Category: Tucson Wedding Tips

Deciding on real or artificial wedding flowers can either be easy or difficult depending on your wedding colors. The traditional route with real wedding flowers can make it easy, but if you want extravagant colors, you may find it hard to find the right florist. Not only is there a variety of flowers to choose from, but several different wedding color schemes as well. When going the artificial route, your flowers will last in their “real” looking form forever. With choices of silk, foam and even wood flowers. It’s also beneficial to utilize artificial flowers as they are sure to last through pretty much any type of weather.

However, real wedding flowers can be much more luscious looking. One of the other benefits is that you can smell them for a while and take in the natural beauty of your flowers. Although you can’t always bend the flowers to the direction you want, you can still create floral walls and other designs with them.

The great thing is, no matter which route you take, you can preserve them in many ways. From shadow boxes, dipping them into resin or even displaying them in a case. Rest assured, you can keep your flowers forever no matter which decision you make for your special day. Happy planning, beautiful brides!

An outdoor wedding receptions in Tucson can be a beautiful experience. At Saguaro Buttes we have a couple beautiful locations to have a wonderful outdoor reception but there are a few things to keep in mind when having your reception outdoors. First weather is always the biggest concern. In Tucson the best time for outdoor weddings is from March through October. July and August can be iffy with the monsoon weather and heat.  It is important to have a back up plan in case of bad weather. Secondly, outdoor weddings will usually end sooner for a couple of reasons, one being the noise ordinances for outside weddings limit playing music no later than 10pm. especially if it is loud, so the DJ will have to end by 10 pm. Also evenings can be much cooler in Tucson and even with outdoor space heaters it can be hard keep it warm enough for some guests. Thirdly it can be a little more costly as you may need to rent stuff that is normally included in inside venues, like dance floors, Porte potties, etc.  With all that said, and outdoor weddings can be a wonderful experience.

So why would anyone want to have an outdoor wedding in 110 degrees? How would you keep it comfortable for your guests? What are some ways to mitigate the heat?  There are various reason to have your wedding in these months. One would be it’s easier to get a Saturday at your favorite venue. Many people have more flexible schedules in the Summer, with vacations and schools being out. The nights are very comfortable in June in Tucson with the low humidity. You can keep your guest comfortable several ways. One, have the wedding closer to sunset. Secondly allow your guests to be inside before the wedding. The DJ will make an announcement for the guests to go outside right before the ceremony, which means they are only outside for a short time. Three keep the ceremonies short and to the point. You can mitigate the heat in different ways. Provide fans for your guest to use during the ceremony. Next make sure you have bottled cold water and you can also provide some fun food like Eegees, which is popular in Tucson.  Many Brides and Grooms are scared away from summer weddings in Tucson and yet once the sun goes down it can be very comfortable. Steven and Carol pictured below were married June 13th. at Saguaro Buttes in Tucson Az. with temperatures of 98 degrees on their wedding day. This weekend (June 20th. 2015) it is currently as I write this 110 degrees. Tucson can get hot in June but don’t let it scare you away.

Many weddings have a theme for their decor, and it is interesting to see the various ideas couples come up with. Christine and Max chose a “Video Game” theme for their wedding day on October 19th. 2013 at Saguaro Buttes. Not only did they have each table marked with various popular video game names, but the cake topper, place cards, etc. were of various figures from Video games. They used the top of the Baby Grand Piano to place many of their favorite characters.   Check it out on Facebook.

Your ring bearer and flower girl will definitely steal the show, until YOU walk down the aisle of course.
Having a ring bearer and flower girl are fun traditions to lighten up the very serious walk down the aisle. Many brides choose their own kids to be in the wedding, nieces and nephews, or even a best friend’s child or children. Including these kids in the wedding makes the wedding even more special.
You will typically see one flower girl and one ring bearer but now multiple flower girls and multiple ring bearers with different tasks such as carrying a sign Here comes the bride, Here comes your girl or the ring bearer pulling a wagon with the flower girl sitting in it (as pictured the bride got creative and used her Cinderella theme) are becoming more popular.
These day’s brides are getting creative with their little ones walking down the aisle. Many still use the tradition of one flower girl throwing petals from a basket and the ring bearer carrying a small pillow with real/fake rings but are even getting creative with the pillow and basket, incorporating their theme into these small details.  by Natalie Mooney