My Tucson Wedding

Picking out your colors is just one aspect of planning your wedding. Your choices reflect your personality, from the attendants dresses to the flowers and the linen selection. It all comes together to create a beautiful and elegant reception for you and your guests to enjoy and remember for a long time to come.

Candace and Christopher were wed on February 28, 2009 at Saguaro Buttes at 5:30 PM.  Candace and Christopher met at work over 5 years ago. Christopher proposed to Candaace on a trip to Ireland on March 15, 2007. Christopher works at a local establishment, Candace currently works at the Arizona Inn.

 Sometimes, what is considered the worst possible weather for an outdoor wedding can surprisingly have the best outcome. This beautiful photo of Lacy and Cody was taken on a November evening, following a rainy and overcast day.  About 45 minutes before the ceremony, the rain stopped and they had a wonderful wedding ceremony. As you can see they also have some of the most beautiful sunset photos imaginable.  When it is raining on your wedding day, and you have an outdoor ceremony planned it can cause a little panic, especially if your heart is set on having it outdoors. It is always important, even in Arizona, to have a “plan B” in place. At Saguaro Buttes we simply pull the ceremony into our beautiful reception area.

Photographers also love having clouds in the sky because it adds texture and color to the pictures, especially at sunset. So, if it is raining on your wedding day, take heart, you may end up with pictures of your wedding as beautiful as those of Lacy and Cody.

Parking lots are parking lots, they are not the most attractive part of a property. At Saguaro Buttes the parking lot is on the lower level of the property, which makes it nice  but with dozens of low level lights, the parking lot at Saguaro Buttes looks much like Christmas lights, in the early evening.

Jim Reed is one of our preferred vendors and has an artistic touch to his photography. His partner Karen Helouin accompanies him to make sure that no photo opportunity is missed. Together they have taken many beautiful photos over the years for dozens of bride and grooms at their weddings here at Saguaro Buttes. Check out his web site at www.jimreedphotos.com or call him at 520-797-8455.  You can also check out a few of his photos on our web site. Click here.

I never get tired of the beautiful sunsets in Tucson. Each one is unique in its own way.  This picture was taken from our new front porch on January 23rd, looking West toward Kitt Peak and the Quinlan Mountains.

Saguaro Buttes is located on 26 acres adjacent to Saguaro National Park. Not only are we blessed with gorgeous views but also an abundance of wild life comes down from the Park looking for food and water. The deer pictured to the right visited us this week.

Karla & Chris were wed on Thursday evening, January 22nd, at 4:45 p.m. at Saguaro Buttes. It was one of those rare rainy days in Tucson, which brought the wedding inside. Most weddings at Saguaro Buttes are held outside on  a beautiful ceremony site with the Rincon Mountains as the backdrop. Inside, with wall to wall windows, you still have the beautiful views of the Mountains, and guests are seated around their tables, and can enjoy the ceremony in the warmth and dryness of the indoors.

Invitations to your most important event can be costly and time consuming.  “Celebrations Ink”, one of our preferred vendors, can address some of those issues. They have “thousands of styles to choose from to fit any budget”. They have discounted prices and guarantee the lowest prices. They have a phone number of 520-722-9607 and a web site called www.celebrationsink.com.

Eric and Isabel were married at Saguaro Buttes on March 26, 2009. They had guests from Thailand, Mexico, California, and possibly Oregon. Eric and Isabel first met in 2000 as Eric worked with Isabel’s brother at National Car Rental. They began dating in 2007.

Brian and Ashleigh were married at Saguaro Buttes on March 14th at 5:00 PM. They had beautiful weather and a gorgeous sunset.  They met on a trip to Mexico in March 2006, and they had guest from New York, Washington, California, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Colorado. 

Stacey & Joey were married at Saguaro Buttes on May 24th, 2009 at 6:00 pm.  They met in September of 2003 in an EMT class that Joey was teaching at the time, at Pima Community College.

What to do with kids at a wedding? Here is a special table for kids at a wedding with fun treasure boxes at each setting. Ideas abound with you can put in the boxes, toys, candy, a puzzle book or color book with crayons, something special that will make the evening more enjoyable for the children.

It’s the playoff season, the Arizona Cardinals are playing in the NFC

championship game, and football is in the air. As a loyal Bears fan growing up in the Chicago area, I had to post this picture of a Chicago Bears wedding cake at a recent wedding at Saguaro Buttes. The groom must have gotten permission from the Bride on this one.

Joshua and Stephanie were married at Saguaro Buttes on January 10th, 2009 at 4:30 pm. They had a beautiful ceremony on a clear and cool evening, with guests from California, Nevada, Illinois, and Michigan among other places.

A beautiful photo of the ring exchange during a ceremony at Saguaro Buttes. The bride and groom pledge their love and honor to each other with a ring, the circle being the symbol of eternity, having no beginning and no end.

Tracy and Angel were wed at Saguaro Buttes on February 7th, 2009 at 4:30 PM. They have a rehearsal on February 6th, at 4:00 pm.  They had guest coming from Kentucky, Georgia, Washington, among other places.  They met for the first time at work in June of 2005.  Photos were take by Desi Aragon. @  Photos (c) Desi Aragon - desiaragon@gmail.com. To see more of his photos of Tracy and Angel’s wedding, check out his web site.

It seems that a wedding cake is not complete without some sort of topper. Personalized cake toppers make for a unique topper, and can really look like the bride and groom. Recently I found a web site that where they personalize your cake topper called Hoss Studio. It’s not cheap but they actually look like the people who send in their photos. Another web site which is much more cost effect, and is more abstract is called Nicole W. Clark.  Either way it will probably be a topper that you keep for a long time. The topper pictured to the right was taken at a recent wedding at Saguaro Buttes.

Charles and Tashina were wed at Saguaro Buttes on February 21, 2009 at 4:45 pm.  They met for the first time in August 2000 in English Class in Sierra Vista. They had guests from Idaho, Montana, Washington, Michigan, and Delaware, among other places.

Here is a new look for the cake display. This cake table was illuminated by using seasonal lights under the linen, which made it very elegant. It was a wonderful looking table at a recent wedding at Saguaro Buttes with the outdoor rope lights are seen through the window in the background.

Something Blue Photography has it’s own unique style of photography as seen by pictures taken at a number of weddings at Saguaro Buttes. You can check out some recent photos posted of their work on this web site. Click here.  Georgina and Jon Anderson are a husband and wife team that have been taking wedding photos for more than five years time together.  Their web page is www.somethingbluephotography.net and their phone number is 520-808-9812

Hors d’oeurves  at  a recent Saguaro Buttes  wedding were beautifully placed and nicely arranged. This arrangement included various wines and cheeses, chips & dips,  vegetable and fruit platters as well as nuts and sweets.

The Rincon mountains provide the backdrop for some beautiful pictures. Pictured in the background of this photo is Rincon Peak which is 8482 ft. in elevation. During the winter months this peak will be snow covered. Rincón is Spanish for corner, denoting the primary shape of the mountain range. Mica Mountain (8,664 feet), the high-point of the Rincons forms the apex, with Rincon Peak (8,482 feet) forming the southern point, and Tanque Verde Peak forming the western point of the corner. The interior of the corner is Rincon Valley (south and west of Mica Mountain).

At Jewish weddings a chuppah is used for the ceremony with the bride and groom standing underneath it. Here the chuppah is brightly colored with family and dear friends holding each of the four poles.The chuppa has a rich history and various symbolic meanings. Chuppah literally means a canopy or a covering. A chuppah symbolizes the home the couple will build together.  This “home” initially lacks furniture as a reminder that the basis of a Jewish home is the people within it, not the possessions. It can also represent the beginning of a new family or for others, the four, open sides represent the tent of Abraham with its many doors, symbolic of his never-ending hospitality. Thus, the chuppah represents hospitality to one’s guests.There are no laws governing a chuppah’s construction or its “look”.  Many synagogues offer chuppot to their future brides and grooms. Florists also rent and decorate chuppot, or a bride and groom may create their own that may be passed down to future generations.