The Sandia Bridal Expo is such an exhilarating experience.  Awesome fashion shows, a beautiful location, close to 100 booths, and it's a great start to the 2011 Wedding Season.  Did you have fun?  Now's the time to sift through all the great information and choose the people who will be part of your Wedding Team. 

Over the next two weeks, I'll be sending out emails to all the Sandia Bridal Expo guests about how Awakened Weddings officiants can support you and your fiance on your wedding day...and how you can make that walk down the aisle radiant and relaxed.

January weddings are not that common, but this lovely couple from Russia were not deterred by the threat of wintry weather!  January 3 brought sunny skies and warm temperatures (I love New Mexico in the winter!)  Anna and Kirill were married at the Sunrise Amphitheater at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya.  I wore a long coat!  But Anna and Kirill treated the day as if it were June!  (The sky was spectacular!)

A special Russian ritual took place right after the wedding.  It is traditional for the bride and groom to take a bite out of a special loaf of bread.  The one who takes the biggest bite is said to the be one who will be in charge of the marriage. 


As you can see, Anna will be in charge.

It was a memorable day in such a beautiful location!
Many thanks to the very talented DeAnna and Rick of Dry Heat Photography for sharing the memorable photos.  Thank you!