Posts Tagged ‘Diamond Bridal Gallery’
Valentine’s Day Sale at Diamond Bridal Gallery… Gowns just $199!
Hey Real Weddings Brides….looking for your own dazzling dress at a steal? Be sure to check out the upcoming Valentine’s Day Sale at Diamond Bridal Gallery in Granite Bay. Here’s the scoop:
Three days only! Visit Diamond Bridal Gallery February 13th, 14th and 15th to take advantage of this amazing sale! Come early for the best selection!
Plus, register with Diamond Bridal Gallery and receive additional SAVINGS. If you would like an extra discount (come on, what girl doesn’t?) register here!
While you’re there, you can pick up a complimentary copy of the newest issue of Real Weddings Magazine!
Photo courtesy of Diamond Bridal Gallery.
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Real Weddings Dazzling Dresses: Junior Bridesmaids
Too young for a maid of honor and too grown up to be a flower girl, your junior bridesmaid should make an entrance all her own. Give her a dress she will wear proudly as she makes her way down the aisle. Check out these stylish designs in smaller sizes from some of our favorite bridal designers that can be found here locally in Granite Bay at Diamond Bridal Gallery.
Alfred Sung Junior Bridesmaid Style JR500
An adorable halter cocktail length dupioni dress with matching skinny belt and pockets at side seams of full skirt. Also available full length.
Alfred Sung Junior Bridesmaid style JR506
This lovely strapless cocktail length peau de soie dress with sweetheart features a pleated surplice bodice. Matching belt and flower detail at natural waist. Pockets at side seams of full pleated skirt. Also available full length.
Dessy Collection Junior Bridesmaid JR508
A strapless full-length, lux chiffon dress with shirred bodice and matching flower detail is pretty as a picture.
After Six Junior Bridesmaid Style JR509
A shimmery strapless cocktail length matte satin dress with matching skinny belt. Pockets at side seams of full shirred skirt. Also available full length.
After Six Junior Bridesmaid Style JR513
Go for a little drama with this strapless, full-length renaissance satin dress with draped detail at bodice and a-line skirt with slight train.
Dessy Collection Junior Bridesmaid JR514
All grown up in this one shoulder, matte satin and lux chiffon full length dress with draped bodice and full skirt.
All of these gorgeous junior bridesmaid dresses are available locally at Diamond Bridal Gallery, 6963 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay. 916-521-9856, diamondbridalgallery.com.
Blog post by Always a Bridesmaid Columnist Darren Elms.
Photos courtesy of their manufacturer.
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Real Weddings Magazine Cover Model Feature
Have you seen the full fashion layout in our new Winter/Spring 2012 issue of Real Weddings Magazine? We promised to post the full layout a few weeks ago, so here it is…and in the coming weeks, we’ll be posting even more shots from the shoot, so stay tuned!!
Don’t our gorgeous local real bride cover models, Missy, Crystal and Jessica look fabulous?!
This past September, these young women got to play dress up all day long as our Real Weddings team poked and prodded these girls at an all day photo shoot at the picturesque Delta King in Old Sacramento. Featuring local gowns, local floral designers, local hair and make-up teams and the uber-talented Thais Fleury Scheideman from Love at First Click Photography.
On Missy (left): dress from Dreamnette Bridal, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Bella Bouquet. On Crystal (middle): dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by Emilliner, necklace (headband as necklace) by Erica Koesler available at Advantage Bridal, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. On Jessica (right): dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Visual Impact Design. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Missy: dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, headband by Emilliner. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Jessica: dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Crystal: dress from Miosa Bride, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Visual Impact Design. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Missy: dress from Dreamnette Bridal, flowers by Bella Bouquet. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Jessica: dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Crystal: dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by Flourish, flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Missy: dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal, veil by Erica Koesler available at Advantage Bridal, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by By the Gate. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Jessica: dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Crystal: dress from Miosa Bride, headpiece by Erica Koesler available at Advantage Bridal, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Visual Impact Design. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Missy: dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, shoes from DSW, flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Jessica: dress from Miosa Bride, headpiece by I Make Beautiful. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Missy: dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by Flourish, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Missy: dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, headpiece and veil by Emilliner, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, shoes from DSW, flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Crystal: dress from Miosa Bride, flowers by By the Gate. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Jessica: dress from Dreamnette Bridal, headband and veil by Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Bella Bouquet. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Crystal: dress from Miosa Bride, headpiece by Flourish, flowers by By the Gate. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Crystal: dress from Dreamnette Bridal, headpiece by Emilliner, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
On Jessica: dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, headpieces from Emilliner, flowers by By the Gate. For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
Photo top: On Crystal (left): dress from Dreamnette Bridal, headband and veil by Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by By the Gate. On Missy (middle): dress from Dreamnette Bridal, headband and veil by Bel Aire Bridal available at Advantage Bridal, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. On Jessica (right): dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, veil by Erica Koesler available at Advantage Bridal, earrings by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by By the Gate.
On the Winter 2012 Cover (above left): On Crystal (left): dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, veil by Flourish, flowers by Bella Bouquet. On Missy (middle): dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. On Jessica (right): dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by Emilliner, flowers by Ambience Floral Design.
On the Spring 2012 Cover (above right): On Jessica: dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, headpieces by Emilliner, flowers by By the Gate.
For hair and make-up information and shopping details, please scroll down to the end of this post.
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, 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
For the Summer/Fall 2012 contest, if you’re a local bride or a local just-married (cannot be married before June 1, 2011) and you’ve got cover aspirations, then you need to enter! The deadline to get your entry in is February 6, 2012. Be sure to read all of the guidelines and rules for entry on the entry form to make sure that you qualify.
Need an entry form? Click here to download the PDF: COVER MODEL CONTEST-SF-2012
Or, you can email us at info@realweddingsmag.com and we’ll email you the entry form.
If you’re going to enter…one word of advice, show us your personality on the answers to the questions — we love working with brides who have a lot of spunk, personality, humor and who are just darned cool girls. Be sure that your answers really reflect who you are! Oh, and don’t forget to include photos that really show your personality coming through as well!
Also, be sure to read all of the rules to make sure that you’re eligible to enter and are game to participate!
We cannot wait to see your entries so get them in soon!
Blog Post by Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple.
Check out the Real Weddings Contest Page! Great bridal loot for real Sacramento-area brides!
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Real Weddings Magazine Has a New Cover Model Winner!
That’s right folks, the Winter/Spring 2012 issue of Real Weddings Magazine arrives at our offices this week, but we’re just too giddy about our new issue to hold it back any longer!! So without further ado, may we present our new cover model winner along with our gorgeous cover model finalists!
Congratulations to Sacramento area real bride, Jessica Nomicos, for being chosen as our cover model winner!
On the Spring 2012 Cover (above): On Jessica: dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, headpieces by Emilliner, flowers by By the Gate. Hair by Jamey Amin and make-up by Caitlin Herrera For full credits, see bottom of post.
Jessica, along with her other real bride cover model finalists, Missy Espinoza and Crystal Goldberg, were chosen from hundreds of entries in our cover model contest. We’re thrilled to have her grace the cover of our Spring 2012 issue (above), and to have all three of these lovely ladies grace the cover of our Winter 2012 issue (shown below)!
On the Winter 2012 Cover (above): On Crystal (left): dress from Enchanted Bridal & Tuxedo Shoppe, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, veil by Flourish, flowers by Bella Bouquet. On Missy (middle): dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by I Make Beautiful, jewelry by Carolee Jewelry, flowers by Ambience Floral Design. On Jessica (right): dress from Diamond Bridal Gallery, headpiece by Emilliner, flowers by Ambience Floral Design.For hair and make-up credits, along with additional credits, please scroll to bottom of post.
Back in September, these young women got to play dress up all day long as our Real Weddings team poked and prodded these girls at an all day photo shoot at the picturesque Delta King in Old Sacramento. Featuring local gowns, local floral designers, local hair and make-up teams and the uber-talented Thais Fleury Scheideman from Love at First Click Photography.
We’ll share more photos from this shoot soon, we promise! But for now, we had to share these gorgeous covers with you!
Thank you to all the vendors who contributed to our cover model contest shoot — you’ll see the full layout in the magazine this week (and we’ll post it to our blog later this week, so stay tuned!)!
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, 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
If you’d like to be part of our next cover model contest, for our Summer/Fall 2012 issue (out in May 2012), email us at info@realweddingsmag.com and we’ll email it to you when it’s available later this week.
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!
Real Weddings Dazzling Dresses: Short & Sweet!
Hello Bridal Goddesses! Last week we shared a handful of stylish bridesmaid dresses available at Diamond Bridal Gallery. This week we feature a collection of affordable, short dresses … perfect for that bride in need of the perfect rehearsal dinner, cake-cutting, informal, honeymoon or the newest fad: the after party dress. Enjoy!
A273
This short sweet dress has a removable strap detail and a bead band to highlight your waist. Layer upon layer of organza define the full A-line skirt.
A275
Diaphanous one shoulder chiffon sheath dress has softly draped front and back panels accented with a dramatically beaded appliqué.
A276
A heavily beaded strapless bodice tops off this short and flirty flounced organza skirt edged in silver. The removable spaghetti straps are included.
A271
Dance the night away in this strapless, iridescent taffeta dress. This body hugging ruched dress has an attached beaded belt. The short tiered skirt completes the look. The removable straps are included.
A272
Short and sophisticated, this shirred chiffon strapless dress has a delicate bias flower embroidered skirt and bust detail, all finished with a dazzling beaded band. The removable straps are included.
Find these fabulous and flirty short dress fashions at Diamond Bridal Gallery, 6963 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay. 916-521-9856, diamondbridalgallery.com.
Blog post by Always a Bridesmaid Columnist Darren Elms.
Photos courtesy of Dress Manufacturer.
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