Yep — it’s our most favorite time in the year….our Winter/Spring 2017 issue arrives this week, and so, it’s time to reveal our new cover model finalists and our cover model winner! Can we get a drumroll please?

Congratulations to Sacramento area real bride-to-be, Danielle Palermini, for being chosen as our cover model winner! Danielle graces the upcoming Winter cover of our Winter/Spring 2017 issue which arrives this week!

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On the Winter 2017 Cover (above):  On Danielle:  Gown from De La Rosa’s Bridal & Tuxedos, earrings from Pink Beauty Bridal, floral crown by Flourish, bouquet by Visual Impact Design, hair by Cierra Shae Bridal Hair & Makeup Artistry, makeup by Makeup by Mandie, settee from The Antique Owl

As always, we picked three amazing real brides from the hundreds who entered our cover model contest to serve as our fashion models for our shoot at Wine & Roses Hotel, Restaurant and Spa this past September. We are honored to have Danielle, Britania and Leia as this issue’s three cover model finalists! These amazing young women let us dress them up and make them up at our all-day shoot—and then at the end of the day, we’re amazing sports and jumped in the pool! Yes, they JUMPED in the pool in wedding dresses, but more on that later! Danielle, Britania and Leia, our sincere thanks for being such great Real Weddings Magazine cover model contest finalists!

In the coming weeks, you’ll get to see all of the gorgeous gowns, the amazing locale, the beautiful bouquets, the fabulous hair and makeup, and all of the wonderful accessories all caught by Shoop’s Photography, in our upcoming blog post series, “Take The Plunge.” So stay tuned!

But wait…there’s more! We’re thrilled to release a sneak peek of our Spring 2017 cover — which features all three of our cover model finalists: Danielle, Britania and Leia!

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On the Spring 2017 Cover (above):  

On Britania (left): Gown from The Bridal Box; headband by Kirsten Kuehn Designs; jewelry by Hair Comes The Bride; bouquet by Strelitzia Flower Company; hair by Lea Buehler BGorgeous;
makeup by happily beautiful

On Leia (middle): Gown from Always Elegant Bridal and Tuxedo; headpiece by Hair Comes The Bride; earrings by Style Avenue Studios;
bouquet by The Posh Posey; hair by For The Love of Hairspray; makeup by Jenifer Haupt, I Make Beautiful
On Danielle (right): Gown from House of Fashion; headpiece by Ellen Marie Design; earrings from Pink Beauty Bridal;  bouquet by Bella Bloom; hair by Cierra Shae Bridal Hair & Makeup Artistry; makeup by Makeup by Mandie
Photobooth trailer (Lucy) and VW van (Fern) from ourDIYlove Photo Lounge
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: Susie Baggett, Aimee Carroll, Eudelys Blanco Estaba, Cait Herrera, Kimberly Hunter, Tatiana Jitari, Nathalia Kallan, Tara Mendanha, Emily Peter, Amanda Rinehart, Aaron Roseli, Kelley Saia, Nicole Shebl, Wendy Sipple, Leah Sisto and Megan WiskusAnd, of course, thank you to all of the wedding professionals who contributed to our cover model finalist feature: 

VENUE

Wine & Roses Hotel, Restaurant and Spa  |  209-371-6117  |  winerose.com

 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

Shoop’s Photography    |  916-804-8578  |  shoopstudios.com
Amber Felts, Primary Shooter; Aaron Roseli, Second Shooter and Assistant; Ashley Brown, Assistant

 

HAIR AND MAKEUP

For Britania:  

Lea Buehler, Lea Buehler BGorgeous (Hair) 

916-705-5827  |  lbgorgeous.com

Happi Ybarra, Happily Beautiful Makeup Artistry & Skin Studio (Makeup) 

530-632-0607  |  happilybeautifulmakeup.com

 

For Leia:

Christina Irene Alba, For The Love of Hairspray (Hair)

949-422-1957  |  fortheloveofhairspray.com

Jenifer Haupt, I Make Beautiful (Makeup) 

916-532-9800  |  imakebeautiful.com

 

For Danielle:

Cierra Neeley, Cierra Shae Bridal Hair & Makeup Artistry (Hair)

916-436-6002  |  cierrashae.com

Mandie Fenrich, Makeup by Mandie (Makeup) 

916-505-0487  |  makeupbymandie.com

 

GOWNS

Always Elegant Bridal & Tuxedo  |  530-755-4282  |  alwayselegantbridal.net

The Bridal Box  |  916-742-4638  |  thebridalbox.net

The Clothes Mine Bridal and Formalwear  |  209-267-0417  |  theclothesmine.com

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

House of Fashion  |  916-554-7440  |  hofbridal.com

Second Summer Bride  |  916-330-4422  |  secondsummerbridesac.com

 

ACCESSORIES

Cappellino Millinery  |  cappellinomillinery.com

Ellen Marie Design  |  ellenmariedesign.com

Hair Comes the Bride  |  haircomesthebride.com

Kirsten Kuehn Designs  |  shopkirstenkuehndesigns.com

Macy’s  |  macys.com

Arden Fair Mall | 916-925-2845  |  Downtown Plaza  |  916-444-3333  |  Sunrise Mall  |  916-962-3333  |  Westfield Galleria at Roseville  |  916-771-3333

Pink Beauty Bridal  |  916-402-0785  |  pinkbeautybridal.com

Ruby & Cordelia’s Millinery and Fancy Goods  |  rubyandcordelias.etsy.com

Sara Gabriel saragabriel.com

Style Avenue Studios  |  916-812-1114  |  styleavenuestudios.com

 

FLOWERS

Accents by Sage Floral Design  |  916-799-6242  |  accentsbysage.com

Bella Bloom  |  916-498-8588  |  bellabloomflowers.com

Bloem Decor  |  916-447-2001  |  bloemdecor.com

Flourish  |  916-212-5179  |  flourishdesigns.com

Morningside Florist  |  916-635-9891  |  morningsideflorist.com

Placerville Flowers on Main  |  530-622-1121  |  placervilleflowersonmain.com

The Posh Posey  |  916-337-3215  |  theposhposey.com

Relles Florist  |  916-441-1478  |  rellesflorist.com

Rodarte Floral Design  |  916-799-3625  |  rodartefloraldesign.com

Strelitzia Flower Company  |  530-758-5050  |  strelitziaflowers.com

Visual Impact Design  |  916-489-3746  |  visualimpact-design.com

 

CATERER

Bocca Catering  |  916-834-3554  |  boccacatering.com

 

PHOTO LOUNGE TRAILER

ourDIYlove Photo Lounge  |  916-230-4899   |  ourdiylove.com

 

STYLED DECOR VIGNETTES

RENTALS  

The Antique Owl  |  916-502-5951  |  theantiqueowl.com

CAKES  

Something Sweet Bakery  |  209-745-9000  |  somethingsweetgalt.com

CUSTOM SIGNAGE, BANNER AND PILLOWS  

Swoonable  |  swoonable.net

DECOR FLOWERS 

Accents by Sage Floral Design  |  916-799-6242  |  accentsbysage.com

VIDEOGRAPHER

Justin Buettner Wedding Photography  |  916-220-0159  |  jbweddingphoto.com

 

Special thanks to our real bride models, Danielle, Britania and Leia, and to all of the professionals who contributed to this feature!

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 Shoop’s Photography / copyright Real Weddings Magazine.

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