It's here! The Spring 2012 issue of Real Weddings Magazine has arrived featuring our cover model winner Jessica! Pick up your copy today! 

And, at select Barnes & Noble stores, you can pick up a special edition which includes a bonus copy of The Bride's Guide!

Congratulations! He popped the question and you gave an enthusiastic (if not teary-eyed) YES!

Now the fun and excitement of planning your perfect wedding begins!

While planning a wedding can be daunting, it is our mission to try to make it an easier and joyful process...Welcome to Real Weddings Magazine!

With each issue, we pull together ideas and resources from top wedding professionals from Sacramento to the Sierra, and our newest issue—Winter/Spring 20112—is packed with all kinds of inspiration!

This issue features our gorgeous cover model finalists Crystal Goldberg, Missy Espinoza and Jessica Nomicos. Each issue, hundreds of real brides enter our cover model contest, and, ultimately, we have to choose just three finalists. We then put these real bride models through their paces on an all day photo shoot on The Delta King. Featuring local gowns, local floral designers, local hair and make-up teams and the talented local photographer Thais Fleury Scheideman from Love at First Click Photography, our cover model photo shoot truly was extraordinary! Check out the layout in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue and be sure to check our Blog for even more photos to come!

The Real Weddings team has worked hard jam-pack this issue with as much inspiration as possible! Starting on page 88, we give you a sneak peek at the 10 online exclusive real weddings (you can see all of their photos and their stories on this web site -- just click on the "Real Weddings" tab. Then starting on page 99, we present 25 spectacular local real weddings.  These 35 total featured real weddings represent some of the best of the best local real weddings. 

Can't get enough real weddings? Neither can we, so tune in to our Real Weddings Magazine Blog each Wednesday for our "Inspiration Boards" resources!

Need some help finding your perfect wedding accoutrements? Look no further than Real Weddings Magazine's "Style Files: Your Local Wedding Planning Resource Guide from Sacramento to the Sierra." Our team has assembled fabulous photos featuring exquisite flowers, scrumptious cakes and desserts, fun favors and glamorous invitations...all from local wedding professionals. And, don't miss our extensive vendor lists to help you assemble your wedding dream team.

And, there's even more inside...be sure to pick up your copy of the Winter/Spring 2012 issue today!

Brides...want a portable version of Real Weddings Magazine?  We have two options for you:  download our FREE iPhone or iPad app (search for Real Weddings Magazine), or click on the "In This Issue" tab above, scroll down to the issue cover you want, then click on it—we'll take you through a brief registration process and then email you our digital edition. Now you can take Real Weddings Magazine with you wherever you go!

Real Weddings Magazine is the premier wedding planning resource for today's brides and grooms! We're dedicated to offering brides and grooms a world class publication that presents the very best in the wedding industry—from real weddings featuring local resources, our cover model contest featuring beautiful wedding dresses from area boutiques to unique honeymoon ideas and our inspirational style files resource guide, Real Weddings has it all—from Sacramento to the Sierra!

Real Weddings Magazine is also the region's definitive guide for wedding professionals to showcase their products and services in an elegant coffee table size publication with a sleek and sophisticated design. And, it has the largest newsstand and retail distribution of any area wedding publication, reaching the most brides and grooms from Sacramento to the Sierra.

Say "I Do" to this beautiful magazine!


And, check out our Blog for more tips, trends and inspirational ideas: Real Weddings Sacramento Blog/!


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