WEDDING PLANNING
Ideas & Inspiration + Tips & Advice
2026 Tablescape Design Contest
✨ We were blown away by the stunning and creative tablescapes at this year’s Durango Wedding Expo! From timelessly elegant 💫 to wildly out-of-the-box 🎨, each display was full of inspiration for couples planning their big day. We hope you had the chance to see them in person 👀—and that these ideas spark a few…
2025 Tablescape Design Contest
Six talented designers crafted one-of-a-kind tablescapes exclusively for the 2025 Durango Wedding Expo. Each tablescape showcases a distinct theme, blending innovative design elements, intricate details, and fresh trends to inspire couples planning their dream weddings.
Commitment: Strengthening Your Bond
by Holly Duckworth, PhD AwareCare Durango Marriage is an outward expression of your commitment to each other. Intensifying your bond early on creates a bedrock for resilience and fulfillment. There are actions that you can take to intensify your commitment. With intention and attention, you can forge a deeper commitment to each other. …
Empathy: 3 Ways to Build a Bridge of Understanding
by Holly Duckworth, PhD AwareCare Durango Shared empathy is the cornerstone of strong relationships, especially for newer relationships. Transitioning from dating to a life-long commitment, cultivating empathy can help you deepen your emotional connection, more easily resolve conflicts, and build a foundation of trust. Practicing empathy is a skill that needs attention and development.…
A Styled Elopement in the Mountains
Say, “I do” in an aspen forest with a stunning mountain backdrop in Durango, Colorado. This styled elopement showcases the possibilities.
5 Ways to Create a Memorable Wedding Ceremony
Create a memorable ceremony by telling your love story, adding symbolic gestures, poems, prayers, and songs to personalize your vows.
Wedding Style | Top 10
Stylish wedding trends. Fedora hats, colorful petal bars, late-night snacks, confetti-filled balloons, and a rustic seating chart and dessert bar. Unique ideas to consider for your day.
Wedding Style | Top 10
Wedding style trends. Ten unique and fun ideas to personalize your wedding day. A live painter, Converse favors, flower pot seating chart, blackberry jalapeno margarita escort cards, love note guestbook, and caricatures of the wedding party.
7 Ski/Snowboard Wedding Details
Whether you envision your entire wedding around a ski/snowboard theme or just want to add a few details to let your guests know skiing is a sport you love, these ideas are easy and fun to implement.
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DURANGO WEDDINGS MAGAZINE
The wedding planning guide for Durango & Southwest Colorado highlighting LOCAL venues & vendors + real wedding features.
Durango Weddings Magazine is a curated event planning resource guide, print magazine, wedding blog, and producer of the annual Durango Wedding Expo.