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The Couple:  Krista Belli & Justin Hyde

Wedding Date:  June 11, 2011

Photography by Grandeur Photography

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  We met eight years ago at Rio Americano High School and became friends. We began dating in April of 2009 and eloped on Coronado Beach in San Diego on May 27, 2010. Justin works for the United States Coast Guard and we were given orders to move to Long Beach in the spring of 2010. We wanted a personal ceremony between the two of us because of our big move, but also wanted to celebrate with our families in Sacramento, which is why we had our beautiful wedding this past June in Rocklin. Justin is an active duty member, and I am finishing my degree in English Education.

What was the most amazing part of your day?  Our photographer took us off site to a ranch in Lincoln for a bridal session before the ceremony because she knew horses are a big part of my life. We were able to take beautiful pictures next to an old 1940s dairy barn and with a Dutch Warmblood horse (my favorite!).

What else would you like to share about your big day?  We created our own ceremony, which a friend of the family officiated for us. There were about 100 guests who attended, including new friends from our new home in Long Beach. We began our reception with the “watermelon crawl” and served salmon, chicken, rice pilaf, a summer salad, beer and wine. We had homemade decorations for the tables as well as wedding favors and a blown up picture from our engagement session instead of a guest book for our guests to sign. I would describe our wedding as “romantic elegant.” Overall, it was a successful evening and a beautiful wedding!

Ceremony Site & Reception Venue & Caterer:  Sunset Whitney Golf Club

Photographer:  Grandeur Photography

Cake:  Sassy Sweets by Monique

Flowers:  Brothers Popodopoulis

Favors:  DIY by Jayme Hyde

Wedding Dress:  Dreamnette Bridal

Bridesmaid Dresses:  David’s Bridal

Hair:  Megan Keyes of Article Salon

Make-up:  Jennifer Granatelli

Invitations:  Hallmark

Honeymoon location:  Oahu, HI

Any other of your wedding vendor(s) you’d like to call out?  The amazing ladies at Alterations To Go in Carmichael!

First Dance Song:  “Crazy Girl” by Eli Young Band

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  Start early…something always seems to go haywire the closer you get to your wedding date! Relax and have fun with it. No one notices the hiccups at the end of it all, just that they had a blast dancing the night away with the new couple.

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  We would have hired a DJ had we known better, but decided to create our own play list and set it up to a sound system instead. We wound up having a few people mess with it and play their own songs all night!

Photos courtesy of Grandeur Photography.

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Another Featured Real Wedding from the Winter/Spring 2012 issue of Real Weddings Magazine loaded to the Real Weddings Magazine Web site…presenting Featured Real Wedding Couple Jasmin & Edward Perrigo.

Congratulations to Featured Real Wedding couple Jasmin & Edward Perrigo who were married on May 20, 2011 at Morgan Creek Golf & Country Club.

Click here to read their story, see their slideshow of photos from Jacqueline Photography, meet their wedding dream team and more!

Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple.

Photos courtesy of Jacqueline Photography.

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That’s right folks, the Winter/Spring 2012 issue of Real Weddings Magazine arrives at our offices this week, but we’re just too giddy about our new issue to hold it back any longer!! So without further ado, may we present our new cover model winner along with our gorgeous cover model finalists!

Congratulations to Sacramento area real bride, Jessica Nomicos, for being chosen as our cover model winner!

On the Spring 2012 Cover (above): On Jessica:  dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, headpieces by Emilliner, flowers by By the Gate. Hair by Jamey Amin and make-up by Caitlin Herrera For full credits, see bottom of post.

Jessica, along with her other real bride cover model finalists, Missy Espinoza and Crystal Goldberg, were chosen from hundreds of entries in our cover model contest. We’re thrilled to have her grace the cover of our Spring 2012 issue (above), and to have all three of these lovely ladies grace the cover of our Winter 2012 issue (shown below)!

On the Winter 2012 Cover (above): On Crystal (left): dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, veil by Flourish, flowers by Bella Bouquet. On Missy (middle): dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. On Jessica (right): dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by Emilliner, flowers by Ambience Floral Design.For hair and make-up credits, along with additional credits, please scroll to bottom of post.

Back in September, these young women got to play dress up all day long as our Real Weddings team poked and prodded these girls at an all day photo shoot at the picturesque Delta King in Old Sacramento. Featuring local gowns, local floral designers, local hair and make-up teams and the uber-talented Thais Fleury Scheideman from Love at First Click Photography.

We’ll share more photos from this shoot soon, we promise! But for now, we had to share these gorgeous covers with you!

Thank you to all the vendors who contributed to our cover model contest shoot — you’ll see the full layout in the magazine this week (and we’ll post it to our blog later this week, so stay tuned!)!

The vendors who participated in our cover model finalist shoot include:

Photographed on location at:

The Delta King

1000 Front Street, Sacramento

916-444-8052, deltaking.com

Photography by:

Thais Fleury Scheideman from Love at First Click Photography

916-505-2329, lovefirstphoto.com

with special thanks to Beth Baugher, Stephanie Smith and Francisco Chavira

Dresses provided by:

Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo 

530-755-4282, alwayselegantbridal.net

Diamond Bridal Gallery

916-521-9856, diamondbridalgallery.com

Dreamnette Bridal

916-780-4747, dreamnette.com

Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe

916-965-5683, enchantedbridalshoppe.com

Miosa Bride

916-443-1301, miosabride.com

Shoes provided by:

DSW Shoe Warehouse

dsw.com

Accessories provided by:

Advantage Bridal

877-933-7467, advantagebridal.com

Carolee Jewelry

800-227-6533, carolee.com

Emilliner

317-652-9499, emilliner.com

Flourish

916-212-5179, flourishdesigns.com

I Make Beautiful

916-532-9800, imakebeautiful.com

Hair and Make-up for Crystal by:

Aloha London and Claudette Bulaclac, VIP-CAT Academy

800-958-9964, vip-cat.com

Hair and Make-up for Jessica by:

Jamey Amin, Hair, Signature Stylist at Bella Capelli

530-344-0320, 530-368-3642, placervillesalon.com

Cait Herrera, Make-up

916-221-1589

Hair and Make-up for Missy by:

Laura Milo, Hair, Hair by Laura Milo

916-727-6456, hairbylauramilo.weebly.com

Jenifer Haupt, Make-up

Makeup by Jenifer Haupt/I Make Beautiful

916-532-9800, imakebeautiful.com

Flowers provided by:

Ambience Floral Design

916-786-6851, ambiencefloral.com

Bella Bouquet

530-647-2686, bellabouquet.net

Blooms by Martha Andrews

916-300-5948, bloomsbymarthaandrews.com

By the Gate

530-622-7834, bythegateflowers.com

Visual Impact Design

916-489-3746, visualimpact-design.com

Slippers for Crystal, Jessica and Missy provided by: 

Bearpaw

bearpaw.com

Catering provided by:

Beth Sogaard Catering

866-441-BETH, chefbethcatering.com

If you’d like to be part of our next cover model contest, for our Summer/Fall 2012 issue (out in May 2012), email us at info@realweddingsmag.com and we’ll email it to you when it’s available later this week.

Blog Post by Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple.

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This early Autumn heat wave has us thinking about sunny destination weddings. Check out these flirty and fun gowns from Ella Bridal, a favorite from Down Under, all perfect for an al fresco rendezvous abroad. The best part is, you can find all of these Australian beauties here locally at Dreamnette Bridal.

5532

This seductive chiffon number comes with a detachable halter strap and feature elegant draping at the hip.

5549

A sumptuous mermaid gown in dolce satin with lace, the bodice is dotted in diamente beading with a detachable asymmetrical strap.

5554

There’s beauty in contrast with this sleek soft organza gown featuring a black satin and beaded belt.

5573

Cascading dolce satin highlights this lovely dress with a sweetheart neckline and diamente detail.

5778

Floral accents at the shoulder and hip create a standout vision on this soft organza gown with layered ruffle skirt.

Find these Ella designs at Dreamnette Bridal, 1850 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville. 916-780-4747 or visit dreamnette.com

Blog post by Always a Bridesmaid Columnist Darren Elms.

Photos courtesy of Ella Bridal.

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Hello beautiful Real Weddings Magazine brides. How are you handling the heat? Wishing for a cooler climate right now? Well, it’s the heart of winter Down Under right now, where these cool classics from Essense of Australia feel like a breath of fresh air.

Essense of Australia, available locally at Dreamnette Bridal, has been a worldwide leader in bridal fashion for more than 14 years. With a superb fit and couture finishing, their attention to detail sets the gowns apart from many other designers.

Let’s check a few out, shall we?

D1154:

Gorgeous Dolce satin gown with tulle accents and a detachable sash

D1177:

A beautiful wrapped bodice in Dolce satin cascades into a lovely gown.

D1241:

Hollywood glamour in Dolce satin and soft organza.

D1237:

Dolce satin gown sparkles with elegant diamante at the bustline.

Find your perfect Essense of Australia gown at Dreamnette Bridal, 1850 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville. 916-780-4747 or visit dreamnette.com

Blog post by Always a Bridesmaid Columnist Darren Elms.

Photos courtesy of Essense of Australia.

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