My Tucson Wedding

After the ceremony, and after all of the family pictures have been taken, the wedding party is usually “lined up” followed by the Bride and Groom and introduced by the DJ into the reception room. This can be a lot of fun, and music plays a big part. Here are some of the more popular […]

Every little girl dreams of a beautiful wedding and little girls are usually very excited to be asked to be a flower girl. Here are a few suggestions to help prepare your daughter for being a flower girl. First, as soon as they are asked to be a flower girl let them know how special […]

There are no hard fast rules for the Head Table, but usually the groom and groomsmen are on the left and the Bride and Bridesmaid are on the right. It is nice to have a stage or elevated location so the head table can stand out and everyone can see you, but it is not […]

9:00 Wake up call to Bride, eat breakfast, smile it’s your wedding day
9:00 Wake up call to Groom, eat breakfast and get ready
3:00 Bridal Party Arrive + Hair and Make-Up begin
3:30 Photographer and Videographer arrive
3:45 Get the younger boys dressed
4:00 Groom & his guys arrives
4:30 Quick check with officiant
5:30 Prelude music begins
5:30 Bride gets dressed […]

At Saguaro Buttes we offer free pre-marital counseling which includes over 25 pages of reports, graphs, and advice on your wedding that is generated by questions that you answer online. The graph to the right is one example of what is included in the report. We also provide a 30 page workbook to help couples […]

Tucson in the Summer can be rather warm (hot).  Here is an idea to help your guests keep cool during your outdoor wedding ceremony. By making your wedding program into a fan that is handed to your guests as they arrive, your guests can not only read the program they can cool themselves off with […]

Wedding rehearsals are a great way to iron out all the details of your wedding ceremony. They usually take about one hour for the rehearsal, thirty minutes to do the actual rehearsal, and the other thirty minutes for people to find the wedding venue, bring in the extras, meet and greet, etc. One thing to […]

The Bouquet Toss is a time honored tradition at weddings that goes back to a time when ladies thought themselves very ‘lucky’ to be getting married. So that some of this luck could rub off on their friends, they would toss their bouquet and according to tradition the ‘catcher’ would be the next to marry.
bouquet […]

July through early September is considered the Monsoon Summer in Tucson. We get close to half our rainfall for the year during this time. June is one of the driest months, and is in stark contrast with the rest of the Summer.  Typically July and August are the slow months for weddings in Tucson, with […]

This hot dog stand famous for their “Sonoran Dog” was brought in by Ana and Brian as a little extra for their wedding guests. They arrived and set up after dinner and during the dancing time in the parking lot.  It was a very popular place as guests burned off calories on the dance floor […]

A Unity Candle ceremony can work well during the Reception, after the Wedding Ceremony, especially if the ceremony is outside and it is a breezy day. It is very difficult to keep the candles lit outside if there is any kind of breeze, plus it is hard to see the candles is the bright sunlight. […]

A nice way to add something extra to your wedding ceremony is to include a Dove Release.  The White Doves against the Arizona blue skies makes for a beautiful picture. Usually the bride and groom release two doves and after they released these two doves, another dozen doves are released along with the first two.These […]

One way to add some fun to your wedding reception is to include a Photo Montage. Usually they consist of pictures of both the Bride and Groom through the years growing up, and then pictures of the couple together. The background music adds a lot of color to the production.  It is usually good to […]

After the ceremony and before the dinner, your guests will have a cock-tail hour to enjoy while they wait for all those beautiful wedding pictures to be taken. One nice way to thank them for coming is by serving hors d’oeuvres right after the wedding ceremony.  River’s Edge Catering offers a variety of butler passed hors d’oeuvres. […]

At Saguaro Buttes we suggest sparklers if you desire to have a special exit from your wedding reception. At night it is more dramatic and works much better than throwing rice or bird seed which is hard to see, photograph, and more of a mess to clean up. Edible products also cause animal problems being […]

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Saguaro Buttes has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Ceremony and Reception Venue.The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds. […]

White linens, periwinkle blue napkins and Cala Lillies in tall vases for the center pieces made for a very elegant reception room. Silver charger plates with favors placed in the center and silver safari chairs, ivory pads and white chair ties complete the table design. Simple but elegant.
table design

One of the photos many couples like to have taken is what we call a “Group Photo”.  Right after the ceremony, with the photographer on the elevated back patio, everyone turns and faces the camera. The pictures taken during the ceremony are usually of the backs of wedding guests heads, but this photo has everyone […]

Here is a cake with a little humor. Wedding cakes come in all shapes and forms, like the one pictured to the right,  it expresses the personality of the bride and groom.  If you have not checked out “theknot.com” for wedding cake ideas, it may be worth your time to take a look.
wedding cake

In todays economy, as budgets are tight, more couples are asking this question. I am sure that different people have different reasons for giving wedding favors. But basically they are meant to say Thank-you to your wedding guests. Wedding Favors are optional, as budget are getting tighter more couples are doing without.  There are web […]

The ring bearer and flower girl can be adorable additions to your wedding. There are no hard fast rules on the ring bearer but some general guidelines to keep in mind. Generally boys between three to six years old, but not always a boy and sometimes younger or older. They may walk down with the […]

What do you do when it rains on your outdoor wedding? In Arizona we are fortunate that we do not have many of those days, but it does happen. First it is important to have a back-up plan, ideally an indoor location or a place out of the weather. At Saguaro Buttes if it rains, […]

Up lighting (pictured to the right) can add some color and atmosphere to the reception hall. For the small additional cost it is a wonderful way of adding some colors to coordinate or match the colors of your wedding. These lights can be set to a number different shades, that after dark, placed in various […]

Here is yet another display for a “Candy Buffet” from a recent wedding at Saguaro Buttes. The bride and groom had fun choosing unique candies as well as candy in their wedding colors of blue and orange. The center flat bowl was full of “chocolate rocks” which were not only delicious but really did look […]

White and red tulips, clear beads and submersible lights gave this elegant center piece a glow throughout the evening.  Votive candles on the tables also add to the elegance of the table setting.
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