS TO KNOW IN 2023 | NEW MEXICO

Have you been basking in the glory that is this sunshine-y season, fellow lovers of love?  This time of year always stirs our hearts. Maybe it’s the birdsong outside our windows, or maybe it’s the promise of summer weddings to come — either way, there’s inspiration in the air! So, today, we’re channeling those feel-good […]

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CALLING ALL CREATIVES | NEW MEXICO FRONT COVER CONTEST

If you recall, last week we got lost in the wonder that was this delightfully nostalgic real wedding catered by the renowned eating experts at Mila’s Mesa.  This celebration of new love was first featured in the Wedding Collective New Mexico print magazine. It seems fitting for this week, then, to return to our first […]

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CHARCUTERIE CELEBRATION: THE BOUGIE BRIE | NEW MEXICO

The season of scintillating moments, sweet-smelling wildflowers, and saccharine slowness is here. Spring, we love you.  Our only qualm with the springtime is that, because we’re so busy connecting engaged couples with local wedding pros, hosting wedding shows, publishing our magazine, throwing parties, etc… We don’t get to have nearly as many picnics as we’d […]

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MINDFUL MOMENTS: REAL WEDDING WITH BRIANA NICOLE PHOTO + FILM | NEW MEXICO

With the soft, pastel hues of our springtime sky backdropping every delightful, blossoming moment lately — there’s just one wedding that has been springing to mind.  Amelia and Brian, the happy newlyweds we’ll be reminiscing about today, were captured by the hopeless romantic’s go-to wedding photographer in New Mexico: Briana Nicole Photo + Film.  The […]

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