It also presents the bride with her own personal wedding Web site to keep families and friends up-Bride and Groom Publicationsto-date on wedding-day specifics. Ultimately, bridespub.com creates a venue for the bride and merchant to find each other.
Bride + Groom Publications will announce the launch of www.bridespub.com at its Novi Bridal Expo, 1 P.M.. Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Mich.
“Bridespub.com is perfect for the multitasking bride and groom,” says Kerry Sullivan, owner and publisher of Bride + Groom Publications/Expo. “This site consolidates all wedding details into one convenient location. And as plans evolve, the wedding party — no matter where they live in the nation — can stay updated with the click of a mouse.”
In 2007 more than 2.2 million couples exchanged vows in the United States. Of those, 1.8 million brides and grooms used the Internet to plan their weddings.* Bridespub.com builds upon this trend by marrying time management and the Information Age. The password-protected site allows brides to log in and keep track of essential wedding details such as guest information, RSVPs, gifts, thank you notes, out-of-towners, reception seating, announcements, parties, budget (overview, payments and balances) contracted merchant info (terms, notes, appointments, etc.), time frame, helpful tips and much more.
Bridespub.com also allows brides throughout the country to shop local merchants and locate local bridal shows. Advertisers can list their services in local markets for free or choose from a variety of paid advertisement opportunities.
“Quite often, brides have taken jobs that moved them away from their hometown,” says Sullivan, a Michigan resident for 27 years who now resides in Sarasota, Fla. “Bridespub keeps all the details in one place and makes planning a hometown wedding easier.”
Bride + Groom Publications started in 1992 as a full-size wedding planner/magazine. Bridespub.com is designed to target a broader market, Sullivan says.
“The logical next step was to bring the planner to the Web, and to the brides’ fingertips,” she says.
Find out more at www.thebridalexpo.com.
* Source: TheWeddingReport.com
CONTACT: Kerry Sullivan, Owner, Publisher Bride + Groom Publications / Expo Sarasota, Fl.
34240 1-800-774-0014 (phone) 941-321-8989 (cell) ksullivan@bridespub.com
LAUNCH INFO Novi Bridal Expo ‘08 1 p.m. Jan. 19, 2008
Rock Financial Showplace 46100 Grand River Novi, Mich 48375
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Bride + Groom Publications first appeared in 1992 as a bridal workbook/magazine created by former Metro Detroit resident Kerry Sullivan. Bridal shows were soon added. Since then her company evolved into Michigan’s largest two-day bridal expo, which takes place at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Mich. Sullivan and her company are now based in Sarasota, Fl.
