Today's Real Wedding comes to us from Leslie Roark Photography (one of my fellow twitter friends). My personal favorite part of this wedding is the bride in her glasses - I love it! Nick and Melissa were married on January 3, 2009. Now, onto the wedding (vendors listed at the end of the photos) . . .

Wedding Vendors Included:
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
Church: Unity Washington United Methodist Church
Flowers: Seasonal Flowers, Trappe, MD
Cake: Pam Zak of Oxford Greens, Easton, MD
DJ: MyDeeJay.com
Photographer: The lovely and talented Leslie Roark Photography
Limo: Breeze Away Limo Service
Be sure to come back tomorrow for some amazing photos from the Day After photo shoot with Leslie and the happy couple, Nick and Melissa.

I saw a few photos from this stunning wedding on Mint Julep's blog and just had to see if I could feature more of it. The design concept was "Seaside Elegance meets Romantic Fantasy".

The ceremony featured a custom ring-bearer wagon {just too cute} and a Tiffany blue and white sunset.


The cocktail hour featured comfy lounge furniture and a grand Cinderella's Carriage ice luge complete with horse and gold reins.

For the reception: walls were completely draped (floor to ceiling); cool blue lighting lit the room; velvety teal Chameleon chairs and linens helped to create a warm atmosphere; the head table featured water and a glass top {amazing} and white orchids and roses filled the room.

Coordinating and Design: Mint Julep Social Events {blog}
Flowers and Design: Square Root
Photography: Studio EMP
Reception Location: The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel

About 2 weeks ago I received the following email from bride, Irla:
"I am a fan of your website and I have a special request that maybe you can help me with. My future husband and I are fans of micro-breweries and would like to have a wedding there. Yet, I can't find any examples of real weddings done at a brewery. Can you maybe do a post one of these days of a real wedding done at a brewery, if you can find one. Thanks so much for your awesome website. It has helped me and many others that I have referred your website to."

And now . . . here is today's Real Wedding (and a few details) . . .

Photographer: Gregory of Belle Images and the Sweet Smile blog
Venue: Faultline Brewery in Sunnyvale, California

From Gregory: "Each step of the day from the toasts to the kiss was followed by the time honored tradition of raising a pint."

Thank You Gregory for sharing this brewery wedding with my readers and Irla.

Photographed by the up and coming wedding photographer Max Wagner. Marissa and David's wedding ceremony and reception took place in Del Mar, CA.

Click here to see a portfolio wedding from Max that was posted earlier today

The following portfolio wedding of Shoko and Julian was photographed by the talented Max Wagner. This couple didn't actually get married {yet!}, but Max choose them for an editorial type shoot to reflect his style as he begins to transition into photographing more weddings. (He's done mostly editorial work in the past)

From the photographs shown below, I think you will agree that Max has a wonderfully artistic eye. For me, each photograph is a work of art. The shoot took place in Studio City, CA.

Please check back later in the early afternoon for another wedding (with a real bride and groom) by Max Wagner.