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Another Featured Real Wedding from the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Real Weddings Magazine loaded to the Real Weddings Magazine Web site…presenting Featured Real Wedding Couple Abby Herzberg & Jesse Goldberg.

Congratulations to Featured Real Wedding Couple Abby Herzberg & Jesse Goldberg who were married on August 27, 2011 at Relais du Soleil.

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

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

Photos courtesy of Kris Holland Photography.

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The Couple:  Jennifer and Jordan Webb

Wedding Date:  October 1, 2011

Photography by Kris Holland Photography

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  We met in 2007 in a dive bar called the cedar room! We had fun together and so we took a chance at love. We also have an amazing son named Evan James Lee that was born on April 13 2011. He has made life crazy, complete, restless, animated, fun, snuggly and there is never a dull moment! We are very obsessed with Santa Cruz and are blessed to be able to visit as often as we like! Which is where we actually do spend our free time if we can get away!

What was the most amazing part of your day?  The first kiss as husband and wife on the beach with our toes in the sand while “Is this love” by Bob Marley played! It was magical!

What else would you like to share about your big day?  It rained in Santa Cruz the whole week before our wedding and for some amazing reason the sun shined down all day on October 1st and there wasn’t a rain drop in sight! It was awesome weather and we couldn’t have asked for more!

Ceremony Site:  Cowell Beach

Reception Venue & Caterer:  The Dream Inn

Photographer:  Kris Holland Photography

Videographer:  Jeremy Wayland

Wedding Planner:  DYI, but I had a lot of help from Aurora Smith at The Dream Inn! She is amazing and we have had a personal friendship with her since! 

Cake:  The Buttery

Flowers:  Eventscapes

Favors:  Photo booth pictures

Wedding Dress:  House of Fashion. A special shout out to Mena, Deborah, and Naggie! Those women work miracles!!!

Bridesmaid Dresses:  Alfred Angelo

Hair:  Megan Leary from Brockway Hair Design

Makeup:  DYI with some tips from MAC

Invitations:  Wedding Paper Divas

DJ/Entertainment/Band & Photo Booth:  Denon & Doyle

Honeymoon location:  La Selva Beach with our baby boy. We’re hoping to go to Hawaii for our 1 year anniversary!

Any other of your wedding vendor(s) you’d like to call out?  Me and all of my siblings have purchased our rings from Birchfield jewelers. It’s an amazing little shop for diamond rings!

First Dance Song:  ”Into The Mystic” by Van Morrison

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  Just take a deep breath and remember it’s all about one another and a lifetime of love!!! The wedding is a moment that flashes before your eyes so enjoy every second of it and don’t sweat the small stuff!

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  Not one single thing!!!

Photos courtesy of Kris Holland Photography.

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The Couple:  Cristina Buss and Eric Halverson

Wedding Date:  July 9, 2011

Photography by Kris Holland Photography

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  Cristina and Eric met in the “nerd” dorm at UC Davis, and were friends for five years before dating for another five years, before finally getting engaged in Italy in June 2010. They are avid ultimate frisbee players and have spent many weekends traveling around the country (and world!) for tournaments — Eric is a current National and World Champion with his team, Revolver, and Cristina won the 2004 National Championship with her U.C. Davis college team.

What was the most amazing part of your day?  We wrote special vows to each other in the form of “I love you because _________,” followed by “Because I love you, __________.” Some were sincere, and some were funny, but all followed the pattern of loving something unique about the other and what we’ll “put up with” in exchange! Our friends and family really enjoyed hearing those.

What else would you like to share about your big day?  Our friends surprised us with an impromptu rap and a planned, choreographed dance to “Thriller” during the reception.

Ceremony Site, Reception Venue & Caterer:  Kirkwood Mountain Resort

Photographer:  Kris Holland Photography

Cake:  Laurie Hedden (Eric’s mother)

Flowers:  1) Bouquets: Gordon Hill Flower Shop

2) Kathlynn Angie-Buss (Cristina’s step-mother) arranged loose bulk flowers ordered through Gordon Hill Flower Shop to create our centerpieces.

Favors:  Fun-Size Skittles (bought at Target). Our programs challenged people to a game of guessing the Skittle’s color based on taste alone, a skill at which Eric proclaims to be an expert.

Wedding Dress:  House of Fashion

Bridesmaid Dresses:  David’s Bridal

Hair:  Carina Port (Cristina’s friend)

Makeup:  Lauren Soest with Mary Kay products (Cristina’s friend)

Invitations:  David’s Bridal

DJ/Entertainment/Band:  Playlists put together by Kevin Cissna (Eric and Cristina’s friend)

Photo Booth:  Photo booth with digital camera organized by Carina Port and Megan McKenzie; costumes from Lauren Krugman (Cristina’s friends)

Honeymoon location:  Albion River Inn in Albion, California

First Dance Song:  Lucky by Jason Mraz

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  After some contemplation about how to do our bar tab, we ended up hosting wine and beer but not liquor, and it worked out really well because most people could have the thing they wanted, and groups of friends started buying each other shots, etc., which was fun! And like you’ve heard already, keep it in perspective — it’s easy to panic during planning but it will end up being unforgettable. Get a good photographer, because that’s all you have afterward (besides each other). :)

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  We had a basket for people to write us notes/marriage advice, and got some GREAT sincere and humorous comments from friends and family. In retrospect, I wish we had put the cards and pens at the tables during dinner, instead of just out during the reception, so more people would have seen and done this.

Photos courtesy of Kris Holland 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 Lesley & Joseph Maningo.

Congratulations to Featured Real Wedding couple Lesley & Joseph Maningo who were married on May 29, 2011 at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a reception at The Citizen Hotel.

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

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

Photos courtesy of Kris Holland Photography.

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The Couple:  Monica Escajeda and Shane Trimmer

Wedding Date:  July 24, 2010

Photography by Kris Holland Photography

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  We first met while working at Borders together in 2006. I worked the opening shift while he worked the evening shift. We often heard of one another mentioned through coworkers but it would be a full month before we would actually meet each other. Our first date felt so natural, as if I was meeting up with a friend I had known for years. We both knew instantly that we had met someone incredible. Not a day goes by that I don’t feel like the luckiest girl to have snagged myself such a great man!

What was the most amazing part of your day?  First off, being able to share our special day with all of our closest friends and family. Second, complete amazement that we were able to pull off a wedding that took four weeks to plan. Third, being fortunate enough to book The Firehouse Restaurant and Kris Holland Photography!

What else would you like to share about your big day?  Our wedding was beautiful! People still say that it was by far the most magical wedding they have ever been to. The Firehouse was the perfect location. The food was incredible and the special events coordinator at The Firehouse made sure everything went smoothly. I also couldn’t imagine a better photographer on one of the most important days of our lives. Kris Holland arrived calm and collected ready to capture every precious moment for us.

Ceremony & Reception Site:  The Firehouse Restaurant

Photographer:  Kris Holland Photography

Cake:  Freeport Bakery

Flowers:  Bride’s sister’s mother-in-law, Jane Becker

Favors:  Beau-coup

Hair:  DND Hair Studio

Makeup:  Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

Invitations:  PAPYRUS

Entertainment:  Clemon Charles

Honeymoon location:  London, Spain, Italy and France

First Dance Song:  Nat King Cole’s “L.O.V.E” performed by Clemon Charles

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  Don’t stress over the little things. Have fun in the planning stage because before you know it you are saying goodbye to your very last guest. Another thing, eat dinner before because you won’t have time to eat during the event. Sad but true.

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  Nope. Most amazing day of our lives, so far!

Photo courtesy of Kris Holland Photography.

Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!

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