DIY Family Tree/Guest Book

I am a blog stalker when it comes to photographer's blogs. I heart photography. While browsing through Sara Rhoads blog, I came across this photo that inspired me to show my very neglected blog some AMOR. It is a photo of a family tree made up of your family members finger prints. How awesome is that? Freakin' awesome and so different than the average "guest book."

Love in Motion

I am so ELATED to share a unique video that a local photographer, Cristina Navarro, has posted on her blog. She is going to begin to offer video services packaged with her awesome photography. I LOVE this video because it looks so candid....no posing, no acting, just REAL RAW LOVE!!!! I can feel Robby and Rocio's love for each other seep through the video and cause me to have butterflies in my tummy :0) It makes me want to get married with my hubbs all over again. This is exactly the type of video I would have wanted for our wedding. Short, Dramatic and Sweet. Tell me what you think. Enjoy!!!!!

Rocio and Robby - June 26, 2010 from Joe Centeno on Vimeo.

Gypsy Bride

I am so happy to share the work of a very talented local artist, Luciana Cazares. Luciana is the owner of Gypsy in Stilettos. Gypsy in Stilettos is a place where you can purchase redesigned and re-purposed furniture and accessories. As Luciana states on her blog, "Design is an opportunity to tell a story." On the blog you will find beautiful bridal accessories such as bouquets, jewelry and hair accessories. All of these items can be purchased in Gypsy in Stilettos Etsy shop. True Love Nation is going to share some of their favorite Bridal pieces. Photos courtesy of Omar Mena Video and Photography.

Romantic Whimsical: DIY Wedding Invitation

My sister is getting married in July so we have been preparing for her big day. One of the big projects we worked very hard on was making her wedding invites. Thanks to her wedding planner, Arlene Carrion, us bridesmaids just had to put the finishing touches on the invitations. It was a lot of hard work but tons of fun. This project also allowed the bridal party to have some quality time. We are very happy with the final results. They look beautiful. LOVE the butterflies, they add that whimsical detail we wanted.
Brides and Grooms, designing and making your own invitations can be a good way to save some money. A benefit to DIY wedding invitations is that you can make them unique and personalized to you all as a couple.

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.

Wax or Thread

 

I personally have always had my eyebrows waxed but this weekend decided to try eyebrow threading. I loved it and will never go back to waxing. My skin is very sensitive to the wax and sometimes I would end up with minimal burns. Eyebrow threading is considered an art and doesn't use wax or chemicals, instead it uses cotton thread and a special technique to remove hair. Read more about eyebrow threading on http://www.perfectbrowthreading.com/

 

 I would definitely recommend eyebrow threading to brides, grooms, and the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Full facial hair removal can also be performed with the threading technique. You could get it done the week of or even the day before the wedding without worries of burns or skin irritation.