1.  Sedona Sounds, Bobby Russell, with give away 5 of his stunning Blu Ray videos of gorgeous Sedona Landscapes in time lapse photography titled, ” Sights of Sedona. ”

2.  Sedona Bride Photography will give away a fabulous photo session in Sedona.

3.  Pink Jeep Tours, represented by Stella Koret, will give away an exciting jeep tour for two.

4.  Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village will give a gift certificate redeemable at any store in Tlaquepaque.

5.  Intimate Sedona Weddings, Suzanne Loo-McCoy will present a beautiful “one of a kind ” gemstone necklace from her new collection “art to wear.”

6.  Sterling Weddings of Sedona, Shanandoah Sterling, will gift a Sacred Smudge Ceremony inspired from her heritage of Iroquois and Cherokee linage.

7.  Patricia Vega, Hair and Make-up, will give a stylish haircut and manicure.

8.  Phyllis Cline, Heart Line Cafe, will give a gift certificate.

9.  Events By Show Stoppers, Ken Heflin and Jim Bullock, will present a gift certificate to either Show Stoppers or their jewelry store, Nectar Designs in Tlaquepaque.

10.  L’Auberge de Sedona, Greg Velasquez, Kara Cristman and Megan Rudolf will present the grand prize:  A two night stay in a new luxurious Red Rock Vista Cottage along with two spa treatments at Serenite Spa and dinner for two at L’Auberge Restaurant on gorgeous Oak Creek.

Due to the overwhelming success of the Sedona Wedding Studio in just 13 short months, the S.W.S  will be expanding to accommodate those members currently on the waiting list and to add more display space.  Several members are wanting more space and will be expanding their participation tiers.  The studio will be adding over 1700 sq. feet of space which will effectively double the size of the facility!   The studio will have maximum visibility from Hwy. 89A. with exciting wedding themed window displays and a large illuminated sign on the front of the building.  To accommodate ever growing numbers of walk-in brides, a second conference room will be added as well as a private media room for viewing slide shows and screening videos! Construction and renovation have already begun.  The expansion is scheduled for completion by September 1.

In the following weeks will be the much anticipated Phoenix Bride and Groom Magazine’s glitzy cocktail reception being held in Scottsdale exclusively to introduce the Sedona Wedding Studio membership to valley movers and shakers.  Important Scottsdale and Phoenix wedding professionals will be invited by Phoenix Bride and Groom Magazine to attend, meet and network with S.W.S. membership.  This is a hot, invitation only ticket.  Don’t miss this really fun event to be held from 5:30 to 8:00 at The Kerr Cultural Center in North Scottsdale.

Phoenix Bride And Groom Magazine Hosts Scottsdale Reception For Sedona Wedding Studio

The Sedona Wedding Studio cocktail reception will be the place to be in Scottdale on September 16th.  S.W.S. membership RSVPs have been overwhelming!   Plans are coming together quickly. Custom invitations are being designed by S.W.S. member Julie Gibson’s company, Studio Grace. Phoenix Bride and Groom Magazine is sponsoring the event and will be using their contact base to send invitations.

Talented members of the S.W.S. are  making sure their Scottsdale guests will have a ball. Treats prepared by Perfection Catering , Enchantment Resort, Heart Line Cafe  and Cucina Rustica will delight guest’s palettes along with goodies by Sedona Cake Couture. Beautiful flowers will provided by Show Stoppers. Sedona Bride Photography will document the evening. Video  is in the works. There will be live music by classical guitar performance artist, Brian David, to serenade guests.  Sedona’s own Bobby Russell, of Sedona Sounds, will be entertaining everyone with recorded music and his new mesmerizing “free notes ” bells. Guests will have a blast with ShutterBox Photobooth generously provided by Brandon Stacy.  L’Auberge de Sedona is planning a massage chair and therapist from their fabulous spa to indulge party guests. Deb Beggs, Tri Rentals, is generously providing all the rentals that will make the event a huge success!

Even the wine will be from Sedona!  Everyone at the studio is thrilled that S.W.S. wedding planner, Margaret Van Damme has arranged for wine to be generously provided by S.W.S. member, Olen Petznick, owner of the fabulous Dancing Apache Lodge and vinyards.  The wine will be served under the Dancing Apache Lodge label. Several other members are planing surprises and other members are getting on board to provide their services to promote their businesses as well.  More fun is being planned.

More exciting Sedona Wedding Studio events are in the works with yet another follow up party in Sedona.  More details to follow as they become available.

To all of you who have been there for us, thank you so very much for helping us get through this extremely difficult time as best we can.  We also wanted you all to know about this lovely website where our beloved friends will be seen and loved forever. JettBo was honored by a dear friend of ours.

We were so moved by her gesture as it really does help ease our pain every time we visit his memorial. We hope this will in some way benefit all the wonderful animals that enrich our lives and help comfort everyone who loses a dear furry family member.  Here is the link to The Golden Bone Memorial Wall:

Sedona Bride Photography is known for their quality, style and ability to capture a moment in time that many of us never really see.  It is a real talent to capture the emotion of the moment and turn it into art.  Andrew Mejia of Sedona Bride does just that.  Watch a lovely slideshow of his work here: Often Andrew is the, all so important, second shooter for the husband and wife team Sedona Bride Photography. But Andrew is just as likely to be the primary shooter at smaller weddings as well.  The scope of a wedding has no bearing on the quality of photography coming from Sedona Bride Photography.  Andrew is just as concerned about a bride’s elopement or her lavish affair.  He understands that every wedding is someone’s special day and he makes sure it is beautifully captured forever.

Andrew has a gift for seeing detail, as well as overall documentation.  Many of the outstanding images coming from Sedona Bride Photography are Andrew’s. He wallows in the grass, balances on rocks, climbs up hills, tip toes and squats but always gets his shot.  So many of the images of grooms and groomsmen getting ready are Andrew’s images.  While Katrina may be shooting the bride and groom at special moments during the ceremony, Andrew is shooting the guests and those all-so-sweet teary eyes.  It takes two great photographers to capture all the moments and that is exactly why Sedona Bride is so great.

Show Stopper’s loves Sedona Bride because they totally get how to shoot flowers and decor.  Andrew makes sure the lighting is perfect while Katrina gets the shot.  We all have learned so much from each other and can second guess what needs to be done to get the images.  They have learned to think like decorators and we have learned to think like photographers.  It works.

Andrew is doing many of the packages offered by resorts and hotels.  His reputation is growing fast because of his quality and charming personality. He is being seen more and more at L’Auberge, Tlaquepaque and other major wedding destinations.  His packages are outstanding.  Brides still receive that oh-so-important post production detail which is so tedious and time consuming.  Many laymen think that images are taken and just returned on a disc.  Unfortunately, in many cases that it true.  The exceptional images, however, are always achieved through thoughtful consideration during the post production phase.

It’s all Sedona Bride Photography.  It’s all Katrina and Andrew.  Sedona Bride is simply a terrific choice and brides are never disappointed.  We are true fans.

Tlaquepaque Chapel

By Sedona Bride Photography and Events By Show Stoppers

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.  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

Sedona Wedding Planners,

Venues, Vendors and Gifts

51 leading Sedona wedding professionals, including wedding planners and venues have joined to become the unsurpassed, Sedona Wedding Studio. HERE, brides can find an elite, “invitation only” membership of the best Sedona wedding professionals available today, all represented under one roof.  Brides can save time and money, avoid worry and have the confidence of knowing that they have found the ultimate source for the best Sedona wedding services.  The SWS membership list reads as a who’s who in the Sedona wedding industry.

The most stringent stipulations and standards are required before being invited to join this exclusive group of award winning 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 among 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 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.  The S.W.S is a private membership and is not modeled after any other organization.  Quality 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 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, slide shows  and photography showcase the talent of all the SWS members.  Brides can listen to music selections by talented Sedona Wedding Studio musicians and even have make-up trials by studio make-up and hair artists.  Catalogues, fabulous displays, merchandise, samples and more complete the Sedona Wedding Studio experience.

Sedona Top 51

Wedding Professionals

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 Hwy. 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.

The Sedona Wedding Studio

Represents These Top 52 Sedona Wedding Professionals:

1. Sedona Bride –  Photography by Katrina Wallace and Andrew Mejia

2. Sedona Cake Couture – Andrea Blaut

3.  Sedona Sounds – DJ – Bobby Russell

4.  Events By Show Stoppers – Flowers / Lighting / Decor – Ken Heflin and Jim Bullock

5.  Sedona Wedding Planner – Karen Lynn

6. Van Damme Weddings – Planning – Margaret Van Damme

7.  Sedona Luxury Weddings – Planning – J.B. Bloomfield

8.  Sedona Wine Country Tours

9.  L’Auberge de Sedona

10.  Amara Resort and Spa

11.  Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village and Chapel

12.  El Portal Luxury Inn

13.  Artists in Rhythm – Live music – Steve Douglas

14. Cucina Rustica – Catering / Rehearsal Dinners and Reception Venue

15.  Tri-Rentals – Deb Beggs / Tenting, Linens, Tables, Chairs, Flatware, Table Settings

16. Particia Vega – Hair and Make-up

17. Liz Margin – Make-up

18.  The Hilton Resort and Spa

19.  Seven Canyons Golf Club ( with special sponsorship by Show Stoppers for non-member brides )

Contact Show Stoppers for details.  928-203-9096

20. Garland’s Lodge ( Limited Sunday afternoon weddings only )

21. Main Street Catering – Dave DeGraff

22.  Enchantment Resort ( Limited to specific holidays )

23.  Phoenix Bride and Groom Magazine

24.  The Wedding Chronicle

25. Reverend Shanandoah Sterling

26.  Nectar Design /   Exclusive florist for Tlaquepaque brides

27. Heartline Cafe / Catering Available for Heartline’s on-site facilities as well as off-site venues

28.  Perfection Catering

29.   Oman Ken Live music / Harp / Flute / Guitar / Piano / Vocals

30.  Two Hearts One Life Weddings Rev. Maria K. Grace, Officiant

31.  Aromatherapywedding.com Favors

32.  HeartOf SedonaWeddings.com Rev. Andrew Murphy, M. Div. – Officiant

33.  SaverioCustomClothiers.com Men and Women’s custom designed clothing.

34.  Studio Grace, LLC   Fine, high-end stationary, invitations, corporate collateral, announcements, personal stationary / website under construction Julie@studioGrace.net

35.  Dancing Apache Lodge

36.  Get Married In Sedona Live wedding webcast

37. Serendipity Videography

38. Intimate Sedona Weddings Rev. Suzanne Loo-McCoy, Officiant

39.  Pink Jeep Tours Stella Koret

40.  Arizona’s Finest Wedding Sites and Services

41.  White Tie Transportation, Limousine and Tours

42.  Saddlerock Ranch  Website coming soon

43.  Event Essentials

44.  Sedona Trolly

45.  Laura Marolakos / Wedding Planner / Heart of Sedona Weddings

46.  ShutterBox PhotoBooth

47.  Wildflower Linens

48.  Sedona Monthly

49.  Brian David / Classical Performance Guitar

50.  Los Abrigados Resort and Spa

51.  Victorian Cowgirl / Custom Couture Wedding Fashions

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.