WEDDING PLANNING

Ideas & Inspiration + Tips & Advice

2026 Cupcake Contest

2026 Durango Wedding Expo Best Tasting Cupcake Contest.

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.

Healthy Boundaries: You are Still You

by Holly Duckworth, PhD AwareCare Durango   Even after professing a life-long commitment, you are still you.  Defining your boundaries within the partnership is crucial to maintaining a healthy and balanced relationship.  Your boundaries help you feel respected and secure as you and your partner grow individually and together.  While marriage brings two lives together,…

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.

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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.