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 […]
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE WEDDINGS PROS: ELITE AWARDS NOW OPEN | NEW MEXICO
If there’s one thing you should know about us lovers-of-love here at Wedding Collective New Mexico, it’s that community means everything to us. Which you probably already knew — the word “collective” is right there in our name after all! We spend our day fostering connections between engaged couples and local wedding professionals, building community […]
GARDEN GLAMOUR: REAL WEDDING WITH LACE AND BOW | NEW MEXICO
A few weeks ago, when we were still waiting to be graced with the shimmers of summer, we sat down here to discuss something very, very important. Fairytale garden wedding venues, of course! With the blooms and buzzing of spring still around us, we took a fanciful tour of our 5 favorite wedding venues that […]
A LITTLE BIT OF SPARKLE: REAL WEDDING WITH MAURA JANE PHOTOGRAPHY | NEW MEXICO
And just like that, the summer sun is upon us! In New Mexico, spring is but a blink of blossoms and crisp mornings that melt into warm afternoons. Though the season has yet to officially turn, desert-dwellers know the heat has already begun. If you, like us, are already looking for ways to cool down, […]
OUR FAV WEDDING TRENDS OF 2023 | NEW MEXICO
Love is in the air! Or is it just the enticing scent of wildflowers blooming, cakes rising, and sunshine baking on the streets of our Southwestern state? Either way, we’re feeling some type of way about the fact wedding season — also known as summer — is right around the corner. While wisps of winter […]
THE WOW FACTOR: UNIQUE WEDDING BUSINESSES IN NEW MEXICO
With the new year comes new events, new celebrations, and new love stories to swoon over. Aren’t we so lucky? In 2023, we’re going to see literal millions of weddings — roughly 2.24 million, according to Wedding Report’s review. Lucky, then, is an understatement. We’re straight up flushed with wedding blessings this year! For engaged […]
NOW OPEN: FRONT COVER CONTEST FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2023
If something works, it works. Normally, we’re all about shaking things up and pushing the envelope in the wedding world. We’re constantly branching into new locales, launching new wedding shows, hosting new vendor education events, and the like. But when it comes to our beloved Front Cover Contest, we aren’t changing a thing. (Except a […]
PURE MAGIC: Q&A WITH MAURA JANE PHOTOGRAPHY
Have you been thinking about which local wedding photographer will have the honor of documenting your celebration yet, lovebirds? We’re willing to bet you have! In the whirlwind of rosy days following a proposal, it’s only natural to daydream about the photographs that will make the memories of your wedding day last a lifetime. But […]
VOTED + VERIFIED: 2022 ELITE AWARD WINNERS (+ PARTY RECAP!)
And just like that, autumn is here! Gone are the long, languid days and warm, sparkling nights. Here to stay are the cozy, crisp mornings and golden leaves filling us with pumpkin-flavored inspiration! Luckily, just before the cool breezes began making their way through our desert state, we hosted one, final end-of-summer party for all […]
BUILDING YOUR BUDGET: TOP SECRET TIPS FROM WEDDING PROS (PART 2)
By now, we’re sure you’ve heard it all. Wedding planning is stressful, it’s time consuming, it’s expensive, it’s downright impossible to do alone if you’re working full time or have life responsibilities, et cetera. For too long, the narrative that planning for one of the happiest moments of your life is and has to be […]