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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 Online Exclusive couple Kristine & James Johnson!

Congratulations to Online Exclusive Real Wedding couple Kristine & James Johnson who were married on April 1, 2011 at Sequoia.

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

Photo courtesy of Artistic Photography by Tami.

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Here at Real Weddings Magazine, we are so fortunate to work with some very talented wedding professionals. And no where was their talent on such display than at our cover model photo shoot this past March.  

We always like to use local resources for our shoots, and with that in mind, we asked five of our Real Weddings Partner floral designers to design some bouquets for the shoot…and boy were their bouquets gorgeous!  

 So without further ado, let’s start your Monday morning off with a little floral eye candy!  

Above flowers designed by:
Flourish
916-212-5179, flourishdesigns.com  

Above flowers designed by:
Camino Flower Shop
530-644-5730, caminoflowershop.net   

Above flowers designed by:
Botanica Floral Designs
916-673-8650, botanicafloraldesigns.com  

Above flowers designed by:
Heavenly Flowers & Events
916-941-1171, heavenlyevents.net  

Above flowers designed by:
Natural Flair Custom Floral Designs
530-677-0878, naturalflair.net  

Thank you Flourish, Camino Flower Shop, Botanica Floral Designs, Heavenly Flowers and Events and Natural Flair Custom Floral Designs for sharing these bouquets with Real Weddings for our shoot!  

Blog Post by Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple. 

Cover photos by Jacqueline Photography, © Real Weddings Magazine. For additional cover model shoot photos and details, please see blog post announcing our new cover model winner. 

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The Couple:  Kimberly Armstrong and Julien McAdams 

(Editor’s Note: If Kimmi looks familiar, she should — Kimmi was our cover model winner for our Winter/Spring 2010 issue!)

Wedding Date:  July 3, 2010

Photography by Jodi Yorston Photography

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  Julien and I met when I got into a fender bender with someone in a parking lot. He came over to make sure I was all right and to assure me that everything would turn out okay. It turned out more than just okay…I’ve now got a husband and a whole new chapter of my life to look forward to.

What was the most amazing part of your day?  I have to say, the most amazing part of the day was when we had the last song of the night. Our DJ, Anthony, put on the song we had planned for “It Had To Be You,” by Harry Connick, Jr. Anthony had everyone make a circle around Julien and I as we danced and it looked as if we had choreographed our every move. We were enjoying the day and each other so much that it made the dance look like as if it was planned. Everyone then ended up separating into their own groups so they too could enjoy the last dance of our wedding.

What else would you like to share about your big day?  Our wedding was truly meant to reflect the people that Julien and I are. We are still told to this day that our wedding was amazing and people felt like they were getting to experience us and how we are as a couple. The day was filled with great weather, a smokin’ hot wedding party, good food, good drinks and the wonderful people that we care about. An unforgettable experience.

Ceremony Site:  Newcastle Wedding Gardens & The Red Horse Barn

Reception Venue:  Newcastle Wedding Gardens & The Red Horse Barn

Photographer:  Jodi Yorston Photography (she’ll get on the ground or up near the ceiling to “get the shot”…A GREAT photographer)

Videographer:  My friend, Marie, grabbed her camera to be by my side and tape the day.

Caterer:  Newcastle Wedding Gardens & The Red Horse Barn

Cake:  Family member, Shelly, made the cake for our wedding gift.

Flowers:  Camino Flower Shop

Wedding Dress:  I took a chance and bought the dress online to be made. It was a big ordeal, but I got lucky and had an amazing dress.

Bridesmaid Dresses:  Purchased at ROSS

Hair:  Hoshall’s Salon

Makeup:  Hoshall’s Salon

Invitations:  DIY

DJ/Entertainment/Band:  A&A Music & Events  (EVERYBODY loved Anthony — he made my day)

Honeymoon location:  Cabo San Lucas (we purchased it the Thursday before the wedding with thanks to our moms!)

First Dance Song:  “Sunshine,” by Steve Azar

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  If you have any vendors that you know you will be using, ask them for suggestions on venues. Using the “grapevine” that these professionals already have, might make it easier to find the place of your dreams. Also, I would definitely have your makeup and hair professionally done. What a difference it makes on how you FEEL about yourself when a professional gets you “camera ready.”

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  I would have been a little more clear on it being an adults only wedding. We loved having the children there, but it made the money situation for us difficult. Also, I would have slowed myself going down the aisle. It is important to not let yourself rush through anything, even if it’s because you’re excited.

Photos courtesy of Jodi Yorston Photography

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The Couple:  Kathy Hourmand and Jason Laneve

Wedding Date:   July 3, 2010

Photography by Shepard Photography

Tell us a little about you and your beloved:  We met 16 years ago and have been lucky enough to grow together as best friends and now as teammates. Marriage was never something that mattered because our commitment to one another was so strong.  However, we couldn’t think of a good reason not to make it official.  So when Jay popped the question on Christmas, it was an absolute yes from Kat! It’s been a wonderful new stage of our relationship ever since.

What was the most amazing part of your day?  At the ceremony, seeing each other at the end of the aisle as well as the family style dinner where we shared lots of laughs and toasts! Also, having our maltese/child, Angel, as our ring bearer/flower girl…seeing her trot down the aisle all by herself and then later during the ceremony wander behind us to “take care of some business” was a real treat.

What else would you like to share about your big day?  It  was so wonderful to celebrate our love of many years in a beautiful vineyard setting with an intimate group of family and friends, it’s exactly what we wanted, and we’re so proud of being able to create something like that together. Since Jay is Italian and Kat is Iranian, we had an idea of a Mediterranean event and it was done so nicely that many of our guests said they felt like they were on a Tuscany hillside.

Ceremony Site:  ParaVi Vineyards

Reception Venue:  ParaVi Vineyards

Photographer:  Shepard Photography   

Cake:  Assorted individual desserts by Sugar and Spice Specialty Desserts

Flowers:  Camino Flower Shop

Favors:  Olive oil bottles prepared by the bride

Wedding Dress:  Gabrielle’s Bridal Atelier

Hair:  Talayeh Hourmand

Makeup:  ConniMaree Catano

Invitations:  Wedding Paper Divas

DJ/Entertainment, Lighting and Lounge Furniture:  Sonny Gallardo of Exquisite Events & Entertainment 

Honeymoon location:  Mini-moon in Incline Village, Lake Tahoe

First Dance Song:  ”Stand By Me” by Ben E. King

Any advice you’d give to our readers who are planning their weddings right now?  Know your vision going in and don’t let anyone deter you from that.  If it’s important to you, take the time to explain exactly what you want but in the end don’t sweat the small details…no one will notice those things. In the end it’s a celebration of you and your partner and there’s nothing people love more than a good party!

Anything that you would have done differently if you were given the chance?  Perhaps gotten a “day of” wedding planner. It’s tough to justify this when you’ve done all the work leading up to the special day but it might have been worth it to hand the final day off to someone else to worry about and to keep everything organized. Also, we were torn between two caterers who seemed equally as good in their tastings but price wise were far different. We decided to go with the cheaper caterer which turned out to be a mistake. While her samples were good, she clearly lacked the experience to produce an event like the one we wanted. In making wedding decisions, couples want to be as economical as possible without sacrificing quality so perhaps pick a couple areas where you are willing to spend more and in turn spend less in other areas that may not be as important to you.

Photos courtesy of Shepard Photography   

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Ahhhh….it’s Friday! Time for a little Eye Candy!

Sit back, relax and enjoy these lovelies from Dottie at Camino Flower Shop!

Photo by True Love Photo/Real Weddings Magazine.

Above photos by Style Media Group/Dante Fontana.

Thanks Dottie!

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