We’ve been inundated with details from Jessica Simpson’s weekend wedding, and no surprise, she got this week’s People Magazine cover. People bought her exclusive wedding photos, God knows for how much. My guess? Somewhere in the $300,000 area. And for that price, People got the photos and an exclusive interview. How old-school. Also: thoughts on the dress, now that we’re getting a better look at it? It’s pretty, but it doesn’t seem very wedding-y to me. It’s more of an Oscar dress.

For their romantic July 5 nuptials, Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson focused on one thing.

“It’s all about family for us,” Simpson tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story, in which the newlyweds talk about their favorite wedding memories for the first time – and share 27 exclusive photos.

So for the big day, the bride asked her mom, Tina, and her sister, Ashlee, to be her maids of honor. Johnson’s father, Stephen, stepped in as best man, while Ashlee’s fiancé, Evan Ross, was one of 11 groomsmen. (Simpson had 12 bridesmaids!)

Plus, the pair exchanged traditional vows during a nondenominational ceremony officiated by Simpson’s dad, Joe. But it was their kids – 2-year-old flower girl Maxwell and 1-year-old ring bearer Ace – who stole the show.

“Before I walked out, I kept hearing all the applause, so my kids got standing ovations!” says the proud mom, 33.

By the time Simpson made her entrance, however, a hush fell over the 275 guests gathered at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California, and there were audible gasps as people caught a glimpse of the bride in her stunning Carolina Herrera wedding gown.

“I saw my gorgeous wife coming towards me and she was crying,” says Johnson, 34, who wore a custom charcoal gray John Varvatos tuxedo. “I think my heart was exploding a little bit.”

Simpson felt the same way throughout her wedding day: “It’s so surreal. This has been something we’ve wanted ever since we met.”

[From People]

That’s cute about the kids. I’ve read that Ashlee’s son was also part of the wedding party, like he walked with Maxi or something. My least favorite part about this whole thing? That Eric didn’t shave his scruffy beard. It looks gross to me. And you know I love a good beard!

Additional Jessica stories… Us Weekly says that Jessica “did a vegan diet for about two weeks leading up to the wedding” so she could fit into the dress. She also “got quite a few B12 shots” and had “sugar dermabrasion on her face.” We’re a long way from Texas, aren’t we? Meanwhile, Page Six tried to tally up the costs of the wedding and the pre-wedding BBQ, all of which easily came in around $2 million it sounds like. As far as celebrity weddings go, I think Jessica’s wedding was probably pretty nice and not all that uptight. Like, I would have loved to be a guest at Jessica’s wedding just for the food alone.

Photos courtesy of People Magazine.