Real Weddings Magazine

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Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Country Charm {The Cocktails} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

Who is in the mood for some cocktails?!  We are, we are! When we first were talking to Jean (Jeanno) and Alyson Pace from Belle Aventure Mobile Bar Co. about being a part of our Country Charm photo shoot, Alyson asked if we’d want them to craft some cocktails specifically for our shoot, and our read more…

Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Home on the Range {Behind-the-Scenes} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

See how a photo shoot comes together with this behind-the-scenes video of our Cover Model Contest Photo Shoot “Home on the Range,” shot by Matt of JB Wedding Photography! Be sure to watch until the very end (wink, wink!).  Eager for more inspiration? Take a peek at the expanded digital edition below! And be read more…

Tahoe Wedding Inspiration: Mountain Retreat {Behind-the-Scenes} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

Our photo shoots are no easy feat but our team members make it look easy. Check out this behind-the-scenes video from Matt of JB Wedding Photography that shows you how it all comes together!  Eager for more? Don’t forget to peek at our expanded digital edition below. Be sure to like us on Facebook and read more…

Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Home on the Range {Get to Know: Lexi} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

Our real bride models are always a joy to work with! Here’s a round up of photos of our beautiful real bride model, Lexi, on our Cover Model Photo Shoot “Home on the Range.”   We have more to share from Home on the Range. Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram read more…

Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Home on the Range {Get to Know: Katie} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

Here’s a round up of photos of our beautiful real bride model, Katie, on our Cover Model Photo Shoot “Home on the Range.” Our real bride models are beautiful inside and out and Katie is no exception!   We have more photos from Home on the Range to share. Be sure to like us on read more…

Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Country Charm {Behind-the-Scenes} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

The inspiration for our “Country Charm” styled shoot was elegance in a country setting. Mission accomplished! And you can hear more about what it was like to put together this photo shoot from the vendors who were there. Thanks to Matt from JB Wedding Photography for catching this behind-the-scenes video!  Be sure to like read more…

Carson Valley Wedding Inspiration: Beautiful Valley {Behind-the-Scenes} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

Every once in a while our work calls for a road trip, and our “Beautiful Valley” styled shoot invited us to, you guessed it, the beautiful Carson Valley, Nevada. Justin from JB Wedding Photography put together this great video that captured all it takes to put together a photo shoot; burros, bands and all!  read more…

Tahoe Wedding Inspiration: Mountain Retreat {Get to Know Sarah} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

Sarah and her husband have a fairytale romance. No, seriously: they met at Disneyland! Scroll down to read all about her love story and what is what like to be our Real Bride Model for our “Mountain Retreat” Cover Model Contest Photo Shoot!  Eager for more? Don’t forget to peek at our expanded digital read more…

Carson Valley Wedding Inspiration: Beautiful Valley {Surprise Vow Renewal} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

For the first time in the history of Real Weddings, we had a real wedding during a photo shoot! Okay, so it was a “surprise” vow renewal but still entirely real. Rich and Angelina Ellis of Tahoe Elevated Events celebrated 13 years of marriage this year and honored this milestone by confirming their love and read more…

Sacramento Wedding Inspiration: Country Charm {Get to Know Our Real Bride Model} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

If you can’t already tell, we love our Real Bride Models and Andrea is no different! What was her favorite part of modeling on our “Country Charm” styled shoot? Scroll down to find out and see her beautiful photos!  We have more from Country Charm to share with you so be on the lookout read more…

Carson Valley Wedding Inspiration: Beautiful Valley {Get to Know Our Real Couple Models} from our Winter/Spring 2020 issue

Katharine and Tony we’re so much fun to work with! They kept us laughing on set and performed some music for us (they have their own band called The Tin Dears…can you guess how they met?!). Read their love story and see more of their gorgeous modeling here, plus scroll down to see their performance read more…