Go Inside February/March 2007 Issue of Brides Magazine with Exclusive Podcasts Beginning on December 19th

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Go inside the February/March 2007 issue of Brides with exclusive podcasts beginning on December 19th. Listen to editors talk trends, swap ideas, and dive into the entire wedding scene with the biggest issue of the year. The first episode will launch on December 19th and new episodes will post biweekly in December and January on December 26th, January 2nd, 9th and 31st. Episodes can be accessed at brides.com/podcasts.

Millie Martini Bratten, editor in chief of Brides, says: "As editors of the leading bridal magazine in America, we've seen and heard it all. Creating these podcasts brings the expertise of BRIDES editors and other top wedding professionals to life, giving us the opportunity to give brides-to-be advice at their convenience and wherever they happen to be."

  Episodes for the February/March issue include:

  Episode 1, available December 19th:
  THE WEDDING GOWN:  Almost everyone agrees that finding the dress is the
  best part of wedding planning -- but it can also be confusing. Brides
  editors talk about why buying a bridal gown is different from buying a
  regular dress, debate if you can really tell the difference between a
  dress that takes six months to be made and one bought off-the-rack. They
  discuss what the salon experience is like, which runway trends look best
  on various figures, and the absolute must-haves to bring into the dressing
  room with you.

  LOCATION:  Where to get married is probably the biggest decision you'll
  make after deciding whether to get married. Home or away? Indoors or out?
  City, country, beach? Brides editors talk about how to track down
  locations, when a wedding planner comes in handy, and how to evaluate the
  right space in which to say "I do."

  Episode 2, available January 2nd:
  PARTY PEOPLE:  Brides editor in chief Millie Martini Bratten and party
  planner to the stars Marcy Blum (she's planned weddings for Gwen Stefani
  and Billy Joel) talk about celebrity weddings, cool trends in party
  styles, and the little touches that make a big difference. They'll also
  discuss smart ways to save money without sacrificing style, behind-the-
  scene secrets, last-minute disasters that almost happened, and fun, simple
  ways for brides to personalize their big day.

  ONE-YEAR CALENDAR:  Brides editors who have just been through the wedding
  planning process talk about how they stayed focused and sane, which chores
  they enjoyed and which they ignored, and what it's like to plan a wedding
  when you've got only six months. They share which things were the hardest
  to figure out, which tasks were baby-simple, and ways to avoid a last-
  minute crunch. They'll offer shortcuts, sneaky tips, and the tricks you
  learn from working at Brides.

  Episode 3, available January 9th:
  INVITATIONS:  As important as an invitations looks -- and the design does
  set the tone for the whole wedding -- what it says is more important,
  begging the question "How do you actually write one of these things?" If
  your parents are paying for the whole shebang, and you like the
  traditional wording, you can go with "Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Foster
  request..." But what if his parents are kicking in some funds? What if the
  two of you are paying for the whole thing? What if your parents are
  divorced, and both want to be mentioned, along with their new spouses?
  What if your mom refuses to have her name on the same piece of paper as
  "that woman?" Brides offers plenty of advice, personal stories, and
  solutions.

  16 THINGS TO DO ONCE YOU GET THE RING:  Getting a handle on a few
  essential decisions can determine the overall style of your wedding and
  simultaneously help the bride-to-be remain calm and in control. Budget,
  place, date, time, and size of the wedding are a few of the big topics to
  tackle. Brides discusses how to figure out a budget, bring up the subject
  of money with your parents, say "no" to people who keep telling you how to
  do things, and take the first steps in dress shopping. Perhaps most
  important, Brides tells brides-to-be what can wait ...

  Episode 4, available January 31st:
  MUSIC:  With the birth of the iPod came entirely new trends in reception
  music. Brides editors debate whether iPod weddings are taking over or if
  people still prefer dancing to live bands. Can you have a bluegrass band
  at a black-tie wedding? Is the dj gone forever? We'll share how first
  dances have changed, if line dances are finished, and whether Dancing with
  the Stars has any impact on the wedding dance floor.

  BRIDAL PARTY:  Of all the tough decisions in wedding planning, "how to
  choose your bridal party?" is certainly up there. Also, when and how do
  you ask them? Do you have to ask all the siblings first? Do guys tend to
  ask more people than girls? -- in  our experience, yes! What do you do
  when one of your bridesmaids goes "bad." We'll give the profile of a
  "dream bridesmaid" -- and how the bride-to-be can make her attendants'
  lives easier. Also, we'll dish on great ways to dress different types of
  bridesmaid figures and still achieve a coordinated look.

The February/March Issue of Brides magazine is available on newsstands on December 19th, 2006. Brides is the leading bridal publication in America and is part of Conde Nast Bridal Media.