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Win a $100 Gift Certificate at Tonight’s Carvalho Family Winery: A Return to the Classics – Bridal Faire!
That’s right — you’ll be able to enter to win a $100 gift certificate to Time Out Resort & Spa if you come to visit our booth at TONIGHT’s Carvalho Family Winery: A Return to the Classics – Bridal Faire…scroll down to find out more about tonight’s event!
Photos by Sarah Maren Photographers. Shot on location at Old Sugar Mill. Please see Summer/Fall 2009 issue for credit details here.
Here are the details for this exclusive event:
When: TONIGHT, July 12, 2012
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Where: Carvalho Family Winery at Old Sugar Mill at 35265 Willow Avenue in Clarksburg
Cost: $10, please RSVP to marnie@carvalhowines.com or call her at 916-275-8719. Tell Marnie that you heard about this show through us, Real Weddings Magazine, and receive complimentary VIP admission!
What You’ll Experience: Meet more than 40 top wedding professionals. See floral arrangements, table displays and lighting examples. Talk to event coordinators, DJs and photographers. Enjoy food and wine tastings and beautiful music and prize giveaways!
For more information: Please visit, CarvalhoFamilyWinery.com.
And, of course we’ll be there handing out complimentary copies of Real Weddings Magazine along with our newest wedding publication, Real Weddings Magazine‘s The Bride’s Guide! Also, we always have our awesome (and reusable!) Real Weddings Magazine bags to help you carry all of your goodies!
PLUS, ENTER TO WIN A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO TIME OUT RESORT & SPA AT OUR BOOTH AT THIS EVENT!
Be sure to tell them you found out about the event from Real Weddings Magazine!
Hope to see you there!
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!

Don’t Miss the Carvalho Family Winery: A Return to the Classics – Bridal Faire…TOMORROW!
Don’t miss the Carvalho Family Winery: A Return to the Classics – Bridal Faire TOMORROW evening, July 12! Stop by our booth at this event for your FREE copy of Real Weddings Magazine, a copy of our new wedding planner Real Weddings Magazine’s The Brides Guide, and to register for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Time Out Resort & Spa. Scroll down to find out how you can receive complimentary VIP admission!
Photos by Sarah Maren Photographers. Shot on location at Old Sugar Mill. Please see Summer/Fall 2009 issue for credit details here.
Here are the details for this exclusive event:
When: TOMORROW, July 12, 2012
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Where: Carvalho Family Winery at Old Sugar Mill at 35265 Willow Avenue in Clarksburg
Cost: $10, please RSVP to marnie@carvalhowines.com or call her at 916-275-8719. Tell Marnie that you heard about this show through us, Real Weddings Magazine, and receive complimentary VIP admission!
What You’ll Experience: Meet more than 40 top wedding professionals. See floral arrangements, table displays and lighting examples. Talk to event coordinators, DJs and photographers. Enjoy food and wine tastings and beautiful music and prize giveaways!
For more information: Please visit, CarvalhoFamilyWinery.com.
And, of course we’ll be there handing out complimentary copies of Real Weddings Magazine along with our newest wedding publication, Real Weddings Magazine‘s The Bride’s Guide! Also, we always have our awesome (and reusable!) Real Weddings Magazine bags to help you carry all of your goodies!
PLUS, ENTER TO WIN A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO TIME OUT RESORT & SPA AT OUR BOOTH AT THIS EVENT!
Be sure to tell them you found out about the event from Real Weddings Magazine!
Hope to see you there!
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!

Want to Win a $100 Gift Certificate to Time Out Resort & Spa? Come to the Carvalho Family Winery: A Return to the Classics – Bridal Faire This Thursday!
You’re cordially invited to the Carvalho Family Winery: A Return to the Classics – Bridal Faire this coming Thursday evening, July 12! Stop by our booth at this event for your FREE copy of Real Weddings Magazine and our brand new planning resource, Real Weddings Magazine’s The Bride’s Guide, and register for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Time Out Resort & Spa. And, if you scroll down, you can find out how you can receive complimentary VIP admission!
Photos by Sarah Maren Photographers. Shot on location at Old Sugar Mill. Please see Summer/Fall 2009 issue for credit details here.
Here are the details for this exclusive event:
When: Thursday, July 12, 2012
Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Where: Carvalho Family Winery at Old Sugar Mill at 35265 Willow Avenue in Clarksburg
Cost: $10, please RSVP to marnie@carvalhowines.com or call her at 916-275-8719. Tell Marnie that you heard about this show through us, Real Weddings Magazine, and receive complimentary VIP admission!
What You’ll Experience: Meet more than 40 top wedding professionals. See floral arrangements, table displays and lighting examples. Talk to event coordinators, DJs and photographers. Enjoy food and wine tastings and beautiful music and prize giveaways!
For more information: Please visit, CarvalhoFamilyWinery.com.
And, of course we’ll be there handing out complimentary copies of Real Weddings Magazine along with our newest wedding publication, Real Weddings Magazine‘s The Bride’s Guide! Also, we always have our awesome (and reusable!) Real Weddings Magazine bags to help you carry all of your goodies!
PLUS, ENTER TO WIN A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO TIME OUT RESORT & SPA AT OUR BOOTH AT THIS EVENT!
Be sure to tell them you found out about the event from Real Weddings Magazine!
Hope to see you there!
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!

Featured Real Wedding: Janet & Eric Aller
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 Janet & Eric Aller.
Congratulations to Featured Real Wedding Couple Janet & Eric Aller who were married on October 1, 2011 at Yocha Dehe Golf Club.
Selected vendors include:
Photographer: Sarah Maren Photographers
Officiant: Rev. Jeri Murphy
Wedding Planner, Invitations and Wedding Stationery: Kate Miller Events
Bridal Make-up: I Make Beautiful/Makeup by Jennifer Haupt
Click here to read their story, see their slideshow of photos from Sarah Maren Photographers, meet their entire wedding dream team and more!
Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple.
Photos courtesy of Sarah Maren Photographers.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!

Real Weddings Partner Profile: Helwig Vineyards & Winery
Welcome back to another installment of Real Weddings Magazine’s Partner Profiles!
This week we highlight sweetheart Kathleen Mahan Ahlers from Helwig Vineyards & Winery. Kathleen is a newlywed herself and got married on Helwig’s breathtaking grounds last fall. Take it away, Kathleen…
Helwig Vineyards & Winery
When did you establish your business? May 2011
What sets you apart from your competition? Our panoramic views and 5,000 square foot wine cave.
Where do you find inspiration? In the amazing brides I meet.
Do you have any hidden talents? I am quite crafty. I also used to show Quarter Horses.
What trend do you see coming for weddings in the next year? Retro and vintage inspired themes.
Do you Facebook? Yes, facebook.com/HelwigWinery
What’s your favorite local restaurant? Taste.
What is your favorite fun thing to do locally? Wine tasting!
Do you have secret vice or indulgence? What is it? Dessert.
What are you most grateful for in life? My family.
If you were to plan your own wedding, or re-do your wedding, what elements would be most important to you? The details, I am a very detail-oriented person and those little touches are most memorable.
What advice would you can give to brides and grooms getting married today? Relax! It is so much planning for such a short time…Enjoy it!!
Anything else you’d like to share with Real Weddings Magazine’s brides? Have fun with your wedding! It is a celebration, about you and your soon-to-be husband!
Find out more about Kathleen Mahan Ahlers and the team at Helwig Vineyards & Winery by visiting their Web site and Facebook Page!
“Modern Love Inspiration” photos courtesy of Sarah Maren Photographers © Real Weddings Magazine.
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