October 13, 2010 by Robin | 22 Comments
I think the answers here are yes and yes. See Angie’s comment below. See also, blogs make all this crap wholly unnecessary. Print is dead and we’re all holding murder weapons.
I think we should start a zine and sneak it into magazine stands in front of these WIC magazines to start spreading the truth.
ha, this is an awesome breakdown! i mean, not awesome… er… you know what i mean. ridiiiiiculous!
# i’s needed to properly spell ridiculous in response to these figures: 6
What about accessories for my cat, hmm? Stop discriminating against brides who are cat people instead of dog people, jeez.
If there had been a photo spread of cat accessories, Collin might have wanted to include his cats in our wedding. So I am grateful.
When I planned my first wedding, half of the pages were filled with advertisements for honeymoons at either Niagara Falls or the Poconos. This time around, I haven’t even purchased a single magazine, and the closest I have come to looking at their online versions is clicking on a how-to link that someone had to Martha Stewart’s DIY section.
But that’s why cats are better, they will take the attention off me!
The “advertorial” was about Tahiti. Because honeymooning in the Poconos leaves waaaaay too small a carbon footprint.
Angie rocks my world. Let’s overthrow the printed WIC!
My only concern is… without wedding magazines, what will wedding bloggers make fun of?
Oh my GOD. I get PR pitches for dog-related wedding products all the freaking time and it drives me batty.
And a magazine or blog wouldn’t know how to find a $400 dress if they tried. Nor can they really promote them, since their operating revenue comes from the much-more-than-$400 dress designers and big name shops. Boo.
The thing that really bothered me is that they advertised the feature on the cover and in the table of contents in such a way that it seemed like it would feature plural dresses in the $400 range, and then just thew in one among a completely pedestrian spread of gowns in the $2,500–7,500 range.
those mags are killers. I am a magazine fiend myself but never really got into wedding ones. probably for reasons similaer to why I never got into high end fashion magazines (my daily wardrobe probably adds up to under $50, including shoes).
WOWZA. My gal Angie is right. And I am glad for the existence of Parks and Rec so that the world is now aware of these stats.
GOOD WORK! also, the fact you made some headway on parks and recreation in the meantime is amazing. one of my favorite shows.
Celery and Fresca???? Because nothing makes you happier, calmer, and more beautiful for that perfect day than starvation…
I’d love to do this for the UK version of the magazine and see how the figures compare! Would you mind it if I did – all credit to you of course
It was really interesting to read this, though the results were what I’d expect! Such an expensive magazine too
I’d love to read it! Go for it!
October 13, 2010 by Robin | 22 Comments
I think the answers here are yes and yes. See Angie’s comment below. See also, blogs make all this crap wholly unnecessary. Print is dead and we’re all holding murder weapons.
I think we should start a zine and sneak it into magazine stands in front of these WIC magazines to start spreading the truth.
ha, this is an awesome breakdown! i mean, not awesome… er… you know what i mean. ridiiiiiculous!
# i’s needed to properly spell ridiculous in response to these figures: 6
What about accessories for my cat, hmm? Stop discriminating against brides who are cat people instead of dog people, jeez.
If there had been a photo spread of cat accessories, Collin might have wanted to include his cats in our wedding. So I am grateful.
When I planned my first wedding, half of the pages were filled with advertisements for honeymoons at either Niagara Falls or the Poconos. This time around, I haven’t even purchased a single magazine, and the closest I have come to looking at their online versions is clicking on a how-to link that someone had to Martha Stewart’s DIY section.
But that’s why cats are better, they will take the attention off me!
The “advertorial” was about Tahiti. Because honeymooning in the Poconos leaves waaaaay too small a carbon footprint.
Angie rocks my world. Let’s overthrow the printed WIC!
My only concern is… without wedding magazines, what will wedding bloggers make fun of?
Oh my GOD. I get PR pitches for dog-relate
d wedding products all the freaking time and it drives me batty.
And a magazine or blog wouldn’t know how to find a $400 dress if they tried. Nor can they really promote them, since their operating revenue comes from the much-more-than-$400 dress designers and big name shops. Boo.
The thing that really bothered me is that they advertised the feature on the cover and in the table of contents in such a way that it seemed like it would feature plural dresses in the $400 range, and then just thew in one among a completely pedestrian spread of gowns in the $2,500–7,500 range.
those mags are killers. I am a magazine fiend myself but never really got into wedding ones. probably for reasons similaer to why I never got into high end fashion magazines (my daily wardrobe probably adds up to under $50, including shoes).
WOWZA. My gal Angie is right. And I am glad for the existence of Parks and Rec so that the world is now aware of these stats.
GOOD WORK! also, the fact you made some headway on parks and recreation in the meantime is amazing. one of my favorite shows.
Celery and Fresca???? Because nothing makes you happier, calmer, and more beautiful for that perfect day than starvation…
I’d love to do this for the UK version of the magazine and see how the figures compare! Would you mind it if I did – all credit to you of course
It was really interesting to read this, though the results were what I’d expect! Such an expensive magazine too
I’d love to read it! Go for it!