Big weddings are back, and the nuptial boom of 2022 means couples and their families are facing big bills for celebrations. Couples are holding events with larger guest lists, reverting to form after a wave of smaller pandemic gatherings, planners and venue managers say. Planning a big wedding has its own set of challenges and […]

Welcome back, lovers of love!  In our last blog, we hinted at how jam-packed this past summer has been, and spent a little time appreciating the transition from wedding season to autumn. (Here it is, in case you missed it!)  That’s something we’ve been doing a lot of lately: taking a little time for appreciation. […]

Hello friends and fellow lovers! How are you on this fine Friday? Got anything fun planned for the weekend? How about a real wedding editorial shoot for you and your special someone? Yes, you read that and this blog title right: real wedding editorial! And we know what you’re thinking — aren’t real weddings and […]

Happy #WeddingWednesday, lovers of love! We’re so excited to be back on the blog today sharing some advice from our (much beloved) resident photography guru and creative force behind the brand, Shayla. (Have we mentioned before that Shayla has been shooting weddings in New Mexico for over a decade now?! Yes, we have? Well, that’s […]

Welcome back wedding lovers! Have you been staying safe and warm? We hope so! This cold front might have stolen a bit of the joy and excitement that comes with a blanket of fresh snow — can’t we just enjoy the sparkling horizon without freezing our nose hairs?! — but even so, we’re still head […]

Guess what, friends? We have a treat for you on this gorgeous #WeddingWednesday! (It’s true we offer some decadent digital content to you, our readers, almost every week, but this one is special, we promise!) If you’ve been hanging out with us here for a little while, you’ll know that lately we’ve been chatting about […]

Happy #WeddingWednesday yet again, sweet friends! Have you been staying warm? That New Mexico sunshine plays tricks sometimes, making us all think that Spring is right around the corner but, as this snowy-wonderland engagement session will soon prove, winter isn’t quite finished with us yet!  And, honestly, thank goodness it’s not! We’re definitely looking ahead […]

Hey sweet friends and fellow wedding lovers, we’ve missed you! The Shayla Cristine Photography team took a little bit of time off to enjoy this special time of year with loved ones, but we are BACK. (And we couldn’t be more excited to share this wedding with you!)   It’s true this holiday season might […]

Happy #WeddingWednesday lovely friends! Normally we use this digital space to offer our readers & fellow wedding lovers some delicious, local wedding inspiration to get them through the rest of the week.  So you might be looking at the title of today’s blog and asking yourself, “wait was this one written for me?” The short […]

There’s no way to sugarcoat this part: weddings. are. expensive. It’s true! It’s not an industry secret, or a surprise catch — it’s pretty much universally understood that wedding costs can ratchet up pretty quickly during planning process.  (And for good reason, too, considering how many individual creatives and professionals you’re hiring to create the […]