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Real Weddings Magazine: Cover Model Finalists Photo Shoot Blog Series
We promised you more photos from our cover model finalists photo shoot…and here they come! Here’s our fourth post in the Real Weddings Magazine: Cover Model Finalists Photo Shoot Blog Series! Check back this coming week for the next in the series with even more photos from the shoot!
The cover model contest photo shoot Real Weddings Magazine team members who produced this editorial feature include: Morgan Casarez, Danielle Enns, Rhonda Lou Hayden, Jamila B. Khan, Desiree Patterson, Aaron Roseli, Paris Ryan, Gloria Schroeder, Nicole Shebl, Wendy Sipple, Leah Sturgeon and Megan Wiskus.
And, of course, thank you to all the vendors who contributed to our cover model contest shoot. The vendors who participated in our cover model finalist shoot include:
Photographed on location at:
The Greens Hotel
1700 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento
707-365-5905, thegreenshotel.com
Photography by:
Geoff and Lisa Bardot from The Goodness
916-835-4258, thegoodness.com
with special thanks to Francisco Chavira and Michael Lewis
Dresses provided by:
Alma’s Bridal & Tuxedo Boutique
916-434-8084, almasbridalboutique.com
Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo
530-755-4282, alwayselegantbridal.net
The Bridal Box
916-742-4638, thebridalbox.net
Diamond Bridal Gallery
916-521-9856, diamondbridalgallery.com
The Clothes Mine Bridal & Formalwear
209-267-0417, theclothesmine.com
Dreamnette Bridal
916-780-4747, dreamnette.com
Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe
916-965-5683, enchantedbridalshoppe.com
It’s All About Me Bridal Boutique
916-985-3885, itsallaboutmebridal.com
Shoes provided by:
DSW Shoe Warehouse
Accessories provided by:
Advantage Bridal
877-933-7467, advantagebridal.com
Granville Millinery
740-587-3580, granvillemillinerycompany.com
I Make Beautiful
916-532-9800, imakebeautiful.com
Nordstrom
Galleria at Roseville
916-780-7300, nordstrom.com
Stella & Dot
Stacey Yow, Independent Stylist
408-315-0020, stelladot.com/staceyyow
Hair and Make-up for Lynn by:
Hello Glam
LeiLani Miladi, Make-up
Reneé Marquez, Hair
530-301-7088 (LeiLani)
530-632-8313 (Reneé)
Hair and Make-up for Kaboo by:
Jamey Amin, Hair
530-368-3642
Cait Herrera, Make-up
916-221-1589
Hair and Make-up for Kristy 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
Accents by Sage
916-799-6242, accentsbysage.com
Bella Bloom Flowers
916-498-8588, bellabloomflowers.com
The Big Bang Event Design
916-736-9061, bigbangevents.net
Flourish
916-212-5179, flourishdesigns.com
Catering provided by:
Bocca Catering
916-834-3554, boccacatering.com
Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Social Media Maven, Aimee Carroll.
Photos by The Goodness © Real Weddings Magazine.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!
Real Weddings Cover Model Shoot: Behind the Scenes Video
Ever want to just take a peek at what goes on behind the scenes of one of our photo shoots? Well, allow us to fulfill that wish for you! Check out this cool video by Real Weddings Magazine staffer Aaron Roseli!
We promise to post more photos from the shoot this week! Stay tuned!
The cover model contest photo shoot Real Weddings Magazine team members who produced this editorial feature include: Morgan Casarez, Danielle Enns, Rhonda Lou Hayden, Jamila B. Khan, Desiree Patterson, Aaron Roseli, Paris Ryan, Gloria Schroeder, Nicole Shebl, Wendy Sipple, Leah Sturgeon and Megan Wiskus.
And, of course, thank you to all the vendors who contributed to our cover model contest shoot. The vendors who participated in our cover model finalist shoot include:
Photographed on location at:
The Greens Hotel
1700 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento
707-365-5905, thegreenshotel.com
Photography by:
Geoff and Lisa Bardot from The Goodness
916-835-4258, thegoodness.com
with special thanks to Francisco Chavira and Michael Lewis
Dresses provided by:
Alma’s Bridal & Tuxedo Boutique
916-434-8084, almasbridalboutique.com
Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo
530-755-4282, alwayselegantbridal.net
The Bridal Box
916-742-4638, thebridalbox.net
Diamond Bridal Gallery
916-521-9856, diamondbridalgallery.com
The Clothes Mine Bridal & Formalwear
209-267-0417, theclothesmine.com
Dreamnette Bridal
916-780-4747, dreamnette.com
Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe
916-965-5683, enchantedbridalshoppe.com
It’s All About Me Bridal Boutique
916-985-3885, itsallaboutmebridal.com
Shoes provided by:
DSW Shoe Warehouse
Accessories provided by:
Advantage Bridal
877-933-7467, advantagebridal.com
Granville Millinery
740-587-3580, granvillemillinerycompany.com
I Make Beautiful
916-532-9800, imakebeautiful.com
Nordstrom
Galleria at Roseville
916-780-7300, nordstrom.com
Stella & Dot
Stacey Yow, Independent Stylist
408-315-0020, stelladot.com/staceyyow
Hair and Make-up for Lynn by:
Hello Glam
LeiLani Miladi, Make-up
Reneé Marquez, Hair
530-301-7088 (LeiLani)
530-632-8313 (Reneé)
Hair and Make-up for Kaboo by:
Jamey Amin, Hair
530-368-3642
Cait Herrera, Make-up
916-221-1589
Hair and Make-up for Kristy 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
Accents by Sage
916-799-6242, accentsbysage.com
Bella Bloom Flowers
916-498-8588, bellabloomflowers.com
The Big Bang Event Design
916-736-9061, bigbangevents.net
Flourish
916-212-5179, flourishdesigns.com
Catering provided by:
Bocca Catering
916-834-3554, boccacatering.com
Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Social Media Maven, Aimee Carroll.
Photos by The Goodness © Real Weddings Magazine.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!
Real Weddings Wednesday: Presenting Sofia and Blake E. Lim
The Couple: Sofia and Blake E. Lim
Wedding Date: May 27, 2012
Tell us a little about you and your beloved: Blake and I started dating about six years ago. At the time we started dating, I had decided to go back to school to get my degree. I went back full time while maintaining my full-time job as well. For five years he picked me up at school and had dinner ready for me every night. He proposed the day of my graduation in front of my family. He is the most caring and nicest man I know.
What was the most amazing part of your day? Walking down the aisle to my husband.
What else would you like to share about your big day? It was the perfect weather. I’m from Peru and I only have two siblings here. I had many uncles and aunts that came from all over the world — Canada, Peru, Colombia, New York, Washington, Hawaii, etc. — to celebrate our happy day. Also, my wonderful grandma was able to come from Canada and my mom was here from Peru for the first time ever. Also, my in-laws gifted us with the wedding of our dreams. My husband’s grandpa who had been ill for a while made it to the wedding. He passed a couple of months after but we were so happy he made it to our wedding.
Ceremony Site, Reception Venue & Caterer: Croatian American Cultural Center
Photographer: The Studio
Cake: Ettore’s European Bakery and Restaurant
Flowers: Fresh Floral
Favors: We did a candy bar.
Wedding Dress & Bridesmaid Dresses: House of Fashion
Hair & Makeup: I Make Beautiful/Makeup by Jenifer Haupt
Invitations: Family Custom
DJ/Entertainment/Band: Fretty’s Disc Jockey & Limousine Service. He was awesome!
Drummer: Justin Barnes. This was a great way to make the wedding different.
String Quartet: Camellia String Quartet
Photo Booth: Perfect Pixel
Honeymoon location: Costa Rica
Any other of your wedding vendor(s) you’d like to call out? Rev. Bob Oshita from Sacramento Buddhist Church. My husband and I are not very religious, and Rev. Bob was perfect for us. He met with us four times prior to the wedding. He asked us to write letters to each other with specific indications. The day of the wedding he read excerpts from our letters — it was beautiful.
First Dance Song: “Lucky” by Jason Mraz
Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now? Relax and enjoy the day. All that matters are the good memories you create surrounded by your love ones.
Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance? I wish I would have asked my photographer to go around the table and take pictures with the guests.
I would like to mention that I was very lucky. All of my vendors were excellent. My DJ was so funny and kept the dance floor full the whole time. The Studio was very patient and nice and took beautiful pictures. Everybody still talks about how talented my drummer was. I can’t believe he did not have the music list prior to the wedding but he was able to play to the beat of the music. I Make Beautiful/Makeup by Jenifer Haupt was great! She even let my bridesmaid use her products. The venue was spectacular. It was ready to go at 11:00 a.m. and my wedding wasn’t until 5 p.m. Everyone said that my photo booth people were very friendly and nice. My cake was delicious. The Camellia String Quartet was beautiful. Everyone was excellent! It was the most fun wedding I’ve ever been to!
Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Social Media Maven, Aimee Carroll.
Photos courtesy of and copyright The Studio.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!
Real Weddings Eye Candy: Gorgeous Bouquets from Our Cover Model Photo Shoot!
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, we are so incredibly fortunate to work with some very talented wedding professionals. And, for our recent cover model finalist photo shoot (shot on location at The Greens Hotel by the the talented husband and wife photography duo, Geoff and Lisa Bardot from The Goodness), we asked five of our Real Weddings Magazine Partner floral designers to do their magic by creating some bouquets for us…and as always, we were completely smitten with their gorgeous florals.
So, without further ado, let’s take a peek at these beauties…and be sure to tune in again next week to see the next in our Real Weddings Magazine Summer/Fall 2012 Cover Model Finalist Blog Series!
The cover model contest photo shoot Real Weddings Magazine team members who produced this editorial feature include: Morgan Casarez, Danielle Enns, Rhonda Lou Hayden, Jamila B. Khan, Desiree Patterson, Aaron Roseli, Paris Ryan, Gloria Schroeder, Nicole Shebl, Wendy Sipple, Leah Sturgeon and Megan Wiskus.
And, of course, thank you to all the vendors who contributed to our cover model contest shoot. The vendors who participated in our cover model finalist shoot include:
Photographed on location at:
The Greens Hotel
1700 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento
707-365-5905, thegreenshotel.com
Photography by:
Geoff and Lisa Bardot from The Goodness
916-835-4258, thegoodness.com
with special thanks to Francisco Chavira and Michael Lewis
Dresses provided by:
Alma’s Bridal & Tuxedo Boutique
916-434-8084, almasbridalboutique.com
Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo
530-755-4282, alwayselegantbridal.net
The Bridal Box
916-742-4638, thebridalbox.net
Diamond Bridal Gallery
916-521-9856, diamondbridalgallery.com
The Clothes Mine Bridal & Formalwear
209-267-0417, theclothesmine.com
Dreamnette Bridal
916-780-4747, dreamnette.com
Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe
916-965-5683, enchantedbridalshoppe.com
It’s All About Me Bridal Boutique
916-985-3885, itsallaboutmebridal.com
Shoes provided by:
DSW Shoe Warehouse
Accessories provided by:
Advantage Bridal
877-933-7467, advantagebridal.com
Granville Millinery
740-587-3580, granvillemillinerycompany.com
I Make Beautiful
916-532-9800, imakebeautiful.com
Nordstrom
Galleria at Roseville
916-780-7300, nordstrom.com
Stella & Dot
Stacey Yow, Independent Stylist
408-315-0020, stelladot.com/staceyyow
Hair and Make-up for Lynn by:
Hello Glam
LeiLani Miladi, Make-up
Reneé Marquez, Hair
530-301-7088 (LeiLani)
530-632-8313 (Reneé)
Hair and Make-up for Kaboo by:
Jamey Amin, Hair
530-368-3642
Cait Herrera, Make-up
916-221-1589
Hair and Make-up for Kristy 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
Accents by Sage
916-799-6242, accentsbysage.com
Bella Bloom Flowers
916-498-8588, bellabloomflowers.com
The Big Bang Event Design
916-736-9061, bigbangevents.net
Flourish
916-212-5179, flourishdesigns.com
Catering provided by:
Bocca Catering
916-834-3554, boccacatering.com
If you’d like to be part of our next cover model contest, for our Winter/Spring 2013 issue (out in November 2012), download the entry form here! Hurry, the deadline to enter is August 15th!
Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Social Media Maven, Aimee Carroll.
Photos by The Goodness © Real Weddings Magazine.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!
Real Weddings Eye Candy: Irresistible Temptation
Hey Real Weddings Brides (and grooms) we’ve got a special sweet treat to share with you today! If you’ve been craving another dose of eye candy, read on because we’ve got a big spoonful to tempt you with!
This tantalizing photo shoot pairs some irresistible desserts with the seduction of a gorgeous bride on her wedding night! Scroll down to see a complete list of vendors who contributed to this sexy boudoir shoot.
Sneak a peek, go ahead, we won’t tell…
Yeah, we told you it was hot! Thank you to everyone who participated in this amazing photo shoot:
Photographer: Blush Boudoir Photography
Hair & Makeup: I Make Beautiful/Makeup by Jenifer Haupt
Desserts: Sweet Cakes by Rebecca
Stationary: Honey Paperie
Stylist: Simone Vienna
Flowers: Bella Bloom Flowers
Veil: Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe
Model: Ellie Anne Thomas
Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Social Media Maven, Aimee Carroll.
Photos courtesy of Blush Boudoir Photography.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!
