To be considered for an online real wedding feature, the wedding must have taken place in Nebraska, Iowa or the surrounding states OR have a Midwestern component or appeal to Omaha area brides. To be considered for a print real wedding feature, the wedding must feature a Wedding Essentials preferred vendor.
Photographers: Please email 20-25 good web-quality .jpg attachments (do not inbed in email or send slideshows; do not send high-res files) to Ananda (ananda.spadt@owh.com) with the following information: couple’s name, wedding date, wedding location, and any vendor information you have (names and websites). All images must come with all sources credited! This means more than just photography. Watermarks are NOT accepted. It really does distract from the images … we promise you will get proper credit!
Brides: Please ask your photographer to do the above.
Due to the high volume of submissions, we cannot respond to all inquiries. If the wedding is chosen, we will email you to request an interview from the couple and additional details. If you have not heard back from us within three weeks, we welcome you to submit your work to another publication.
All submissions are considered simultaneously for both the blog and for print unless the photographer specifies otherwise. We do consider submissions that have been published on national blogs on a case by case bases. Please let us know if your submission has been published on a national blog and provide a link to the post for us to review.
We do also consider styled shoots, bridal sessions, and engagement sessions for blog and print features,. We generally do not publish “trash the dress” sessions. Please submit these types of features using the same guidelines as above.
Thank you so much for thinking of Wedding Essentials as a showcase for your work! We look forward to collaborating with you!
To advertise: If you would like to become a preferred vendor, request more information at weddingessentials@owh.com.
To become a Chatty Brides blogger: Review the guidelines and submission instructions here.
