Highlights of Harper’s Bazaar Bride magazine dated March 2015. The March issue welcomes the advent of Spring Summer 2015, and announcing the season is none other than supermodel Lakshmi Menon on the cover. The issue is centered on iconic couture from notable couturiers and includes an international couture report for spring/summer. The jewellery story highlights iconic jewellery from Louis Vuitton’s bridal collection to temple and Navratan jewellery. The Style shoot feature iconic looks from the top international couturiers. In the beauty section, we carry a spring-summer trend report for beauty and make-up for the bride and the groom, with Bollywood star Ileana D'cruz’s diet regime, bridal skincare from Kaya, and aqua based products for men’s grooming. In Fabulous at Every Event, the big story is all about floral trends of the season. How to make your flower details interesting in terms of décor, jewellery and cuisine. And, how to incorporate the seasonal colours such as marsala and blush in your wedding. The Fashion section features photo spreads, shot in Mauritius, that showcases vintage to iconic couture. Other celebrities featured will be TAG’s ambassador Maria Sharapova who talks about her watch fascination; James de Givenchy who holds forth on his iconic jewellery collection; and superstar wedding planner Sarah Haywood who details out the context of her second wedding book releasing on Valentine’s day. Not to forget Suzanne Roshan from Charcoal Projects who provides her rendition of the perfect wedding. The men’s section, meanwhile, will explore trends in colour, texture and prints with accessory updates on brooches and double-breasted suits. An interview with Stefano Pilati from Zegna is also lined up. And finally in travel, we let the reader explore some of the coolest hotels around the world to have your wedding in. Plus the coolest gifts for the groom, his friends and the bride.
India Today Group, India’s premier media conglomerate with over 42 years of media heritage, announces new beginnings with Brides Today, a luxury wedding magazine, which is an extension of the group’s monopoly over the couture wedding space. The publication is a one-stop shop for brides, grooms, and their families to plan and execute luxe weddings. It offers the same high-end look and feel that readers and brands have come to love over the years with the group’s previous wedding publication. Brides Today will publish 10 issues per year, targeting not only the bride and groom, but the entire bridal brigade and all high-life enthusiasts. The content boasts of luxury weddings, opulent bridal-wear and international lifestyle along with the latest trends in destination events, honeymoon hotspots, spectacular soirées, and more. It promises to make nuptial journeys a fairytale for every bride and groom to-be, as well as all attendees, scoping everything from dream dresses to diamonds, haute couture to décor. Each of the 10 issues will have a central wedding theme, which will bind all the sections together. Depending on the theme of a particular issue, all the sections from fashion to wedding planning, from beauty to jewellery, will talk about bridal fashion, jewellery, destinations and planning tips related to executing that theme. In a nutshell, it will be an A-Z guide on that particular wedding theme. “We are very excited to offer Brides Today, a one-of-its-kind content platform, which eases readers into this important category in India. I am honoured to be entrusted with such an overwhelming legacy and such a luxurious title. Being an India Today Group publication is a proud moment and we hope to provide our readers with the kind of content they want,” said Nupur Mehta Puri, the editor of the magazine. The magazine will be an eclectic mix of modernity and tradition, the complete package for the contemporary couple looking to turn their wedding day dream to reality. The brand also addresses a groom’s needs too, with special features on men’s wear, lifestyle updates, and tips on grooming. All in all, the publication has a celebratory vibe to it, while catering to the booming bridal market in the country.
