Since we’re on the topic of giving you a sneak peek of our covers…let’s get right to our new covers for the Summer/Fall 2013 issue of Real Weddings Magazine! It’s been so hard keeping this under wraps (and it was really hard to pick final covers — we had so many amazing cover options!). The magazine arrives this week, but without further ado, we present our new cover model winner along with our beautiful (and dramatic!) cover model finalists!
Congratulations to Sacramento area real bride, Stephanie Lozano, for being chosen as our cover model winner! Stephanie graces the upcoming cover of our Summer 2013 issue.
On the Summer 2013 Cover (above): On Stephanie: dress from The Bridal Box, headpiece from Hair Comes the Bride, earrings from Sparkle Bridal Couture and flowers by Ambience Floral Design. Sequin linen (used as a backdrop) by Mimi & Co. For hair and make-up credits, along with additional photo shoot credits, please scroll to bottom of post.
As always, we picked three spectacular real brides from the hundreds who entered our cover model contest to serve as our fashion models. These stunning young women—Stephanie, Becky and Angel—turned into our “Drama Queens” (in the best way!) for our shoot at Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, Harris Center for the Arts, this past March. They were such good sports to model more than 45 bridal gowns from local area boutiques throughout the day-long shoot, all while the wonderful Charleton, along with Ariel and Joe, from Charleton Churchill Photography, snapped away. In the coming weeks, you’ll get to meet each one of our cover model finalists individually, see all of the stunning gowns, the gorgeous bouquets, the fabulous hair and make-up, and all of the wonderful accessories through our upcoming blog post series, “Drama Queens.” So stay tuned! In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of our upcoming Fall 2013 cover featuring all three of our cover model finalists, Stephanie, Becky and Angel!
On the Fall 2013 Cover (above): On Stephanie (left): dress from Alma’s Bridal Boutique, headpiece by Preston & Olivia, flowers by A Special Day Designs. On Becky (middle): dress from Sparkle Bridal Couture, headpiece by Arturo Rios Couture Millinery, flowers by A Special Day Designs. On Angel (right): dress from Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo, headpiece by Arturo Rios Couture Millinery, flowers by Amore Flowers by Katie. Sequin linen (used as a backdrop) by Mimi & Co. For hair and make-up credits, along with additional photo shoot credits, please scroll to bottom of post.
We’ll share more photos from this shoot soon, we promise! But for now, we had to share our new covers with you!
The cover model finalist contest photo shoot Real Weddings Magazine team members who produced this editorial feature include: Nelli Badikyan, Aimee Carroll, Caitie Herrera, Jamila B. Khan, Desiree Patterson, Paris Ryan, Kelley Saia, Gloria Schroeder, Wendy Sipple, Kelly Soderlund, 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:
Three Stages at Folsom Lake College
Harris Center for the Arts
916-608-6888 | threestages.net
Photographer
Charleton Churchill Photography
916-520-4447 | 888-414-8718
with special thanks to Ariel Berlin and Joe Jackson
Hair and Make-up for Becky
Dexe Thao, Hair
Beela & Dexe
916-692-0937 | beelaanddexe.com
Lea Buehler, Make-up
Special Event Hair and Makeup
916-705-5827 | specialeventhairandmakeup.com
Hair and Make-up for Angel
Nicole Richardson, Hair
916-220-4022
Jenifer Haupt, Make-up
Makeup by Jenifer Haupt/I Make Beautiful
916-532-9800 | imakebeautiful.com
Hair and Make-up for Stephanie
Melissa Oretta, Make-up
Amelia Kalogero, Hair
All Dolled Up
530-888-1562 | alldolleduphairandmakeup.com
Sequin Linens (used as backdrops)
Mimi & Co.
916-525-1235 | mimiandcompany.com
Bridal Gowns
Alma’s Bridal Boutique
916-434-8084 | almasbridalboutique.com
Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo
530-755-4282 | alwayselegantbridal.net
The Bridal Box
916-742-4638 | thebridalbox.net
Bride To Be Couture
916-972-8223 | bridetobecouture.com
The Clothes Mine Bridal & Formalwear
209-267-0417 | 209-890-7532 |
De La Rosa’s Bridal & Tuxedos
916-983-3400 | delarosasbridal.com
Diamond Bridal Gallery
916-521-9856 | diamondbridalgallery.com
Dreamnette Bridal
916-780-4747 | dreamnette.com
Enchanted Bridal Shoppe
916-965-5683 | enchantedbridalshoppe.com
Sparkle Bridal Couture
916-538-6615 | sparklebridalcouture.com
Accessories
Arturo Rios Couture Millinery
310-839-3814 | arturorios.com
BaubleBar | baublebar.com
Bel Aire Bridal | belairebridal.com
Belle Bijou | 530-903-0650
Hair Comes the Bride
800-485-4444 | haircomesthebride.com
Jesse Ciani
916-685-3819 | jesseciani.com
Leah C. Couture Millinery
212-947-3505 | leahc.com
Macy’s
Arden Fair Mall | 916-925-2845
Country Club Plaza | 916-485-3885
Downtown Plaza | 916-444-3333
Sunrise Mall | 916-962-3333
Westfield Galleria at Roseville | 916-771-3333
Max & Chloe
888-MAX-CHLOE | maxandchloe.com
Preston & Olivia
Floral Design
A Special Day Designs
530-903-0163 | aspecialdaydesigns.com
Accents by Sage
916-799-6242 | accentsbysage.com
Ambience Floral Design
916-786-6851 | ambiencefloral.com
Amore Flowers by Katie
916-770-6680 | amoreflowersbykatie.com
Blooms by Martha Andrews
916-300-5948 | bloomsbymarthaandrews.com
Botanica Floral & Event Design
916-673-8650 | botanicaevents.com
Design with Floraé
916-484-5779 | designwithflorae.com
Flourish
916-212-5179 | flourishdesigns.com
Caterer
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 2013), please email us at info@realweddingsmag.com and we’ll send you the form as soon as it’s ready (we’ve been a little busy finishing the magazine to send to the printer, but this is next on our agenda!) And, tune back in to our blog to see more from our cover model finalist series posting soon!
Blog post by Real Weddings Magazine’s Editor/Publisher Wendy Sipple.
Photos by Charleton Churchill Photography, copyright Real Weddings Magazine.
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