Sandia Peak Wedding
One of the most spectacular wedding locations in Albuquerque is at the top of Sandia Peak. It's not the easiest place to have a wedding as it involves transporting the bridal party and all the guests up on the tram. But once you are at the top, the views are breathtaking! Especially looking east, past the ski lifts, you can see miles of earth, untouched by development. Very inspiring!
I worked with a wonderful couple from Hawaii last weekend and they pulled off an intimate Sandia Peak wedding with style and grace. The ceremony was held on the public deck outside the High Finance restaurant in the late afternoon. About 25 guests and a bridal party of 10 close friends and family members rode up on the tram at 4pm. The bride wore a long deep red velvet cloak to hide her dress from her husband-to-be. The weather was beautiful and the deck was sunny but pleasant. A few tourists looked on as the bridal party processed down the ramp toward the farthest edge of the deck. A light breeze ruffled the bride's veil and the ceremony began. The couple even did a sand ceremony, with the sand vessels placed on a silver tray held by the bride's niece. At the end of the ceremony both the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom spontaneously moved to the couple to hug and offer their blessings! Such a perfect ending to the ceremony! It was such a warm and close-knit group!
After signing the license and enjoying the view a few more minutes, I hopped on the tram, took the scenic ride to the bottom and headed to the Hotel Albuquerque for an early evening wedding. The bride and groom took special care to include their four children in the ceremony. Their sand ceremony included 6 different colors of sand, one each for the bride, groom, and the four children, poured into a large rectangular vase. The result was one of the most beautiful sand vases I've ever seen! The different colors of sand created a tiger-stripe design in the container. What a beautiful keepsake and a graphic symbol of blending 6 lives into one.
This weekend, I have a wedding in a backyard, a wedding at a country club, another at a Corrales winery, and another at the Garden Center. Then on Tuesday, it's up to La Posada for an indoor wedding. More details next week! Have a great Labor Day weekend.
I worked with a wonderful couple from Hawaii last weekend and they pulled off an intimate Sandia Peak wedding with style and grace. The ceremony was held on the public deck outside the High Finance restaurant in the late afternoon. About 25 guests and a bridal party of 10 close friends and family members rode up on the tram at 4pm. The bride wore a long deep red velvet cloak to hide her dress from her husband-to-be. The weather was beautiful and the deck was sunny but pleasant. A few tourists looked on as the bridal party processed down the ramp toward the farthest edge of the deck. A light breeze ruffled the bride's veil and the ceremony began. The couple even did a sand ceremony, with the sand vessels placed on a silver tray held by the bride's niece. At the end of the ceremony both the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom spontaneously moved to the couple to hug and offer their blessings! Such a perfect ending to the ceremony! It was such a warm and close-knit group!
After signing the license and enjoying the view a few more minutes, I hopped on the tram, took the scenic ride to the bottom and headed to the Hotel Albuquerque for an early evening wedding. The bride and groom took special care to include their four children in the ceremony. Their sand ceremony included 6 different colors of sand, one each for the bride, groom, and the four children, poured into a large rectangular vase. The result was one of the most beautiful sand vases I've ever seen! The different colors of sand created a tiger-stripe design in the container. What a beautiful keepsake and a graphic symbol of blending 6 lives into one.
This weekend, I have a wedding in a backyard, a wedding at a country club, another at a Corrales winery, and another at the Garden Center. Then on Tuesday, it's up to La Posada for an indoor wedding. More details next week! Have a great Labor Day weekend.
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