Romantic Meadow

In many of the books I have recently been reading there is a meadow that the couple escapes to in order to be alone. They secretly meet in a meadow, THEIR meadow, to profess their love for each other.  All this romantic meadow canoodling made me very ambitious to find an El Paso meadow.  This weekend I went to see the beautiful blooming poppies on the Northeast side of Transmountain and fell in love with a mountain meadow. I thought this would be a prefect place for a bride and groom that are getting married this spring to take the opportunity to have photos taken while the poppies are in bloom. It is only once a year and for a limited amount of time that the poppies are in full bloom and cover our beautiful mountains with a soft blanket of yellow. Even when the poppies aren't in bloom anymore this area is still a beautiful place to have wedding photos taken. I encourage all El Paso brides and grooms to go escape in a world of romance in this gorgeous mountainside meadow and allow your photographer to capture it.

Mexican Wedding Traditions

The lasso and the arras are important symbolically in a traditional Mexican wedding ceremony. The lasso is typically a large rosary that is placed around the bride and groom's neck and signifies their never-ending union. According to my grandfather, he says that the lasso is placed so the groom can't escape. haha.  The arras are 13 gold coins that symbolize the couple's wealth and also Christ and his 12 apostles.  Both the lasso and the arras are blessed by the priest during the wedding ceremony. A lot of modern Hispanic brides and grooms opt to incorporate these traditional aspects into their weddings.