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With its sunny climate and variety of tourist attractions, Santa Fe offers a stunning selection of locations and services for the perfect destination wedding. Santa Fe enjoys four distinct seasons, providing the perfect backdrop for anything from a cozy winter affair to a summer evening al fresco. Begin planning by setting a date and your budget, choosing from an array of outdoor or historic venues, and selecting an officiant from a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional options. If you want help, select an experienced local wedding planner. And don't forget to get your marriage license at the county clerk's office!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
by Hillary Welles • SantaFe.com

Idealism pays: that is the message of today’s green revolution. Some of those who have–in the immortal words of Marie Osmond– been country ever since country wasn’t cool are reaping rewards today that they never dreamed of when they committed to lives and businesses of social consciousness. Dress designer Crystal Miller is one of those. With her sweet smile and prodigious head of dreadlocks, the Santa Fe mother of two has become a rising star in the world of “green weddings.” Her hemp-silk wedding dresses were first featured here in localflavor in 2002 when her atelier in the back of Santa...

Saturday, March 1, 2008
by Katie Mehrer and Anne Hayunga (Photographer) • localflavor magazine

When it comes to finding that once-in-a-lifetime wedding dress, Santa Fe has got the goods on dream gowns. From traditional to cutting edge, there’s incredible diversity to choose from.

Along with custom wedding gowns, the Laura Sheppherd Salon de Couture on Marcy Street offers everything from custom day to evening wear. At the moment she is prepping two luscious gowns to send off to a Dallas debutante and her mother. A thirty-year veteran of the fashion business, Sheppherd is also known as much, if not more, for her custom work for the “mothers of the wedding,” as she calls them—the...

Friday, March 14, 2008
by Leslie Clark • SantaFe.com

Having children at your wedding does not have to end with the kids dominating the event or their parents and other guests. A little advance planning on behalf of your youngest attendees will make sure everyone remembers your perfect day as just that...perfect!

Your wedding day will be a glorious event, carefully planned and seamlessly coordinated. The sun will shine, everyone will arrive on time, you will indulge in your beauty sleep the night before and all will be wonderful.

And why not? You have worked carefully and diligently for months, considered all the menu options and have...

Monday, March 10, 2008
by Anne Contreras • Hacienda Doña Andrea de Santa Fe

On Old Santa Fe Trail, just around the corner from St. Francis Cathedral, stands the small Gothic church known as the Loretto Chapel. Home to the famous “miraculous staircase,” the chapel was built in the 1870s for the Sisters of Loretto, a Kentucky-based teaching order who were the first to respond to Bishop Jean-Baptiste’s plea (he wrote reported wrote hundreds of letters) for teachers to found schools in the wild west of Santa Fe. Imagine these nuns traveling by boat and covered wagon over the Santa Fe Trail, with the Bishop himself teaching them Spanish along the way. The dusty streets...

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
by Annie Lux • SantaFe.com

Congratulations! You’ve chosen beautiful Santa Fe for your destination wedding. You’ve set a date, wrangled a budget and maybe even started thinking about a few minor details like wedding venue, lodging and officiant. Now it’s time to plan the best party you’ll ever throw—your wedding reception.

First, it’s essential to keep in mind that whether you are inviting 300 of your closest friends or an intimate group of twenty, your reception is for you, the happy couple. Although plenty of people will have opinions on how to do it, you need to make sure that it’s an expression of what you want to...

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
by Hillary Welles • SantaFe.com

Cakes have been my canvas for the last seven years. I have been creating highly unconventional and artistic wedding cakes for my private clientele throughout those years. I’ve always known that I was an artist, but like many artists, it took me awhile to find just the right medium to express my particular brand of creativity.

“If these walls could talk”, the Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza spans 400 years of Santa Fe history preserving many of the architectural elements, including some of the original adobe walls of the 350-year old Ortiz Hacienda, a magical location for you wedding reception. Come be a part of history.