Posts Tagged ‘Always Elegant Bridal and Tuxedo’
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 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 Cover Model Contest Photo Shoot: Behind the Scenes
Have you seen Real Weddings Magazine‘s cover model contest photo shoot featuring Kristy Johnson, Kaboo Vang and Lynn Holmes in the Summer/Fall 2012 issue yet (If not, you can view it here!)?
Back in March, our three gorgeous real brides got to play dress up all day long as our Real Weddings team poked and prodded these girls at a photo shoot at The Greens Hotel in Sacramento. Featuring local gowns, local floral designers, local hair and make-up teams, fabulous accessories, and the talented husband and wife photography duo, Geoff and Lisa Bardot from The Goodness, the shoot was just amazing!
We could never pull off such a fabulous photo shoot without the hard working efforts of our dedicated team! Whether it’s steam dresses until their fingers prune, clamping dresses until their hands cramp in agony, laying in the dirt to protect a gown or burying themselves under massive amounts of tulle just to help a bride with her shoes, they’ll do just about anything to get that great shot! We hope you agree that the end result is spectacular, but it’s always fun to see what goes on “behind the scenes.”
So, without further ado, meet the cast and crew that help create the magic behind the lens in these fun behind the scenes photos by Real Weddings Magazine staffer Aaron Roseli! And, stay tuned to our blog for more “front of the camera” looks featuring our gorgeous cover model finalists.
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 Aaron Roseli © 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: Headpieces from our Cover Model Shoot!
At Real Weddings Magazine, we love playing dress up! And, at our photo shoots, we’re just like big kids in a candy store with all of the incredible accessories available for us to play with. We are so fortunate to work with some amazingly talented designers who let us borrow their creations to help our cover model finalists polish off their bridal looks. And we love sharing their creations with you!
So without further ado, check out some very fashionable headpiece eye candy…
Headpiece from Emilliner.
Headpiece from I Make Beautiful.
Headpiece from I Make Beautiful.
Headpiece from I Make Beautiful.
Headpiece from Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal.
Headpiece from Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal.
Headpiece from I Make Beautiful.
Headpiece from Emilliner.
Headpiece from Flourish.
Headpiece from I Make Beautiful.
Headpiece from Emilliner.
Headpiece from Flourish.
Headpiece from I Make Beautiful.
Headpiece from Emilliner.
Headpiece from Emilliner.
Headpiece from Erica Koesler available at Advantage Bridal.
Headpiece from Flourish.
Headpiece from Erica Koesler available at Advantage Bridal.
Headpiece from Flourish.
Headpiece from Flourish.
Headpiece from Emilliner.
Headpiece from Emilliner.
A big 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 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 from True Love Photo, 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
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
Catering provided by:
Beth Sogaard Catering
866-441-BETH, chefbethcatering.com
Blog Post by Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
Subscribe to the Real Weddings Magazine Blog!

































































































































