Why did you enter this contest? I entered this contest because the owner of my salon, Alexis, does a lot of photoshoots with Real Weddings Magazine and she was the one that informed me that the magazine only uses real brides and showed me their entry form. What do you do for a living? I read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Grand Dames {Get to Know Josephine} from Winter/Spring 2019
Why did you enter this contest? I entered the contest because I think it’s every girl’s dream to try on wedding dresses and feel like a princess for a day, and this would be the perfect way to live out that dream. What do you do for a living? I am a research coordinator read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Grand Dames {The Sets} from Winter/Spring 2019
Are you having lounge furniture at your wedding? We highly recommend you do. With the addition of flowers and cakes, it can totally transform your space! Take a peek at these set ups from our Cover Model Contest Photo Shoot, Grand Dames, in our Winter/Spring 2019 issue. The digital edition is featured below, but be read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Grand Dames {The Flowers} from Winter/Spring 2019
Yes, we have even more beautiful bouquets to share! Take a peek at these beauties from our Cover Model Contest Photo Shoot, Grand Dames, in our Winter/Spring 2019 issue. The flowers are featured below, but be on the lookout for extra photos, a behind the scenes video, and an interview with our real bride models read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Grand Dames {The Layout} from Winter/Spring 2019
We’re proud to introduce our last photo shoot from our new Winter/Spring 2019 issue, “Grand Dames.” Shot by Ty Pentecost Photography on location at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento, and featuring styling by Cain Event Planning and Rodarte Floral Design, this Cover Model Contest Cover Shoot was a blast to produce – from our gorgeous read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: One Dress Two Ways {Behind the Scenes} as seen in Summer/Fall 2018
At Real Weddings, we always encourage our readers to step out the box a little! Your wedding should be unique to you and your partner – so why not challenge the norm? Wedding dresses can be easily morphed into one look or another with the help of hair, makeup, accessories and much more. So, go read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: One Dress Two Ways {Get to Know Our Real Bride Model} as seen in Summer/Fall 2018
As a breast cancer survivor, Brittany was so excited to model with us and do something completely for herself. She looked stunning and confident in each dress we put her in. Keep reading to hear about her love story, and how she enjoyed modeling. Get to Know our real couple models here, but there’s still read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: One Dress Two Ways {Extras & Details} as seen in Summer/Fall 2018
Eager to see how to create two wedding looks with one wedding dress? We’re just as excited to show you more details from our One Dress Two Ways styled shoot! We’re so lucky to be able to work with vendors who provide more content than we could ever fit in our magazine. We honestly wish Real read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: One Dress Two Ways {The Layout} as seen in Summer/Fall 2018
For our fourth and final styled shoot from our Summer/Fall 2018 issue we took a different approach. When we work with real bride models, changing their dress, hair, makeup and accessories, we often hear them say “I wish I could have multiple looks for my wedding day!” and we agree! We chose three dresses and read more…
Eye Candy: Oh So Sweet {Behind the Scenes}
We have always wanted to do a shoot with just cakes, and we made it happen with this issue. When we pitched the idea to our cake design partners, they enthusiastically said, “Yes!” We wanted the cake designers to be creative, but to also work within these guidelines: the base of each cake had to read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Love is Magic {Behind the Scenes} from Winter/Spring 2018 issue
Have we mentioned that photo shoots are a lot of work? Even with the exhaustive planning and busy day-of, we still can’t get enough of them! On our Love is Magic photo shoot, we had a fantastic time working with our team to create this holographic, colorful photo shoot – take a peek at the read more…
Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Love is Magic {Get to Know} from Winter/Spring 2018 issue
Jacqueline and Zach knew each other for almost 15 years before even getting engaged! We definitely caught a glimpse of their loving relationship while working with them on our Love is Magic styled shoot. And the best part, Zach was so patient while Jacqueline and the team continually admired her hair and makeup, dresses and read more…