Real Wedding Couple Submission Form
Congratulations on your wedding! At the suggestion of your venue — and as we confirmed in the email you received from our Editor — we are very excited about celebrating your wedding in Manhattan Bride Magazine, in our popular “Real Weddings” section.
Each full-page Real Wedding presents photographs from your wedding, your story, and some information about your vendors. It’s a tribute to your wedding and it also inspires our wedding couples with ideas.
DEADLINE: To be included in our upcoming Spring/Summer 2020 issue, please get your information and photos by Thursday, June 18, 2020. (If you need more time, please let us know.)
PHOTOS: Please give us your photographer’s contact information and we will contact him or her directly (and copy you on the email) with a release form and directions for sending photos. More information on the photos for your article is in the Photo Section below.
PROBLEM SUBMITTING? If you’re having issues submitting your form, please send your information and story directly to Rick via email at [email protected]. In the “Subject” line, please write: “[Your Venue Name] Real Wedding Submission Form.”
Thank you for letting us celebrate your wedding in our pages!(NOTE: If you did not receive a confirming email from our Editor with this link, please do not complete this form, since it will not be processed.)
If you have any questions, please note them below or reach Rick, at 212.265.7970, [email protected].
I. YOUR FACTS
Your Names (Please include your birth names)
Your Wedding Date
Reception Location
Reception Contact Name
Ceremony Location
Gown and/or Tux Designer(s)
Gown &/or Tux Shop(s) (Please also include City & State)
Gown &/or Tux Shop(s) Contact (Person, Email, Phone)
Wedding Party Attire Designer
Hair Stylist (and Salon or Company name)
Makeup Artist (and Salon or Company name)
Cake
Photographer Company
Photographer Company Contact Person
Photographer Phone (ex: 212-555-1234)
Photographer Email
Did your Photography Co. also create your wedding film-video?
YesNo. Separate CinematographerNo Cinematographer
Cinematography Company, if used & if separate
Band or DJ?
BandDJBothOther
Music Company Name(s)
Florist
Other vendors you'd like listed
II. YOUR BACKGROUNDS
Your Profession
Your School and Major
Where You Grew Up
Your Spouse’s Profession
Your Spouse’s School and Major
Where Your Spouse Grew Up
Where You Both Live Now
Shared Interests and Hobbies
Name of Person Completing This Form
III. YOUR ROMANCE
We can get your story through your written description or through a phone interview. In either case, we’d like to include:
1) How you Met, Your First Date, How long you Dated
2) The Proposal
3) Why you Chose your Venue
4) What it was like Working with your Venue and how they helped add that “Special Something” to your Wedding
5) Your Ceremony
6) Your Cocktail Hour (include any favorite dishes or special requests)
7) Your Ballroom Décor
8) Dinner and Dancing at your Reception, and
9) Your Personal Expression of Thanks to all who helped.
YOUR STORY – Your WRITTEN Description: Please include specifics about your menu, decorations, special wedding day events, and the name(s) of who you worked with at the venue. You may submit a total of max. 1200 words. This will then be edited by our editors to fit our formatting requirements. (Please also keep saving to a separate file to avoid lost data.)
Please start typing your story here. Be sure to save your progress in a word document as you go…
YOUR STORY – Your PHONE Interview:
If you would like to do a phone interview, please include one or two preferred dates and times in the field below. You can also schedule a time by emailing or calling Rick at [email protected] or 212.265.7970.
(If you choose to do a phone interview, please fill out your vendor information above as it’s more accurate than getting that information over the phone. If you cannot, we can still get your information over the phone.)
Preferred Date and Time for Phone Interview:
Preferred Phone Number to Reach You At (ex: 212-555-1234):
IV. YOUR PHOTOS
As mentioned above, please give us your photographer’s contact information so we can contact him/her directly (and copy you on the email) with a release form and directions for sending the photos.
*We will select photos for your article from the ones sent to us, so please make sure we are sent ONLY THOSE PHOTOS you want to be considered for publication in the magazine (thereby agreeing that any photo you send can be used).
Please coordinate with your photographer to select a total of 18 – 30 color photos AT YOUR VENUE (3 – 5 photos from each category below:)
1. Bride & Groom
2. The Bridal Party
3. Candid, Fun, “Personality” Shots … dancing, playing, cutting the cake, etc.
4. Bridal & Family Portraits
5. People Enjoying the Venue … guests and/or the couple in the ballroom, the venue’s ceremony space, on the grounds
6. The Ballroom & Its Décor … wide angle showing full ballroom, table shots
Note: Please select shots taken at your wedding venue. (We may also use shots at picturesque locations near your venue, but please send no more than 3-4 of non-venue related photos.)
V. CONTACT INFO
We look forward to presenting the magic of your special day and we will send the article back to you for review before publication.
So you can share your story with friends and family, we’re happy to give you as many as four cartons of complimentary magazines featuring your story. The cover price per copy is $4.95, but we are happy to give you the 1-4 cartons — that’s about 30-120 copies — free.
We will use our shipper to send the copies to you. We just ask that you cover a portion ($10 per carton) of the charges we incur. (If you want cartons shipped outside the NY-NJ-CT tri-state area, we ask that you contribute $20 per carton toward shipping.)
Please provide your shipping address, the number of cartons you want, and your credit card information in the fields below.
Your Email
Your Phone Number (ex: 212-555-1234)
Ship to a Company (co. name, if applicable)
Ship to (Name of Recipient)
Shipping Address
Shipping City
Shipping State
Shipping Zip Code
Shipping Delivery Instructions (OK to leave with doorman, on porch, etc.)
Number of Boxes (Select 1-4)
Your Credit Card
MasterCardVisaAmerican ExpressDiscover
Credit Card Number
Expiration Date (Month & Year)
Name on Credit Card (First & Last)
Your Social Media Connections: Please give us your Twitter handle, Facebook url, and Instagram name.
Comments, questions, or special requests:
Note: After hitting “Send” you may not get a confirming message. But we will contact you to confirm receipt!