Welcome to the Spring-Summer 2017 Social issue of The Valley Wedding Pages! Spring is in the air and summer is already at our door, which means we have many glorious Real Weddings, new wedding and event professionals, and the latest trends in all things bridal that will surely get you ready to start planning your dream event!

If you look over at the adjacent page, you will be introduced to Mr. & Mrs. Celina and Jorge Luis Ortegon II, our Cover Bride and Groom whose journey from an intimate celebration in the scenic state of Washington to a brilliant spring wedding here in the Rio Grande Valley is a story of fairytale romance and sentimental memories. Their blooming wedding of vibrant colors and lush garden flowers is just one of twenty-six celebrations featured within these pages, presenting newly married couples with all sorts of beautiful personalities. Read about Vanessa Espinoza & Ivan Luna’s magical outdoor nuptials, bride Rachel Castillo finding her lifelong dance partner in husband Robert Ruiz, the dazzling Indian celebration of Rowena Kuruppasserril and Christopher Lee Sebastian, and many more! If you can’t get enough of the romance and joyful spirits, continue to read about the twelve Just Married couples who recently tied the knot and the eleven couples whose Engagements are just the beginning to their Happily Ever After.

Planning any wedding, intimate or grand, can lead to many questions and decisions that may leave you feeling like you’re running in circles. And no bride or groom wants to feel stressed during one of the happiest times in their life. This is where The Valley Wedding Pages Annual 2017 guide comes in hand.

We at The Valley Wedding Pages work hard to give you a complete wedding guide that contains everything you need when planning your dream wedding. Consider it your personal assistant that can give you great tips, references, local vendors, and everything in between.

To our wonderful readers and friends,

Welcome to The Valley Quinceañera Pages Fall 2017 issue! We are ecstatic to present this book that is filled with sparkles and petals that will surely inspire you as you begin planning your special event!

Join us for this issue and read about Quince cover Diana’s fairytale celebration with her Cinderella blue ballgown, Daisy’s floral spectacle Quinceañera fit for royalty, and Gabriela Rubi’s vintage-inspired celebration with delicate and charming details any girl will love. Along with these amazing Quinceañera’s you can meet the Grand Prize Winner of Gerardo Garmendia’s Photography 2017 Photogenic Contest, and the three lovely Season 1 Runner-Ups who joined the winner in a stylish “Get the Quince Look” photo shoot. Continue to read about how you can have the chance to win the 2018 Photogenic Contest in Season 2!