Love Notes

Pacific WEDDINGS Magazine Ranked No. 1!

We recently received news from the nation's leading bookstores that Borders Books & Music ranked Pacific Weddings #1 out of all the regional titles in the wedding category! This is quite an honor considering the many regional wedding publications—Borders ranked Pacific Weddings above The Knot Northern & Southern California, LA Weddings, Modern Bride's regional titles, San Diego Bride & Groom, and Hawaii Bride & Groom. That's not all—Barnes & Noble has a total of 211 bridal titles and Pacific WEDDINGS is currently ranked in the top 14% in the nation, competing alongside industry leaders like Martha Stewart Weddings and INStyle. 

We plan to continue to reach affluent brides across the nation! The Summer/Fall 2008 issue will be on newsstands in July with prominent bookstore promotions scheduled for the release. There is no greater time to invest advertising dollars to reach a targeted audience of readers who look forward to each edition of Pacific WEDDINGS. Contact Barbara Lewis to reserve your ad space: barbara@pacificweddings.com.

Still Time to Enter the Photo Contest!

Thank you to all the brides and photographers that have taken the time to send in photos for our first contest here at Love Notes! We have received many, many pictures, and there is still time to enter The Last Word Photo Contest—deadline is Thursday, April 10, 2008.

Here is how it works:

Submit a photograph for a chance to have your image appear FULL PAGE in the upcoming Summer/Fall 2008 issue of Pacific WEDDINGS! The winning photo will appear on The Last Word page facing the inside back cover of Pacific WEDDINGS magazine. It is a truly special page, carefully selected by the editor and dedicated with an inspirational scripture to our readers. The page symbolizes that gratifying feeling of completion—a reader having finished the magazine and those of us behind the scenes having finished the incredible journey of creating another issue. Click here for a digital sample of a back issue.

The Last Word is often the final image that our readers see before closing the book. And depending on how you generally peruse a magazine, it is also one of the first pages seen (for those of you who flip from back to front). If you have noticed The Last Word in a back issue, this single image captures a magical, emotional moment in a wedding celebration— a single captivating image that conveys love, friendship, heartfelt gratitude and spontaneity. It isn't necessarily devoted to the bride and groom—it can be any extraordinary shot that instantly conveys emotion. Email us your strongest image today and you could be chosen for publication in the upcoming issue!

Email your photo(s) to contest@pacificweddings.com. Tell us why the image(s) stands out to you, then we will post our top five selections and let our readers vote! PLEASE DO NOT SEND HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES AT THIS TIME, and send no more than 5 images per photographer or event. Photos should be 72 dpi and no larger than 8x10".  High resolution images will be requested if your image is among the finalists. A photo release will also be required if your image is one of the five posted for voting.

You're Invited to The Gathering!

Pacific WEDDINGS magazine and thirtyninehotel invite Honolulu wedding vendors to a morning filled with expert advice and inspiration that will help take your business to the next level. Our creative director, Halii Iaea, is just back from the WPPI Photographers Convention and he is excited to share the latest industry trends. Plus, our editors have a fabulous agenda planned to answer your questions:   

    •How do I get a real wedding published?

    •What are the latest wedding design trends?

    •What’s “THE LIST” and how do I get on it?

    •Can a blog really increase my business?

    •What is a digital magazine, anyway?

    •How should I spend my ad dollars?

Join us on March 25, 2008 at 10:30am
THIRTYNINEHOTEL, 39 NORTH HOTEL STREET, HISTORIC CHINATOWN
SPACE IS LIMITED, SO CALL 808 242-6835, EXT. 3 FOR RESERVATIONS or email barbara@pacificweddings.com.

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The White Issue is Here!

The new Winter '08 issue of Pacific WEDDINGS is on newsstands and available at our web site. Purchase the entire collection of 18 editions for just $29 and receive free shipping. The new issue is filled with stunning ideas, so check it out!

An Invitation to Advertisers

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Pacific Weddings™ on Your iPhone

While you may have considered Pacific WEDDINGS the coolest wedding magazine on the planet, we will soon reach a whole new level of "hip". Life just got even better for those of you who refused to live another day without the iPhone (we're only human, right?!). Coming soon, you can peruse the latest issue of Pacific WEDDINGS in the heavenly realm of your iPhone. It's super easy--no scary downloads--an iPhone portal gives you "One-Click" access to the magazine, where you can browse through all the pages as thumbnails, check out the table of contents, search for whatever you like, and share pages (Send to a Friend) by tapping lightly on your iPhone keypad. Where would we be without Apple... and Pacific WEDDINGS!?