Timeless Paper … October 29, 2009

jacki allen’s Kentucky Bride is doing a TON of photo shoots for our upcoming issues … and we can’t wait to show you the spreads, but you’ll have to wait just a tad longer.

Some of the shoots are about … shoes, boutonnieres, flower girls dresses, traditional vs. rock star hair and make up, etc …

One of the photo shoots that will be in the April 2010 issue is about TABLE SCAPES … i’m so excited!  I don’t want to give out all the details or tell you too much, but one of the products we used for a table designed by yours truly were these amazing name cards from Timeless Paper.  She was so excited that she already posted about it on her blog … HERE on October 18th … how fun! 

Here are a few of the designs she offers …

 

 

Don’t you just LOVE them?  What are you’re favorite designs?  There are so many ways that you can use them … how would you?  i’d love to hear all your thoughts …

celebrate with paper …

Kroger here we come … October 28, 2009

It’s official … we have added KROGER to our growing list of retailers that will be carrying jacki allen’s Kentucky Bride magazine starting with the January 2010 issue!

Here’s where you can get the current issue of Kentucky Bride … {all locations statewide}

* ONLINE

* Joseph-Beth Booksellers

* BORDERS

* Barnes & Noble

* Morris Book Shop

 

Starting in January, you can find Kentucky Bride at the above locations AND … {all locations statewide}

* Target

* Walmart

* Kroger

* Walgreens

* more to come … I’ll keep you posted!

We are SO EXCITED!  But, if you would like your FREE copy, then please visit us at the Kentucky Bride Bridal Show on January 10, 2010!

celebrating our growth …

Busy, Busy, Busy … October 19, 2009

Okay, I’m getting ready to break the number one rule of blogging … “So sorry I haven’t blogged in a while”!  I know, you’re not suppose to apologize and you’re just suppose to get right back on your blog and do the next post, but since it’s been almost one month {i can’t believe it} – I feel the need to say … SORRY!

So, just a quick post on what we’ve been doing and then the blogging will resume back to normal.

Kentucky Bride Magazine - We are moving fast and furious for our January 2010 issue.  We have done four photo shoots so far this issue … shoes {the photos are AMAZING}, fitness, treats, and make-up.  We have a few more photo shoots to do, but will give details later.  On Wednesday, we will be shooting some great table-scapes for our April 2010 issue on a private horse farm in KY!  I’m hoping to post a “behind the scene” photo from this shoot – I can’t wait!  Don’t forget … follow us on facebook @ Kentucky Bride Magazine  - follow us on twitter @kybridemag – pick up your current issue ONLINE, Joseph-Beth, Barnes & Noble, Borders and starting in Jan 2010, we will be in Walmart, Target, Walgreens and more throughout the whole state of KY!

Kentucky Bride Bridal Show – We have been super busy getting all of our advertising ready for our next bridal show on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at the Lexington Convention Center.  We will be on TV, radio, billboards and all over the internet  – so make sure to look for us!  We have also been getting all of the AMAZING wedding professionals in Central Kentucky signed up and posted online.  To view wedding professionals that you will be able to meet at the show, please visit us online at www.kybride.com … And for all you wedding professionals that would like to be in the show, please feel free to contact me to get all the info!

jacki, wedding planning - WOW – what a fall we have had and it’s still going … our last wedding of the year is on November 8th!  we’ve been working with our 2010 brides, who are mostly out-of-state brides who have decided to have Kentucky weddings and we are so THRILLED!  We have visited venues to see their renovations/updates and even visited a few new venues that will be available for 2010 {look for their vendor spotlights in the coming months}.  We have been creating, building and making available some wonderful items for weddings … it’s all under wraps for right now, but will be giving details and photos in the near future … these are going to be FABULOUS!  Make sure you follow us on facebook @ jacki allen’s Kentucky Bride!

celebrating life, love and weddings …

Lucky Me … September 15, 2009

 

Yes, we are very Lucky … Lucky Mea fabulous wedding blog based in Cincinnati featured Kentucky Bride Magazine! 

Please go check out the post HERE …

… and if you have time, please check out their design website {HERE} for that perfect monogram, custom logo, custom wedding stamps and more … it is amazing!

celebrating …

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for KBM … September 2, 2009

As you know, jacki allen’s Kentucky Bride Magazine is sold ONLINE, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Barnes & Noble, and locally owned bookstores. 

Starting in August 2009, our Fall Issue is being sold statewide through BORDERS – yeah!

Also, begining with our Winter (January) 2010 issue, we will be on newsstands in … {drum roll please} … WALMART across the whole state of Kentucky!

We are OH SO excited about these opportunities and couldn’t wait to share the news with you!

 

*** Kentucky Bride Magazine is locally owned: we live here – we plan weddings here – we use Kentucky retailers and companies for our articles - we use Kentucky photographers for our Real Kentucky Weddings – and most importantly we do everything in the United States of America – we support our economy! ***

FOR BRIDES …

If you are interested in having your REAL KENTUCKY wedding in an issue of Kentucky Bride Magazine OR would like to be a part of our “Bride’s Advice” column, please contact our editor, Julie Wilson at julie@jackiallen.com .

FOR WEDDING PROFESSIONALS …

We would love to sit down and go over all the details of jacki allen’s Kentucky Bride Magazine with you.

For central kentucky, please contact Amber Bowling at amber@jackiallen.com

For northern kentucky, please contact Susan Kopp at susan@jackiallen.com

For all other kentucky areas, please contact Jaimeson Gann at jaime@jackiallen.com

celebrating in kentucky …

BORDERS … so excited! August 22, 2009

Jacki Allen’s Kentucky Bride Magazine is now at BORDERS state wide!

We are {oh so} excited!

Please go visit your local BORDERS to get your current issue of Kentucky Bride magazine, or simply click HERE to get your copy online.

enjoy …

NEW Kentucky Bride Magazine Website … July 12, 2009

Ladies and Gents … We are pleased to announce the brand spankin NEW Kentucky Bride Magazine website!!

Jacki and I have put alot of time, effort and thought into this NEW WEBSITE!  We have partnered with Elevation Creative Studios … what an amazing group of people!  Then, once Julie, our Editor, came on board we really moved quickly so that the NEW WEBSITE would be ready for the July 12th Kentucky Bride Bridal Show - and it is!

Please visit the NEW WEBSITE and let us know what you think … we love compliments, but welcome all comments!

Here’s a teaser of our home page … LOVE IT!

celebrate your love …

Kentucky Bride Bridal Show … four weeks away June 14, 2009

There is EXACTLY four weeks from today until our FABULOUS Kentucky Bride Bridal Show … we are oh so excited!!!

Our billboards are up all over central Kentucky … have you seen one?

 

Our television commercials will be starting soon ….

We are ALL over the web {kybride.com – getmarried.com – mywedding.com – wedalert.com and the list goes on and on}

We will be on local radio stations {where you could WIN FREE TICKETS to the show}

so, here’s the skinny …

WHO: ALL brides. grooms, mothers, besties, wedding professional

WHAT: Kentucky Bride Bridal Show

WHEN: Sunday, July 12th from 1:00 pm to 5:00pm

WHERE: Bluegrass Ballroom at Lexington Convention Center

WHY:  because this is your time to shine, be the center of attention, and could potentially win some amazing door and GRAND prizes {such as a DJ for your reception, flowers for your reception, and much more} AND because you will be the first to get the FALL 2009 issue of Kentucky Bride Magazine for FREE

We hope to see you there …

Kentucky Bride Magazine Hires an Editor May 21, 2009

Jacki is pleased to announce that Julie Wilson has taken the position of Editor-in-Chief for Kentucky Bride Magazine.  Julie officially started May 4th and has been busy, busy, busy – since our Fall 2009 issue will be out July 12th at the Kentucky Bride Bridal Show.

I, {jaimeson}, hope to have Julie as a guest blogger – so much fun!

Below is a Press Release that was written on Julie’s behalf and I just wanted to share {as I am not the “editorial” guru of the group}

 A PERFECT MARRIAGE OF TALENT AND EXPERIENCE

IS ACHIEVED AT JACKI ALLEN’S KENTUCKY BRIDE

 Lexington Native Julie Wilson Brings More than a Decade of Experience to her Role as Editor-in-Chief

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A popular tool for Kentucky’s brides receives the icing on the cake. Veteran lifestyle journalist Julie Wilson brings 15 years of editorial and publishing experience to her role as Kentucky Bride’s new Editor-in-Chief.

 

“We are thrilled to have someone with Julie’s background and creativity leading the editorial direction of Kentucky Bride,” said Kentucky Bride Ltd. President Jacki Allen. “Julie’s wealth of lifestyle knowledge will help every Kentucky bride have the stress-free wedding of their dreams regardless of their budget or timeframe.”

 

Wilson is a University of Kentucky graduate who most recently was the executive editor for the award-winning Pulse, the magazine for the spa professional. Pulse is the magazine for members of the International SPA Association. Prior to that role, Wilson wrote about the packaged travel industry for Courier, the magazine for the members of the National Tour Association.

 

“It is so exciting to enhance my background in lifestyle writing and translate it into the thriving bridal market,” added Wilson. “Today’s brides are busy, budget-conscious, and they simply don’t have the time to wade through a mass of wedding information. At Kentucky Bride, we do the homework so that  planning their big day is just as much fun for them as the wedding itself!”

 

Launched in August 2008, Kentucky Bride is currently a bi-annual publication. More details are available at www.kentuckybridemagazine.com.

 

About Kentucky Bride

Founded in 2008 by respected wedding planner Jacki Allen, Kentucky Bride helps brides-to-be learn many tricks of the trade even if carte blanche is not the reality. Based in Lexington, Kentucky Bride is an educational tool that covers everything from how to talk flowers with a florist to what is required to book a caterer. Available online at www.kentuckybridemagazine.com, Barnes & Noble and other locations across the state. Kentucky Bride is currently published in January and July.

WOW – that was written SO much better than I could’ve ever done … fabulous!

Sneak Peak … Photo Shoot May 19, 2009

We {Jacki, Jaimeson, Julie, Sara Lain, LaNeisha} held our first photo shoot for 2009 for Jacki Allen’s Kentucky Bride Magazine!  We can’t wait for the FALL 2009 issue to come out … so exciting!

BUT – until then, we thought we would show you a few pics of the day {only three, as the photographer and I have agreed to keep all photos under “raps” as they say}

the following photos were taken by our fabulous intern, Sara Lain ….

Ian Lozada, the fabulous photographer for the shoot!

 

Jaimeson, steaming one of the models (Katie) dress …

 

Jacki, with one of our fabulous models – Shamea …

 

hope you enjoyed the “preview” … to get your current issue, please visit kentuckybridemagazine.com

Kentucky Marriage Laws May 7, 2009

Okay ladies ….. with summer wedding season getting closer ….. we don’t want you to forget the most important “document” for your wedding {drum-roll} ….. MARRIAGE LICENSE

Since you ladies are so fabulous and busy planning the biggest day of your life, Kentucky Bride Magazine decided to do all the work for you! 

here’s everything you need to know:

APPLYING FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE IN KENTUCKY

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: You do not have to be a resident of Kentucky.

ID REQUIREMENT: Picture ID, such as Drivers License, and your Social Security card.  Birth Certificate may be helpful.

PREVIOUS MARRIAGES: Most counties will require documentation to prove a previous marriage has been dissolved wither through death or divorce.

COVENANT MARRIAGE OPTION: No

WAITING PERIOD: No waiting period.

FEES: $35.50 – $36 approximately.  Fee may vary from county to county. Cash, Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order.

OTHER TESTS: None.

PROXY MARRIAGES: No.

COMMON LAW MARRIAGES: No.

OFFICIANTS: Any ordained or licensed clergymen who have been licensed in Kentucky to perform weddings, and justices of the peace.  County judge/executive, fiscal court commissioners, justices and judges of the Court of Justice, retired or current.

MISCELLANEOUS: License is valid for thirty (30) days.

MORE INFORMATION: www.fayettecountyclerk.com  … {or your local county clerks office}

 

We hope this information saved you a little time in your planning process … suggestion … spend the time we saved you on having an ice cream cone with your “honey” and just enjoy each other!

Please tell us:  Helpful or Not?  Want more?  Suggestions?

happy planning …