Johny + Jessica, a Beautiful Backyard Wedding

When Alicia’s long-time friend Jessica reached out about capturing her pretty Santa Fe nuptials, we knew it was going to be an incredibly special day. This precious June day with Johny and Jessica was one we’ll truly never forget.

These New Mexico cuties decided to make it official in Santa Fe on a bright, beautiful summer day. Surrounded by only their closest friends and family, Johny and Jessica made sure that their wedding day was not only beautiful, but extremely intentional as well. From colorful florals to dreamy romantics to the best freaking reception party, these two kicked off married life in the most amazing way possible.

Cheers to capturing old friends on new adventures and for celebrating love in the stunning Southwest!

Vendors
Venue - Private Estate in Santa Fe, NM
Planning + Florals - Simply Done Events
Hair - Miquela Sean Garcia
Makeup - Ambra Baca
Bridal Gown - Still White
Bride’s Nails - Nails by Ivana
Officiant - Shanna Sasser
Catering - Misanta Catering
Videographer - Emily Brown Media
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Jake + Becky, a Magical Ghost Ranch Wedding

Jake and Becky’s long awaited wedding at Ghost Ranch was an incredible celebration that we’ll truly never forget. These Austin angels brought the best of everything Southwestern glam to northern New Mexico for the most dreamy June day.

Many years before they became husband and wife, Jake and Becky first met in college at The University of Kansas. These two ended up sitting next to each other on their first day of college in a 1000 person lecture hall and have been inseparable ever since. Years later, Jake proposed to Becky with on the prettiest evening with their sweet pup Millie at Ziller Park in her hometown of Austin, TX. These cuties decided that Ghost Ranch was the perfect place to tie the knot after they had both spent lots of time in New Mexico together.

After planning (and then re-planning thanks to covid), Jake and Becky were finally able to start their next chapter together in The Land of Enchantment surrounded by all of their friends and family. They decided to use the colors of the desert and the beautiful expansiveness of Ghost Ranch shape their day. For their ceremony, these lovebirds chose Pot’s Hollow, a secluded area filled with cottonwood trees, to make their “I dos” extra romantic. After making it last name official, we got to roam around this mystical Southwestern landscape for the portraits of our dreams. To top it all off, our design and planning queen Just Lovely Weddings created the most beautiful reception tent filled with soft boho details, dreamy florals by Viva Flora, and the most magical atmosphere to party the night away

Vendors
Venue - Ghost Ranch
Planning + Coordination - Just Lovely Weddings
Rentals + Signage - Darling Details Rentals
Florals - Viva Flora
Paper Goods - Minted
Hair + MUA - Andrea Gomez
Bridal Gown - Truvelle
Bridal Boutique - Blue Bridal Boutique
Bride’s Earrings - Child of Wild
Bride’s Shoes - Free People
Bridesmaid Dresses - Two Birds New York
Groom + Groomsmen Suits - Indochino
Catering - Walter Burke Catering
Cake - Chocolate Maven
Name Shapes - Tumble Jewelry
DJ - Dream Factory Productions
Lead Photographer - Ashley
Second Photographer - Carissa
Assistant - Jaclyn

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Adam + Shubha, a Colorful Indian Wedding at Four Seasons Santa Fe

When Adam and Shubha reached out to us about their colorful, garden and Southwestern infused Indian wedding celebration, we knew that it would be one to remember. This gorgeous spring day featured touches from both of these lovers’ cultures and lives, making it that much more incredible.

These cuties first met not too long ago in 2019 while both living all the way on the East Coast in Maryland. They fell in love during their long strolls together amid the picturesque views of their city. Soon after, they decided to take even more amazing strolls while traveling to Canada, Seoul, and London in the fall of 2019. Soon after their sweet dogs bonded and these two really became a tiny little family, Adam’s career opportunity brought them all the way to great Southwest. Soon after, they became engaged and the rest is history!

Adam + Shubha not only included a ton of amazing traditional wedding details into their beautiful May celebration, they also let Shubha’s Indian culture deeply influence their nuptials This day started with a colorful and truly amazing Indian wedding ceremony filled with the most stellar bridal attire, dreamy pampas grass, and all the amazing final touches. Soon after this, these cuties also made their day even more official with a modern wedding ceremony and ring exchange. They followed up these pretty ceremonies with a calm, yet beautiful reception with the most wonderful late spring weather.

We so love all of the amazingly unique and special weddings we get to be a part of every single season, cheers to doing the dang thing in the most remarkable way Adam + Shubha!

Vendors
Venue - Four Seasons Santa Fe
Florals - Two Baroque Girls Florals
Hair + Makeup - The Vanity
Indian Ceremony Attire - Khajana Boutique
Ceremony Jewels - Nazranaa Jewels
Reception Jewels - KR Sons
Decor + Rentals - Colorado Party Rentals
Baraat Drummer - Douglas Cardwell
Cake - Chocolate Maven
DJ - Complete Weddings
Lead Photographer - Bre
Second Photographer - Rachel

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Owen + Amelia, a Heavenly Old Town Wedding

After nearly 3 whole years of waiting, longtime sweethearts Owen and Amelia finally got to celebrate their wedding surrounded by their family and friends on the most perfect spring day. These lovers created the most magical day in Old Town and dang, was it one for the books.

Owen and Amelia first met several years ago through a mutual friend while both living in Boston. At first, they both thought that their relationship wouldn’t turn into anything serious, but the universe had other plans and these two slowly fell head-over-heels in love. In 2018, Owen proposed to Amelia in their kitchen right before Christmas and the rest is history.

We met these cuties all the way back in spring of 2019 for their engagement session and were so honored to be a part of their tiny elopement in 2020 when the pandemic forced them to postpone their big day. Nearly a year later, Owen and Amelia got to reaffirm their love and commitment for each other in the presence of their loved ones and tbh it was a day that was worth the wait. Leaning into the soft garden vibe of their dreamy venue, Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Amelia and Owen’s wedding highlighted all their delicate details and classic romance. From the unreal bridal gown that Amelia’s mom made by hand for her (!!!!!!!) to the stunning florals crafted by our friends at Floral Elegance right down to their sweet first dance to “I Found You” by Alabama Shakes, this heavenly day was everything and more. Seeing these two finally having their dream wedding (along with their cutie pup Penny!) was beyond special to us.

We adored every single second of Amelia and Owen’s journey together, cheers to a lifetime of love angels!!!

To check out Owen + Amelia’s darling elopement, follow this link:
Owen + Amelia, a Desert Elopement

Vendors
Venue - Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
Florals - Floral Elegance Weddings
Stationary + Paper Goods - Briar and Brambles Paper
Hair - Nicole Hovlik
Makeup - Betty Rose by Alanna
Bridal Gown - made by mother of the bride
Bride’s Shoes - Sam Edelman
Bridesmaid Gowns + Flower Girl Dresses - made by mother of the bride
Groom’s Suit - Men’s Wearhouse
Officiant - Bishop David Doyle
Cake - Cake Fetish
DJ - Cutmaster Music
Lead Photographer - Alicia
Second Photographer - Melanie
Assistant - Jaclyn

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Jebb + Abbie, a Beautiful New Mexico Engagement

When we say we’re in love with Jebb + Abbie’s sweet story, we mean that we’re absolutely head-over-heels in love with these cuties. We spent a perfect summer evening capturing their engagement right near where these Montana babes are laying the roots for their new home and it was beyond beautiful.

Jebb and Abbie first met while ice skating in Montana and immediately connected over their mutual love for all things outdoors, adventure, and curiosity about the world. They eventually moved to Santa Fe with their pup Scout and are currently both teachers. These hunnies spend their free time gardening, cooking, and learning together (our dream life tbh).

Needless to share, we’re obsessed with these Jebb + Abbie and can’t wait to share their amazing backyard wedding so soon!

Location - New Mexico
Bride’s Dress - Reformation
Photographer - Bre

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Tom + Justine, an Elegant Santa Fe Wedding

When New York lovers Tom and Justine reached out to us almost two years ago to capture their day, we knew it was going to be one for the books. These two brought all that East Coast glam to the heart of the Southwest and we’re still so incredibly obsessed with it all.

These stunners fell in love after meeting in 2017 and have been together ever since. They’re currently both attorneys and live in New York City with their sweet sweet labradoodle Sam. Before the pandemic, we got to hang out with them for the dreamiest Central Park engagement session we’ve ever seen and we’re still so in love with it.

Even though 2020 forced them to change their wedding date several times, Tom and Justine were still able to do the dang thing this spring at dreamy little La Fonda on the Plaza. Not even crazy weather could keep these sweethearts from saying “I do” surrounded by all of their family and friends. From their soft, yet classic florals to Justine’s beyond elegant bridal look to the most perfect first dance, these two set the bar so high. We adored catching their emotional first look and the most magical post-rain shots right after their ceremony.

Cheers to these stellar newlyweds, every part of their day was beyond unforgettable!

Vendors
Venues - La Fonda on the Plaza + Hotel St.Francis
Invitations - Mesh by Alex
Calligraphy - Meredith Allison Calligraphy
Florals - Floriography Flowers
Rings - Marisa Perry Atelier
Velvet Ring Box - The Mrs Box
Hair + Makeup - The Beauty Bar
Bridal Gown - Amsale
Groom’s Attire - Label Custom Clothing
Officiant - Keith Lewis
Escort Cards + Candles - Seda France
Baker - Chocolate Maven
Napkin Linens - La Tavola Linen
Band - Diamond Empire Band
Gift Boxes + Gift Items - Mr. Takeout Bags + The Essential Market
Lead Photographer - Bre
Second Photographer - Briana
Assistants - Mikey + Autumn

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Michael + Kieu-Vi, an Ethereal White Sands Engagement

When Houston sweethearts Michael and Kieu-Vi reached out to us about capturing their gorgeous engagement at White Sands National Park, we knew it would be an unreal evening. These two and their love for each other were an absolute dream to witness and we’re clearly still up in the clouds over this session.

These lovers have been together for almost 11 years and Michael was even Kieu-Vi’s first boyfriend! They were immediately smitten with each other when they first met and haven’t been apart since. Together they’ve learned to love the individual growth they’ve experienced after a whole decade of love. Michael and Kieu-Vi are making it last name official this fall in Houston.

We adore all of the breathtakingly beautiful evenings we get to spend at White Sands, cheers to even more magic at this gem of a location.

Location - White Sands National Park
Photographer - Bre

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Dominic + Maggie, an Enchanting Backyard Wedding

On the most divine spring day, Dominic and Maggie said “I do” and dang was it a special day. These lovers are two of our favorite humans and we were so excited to be a tiny part of their dreamy celebration.

Long before they were making it last name official, these lovers first met about five years ago in law school. Dominic was a year ahead of Maggie and ended up being Maggie’s legal tutor. Even though they were drawn to each other and had a ton in common, including their mutual love for the Philadelphia Eagles Football Team, they decided to wait until after the semester to hang out. Dominic instantly fell in love with Maggie’s dog Coco and when they stumbled upon sweet little Popcorn at a local shelter, these babes skipped class to adopt her. After four years of living their best lives with their fur babies, Dom proposed to Maggie on the prettiest fall day at Lake Isabelle in Colorado.

Dominic and Maggie created an incredibly ethereal, yet completely modern wedding at Maggie’s dad’s home in the heart of Albuquerque’s North Valley. Every single detail of this day was nothing short of an absolute daydream. From Maggie’s elegant Sarah Seven gown (paired with her bridesmaids wearing all white!) to holding their magical little ceremony under the shade of cottonwood trees adorned with white and sage florals to the most epic backyard reception designed by Just Lovely Weddings to the unreal romantics all over this incredible property (that was serving major West Coast glam vibes), we are smitten with every last part of this day. And did we mention their killer playlist? Maggie walked down the aisle to Holy by Justin Bieber and these angels picked Til There Was You by The Beatles for their first dance.

Maggie and Dominic set the bar sky-freaking-high for backyard weddings and we’re not mad about it. Bring on all the enchanting, wildly fun, do-it-however-you-want days with the best lovers!

Vendors
Venue - Private Estate
Planning + Coordination - Just Lovely Weddings
Lounge + Table Top Rentals + Signage - Darling Details Rentals
Florals - Foraged
Hair + Makeup - Genica Lee
Bridal Gown - Sarah Seven
Bride’s Shoes - Manolo Blahnik
Bridesmaid Gowns - Lulus
Groom’s Attire - Suits Unlimited
Officiant - Phil Davies
Catering - Black Iron Catering
Bartender - ABQ Barkeeps
Cake + Sweets - Planty Sweet
Tent + Large Rentals - AA Events and Tents
DJ + Ceremony Videographer - Complete Weddings and Events
Lead Photographer - Alicia
Second Photographer - Carissa
Assistants - Jaclyn + Mikey

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Colin + Amber, a Dreamy Desert Engagement

We started off our summer engagements with these little darlings at a coveted spot in all the Southwest. Colin and Amber made this sweet evening so dang fun and beautiful.

The two first met on a dating app about 4 years ago and immediately hit it off with their mutual love for all things outdoors and being total homebodies (the best combination— in our opinion). A few years, and many fur babies later, these sweethearts are making it last name official with a gorgeous garden-inspired wedding at Amber’s grandfather’s home in the heart of Albuquerque's North Valley.

We can’t wait to capture all of the magic this fall with Colin and Amber!!!

Location - New Mexico
Hair + Makeup - Savannah of Betty Rose by Alanna
Photographer - Ashley

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Wedding Inspo - Soft Minimalist Weddings

While our 2021 wedding season is in full swing and we’re obsessed with all of the new, stunning trends coming into the picture this year, we’re forever in love with easily one of the most iconic trends of all, soft minimalist weddings. These days are seriously everything to us and, truthfully, its not hard to see why.

A twist on the ever romantic classic wedding trend, soft minimalist weddings combine that old style glam with a dash of modern chicness. For us, there’s so much to adore about this trend. Whether its the sleek bridal gowns, the understated yet beautiful florals, or even the clean and simple details, we find something new to to crush on every single time. We love the way that minimalist weddings can take place at a lavender farm, in a backyard, or even on a rooftop in Santa Fe! Our couples who chose these elegantly simple days always know how to make their celebrations effortless and beyond lovely.

Here’s to all the pretty, ethereal days to come, we can’t wait to soak in all the soft minimalist beauty!!

Featured Love Stories
Dominic + Maggie at a Private Estate in Albuquerque, NM (coming soon to the blog)
Tom + Justine at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, NM (coming soon to the blog)
Chris + Ari at Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm in Albuquerque, NM
Zach + Coli at Hotel Albuquerque + Casas de Sueños in Albuquerque, NM
Matt + Allie at a Private Estate in Santa Fe, NM

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

Doug + Ray, a Romantic Desert Engagement

Earlier this spring we got to hang out with Doug and Ray for a whole evening and dang was it such an amazing night. These San Francisco hunnies are tying the knot in Santa Fe this fall, but we loved seeing them out in the wilds of New Mexico for the most gorgeous engagement session.

These two have been together for almost 7 years and first met in college, they even shared their first kiss at a Childish Gambino concert! All these years later, Ray and Doug still love doing new things together from skiing to playing pickle ball to trying all the amazing foods out there.

Doug and Ray are making their love story official with a dreamy Southwestern wedding complete with a ceremony at the historic Cathedral Basilica de Saint Francis of Assisi and a huge party at La Posada de Santa Fe. We can’t wait to celebration with these west coast babes in The City Different this October!!!

Location - New Mexico
Makeup - Ashley of Betty Rose by Alanna
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Culture Club - an Ethereal Styled Shoot

This spring we got to team up with the insanely talented gals at Culture Club Salon, aka our soulmates, for the most gorgeous styled editorial around. With a stellar concept by Culture Club’s main babe, Jenny, this day was a daydream come to life.

We started off this day with hair and makeup prep at Culture Club’s home base in the heart of Albuquerque’s North Valley. Besides having some of New Mexico’s most talented hairstylists around, this little slice of heaven also has some of the most aesthetically pleasing decor we’ve ever seen in a salon (we seriously want to move in). And if this day couldn’t get any better, our makeup queen Diana of Something Ginger worked her magic on all of this day’s angelic models.

This vision finally became a reality at one of our favorite places in town, Lighthouse Studio. From tiny butterfly details to divine curly hair styles to the most killer wardrobe, this day was one of our favorites by far.

Give us all the the ethereal styled editorials with the best teams on earth please and thank you!!

Collaborators
Locations - Culture Club Salon + Lighthouse Studio
Lead Hairstylist + Shoot Designer - Jenny of Culture Club Salon
Makeup - Diana of Something Ginger
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Isabel, a Dreamy Senior Session

When it comes to senior sessions, we’re not lying when we say that they are sooo different than they used to be. We adore all of our sweet, talented, downright amazing seniors so much!

We started off our spring with Isabel’s dreamy senior session. This gal is so dang confident and stunning so capturing her contagious, carefree nature was such a breeze. We’re absolutely obsessed with her style and need to get similar cowboy hats ASAP.

Congrats to this angel on graduating and on her next chapter at Colorado State University!

Location - New Mexico
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Wedding Inspo - Avant Garde Weddings

Over the past few seasons we’ve found ourselves falling head-over-heels for those bold, bright, completely unique avant-garde weddings and elopements. This modern, colorful spin on traditional celebrations always leaves us pining for more extraordinarily stunning days.

From rainbow florals to shag rug cakes to elegant wedding style with a touch of exceptionally individual details, these days always have so many moments to drool over. Avant-garde nuptials have the perfect mix of classic wedding elegance with modern funk. With disco balls as wedding decor, brides in designer gowns walking down the aisle to bluegrass music, and couples rolling dice with their wedding parties in the middle of an art galleries, these days have seriously never failed to blow us away.

Bring on all the exceptionally unique, wildly beautiful weddings and elopements. We’re so dang excited to capture more and more of these groovy days!!

Featured Love Stories + Shoots
Noah + Rachel at Camino Real Ranch (Austin, TX)
John + Anna at La Fonda on the Plaza (Santa Fe, NM)
Nate + Cait in Downtown Denver (Denver, CO)
Scott + Leanne at SITE Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
Morgan + Mattie at Las Campananas (Santa Fe, NM)

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

Rudy + Deana, a Desert Engagement

Our pretty spring engagement season started with long-time Texas lovers Rudy and Deana. These babes traveled all the way from the Lone Star State with their fur baby, Belle, for a breezy, yet completely beautiful evening in the desert.

Rudy and Deana first met over five years ago and even though they started off as friends, they eventually started dating and have been together ever since. They went to the same college, have a shared friend group, and even worked together for a bit. These hunnies are making it official up in Oregon with an intimate Cannon Beach wedding later on this year.

This evening with these cuties was nothing short of a dream, we’re still so obsessed with Rudy and Deana. Cheers to all the dreamy lovers and to the most stellar Southwestern evenings in our favorite desert spot!

Location - New Mexico
Hair + Makeup - Genica Lee
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Dominic + Maggie, a Los Poblanos Engagement

With all of the glorious spring weather finally here and our wedding season starting off in the best way, we can’t help being super excited for Dominic and Maggie’s backyard wedding at the beginning of May. However, before these two say “I do”, we had to capture some of the sweetest engagement moments with them at our home away from home, Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm.

Dominic and Maggie have been together for almost five years and dang is it obvious that these lovebirds are the real freaking deal. They first met in law school, Dominic was a year ahead of Maggie and actually ended up being her legal tutor for her first semester. Maggie was in awe over Dominic’s intelligence (and their shared love for the Philadelphia Eagles football team), so after that first semester, they decided to start hanging out and things just clicked between them. Dominic soon fell in love with Maggie’s dog, Coco, and together they ended up adopting another fur baby, Popcorn, together. These cuties now both work as lawyers (!!!!!!), Dominic as a civil defense attorney and Maggie as a public defender, and love working for causes they’re both deeply passionate about.

Besides being incredibly smart and so fun to be around, Dominic and Maggie are low-key two of the most stellar people we’ve ever met! Dominic loves Maggie’s warmth, supportive nature, dedication, and big heart for everyone and everything in her life. Maggie adores Dominic’s dedication to their shared life together, his intelligence, and all the things he does just to make her happier.

These two amazing humans are tying the knot with an intimate, gorgeous, backyard wedding and we are so unbelievably excited to be a tiny part of their next chapter together. We can’t wait to spend a whole day with Dominic and Maggie, its going to be absolutely divine!

Location - Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography

Bridal Inspo - a Whimsical, Fairytale Inspired Shoot

Over the past year, we’ve been beyond lucky to create so many dreamy styled weddings and elopements, but we knew we wanted to capture a divine yet whimsical bridal session at the start of spring. We teamed up with some of our fave local vendors for a blush-toned vision we probably won’t stop daydreaming about ever.

For this little fairytale day, we decided to have the perfect mix of soft, delicate bridal details and lush, bright florals. Our friends at A Beautiful Theme created the most out-of-this-world rainbow bouquet that perfectly contrasted the dreamiest blush bridal gown from Raw Golden Rentals and the most regal jewelry from local jewelry queens, Ooh Aah Jewelry. For the most stunning bridal glam our angels at Something Ginger made our bride, Brittany, look like an absolute goddess with a modern, yet elegant bridal glow. To top it all off, we captured everything at our fave little natural light spot in town, Lighthouse Studio.

Even though our season is ramping up again, we know that more divine days like this are ahead of us in 2021, we can’t wait to share even more of the magic!

Vendors
Location - Lighthouse Studio
Florals - A Beautiful Theme
Rentals - Darling Details Rentals
Invitations - AM + Co
Hair - Kim of Something Ginger
Makeup - Kata of Something Ginger
Jewelry - Ooh Aah Jewelry
Bridal Gown - Raw Golden Rentals
Model - Brittany
Concept + Coordination - Jaclyn
Photographer - Alicia

Blog + Photo Curation by Jaclyn of Alicia Lucia Photography