NEW YORK, Summer, 2007—The Fall-Winter 2007 issues of Brides Local Print will turn the old wedding rules upside down while offering a new, sophisticated, authentic, and gracious approach to wedding planning. Our editors tell the truth about budgets (what it really costs to get married), share reception ideas that really matter to guests, and highlight the best local businesses that are changing the landscape of weddings across the country. The issues, which roll out in the summer of 2007, make up sixteen local Brides magazines from Condé Nast Bridal Media. More information for brides and grooms can be found at www.brides.com.

Julie Raimondi, editor in chief of Brides Local Print magazines said, “We sifted through all things bridal to bring together the latest, smartest, and most creative options for engaged couples. In every single section, our goal was to provide couples with ideas that actually work, in a deeply-reported, densely informative, and inspiring issue that is fun to read and invokes the creativity in our audience.”

In “What it Costs to Get Married,” local businesses finally reveal what they charge for music, photography, cakes, flowers and catering; in “Real Couples’ Playlists,” we learn the best 55 songs to get brides down the aisle, dance with Dad, and get guests on the dance floor. (Here’s a hint: not everything works as a first dance.) The issue includes honeymoon best-bets, and the “real weddings” of local couples who did it with style.

Also, the following features:

·Tuxedo Shopping Guide: It’s the groom’s turn! Guys have body issues too—and the editors show which jacket, shirt, even collar type works best on six different body types.

·The State of the Union: In this at-a-glance trend report, the editors point out what ideas are on the way out—cupcakes as wedding cakes, oversized limos—and what’s sure to be the next big thing (video save-the-dates—what a great idea!).

·25 New Registry Essentials: These are the gifts brides want. Today’s essentials are a lot different than they were even a few years ago. Think Panini press, recycling system, and photography equipment.

·Tasty Cakes: Our editors have a different take on the wedding cake. They predict that this season, taste trumps looks, and they also explain why it’s not always possible to have both.

·DIY [Do-it-Yourself] Portrait Station: This is the hottest trend of the year and this story is the first how-to guide written on the topic. Using a digital camera, printer, and a little bit of creativity, guests take pictures of themselves in front of a backdrop and take home a print as a great favor.

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