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The Best Scottish Weddings magazine is the ultimate resource for readers planning a wedding in Scotland. Out four times a year, it helps couples find everything they need to create an unforgettable big day.
The magazine’s editorial pages are beautifully designed and are laid out to capture the attention of brides with informative and inspirational content, including advice from real-life brides and step-by-step guides covering all the key planning stages: from the search for the right venue, dream dress and perfect photographer, through to all the finishing touches that make a wedding ‘wow’.
Whether they’re big spenders or savers, every couple is willing to invest money in their once-in-lifetime day. Whether your company is an international brand or a Scottish company, The Best Scottish Weddings magazine is the perfect platform to engage with this captive, ready-to-purchase audience. It’s an indispensable, glossy publication that brides hold on to throughout the planning process and refer back to time and again in their hunt for their key suppliers – it really is a bride’s little black book!
The next issue is published in April 2015, with quarterly issues thereafter in July, October and January.
DISTRIBUTION20,000 copies per issue are distributed throughout Scotland by COMAG (jointly owned by Conde Nast & The National Magazine Company) through WH Smith and other leading retail outlets. The magazine will be present at a number of wedding events throughout Scotland, where we actively distribute up to an additional 10,000 copies per issue straight into the hands of brides-to-be. The magazine is also available through a network of specialist retailers. This ensures that the magazine is effectively marketed at the correct levels to our target audience.
Peebles Media Group Ltd, 11-12 Claremont Terrace, Glasgow G3 7XR Tel 0141 567 6000, Fax 0141 332 2153 Email [email protected]
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WEDDINGS THE BEST SCOTTISH ISSUE 37 • JULY 2014
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Issue 40 April 2015EDITORIALReading The Best Scottish Weddings magazine is one of the real ‘treats’ of planning a big day and there’s plenty for readers to get excited about. Within its colourful, glossy pages, brides-to-be will find informative and inspiring content that not only offers advice on all the nitty-gritty aspects of planning, but also presents stylish, aspirational products and must-have services that will really help create a wedding that stands apart from the rest. A variety of entertaining features share the latest wedding trends, reveal the chicest places to get married and present stunning fashions for all the bridal party. Combine this with in-the-know comment from some of the bridal industry’s most respected names and invaluable advice from previous brides and you have a publication guaranteed to keep your potential customers engaged – well, at least until their wedding day.
We cover all the key sections:-Bridal fashion: inspirational fashion shoots showcasing stunning outfits for all the bridal party; helpful advice on the most important shopping spree a girl will ever go on; dresses from the latest collections at Scottish boutiques; accessories to swoon over; gorgeous groomswear; mother-of-the-bride ideas; fabulous jewellery and much morePhotography: showcasing real life weddings from the country’s top photographers. Advice-based features including comment from industry names. The title also offers advertisers inclusion in its photo gallery. Venues: extensive section of the best places to get married in Scotland, including news from leading venues across the
country. Complimentary editorial for venues that advertise.Planning: decorating the venue; choosing the cake; finding the favours; sorting the stationery; travelling in style; falling in love with the flowers; dancing to the music; hunting out gorgeous gifts; escaping on honeymoon – you’ll find it all in these pages. Some of the features planned for April 2015 include:- Bridal fashion: ‘Little sister’ labels – we highlight some of the chicest diffusion collections from the big-name designers; Veils guide – how to pick a veil to go with your gown Mother of the bride: Mum’s countdown – what mother of the brides should be doing and when in terms of shopping and planning support; Hats off – we talk haute headwear Jewellery: Ring road – we trace the options when it comes to hunting for wedding bands: off the peg, customised and bespokePhotography: Real Life Weddings and Mini-Real Life Weddings from a selection of photographers; Life through a lens – You don’t spend over £1000 for just one day’s work: we chart a photographer’s work on a wedding from outset to end; Social savvy – a photographer’s perspective on the rise of social media at weddings and how best to manage it! Venues: Venue Selector – a comprehensive guide of the best places to get married in Scotland; Booked up – our pick of Scotland’s most amazing venues with libraries Music and entertainment: Snap chat – we look at photobooths; Going with a bang – what are the options when it comes to fireworks; Pick of the pops – we chat the ultimate wedding party playlists Beauty: Bridal hair special – the latest bridal hair advice, looks and trends
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D E S I G N S E R V I C EIf you wish to use our complimentary in-house design service, we will require your company logo, copy instructions and a selection of images. Please refer to the Digital Files section below for acceptable file formats.
When sending files via email send to [email protected] supply disk and colour proof to the address below. We can also download files from your ftp site or file transport websites such as www.yousendit.com.
Should you require any further information or assistance e-mail or call our production department, tel 0141 567 6063.
D I G I T A L F I L E SComposite PDF is our preferred format. Files should be CMYK and 300dpi resolution. No calibration or profiles should be applied and all fonts must be embedded.
Digital image files (e.g. .JPEG, .TIF, .PDF, .EPS) must be saved at a minimum of 300 dpi resolution in Apple Mac compatible format: EPS, Quark, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign. All digital artwork or images must be supplied as CMYK. Please note any RGB files we receive will be converted to CMYK and may not reproduce in the publication as intended.
EPS and PDF files - text must be converted to paths, transparencies need to be flattened and ‘Overprint’ needs to be turned off when
originating files. Acrobat Distiller PDF’s should have the Compatibility Level set to 1.3, this can be found in “Edit Adobe PDF Settings” in the “Settings” menu. It is strongly advised to supply a Cromalin colour proof (or similar) to accompany all digital files.
Production Data
t DOUBLE PAGE SPREADType 297 x 420 Bleed 303 x 426 Trim 297 x 420
t FULL PAGEType 262 x 180 Bleed 303 x 216 Trim 297 x 210
t HALF PAGELandscape type 128.5 x 180
t QUARTER PAGEPortrait type 128.5 x 87.5
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t HALF PAGE Portrait type 262 x 87.5
Contact the team...SALES Julia Wilkinson (sales manager)[email protected]: 0141 567 6072
Linda Bruce(assistant sales manager)[email protected]: 0141 567 6019
Susan [email protected]: 0141 567 6006
Leann O’[email protected]: 0141 567 6016
EDITORIAL Beth Forsyth (editor)[email protected]: 0141 567 6009
Sarah Gillespie (features)[email protected]: 0141 567 6010
Gilly Furmage (online)[email protected]: 0141 567 6034
PRODUCTION Caroline [email protected]: 0141 567 6063
Barry [email protected]: 0141 567 6002
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