Wedding Inspo - Summer Weddings

Now that we’re almost at the very end of our spring wedding season, we can just feel that incredible summer celebration mood. We adore all the lush, gorgeous, and care-free vibes that summer weddings are always sure to bring our way.

Summers are always one of our favorite seasons to capture all that dreamy wedding beauty and our couples always know how to completely level up their special days. From ethereal garden weddings filled with pops of color to rustic weddings in the middle of the desert to elegant, yet completely chic Southwestern celebrations, there’s a little something for everyone when it comes to hot weather soirées.

We’re beyond thrilled to kick off summer weddings with the best couples on the planet, cheers to all the amazing days to come!!

Featured Love Stories
Sean + Kristina at Camp Lucy
Garrett + Kyla at Four Seasons Santa Fe
Solve + Alex at La Mesita Ranch
Evan + Jocelyn at Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm
Logan + Audry at Taos Ski Valley
Michael + Erika at Ghost Ranch
Taylor + Eliza at La Fonda on the Plaza
Eric + Amber at Eldorado Hotel and Spa
Chris + Lauren at The Neon Museum
Jebb + Abbie at a Private Estate

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Wedding Inspo - Groom Style 5th Edition

Every season we’re in awe of all the dreamy details our couples pull out for their special day and we’re continually impressed by our amazing grooms. From the most casual celebrations to the elegant, black-tie affairs, these guys always know how to nail the perfect style.

Whether its a simple blue suit for a backyard wedding or a sharp black tux for an elevated soirée, groom style never ever fails to absolutely wow us. Last season we saw some of the most incredible wedding day looks around, including a dreamy red velvet blazer, stunning bolo ties, and even the sleekest white sneakers (!!!).

We’re so excited to see all the new levels our grooms our bound to take their style to this season, cheers to doing the damn thing in style!!!

Featured Tux + Suit Designers
The Black Tux
Indochino
J. Hilburn
Suit Supply
Hawes and Curtis
Banana Republic
Jos A. Bank
Don Morphy
Michael Andrew Bespoke
Suits Unlimited
Ralph Lauren
Label Clothing
Men’s Wearhouse

Weddings + Elopement by the Alicia Lucia Photography Team
Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Wedding Inspo - Wedding Cakes

If you know our team, you know that wedding cakes hold such a big space in our hearts. Truth be told, we’re downright obsessed with seeing how our couples bring together their unique style with this traditional staple.

Each and every season brings out new cake trends as well as the classic styles we’ve come to absolutely adore over the years. We’ve been crushing so dang hard on all of the funky shag rug cakes, incredible heart-shaped beauties, and those pressed flower darlings, but we’re also major fans of those ever-so-stunning buttercream floral cakes that compliment literally any wedding out there. And the best of all is when we get to witness a perfect blend of a tried and true trend with something brand new (peep that floral cake adorned with custom made jewelry shapes below!).

We’re so dang ready to kick off our 2022 season and see all of those deliciously divine creations every single weekend, bring on all the sugar-coated goodness!

Featured Cake Bakers
Planty Sweet
Maggie’s Cakes
Feathers and Frosting
Chocolate Maven
Figs and Honey Cake Co
Cake Fetish
Toothache Cakery
Simply Sweet by Darci
Sweet Treets Bakery
A Cake Odyssey

Weddings + Elopements by the Alicia Lucia Photography
Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Evan + Jocelyn, a Gorgeous Los Poblanos Wedding

When we first crossed paths with Evan + Jocelyn nearly 3 years ago, we knew that this pair was a special & unstoppable force. So when the opportunity came to finally capture their divine wedding at Los Poblanos, it was one we knew we’d never forget.

These hunnies first met several years ago in 2016 through mutual friends while Jocelyn was visiting Los Angeles for a Van Morrison concert. After a day filled with day drinking & a good time with friends, Evan and Jocelyn immediately became inseparable. When Jocelyn had to return to Las Vegas, where she was working on her Masters, Evan offered to drive her to the airport and within a week he also made the trip to Nevada to see her again. Not too long after their initial spark, Evan asked Jocelyn to be his girlfriend at the Los Angles County Art Museum, an extremely special location that would also be the site of his proposal just a few years later.

Despite the continual challenges of 2020 and the pandemic’s constant presence, Evan and Jocelyn found the most glorious journey to their next chapter together. After postponing their wedding an entire year and cutting their guest list down from 180 to less than 30, these angels were able to make it last name official on a beyond serene July evening.

Besides simply being two of the most stunning humans we’ve ever encountered, Evan and Jocelyn also included some of the most heartfelt details into their day. Jocelyn’s ring carries two diamonds that once belonged to Evan’s grandmother, a Holocaust survivor who brought the diamonds to America from the jewelry store her family owned back in Gelsenkirchen, Germany after WWII. And if it wasn’t already beyond obvious that Evan and Jocelyn are soulmates, they realized that the wedding day letters they wrote to each other matched their vows verbatim. These moments and so many of the other highlights that were a part of Evan and Jocelyn’s joyful day, truly made this celebration one beyond anything we could’ve imagined. To top it all off, we were blessed with the most serene weather during a week where we had seen monsoon-like rainstorms and high winds, truly a sign from the universe that Jocelyn and Evan’s love is a force to be reckoned with.

We’re forever enamored with love stories like Evan and Jocelyn’s, a connection that is so deeply influenced by the love that came before it & will certainly inspire everyone around it for years to come.

Vendors
Venue - Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm
Planning + Coordination - Just Lovely Weddings
Rentals - Darling Details Rentals
Linens - BBJ Linens
Florals - Floriography Flowers
Invitations + Paper Goods - Funky Olive Design
Hair + Makeup - Genica Lee
Bridal Gown - Grace Loves Lace
Bride’s Shoes - Badgley Mischka
Bride’s Earrings - Etsy
Groom’s Tux - J Hilburn Co
Rings - Sarah Leonard Jewelers
Officiant - Henry Schlossberg
Ceremony Music - Diamond Empire Band
Cocktail Hour Music - Munirah
Lead Photographer - Ashley
Second Photographer - Molly
Assistant - Jaclyn

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

2021, a Year with ALP

After the truly life changing year the was 2020, we knew that this year was going to be incredibly special as the world finally opened back up for big weddings and celebrations of all kinds. Our 2021 couples filled our cups to the brim with the must stunning days that we’ll cherish for seasons to come.

If going back to a full wedding season wasn’t exciting enough for us, we were also beyond lucky to travel to so many gorgeous new locations this year. From the vast wine country of Austin to the dreamy mountains of Taos to the ever mystic Ghost Ranch to all the new little spaces in Santa Fe, our scenery was far from the ordinary. On top of this, so many of our couples were finally able to celebrate with all of their friends and family, an experience that we will never take for granted ever again.

Cheers to all the new adventures with the best couples in the most stellar of places, we can’t wait for all that 2022 is sure to bring our way.

Places the ALP Team Visited in 2021
White Sands National Park (Alamagordo, NM)
Bishop’s Lodge Resort (Santa Fe, NM)
Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Farm (Albuquerque, NM)
Four Seasons Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
Camp Lucy (Dripping Springs, NM)
Ghost Ranch (Abiquiu, NM)
White Mesa (Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
La Posdada de Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
Lighthouse Studio (Albuquerque, NM)
Camino Real Ranch (Austin, TX)
Breckenridge (Colorado)
Race and Religious (New Orleans, LA)
Hacienda Doña Andrea de Santa Fe (Cerillos, NM)
The Seraphim House (New Orleans, LA)
The Stakeout Taos (Taos, NM)
Sandia Foothills (Albuquerque, NM)
Taos Ski Valley (Taos, NM)
Sandia Resort (Albuquerque, NM)
La Fonda on the Plaza (Santa Fe, NM)
Tingley Beach (Albuquerque, NM)
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town (Albuquerque, NM)
Sandia Mountains (Tijeras, NM)
Angel Fire (New Mexico)
La Mesita Ranch (Santa Fe, NM)
Hotel Andaluz (Albuquerque, NM)
Inn and Spa at Loretto (Santa Fe, NM)
El Malpais National Monument (Grants, NM)
Hotel St. Francis (Santa Fe, NM)
Farm and Table (Albuquerque, NM)
Ten Thousand Waves Resort (Santa Fe, NM)
Pecos National Historic Site (Pecos, NM)

Weddings + Engagements by the Alicia Lucia Photography Team
Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Wedding Inspo - Top 5 Albuquerque Wedding Venues

Albuquerque has been our number one spot for weddings and elopements over the last ten seasons and let’s just say that the cutie venues here never disappoint. Our sweet little city has some of the dreamiest places to say “I do” and we’re constantly blown away by the magical celebrations we get to capture at each of them.

From tiny little farms to lavender gardens to elegant hotels to quiet gardens, there truly is a venue in Albuquerque for every single couple out there. If you’re more of the classic, romantic type, Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town might be perfect for you, but if you’re more of a quaint, rustic kind of lover, Old Town Farm could be your jam. And if you’re looking for a historic, otherworldly place to elope or have a tiny wedding, the ever stunning Los Poblanos could make your dreams come true.

Every single time we visit these sweet little venues we’re reminded of why we adore Albuquerque so much and special this city really is to us. We can’t wait for even more lovers to tie the knot at these incredible spaces!!!

Featured Venues + Love Stories
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town - Owen + Amelia and Zach + Coli
Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm - Evan + Jocelyn
Casa Perea Art Space - Ysidro + Celestina
Old Town Farm - Russell + Katie and Brad + Kenna
Casas de Sueños - Zach + Coli

Weddings + Elopements by Alicia, Ashley, Bre, and the ALP Team
Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography