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The first 20 brides to email MyWedding@SedonaWeddingStudio.com with the promo code “NECTAR“ will receive free tickets.   You must include the promo code, your full names and contact information to be placed on the VIP guest list.  Please include your wedding date and venue if possible.  Limit two tickets per bride.

Quickest Directions from Phoenix to Sedona: Take I-17 North to the Camp Verde Exit at Hwy. 260.  Go left on Hwy. 260 into Cottonwood.  Go right on State Route 89A. into West Sedona.  Go left on Mountain Shadows ( 5th stop light ) for convenient parking.

Directions from Flagstaff to Sedona: Take I-17 to Hwy. 89A. south through Oak Creek Canyon. After arriving in Sedona stay on State Rt. 89A. south through two roundabouts and up the hill. You will pass two lights and see Sedona Wedding Studio on your right. Go right on Mountain Shadows for convenient parking.

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The most stringent stipulations and standards are required before being invited to join this exclusive group experts and wedding planners.  Members are pre-screened for excellence in their field.  S.W.S. members are consistently the busiest simply because they are recognized as the most popular, trusted and referred experts in Sedona.

Among the many qualifications considered are at least 5 years of experience. Peer and industry recognition is extremely important. Exquisite talent, dependability and value of services is mandatory.  Publication in recognized industry magazines is also taken into account.

The standards required of SWS members involve much more than simply paying dues to be on a listing.  The Sedona Wedding Studio does not restrict membership to only those vendors who live in or around Sedona.  Any outstanding vendor who regularly provides quality work in Sedona is welcome.  The S.W.S is a private membership and is not modeled after any other organization.  Quality and experience is priority at The Sedona Wedding Studio.

By selecting Sedona Wedding Studio vendors, Sedona brides can go straight to the best and avoid long, unreliable, confusing lists.  A Sedona Wedding Studio bride can plan her wedding in the comfort and privacy an unbelievably appointed showroom.  Brides can arrange meetings and discussions in lovely conferencing areas and meet vendors in person.

Helpful resources are everywhere in the SWS.  Video and slide shows, and photography showcase the talent of all the SWS members.  Catalogues, fabulous displays, merchandise, samples and more complete the Sedona Wedding Studio experience.  With this exciting group of talented Sedona artists and professionals, The Sedona Wedding Studio has become the hub of the Sedona wedding community!  The SWS is much more than just an on line resources guide.

The SWS has an actual location as well. Stop by and see why no wedding will be complete without a visit to The Sedona Wedding Studio located in beautiful West Sedona at 1710 West State Route 89A.  Brides now have the convenience of having the most celebrated Sedona vendors coming to them in pre-arranged consecutive appointments instead of spending their limited time traveling all over town seeking meetings and information.

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Show Stoppers Decorates Tlaquepaque for

Annual Day of The Dead Celebration

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is quickly becoming America’s newest holiday.  This fun holiday celebrates the lives of the dearly departed.

Loved ones create alters called ofrendas and honor their deceased loved ones by displaying their photos, favorite foods, objects and possessions that they enjoyed in life.  Even the lives of our furry friends are celebrated with thier favorite toys, treats and photos.

The holiday occurs on November 1st when it is believed that the deceased come back to visit their loved ones.  Various Katrina’s, playful skeleton people made of paper mache, wood or ceramics, decorate homes and doorways along with flowers, candy and lots of candles.  Traditional flowers include orange marigolds, white fever few, red cockscomb, roses and purple status.  Here are some great images of last years’s day of the dead event at Tlaquepaque by Sedona Bride Photography.

The huge fountain in Tlaquepaque’s Patio del Norte is decorated for dia de los muertos with pumpkins, squash, cactus, persimmons and berries.  Fun katrinas sit around the edge of the fountain with tons of candles and fruit.

Here is an overhead shot of the fountain.  The backdrops were painted by Show Stopper’s own, Tracey Downes, and are inspired by the old sideshow banner art typically seen along the midways at State fairs and circuses.

Here is one of the ofrendas showing the alter decorated with katrina’s, fruit, cake, candy skulls, candles, flowers and a dia de los muertos backdrop.

Paper mache katrinas

This is a great image of a niche in Tlaquepaque’s Patio del Norte decorated with fresh flower ristras, candles, rose petals, katrinas and fruit.  Don’t miss this very special and colorful event.  Be sure to bring your own ofrenda, candles, flowers, photos etc. to honor those you love and contribute to the dia de los muertos display at Tlaquepaque on the evening of November 1 beginning at dusk.

Nectar Design celebrares with colorful window displays and paper flower decorations around the windows.  Stop by Nectar Design and pick up your Dia de los Muertos decorations and join the fun.

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Tlaquepaque Chapel

By Sedona Bride Photography and Events By Show Stoppers

Nectar Design with Events By Show Stoppers has made another magazine cover!  This absolutely gorgeous image of the charming Chapel at Tlaquepaque was taken by Sedona’s own Katrina Wallace of SedonaBride.Com and will be published on the cover of Arizona’s Finest Wedding Sites and Services September issue!

The magazine is one of Arizona’s most comprehensive sources for brides planning their weddings anywhere in the state. Show Stoppers designed another one of our popular rose petal carpets for the aisle.  Old rusted candelabra, wax luminaries, tons of candles and a fabulous old alter piece were used in the shoot.  Terra cotta cherubs holding cornucopias filled with autumn flowers flank the sides of the alter.

The Chapel at Tlaquepaque is one of Show Stoppers very favorite ceremony sites.  Show Stoppers can provide service or brides can use Show Stoppers second store, Nectar Designs, to provide flowers, candles, candelabra and luminaries at Sedona’s best prices for Tlaquepaque brides.

Nectar design is located at Tlaquepaque in Suite A. 114.  Nectar offers discounted packages exclusively for Tlaquepaque brides and is Tlaquepaque’s “in house” floral service. Visit Nectar Designs here: Nectar Designs:  928-203-4749  / Tlaquepaque Chapel:  928-282-4838  /  Show Stoppers:  928-203-9096

More Images Of The Tlaquepaque Chapel

Andrea Carusetta

Sedona Cake Couture

Sedona Cake Couture is widely considered the best choice for wedding cakes in Sedona.  Andrea is the only cake artist in Sedona who focuses exclusively on wedding cakes and her work shows it and tastes like it.  If that weren’t enough, her cakes are not any more expensive than bake shops!  Also, she will deliver her cakes personally to make sure everything is perfect. Both Nectar Design and Events By Show Stoppers use Andrea exclusively.  Andrea’s cakes are incredibly moist and tasty with new and unique flavors being developed all the time in her fabulous state-of-the-art kitchens.  Just her tastings alone are a wonderful experience! Andrea really is a nationally renowned cake artist and she appears regularly in national and state wide wedding publications.  Andrea is also regularly featured on cake related television programs airing on several national networks including the Food Network.  Sedona Cake Couture is a member of the popular, invitation only Sedona Wedding Studio along with 41 other vendors considered the best Sedona has to offer.

Among her many outstanding awards, Andrea just recently won The Ultimate Cake Bake Off on the TLC network in Los Angeles.  Her cake are competitively priced to please.  Do yourself a “flavor”and contact Andrea asap.  She books really fast because her cakes are simply gorgeous, incredibly delicious and reasonably priced….   a combination that can’t be beat!

Bobby Russell

Sedona Sounds

Sedona Sounds is the best DJ service on the Sedona scene.  Bobby Russell is the key to making sure your guests have the best time ever.  Bobby works with his clients to develop play lists with all their favorite songs.  He considers the order of the songs and integrates them into the fabric of the evening at just the right time.  Once he gets an idea of what his client is needing, Bobby can suggest songs that work perfectly.  It is a real treat just to hear him and watch him operate all the high-tech audio apparatus that he has such a passion for.  He is also an accomplished musician on piano, guitar and drums and provides services for corporate events.

If you need a master of ceremonies or an announcement made, Bobby is perfect.  He will tailor his services around whatever you need him to do.  Bobby has the classy look of an professional entertainer and is truly a Sedona celebrity with his infectious energy and star quality.  Sedona Sounds is the ticket to having a blast at your Sedona Wedding reception.  Needless to say, Bobby books very fast.  Call him today at 866-820-5550.  Visit Bobby HERE:

Katrina Wallace and Andrew Mejia

Sedona Bride Photography

It is obvious by the quality of their photographs that Katrina Wallace and Andrew Mejia are two of the most talented photographers on the scene today.  They have established a national reputation are are quickly being recognized as one of the best in the field of fine art photography.  Visit them at Sedonabride.com.  When you are there, take your time and look at everything.  You will quickly get in touch with why so many brides would have no one else photograph their Sedona wedding.   It’s a sensational body of work.

We can’t put it into words exactly, but we can just tell when we are looking at one of their images.  It’s something that has to do with being sensitive to what is going on around them, whether it is picking up on something that is being said, anticipating something that is about to happen or something that goes unseen by ordinary eyes in all the excitement.  They pursue emotion and capture it at just the right time.  They are prepared for subtle changes in light and any unanticipated moment that makes every wedding unique.  Whatever it is, they have the touch and the talent.  They are uncompromising when it come to their art.  And, they have the attention of their peers.

If you are lucky enough to commission  Katrina and Andrew, you are going to be in for one big thrill when you see the images of your Sedona wedding.  They travel too.  We are lucky to have such talent right here in Sedona.  All of us at Show Stoppers and Nectar Design are huge fans.

Laura Marolakos

Sedona Wedding Planner

Laura Marolakos is one of Sedona’s busiest wedding planners.  At well-known Heart of Sedona Weddings, Laura creates unforgettable dream weddings on every scale, in every style, in every environment indoors or out. Simply put, Laura’s Sedona weddings are exquisite. Her goal is to bring her bride’s dreams to fruition through organization, style and arranging all the details. As a valued partner in The Sedona Wedding Studio, Laura directs her brides to the best vendors available in Sedona today thereby making her bride’s special day completely stress free.

Laura’s professional career began twenty-five years ago.  As a graduate of the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York City, she embarked on her own ambitious dreams of creating her own Couture and Bridal Collections business for major fashion houses around the country.  Her clients read as a who’s who in the fashion industry….  Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bergdorf  Goodman among many others.

Hollywood called.  So, Laura redirected her talents in beauty and harmony towards an exciting new career in costume design.  She gained experience as a wardrobe supervisor and costumer for major Hollywood films and television.  Not only did she create the perfect look and wardrobe for characters and scenes, but her work involved organizing and coordinating crew members, craftsmen and support teams facilitating wardrobe budgets and working directly with actors, directors and producers to create a common vision.

Laura came to Sedona in 2005.  Free from a high-profile life style and nourished daily by Sedona’s natural beauty, she is now able to direct her creative energies to finding beauty and harmony of soul. Serenity, peace and a simpler lifestyle, along with the unique opportunities found in Sedona, have opened new avenues for the use of her gifts and talents.  Producing and planning gorgeous Sedona Weddings was a perfect fit.  Laura Marolakos really will make your dream wedding in Sedona come true.

Perfection Catering

For Tlaquepaque Weddings

Nothing is more important for a successful wedding reception, party or event than really good food.  So much goes into providing great cuisine that people may not realize.  First, there must be exceptionally talented chefs to prepare delicacies that tempt the palette.  Depending on the reception’s location, the food must get there.  Then, there is the wait staff who must efficiently and elegantly get the food to the guests.  Catering is a very challenging business that requires passion, dedication and experience.

Chef Dan and Chef Paul at Perfection Catering meet all the requirements.  Their popularity among brides, event planners, wedding planners and locals are proof of it.  Off-site receptions are challenging.  The only sure way to insure that everything is moist and succulent, cooked to perfection, hot and beautifully presented is to prepare the food on site.  Chef Dan says there is no way around it. Chef sets up his own on-site kitchen complete with grills, ovens, refrigeration and everything needed to serve a meal to please each and every guest.

Everyone loves to see what goes on behind the scenes.  No problem here.  Guests enjoy seeing action at events and Perfection Catering provides lots of it.  Action stations for pastas, omelets and grilled hors d’ oeuvres are a treat for party goers. Some clients may want buffet style service.  Perfection sets up gorgeous buffets that are colorful, decorative and abundant with incredible taste treats.

The fun tastings that Chefs Dan and Paul arrange at  Perfection Catering are meals in themselves.  Chef never lets clients go away hungry and makes sure they get much more than one little bit size sample.

Chef works within every budget and can offer suggestions that will delight your palette and your pocket book.  For more information, contact Perfection Catering today.

Sedona Performance Guitarist

Brian David

Meet Brian David. Brian is one of the most respected and gifted musicians in Sedona. For over twenty years his guitar has inspired and entertained everyone who experiences his music. His love of classical guitar has led him to perform for countless weddings in Sedona, as well as private parties, art galleries and special events.  Brian’s romantic songs evoke a very special ambiance to the hundreds of wedding ceremonies that occur in Sedona.

The tone of the classical guitar creates a sacred space by bringing the gift of music that draws people into the moment in a way that only live music can do.

Brian earned a bachelor’s degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Northern Arizona University in 2003.    Since then, he has continuously maintained and expanded his classical repertoire. Brian’s Forte is Spanish classical.

His range of musical styles include classical, jazz, contemporary and Spanish, among others. Drawing from his traditional wedding repertoire, which includes Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Trumpet Voluntary, Bach’s Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, and of course, the Wedding March, Brian brings so much to the table.  He has learned specific songs that encompass a wide variety of music.  Brian has been asked to learn everything from Elvis to the Beatles to Ben Harper and always enjoys pleasing the couple with “their song”.

Brian is a very busy and popular musician and books very quickly. He performs weekly at several resorts and restaurants in Sedona and Flagstaff. His beautiful new CD, Sungazer, is available for listening or purchase on the Brian David website and at the Sedona Wedding Studio. The S.W.S. is honored to have Brian on our team.

  
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Dia de los Muertos Event

The ceremony for this special wedding was held at The Sedona Heritage Museum.  With the assistance of Show Stoppers, a traditional Japanese Torii was constructed out of giant timber bamboo to honor the heritage and traditions of the bride’s family.

Remi and John were are joy and made such a lovely couple.  John and his family were from England making this wedding quite the international affair.

Remi’s bouquet was classic yet made in a traditional Japanese Ikebana style. Several varieties of green orchids were used with hypericum berries and hydrangea.  Equisedum triangles hovered above the exotic bouquet.

The stem wrap was made of a row of equisedum to mimic bamboo.   The handle was then laced with a narrow chocolate brown ribbon.

The brides maids bouquets were gorgeous with green orchids, hydrangea and red cock’s comb.

The fantastic centerpieces were made in place and incorporated manzanita branches, orchids, hydrangeas, green spider mums, equisedum and ranunculus.

Small hand-made origami cranes dangled from manzanita branches on each table.  This Tlaquepaque wedding was absolutely lovely and one we will always remember.

The wedding party stayed at the gorgeous El Portal Inn.

After the ceremony, the couple was whisked away in a vintage Bentley for photos at Tlaquepaque.  After the session, guests gathered for the reception, which was also held at Tlaquepaque.

Joy’s colorful custom designer bouquet was made of 4 different colors of garden roses with deep red hypericum berries for additional texture.

This is a lovely shot of Joy and Josh taken through one of the fountains at Tlaquepaque.

This is a lovely image in front of the Chapel.

This fabulous cupcake tower was the hit of the evening.  The sugar rose details were perfect as well as yummie.

Small floral details of roses were used on every table.

Coordination:  Sedona Wedding Planner

Cake: Sedona Cake Couture

Photography:  Sedona Bride

Officiant:  Heart Of Sedona