Modern Bride Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 12:09am on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Condé Nast announced on October 5, 2009 that it has closed Modern Bride and Elegant Bride magazines. The company also announced the closure of two other magazines -- Gourmet and Cookie.

The the October/November 2009 issue of Modern Bride magazine is the last to be published, along with the Fall issue of Elegant Bride.

Conde Nast also owns Brides magazine, which will increase publishing frequency to 12 times a year.

Conde Nast CEO Charles H. Townsend said the company made the decision to shut down the magazines because they were losing money. He also said that none of the 180 employees of the magazines are expected to stay with the company.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 2:58pm on Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Conde Nast's bridal destination Brides.com has joined forces with MyRegistry.com, a provider of online gift registry technology. The partnership will allow the popular bridal site's users to create and build a centralized wedding gift registry and add items from any store in the world onto a single, easy-to-use gift list.

Brides.com will also allow users to add product images from their site to a gift list on MyRegistry.com, and have a one-stop-shop for the convenience of their wedding guests. This new resource will be featured on Brides.com's homepage within the site's "Registry" navigation starting October 1, 2009.

"Registering can be a complex process for both engaged couples and guests. MyRegistry.com significantly simplifies the process by offering virtually every store in a single registry," said Jennifer Cole, Brides.com publisher. "It's exactly the kind of service that our community of brides-to-be is seeking during the hectic process of wedding planning and we're thrilled to offer them such a flexible solution."

Under terms of the arrangement, MyRegistry.com will feature 100 of their most popular products within Brides.com's registry gallery. Brides-to-be can also place an "Add to My Registry" button to their Internet browser bar, which will allow them to add any product from any website in the world onto their wedding gift list.

Brides.com features daily news and trend updates, in addition to expert tips and advice, designed to empower brides-to-be in preparing for their big day. Showcasing interactive tools, an array of imagery and video, as well as content from three national magazines - Brides, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride - and 16 local bridal magazines, Brides.com offers information on every aspect of wedding planning. The site is visited by more than 1.5 million unique users every month.