Get Published at DIY Bride

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We are delighted to receive submissions from our you! DIY Bride is currently seeking submissions of the following for inclusion on the DIY Bride site or in an issue of our digital magazine.

Craft tutorials
Real DIY weddings
Real engagement sessions
Articles about wedding planning and crafting

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Craft Tutorials:

Some of our reader’s favorite projects include: invitations and stationery, bouquets and florals, jewelry, decor, favors, and cakes. Projects for weddings, showers, engagement parties, and rehearsal dinners are all welcome.
We prefer projects that are modern and on-trend with the current crop of brides and grooms. (No tulle-wrapped bottles of bubbles, for example.)
Supply lists that must be able to be fulfilled by most crafters (no wholesale-only suppliers, for example)
Directions must be clear, concise, and easy-to-follow. Our audience is primarily at the intermediate to advanced level crafters however, we will accept projects at a beginner level as well.
Step-by-step photos must be submitted whenever possible, along with crafting tips and technique information if needed. Any variations to projects are also beneficial.
We’re open to all wedding-related crafts and would love to see techniques such as sewing, paper crafts, printmaking, floral arranging, jewelry making, and clay.
Use of current popular color schemes and themes should be considered when finalizing projects.

Real Weddings & Engagements:

In the body of an email as plain text (no Word, PDF or other formats are accepted)

Your first names
Wedding date (including year)
Wedding location (include city, state, country, resort, etc.)
What made your wedding creative
What projects you DIY’ed
Any other details that made your wedding special

Please attach: at least 25 pictures of your wedding (25 – 75 is ideal), as attachments to the email. (A zipped file is ok as are individual photos; pdf, word, or other formats are not.)

For photographers and other vendors:

We are a two bright lights editorial partner. This is our preferred method of professional submissions because it’s so easy for all involved however, we also accept direct submissions.

25-100 pictures of the wedding (A zipped file is ok, pdf; word, or other formats are not.)
Your name and company name
Couple’s names
Wedding date (including year)
Wedding location (include city, state, country, resort, etc.)
What made your wedding creative
What projects were DIY’ed
What you loved about this wedding

Everyone:

• Please make sure you have the rights to send in the images of choice. In most cases, the photographer owns the rights to the images she/he took at the wedding – the couple does not. Do ask your photog for permission before you send pro shots, please.
• Please use low-res images! My email server tends to freak out when I get large files and I end up not receiving those emails. Do NOT send links to your photos. Send the actual photos in an email, please.
• Do NOT send your submissions in any format other than text in the body of an email. NO PDF, MS Word or other file types will be accepted.
• Please send images from your wedding(s) only. Do not submit shots from other peoples’ weddings or events (unless you are the photographer or otherwise have permission to do so).
• I cannot guarantee that I’ll use every image or will feature every submission.
• It will take time for me to sort through submissions. Please be patient!

Ready To Submit? Have Questions? Use our handy dandy contact form to hit us up for the 411.

Job Openings

Posted by Khris in Opportunties

It’s hiring season! DIY Bride currently has 8 open positions for qualified applicants. Please check out our new JOB Board for details about the positions and how to apply.

Editorial:

2 Fashion + Beauty Interns

2 Wedding Crafts Interns

1 Real Wedding Interns

1 Freelance Copy Editor

Community Management:

1 Community/Network Intern

Technical:

1 CSS/HTML/Joomla Expert

Makeover Madness

Posted by Khris in Opportunties

Do you have that not-so-crafty feeling? Are your favors falling flat? Are your invites leaving you uninspired? Those darned centerpieces got you down? No problem!

DIY Bride is seeking projects we can take off your hands and give a crafty makeover. We’ll post before and after pictures and give step-by-step instructions to boot. We’ll turn those sad little projects into pimped out beauties you can be proud of. We’re seeking reader submissions of nearly any DIY wedding project that you’d like to take to from meh to fab in the following categories:

Invitations and stationery
Personal accessories (veils, headpieces, sashes, jewelry)
Centerpieces and table decor
Flowers, ceremony/reception decor
Favors and gifts
Cookies, cakes, food
Surprise us!

We need a scan, a photo, or the actual project to work with. (Sorry, we’re not advising you on what project to do or how to flesh out a concept. We need real, in-progress projects to make over.) If you’d like to submit your craft to us, please contact us and we’ll send all of the details.

DIY Bride Is Hiring

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DIY Bride Is Hiring!

Ad sales professionals, DIY Bride has a contract position open on our team. If you have sales experience and strong relationship building skills, we’d love to hear from you! Experience with MS Excel, a home office, and availability during normal business hours (M – F 9am – 5pm in any US time zone)  are essential. This is a commission-based position.

Instructors, as we expand our online learning center in 2011, DIY Bride is seeking wedding and craft professionals to create online/virtual classes and workshops in all areas of wedding planning and wedding-related crafting. Compensation is on a revenue-share basis.

For more information or to submit your resume, please email hello {at} diybride {dot} com or use the handy-dandy contact form.

Win Copies of Both of DIY Bride Books + Feed The Hungry

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Hey DIYers,

DIYBride site will go quiet this holiday weekend while I finish up the final stages of the new site. During my absence I’m opening a contest to give away copies of both of my DIY Bride books.  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post (1 comment per person, please) and you’re entered. Even better? For each comment/entry, I’ll donate a can or box of food to my local Second Harvest food bank.

Details:

• Leave 1 comment in response to this post from 11/24 through 11/30 to enter.
• On 12/01, I’ll select 2 winners using a random number generator. Each winner will recieve copies of both of my books.
• For each entry received, I’ll donate 1 unit (can, bag, box) of food to my local (San Jose, CA) Second Harvest Food Bank.
• 1 entry per person
• Open to all!

Happy Thanksgiving!