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The Couple:  Robyn and Steve Frame

Wedding Date:  May 5, 2012

Photography by The Studio

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  We are both members of a local volunteer organization focusing on helping and improving the lives of underprivileged children in our local communities. We met at one fundraiser and started dating at another.

What was the most amazing part of your day?  There was a Super-moon on our wedding day. The moon was bigger and brighter than a regular full moon. It was quite a sight. I asked our photographer to snap some pics and they came out spectacular. What a special treat!

What else would you like to share about your big day?  It is such an amazing feeling to see all of the most important people in your lives in the same room.

Ceremony & Reception Site, Caterer & Dessert Bar:  Timber Creek Ballroom

Photographer:  The Studio

Cake:  A friend made us a cake for photos

Flowers:  Rosedale Florist

Favors:  We had lottery scratchers, a penny and a note that said “we are so lucky to have you in our lives.” Guests will remember this inexpensive favor, especially if someone walks away with a jackpot!

Wedding Dress:  I rented my dress from Alexandria’s in Roseville. The veil, petticoat and cleaning fee were included in the price. The best part was I got to give it back and didn’t have to find a place to store it.

Bridesmaid Dresses:  David’s Bridal

Hair & Makeup:  A friend who does hair and make up as a hobby.

Invitations:  DIY. We bought them at Michaels and printed them at home.

DJ/Entertainment/Band:  Storm Productions

Honeymoon location:  New Orleans and then a Caribbean cruise.

Any other of your wedding vendor(s) you’d like to call out?  Steve Siglin was our officiant and his ceremony was hilarious, our guests will never forget it.

First Dance Song:  “Whatever It Is” by Zac Brown Band. That was our first concert together and the words are beautiful.

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  Borrow whatever you can. Many details of your wedding will get overlooked so why spend a fortune when you don’t have to?

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  I would have loved pictures with our guests at every table. It would have be a thrill to see what our guests looked like on our special day 25 years from now.

Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Social Media Maven, Aimee Carroll.

Photos courtesy of and copyright The Studio.

The Couple:  Sofia and Blake E. Lim

Wedding Date:  May 27, 2012

Photography by The Studio

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.

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The Couple:  Sara and Todd Friesen

Wedding Date:  October 10, 2010

Photography by The Studio

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  Todd and I met seven and a half years ago through friends. We were together five years before we got engaged. There are so many things that I love about Todd, and we have created an amazing home and family together. I couldn’t imagine living life without him and life is better everyday because he is in it.

What was the most amazing part of your day?  Having so many of our friends and family there to celebrate with us. Todd and I really wanted to give our guests a great party and I think we achieved that.

What else would you like to share about your big day?  Every aspect of our day exceeded my expectations. My flowers especially blew my mind. They were even more beautiful than I imagined.

Ceremony Site & Reception Venue & Caterer:  Croatian American Cultural Center

Photographer:  The Studio

Videographer:  Inner Drive Video

Cake:  Cupcake Craving

Flowers:  Flowers by Melissa

Wedding Dress & Bridesmaid Dresses:  La Soie

Hair:  Sara Tittle from Mosaic Salon

Makeup:  Mary Alouf from MAC Arden Fair

Invitations:  Precision Letterpress

DJ/Entertainment/Band:  Stewart’s DJ

Honeymoon location:  Maui

First Dance Song:  “Only You Can Love Me This Way” by  Keith Urban

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  Get all of your big items locked down first and then focus on the rest. Dont stress too much over the little things that your guests really won’t remember.

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  I really wouldnt have done anything different. Two days before my wedding I really let go of all the stress. I figured what was done was done, and I really couldn’t change much at that point. I think it really helped me to enjoy the day and the experience that much more.

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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 Rita & Hayden Markstein.

Congratulations to Featured Real Wedding couple Rita & Hayden Markstein who were married on February 12, 2011 at Sutter Club.

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

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

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The Couple:  Cindy and Ray Harshbarger

Wedding Date:  May 27, 2011

Photography by The Studio

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  We were on vacation in Cancun when we met at the pool. Being from Virginia myself, and Ray being from California, we initially chatted away talking about ourselves and our history, thinking we would never see each other again since we were both leaving the resort the following morning.

Hours later, after a nice dinner and an evening of fun downtown, talking for hours on the beach and watching the sun come up, we quickly realized we kind of liked each other! After 11 months of travelling back and forth across the country, I moved to California, and then we got married one month later.

What was the most amazing part of your day?  There are so many amazing moments! Of course with an outdoor wedding, you’re taking a chance as to whether it will actually still be held outside. I was checking the weather every day for weeks prior, with many forecasts of storms and rain. The weather turned out gorgeous and sunny!

The first bubbles of excitement really started when my sister-in-law came to our suite and pointed down the beach to our wedding ceremony set up. Seeing the white ribboned chairs made me emotional. Another moment that stood out was in the middle of our ceremony – I looked up and noticed that our small and intimate wedding of 20 guests had grown surprisingly when I looked up at the resort and saw that the patio, pool and balconies were full of guests who also decided to attend our little affair, from afar! What a feeling.

We initially wanted to have it just be the two of us, but since we planned to have it one year from when we met in Cancun, well, that is when our families go each year so they were kind of built into the plan due to our choice of location and date. Fortunately for us, we decided to keep that plan and include all of them, then it grew a little more from there with our friends, which worked out perfectly. Our families did so many things for us to make our day truly special.

What else would you like to share about your big day?  It could not have been more perfect. The simple beauty of the beach was the perfect environment for our special day.

Ceremony Site:  Cancun Royal Sands Beach Resort

Reception Venue:  La Habichuela Sunset Restaurant

Photographer:  The Studio

Cake:  La Habichuela

Flowers:  I had ordered a bouquet from the resort planner, however, the maid put some beautiful flowers on my door that I just had to have for my bouquet instead – she showed up later with my newly created bouquet.

Favors:  DIY goodie bags with treats

Wedding Dress:  Dress by Mignon, and the veil was created by my mother. It was at least 10 feet long, part tulle and part chiffon (three layers).

Hair:  My lovely friend LaRease created my bun!

Invitations:  We had an ‘invite yourself’ wedding.

Honeymoon location:  Playa del Carmen

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  Stay out of any drama that others may bring into your day. Do it the way you want it. We really wanted to keep it simple, but also elegant.

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  No

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