The Wedding Chapel at Tlaquepaque, Sedona Youth T-Shirt

If the dramatic red crimson cliffs of Sedona, Arizona keep the city on the list of most beautiful places to live, then Tlaquepaque has to be on the list of most beautiful places to get married. For the past 40 years Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village has been regarded as a treasure within Sedona.

Set in the beautiful, authentically-styled Mexican village, surrounded by huge sycamore trees, tall vine-covered stucco walls and cobblestone pathways and courtyards, the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village feels like it has been around for centuries.

Outside Mexico’s Queen City of Guadalajara is the original Tlaquepaque, a village of artists and craftsmen. The Indian name, meaning “the best of everything” inspired Abe Miller to build his own lovely village, using time-honored methods employed by the craftsmen of both Mexico and Spain. Walls are not plumb, streets are not paved, archways and niches surprise, ceramic tiles delight the eye, and fountains refresh the spir...

Colleen Taylor has been a professional artist and mixed-media painter for nearly three decades. An internationally renowned artist, Colleen is a rare blend of artist and an entrepreneurial business person. Completing hundreds of projects, small and large, for both residential and commercial clients, she is known primarily for her extensive years as a prolific large format wall mural artist within Colorado and the Rocky Mountain regions. The majority of her work is commissioned based. Clients too numerous to mention, range from professional athletes, Beringer Vineyards, Warner Bros, The Denver Broncos Organization, Colorado Rockies Baseball & many professional builders. She has been featured and published in Denver Design Resources,...