Real Wedding Submission

I. YOUR FACTS

Both Your Names (Please include your pre-wedding names)

Your Wedding Date

Ceremony Location

Reception Venue

Reception Contact Name

Gown Designer

Bridal Gown Salon (Name, City, & State)

Bridal Gown Salon Contact (Person, Email, Phone)

Bridesmaids Designer

Tux Designer

Makeup Artist (and Salon or Company Name)

Hair Stylist (and Salon or Company Name)

Florist

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?

BandDJBoth

Music Company Name(s)

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, & The Proposal
2) Why you Chose Your Venue
3) What it was like Working With Your Venue & How They Helped add that "Special Something" to your Wedding (please name who you worked with)
4) Your Ceremony
5) Your Cocktail Hour (include favorite dishes & any special requests)
6) Your Ballroom Décor & Dancing (include the ballroom details &/or ambiance that attracted you)
7) Dinner, Your Wedding Cake, & Desserts (include favorite dishes & any special food requests)
8) Your Personal Expression Of Thanks to all who helped. (Venue personnel, Vendors, Family, &/or Guests)

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 MAXIMUM of 750 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:

For 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 still fill out your vendor information above. 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 or 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 $7.99, 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 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!

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