” We were super lucky to be able to brush up our Japanese with Yukie and Mark’s sweet intimate elopement. With just Yukie and Mark’s parents, sibling’s family, and two close friends, they tied the knot Sedona style at Red Rock crossing. Yukie brought a bit of Japanese wedding tradition into the ceremony by reading a beautiful letter to her parents. There wasn’t a dry eye after her emotionally-filled sweet words to her parents. i wish every wedding would incorporate this wonderful Japanese wedding tradition.”

Saverio is a custom clothier and creates beautiful suits, shirts, custom ties, cufflinks and other wedding attire for men. Be sure to contact Eddie Fischer at Saverio to schedule an appointment and add that special look to the groom and groomsmen.

We love the feel of this wedding.  You can see why more weddings come through the Sedona Wedding Studio than any other Sedona resource.

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The Sedona Wedding Studio Team:

Photography:  Sedona Bride Photography
Floral:  Events By Show Stoppers
Venue:  Enchantment Resort
Officiant:  Intimate Sedona Weddings 

There are countless special spots for a lovely ceremony.  The trails in and around Enchantment Resort offer charming areas at every turn.

Suzanne Loo McCoy presides over hundreds of Sedona weddings every year making her one of The Sedona Wedding Studio’s most popular officiants.

One of Suzanne’s favorite locations is just below the “Kachina Woman” formation, just outside the front entrance to Enchantment Resort.

The entire area affords such lovely opportunities for exquisite photography.

Sedona elopements are becoming ever more popular because of the beauty of the romantic surroundings.

Sedona is such an easy destination and easily affordable on any budget.  Consider a romantic Sedona wedding for your memories of a lifetime.

We are pleased that Sedona-bound brides who could not attend this year’s event, now have the opportunity to see, through this pictorial essay, the level of quality, talent and trend-setting designs they can expect to see when visiting The Sedona Wedding Studio and next year’s 2013 Sedona Wedding Boot Camp.

The event more than quadrupled in size and attendance over the previous year.  The morning began with excited brides embarking on venue tours of L’Auberge de Sedona and Tlaquepaque Arts And Crafts Village before returning to join other brides who already had confirmed venues.  Transportation was provided by Sedona Trolley, White Tie Limousine and Northern Arizona Limousines.  Sedona Golf Resort and Sedona Rouge  also held scheduled site tours of their properties in conjunction with the boot camp.

Even more transportation options were available with several vehicles on display in the SWS parking area.  Brides were able to see Sedona’s famous Pink Jeeps and fabulous Mercedes luxury vans from Silver Spur Tours.  A Day In The West Jeep Tours was there with their colorful drivers dressed in authentic old west attire.  Sedona Wine Country Tours representative, Laura Vandergrift, was there to discuss her wonderful tours.

The Sedona Wedding Bootcamp is quite different from the traditional wedding show.  Typical of Sedona Wedding Studio innovation, brides loved the new concept and were raving about the new stylish boutique look of what we call the “hybrid wedding show.”  No one left disappointed.  The most noticeable difference was the focus on designer tables, seminars and venue tours.

We hope you enjoy these images and see first-hand why so many Sedona brides are choosing the Sedona Wedding Studio to produce their romantic Sedona wedding, no matter how large or small their weddings actually are.  Congratulations to the Sedona Wedding Studio membership for producing the most lovely wedding event Sedona has seen to date.

As brides entered the building, they were greeted by beautiful designer vignettes and gorgeous flowers in every direction by Ken Heflin of Events By Show Stoppers.  Dos Geckos, a popular Sedona duo, including guitarist, Bill Barns, and Larry Perkins on violin ( 928-284-1131 ), set the mood by playing popular wedding selections to the delight of newly engaged couples as they enjoyed the surroundings.  Concert harpist, Sara Casciani (928-526-3488), played heavenly selections in the SWS showroom.

The Sedona Wedding Studio showroom was displayed and ready to go just before the doors opened at 10:00 am.

Those couples who entered the boot camp through Sedona Cake Couture began their boot camp experience with eye-popping displays of fabulous cakes and sweets in every style, color, shape and flavor imaginable.  The irresistible aroma of cakes baking in Andrea’s state-of-the-art kitchen permeated the entire studio making it hard to focus on anything but Andrea’s famous mouth-watering cakes.

The first 40 brides were gifted with delicious custom miniature wedding cakes in an assortment of delicious flavors. Brides also received a canvas tote bag with a couture map of Sedona, by Stephannie Barba Couture Maps, showing popular area attractions, famous landmarks and important Sedona wedding sites.

A beautiful Sedona Wedding Studio membership guide was included in every bag, along with vendor marketing material.  The lovely guide was designed and printed by SWS member, Julie Gibson, of Studio Grace.

Brides attending the Sedona Wedding Boot Camp were treated to make-up and hair styling demonstrations by Liz Margin, Lindsay Hausch and Patricia Vega.  Bill Barns serenaded just steps away, entertaining brides as they stood in line waiting their turns.

Sedona’s iconic restauranteur and caterer, Lisa Dahl, and Scott Yates of Cucina Rustica, served delicious samples.

Lisa signed her best selling cookbook release, “The Elixir Of Life.”

Delicious samples were in every room of the Sedona Wedding Studio, as well as in the adjoining Inspiration Pavilion.

Heartline Cafe, Perfection Catering, Cucina Rustica and Red’s Catering wowed couples with their scrumptious selections.

Candace Walters, of Victorian Cowgirl, designer of beautiful couture wedding gowns, displayed many of her favorite creations.  Brides were delighted as they spoke with the models and Candace about their wedding dresses.

Gorgeous models wore the exquisite fashions as they moved through the crowd while carrying beautiful wedding bouquets designed by Ken Heflin, of Events By Show Stoppers.

Everyone took their turn resting their feet in the lounge area of the Inspiration Pavilion.

Under the direction of Show Stoppers’ set designer, Samyo Shannon, and his team, Andres Barron ( Ninõ ), Ed Palmero and Marla Fay, the interior of the Inspiration Pavilion was draped in billowing sheer fabrics.  Charming lanterns converged at the apex of the tent, then cascaded down in a chandelier effect just above a birch arbor.  Colorful lighting effects accentuated the fabrics.

 Events By Show Stoppers provided all the decor, including flowers, draping, lighting and custom window arches that were installed over the draped walls.  Debb Beggs, Classic Party Rentals, generously provided the tenting, carpeting, heating, furniture and assorted rentals.

The perimeter if the Inspiration Pavilion was full of exquisitely trimmed tables designed to inspire the brides with ideas that could be interpreted into their own weddings.  The center of the tent displayed a birch wedding arbor.

Each of the talented Sedona Wedding Studio coordinators designed their own tables as well as designer tables reserved by Platinum sponsors.

Margaret Van Damme, Van Damme Weddings, designed the L’Auberge table with a charming Country French motif.

The details were very clever, such as this cute table sign made of Scrabble game pieces.

A neutral color palette with mossy green and gold accents was perfect for L’Auberge.

Laura Marolakos, Heart of Sedona Weddings, designed this colorful table for Tlaquepaque.  The Old-World Mexican theme inspired brides to think beyond the ordinary and consider their surroundings when choosing their decor.

Laura incorporated details of crepe-paper flowers, ceramic tiles, paper accessories, Mexican folk art and classic vintage lace linens.

Karen Lynn, Sedona Wedding Planner, puts the finishing touches on her rich-red and brown themed table.  Wildflower linens provided the gorgeous table cloth….

…. and the opulent chair covers.

So much was going on.  Bobby Russell, Sedona Sounds, announced prizes and played current tunes between the seminars. Food was being passed, displays enjoyed, venues considered, ideas discussed, friendships made and-on-and-on. Everyone throughly enjoyed themselves all day long.

Brides loved meeting other brides and interacting with SWS members.  Lots of contacts and friendships were made.  The air was full of joy, love and excitement.

Sedona’s wedding community was putting its best foot forward, making brides feel welcomed, pampered and confident.

J.B. ( Judi ) Bloomfield, Sedona Luxury Weddings and Events, designed her table and The Sedona Hilton Resort’s table. We loved her vintage look even incorporating an old vintage screen.

J.B. used vintage heirloom tableware, old frames, bottles, old curios and candle-filled jars in her vision.

Laura Marolakos, Heart of Sedona Weddings, designed this vintage French table that was a big hit with the brides.

Laura incorporated various vintage fashion props, curios and keepsake elements in her design.

Laura’s color pallet was light, feminine and romantic.  The outstanding paper products were designed by Sedona Wedding Studio member, Julie Gibson of Studio Grace.

Margaret Van Damme, Van Damme Weddings, used a beautiful complementary color scheme with lots of texture and depth.

The beautiful linens were procured through Wildflower Linens.

Margaret’s lovely paper products were provided by SWS member,  The Aerialist Press.

The designer tables were popular with the brides, inspiring their sense of creativity!

The seminars were very informative, helping brides get direction and insider tips from Sedona’s best professionals.

Debb Beggs, Classic Party Rentals, answered questions concerning all aspects of rentals and tenting.

Included in the days festivities were Taryn Bills, Serendipity Video, who will have a film of the day’s activities coming soon to this website.  Bobby Russell, Sedona Sounds, was the DJ and Master of Ceremonies for the day.  Reverend Shanandoah Sterling, Sterling Weddings Of Sedona was there and gave her undivided attention to countless brides. Diana DeMayo, Uptown Massage, gave neck massages in the SWS conference room that had been specially converted for privacy.

All five of our member publications were available to give out their latest editions.  Kelly Gill, Phoenix Bride and Groom Magazine, Angie Van Daele, The Wedding Chronicle, and Christine Kelly of Arizona’s Finest Wedding Sites and Services met with brides and handed out their magazines.  Arizona Bride Magazine and Arizona Weddings Magazine were available in the Inspiration Pavillion.

19 SWS member venues were represented.  Katie Draxler, Sedona Golf Resort, Angela Medlin, Seven Canyons Golf Club and Tony Rizzo, Oak Creek Country Club were there to meet and greet brides.

The Sedona Wedding Boot Camp closed at 5:00 when the last bride finally left.  What a fabulous event produced by The Sedona Wedding Studio.  Everyone had a fantastic time, did lots of business, made appointments and celebrated another huge leap in advancing the Sedona wedding communities image.  Romance, humor, knowledge, creativity, music, excitement, talent and community were the fuel that catapulted this year’s 2012 Sedona wedding Boot Camp into fast forward, making it the front runner of Sedona wedding events.  What a great show!

The Sedona Wedding Studio membership welcomes the Aerialist Press to our growing organization.  We thought we would let our new members tell us about their wonderful business.  Here is an excerpt from the gorgeous Aerialist Press website in their own words:

“Wedding invitations and stationery are what we do and what we love. We are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the small artisan community of Emeryville, and provide affordable letterpress to engaged couples globally. We cater to the discerning bride and paper lover who is not satisfied with the average or the ordinary.

Our style runs the gamut from sweet and lovely to bold and striking. We are inspired by couture fashion, vintage finds, well-made paper, first editions, the San Francisco bay area lifestyle, great Neruda poetry, 20s, 30s, and 40s architecture and natural floral landscapes. Offering a wide array of letterpress-worthy design options coupled with exquisite paper and a committment to crafting eco-friendly invitation suites is our focus.

We want our clients to want it all and to have it all, so in addition to our standard letterpress House Suites, we also offer Couture Designs: custom orders tailored to your letterpress style and vision because we believe your suite should be uniquely yours, just like your wedding. Send us your hopes and inspirations and we will translate them to paper and ink!”

Take advantage of the many options Aerialist Press has to offer, and place your order for exquisite invitations and paper products from this great company.

Owner, Diana DeMayo, was born and raised on the coast of Maine.  After High School, she attended Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.  She then spent four years traveling through Africa, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, learning and working with a variety of cultures.

In 1997 she graduated from the New Hampshire Institute of Therapeutic Arts, beginning a career in massage therapy.  Diana has worked in all corners of North America, including Alaska and eventually beautiful Sedona. She now lives in Sedona with her husband, Robert, and three daughters, Tavish, Saydrin Scout, and Martika. Diana enjoys traveling, hiking, dancing, singing, yoga and spending time with loved ones.

Experience the joys of a professional relaxing massage at Uptown Massage.   What a delightful way to show your appreciation to your bridal party or just to relax before the big day!  928-274-0091

When visiting Sedona’s vibrant uptown, there are dozens of great stores and tourist attractions.  If you happen to walk by the Sedona Fudge Company, you absolutely cannot help but be lured by the irresistible aroma of warm chocolate fudge being mixed in gorgeous copper cauldrons, then lovingly spread on marble slabs, cooled and cut.  The enticing smell of chocolate stops everyone right in their tracks… and in they go!

You can browse through their store where you will find their famous Mackinac Island fudge, handmade chocolates, Grandma Horr’s Home-baked Cookies, speciality chocolates and much more!  If you wish, you can create an on-line account so more of their delicious sweets can be ordered and enjoyed long after leaving Sedona, or just shop at the store while you are in town at 257 North S.R. 89A.  Either way, know that you can shop with confidence.

If you cannot have sugar, no problem; delightful sugarless treats are always available.  Their display cases overflow with every kind of fudge combination imaginable, including fudge with varieties of nuts, white chocolate, peanut butter, milk chocolate and on-and-on-and-on.

The Sedona Wedding Studio loves the Sedona Fudge Company because of it’s growing popularity with brides.  More and more brides are using fudge as party favors, on popular candy bars and for the newest trend….   seductive, tantalizing Fudge Bars!  Sedona Fudge Company’s beautiful gift baskets serve as a warm welcome for guests visiting Sedona for weddings, as well as corporate events.  Visit the Sedona Fudge Company when you are in Sedona or oder on-line and satisfy that chocolate craving from afar.

A new kind of transportation and tour company has joined the Sedona Wedding Studio family.  We are excited to welcome Silver Spur Tours, where luxury and style are standard fare.  Travel in style to Sedona, the Grand Canyon and more, in luxurious 8 passenger Mercedes luxury vans.

Sedona brides will enjoy private wedding tours in a fleet of custom Mercedes touring vans that are the perfect blend of limousine elegance and a true luxurious touring vehicle.

Silver Spur Tours offers white-glove service; where true luxury and style are standard.  There is no doubt that they are committed to excellence.  Brides quickly see that they treat sightseeing as an art form.  To the professionals at Silver Spur, the tour business is not work, it’s a passion. Satisfying their guests is paramount.

Creating a distinctive tour is like uncorking a bottle of fine wine. It’s carefully choreographed and coddled as it seasons.  Their staff treats every element of the tour as a chronological event that crescendos into the ultimate pleasurable vacation and wedding experience.

Silver Spur sets the new standard.  Tap into their selection of Sedona, Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona tours.  Jump on board and let Silver Spur take you and your guests places in grand style.  800.600.4006