KB SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please carefully read the submission instructions.

If your submission is not completed per our guidelines, it will not be reviewed.

All submissions will be considered for either the blog or our print publication. If your submission is received after January 15th, 2024 and you are selected for print - you will be notified by July 15th, 2024 for Volume 16, Issue 2 (on newsstands in October 2024). If your submission is received after July 15th, 2024 and you are selected for print - you will be notified by January 15th, 2025 for Volume 17, Issue 1 (on newsstands in April 2025).

Due to the high number of submissions, you will only be contacted if your submission is approved for publication on either our blog or in print. If you aren’t contacted by the date above, you can submit elsewhere as it is not a fit for Kentucky Bride. If you’re unsure of the timeline, you can always email us at hello@kentuckybride.com with any questions.

REAL WEDDINGS

To be considered for our Real Kentucky Weddings section, the ceremony must have taken place in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. To be considered for our Destination Weddings section, the couple must have roots in Kentucky, but had a destination wedding or event. We will select a very limited amount of real weddings from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia to be featured in our Border State Weddings section. Unsure of where your wedding fits? Wherever your ceremony was will determine what section of the publication your wedding will be featured in. If your submission does not meet the above criteria, but has relevance to our publication, please email at hello@kentuckybride.com to provide more information.

We are always looking for beautiful things and we will consider all forms of wedding inspiration. Submit your bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, engagement photos, destination engagements and weddings, and of course your wedding images! What makes a submission great? Details. Our publication is meant to inspire brides and grooms who are planning their weddings. They want to see your unique ideas, color schemes, venue choices, menus, calligraphy, invitations, etc. Please note that we prefer real weddings to be no longer than one year old upon submission.

We will only accept submissions through the form below.

We will not consider submissions that do not include the complete list of vendor credits. If you didn’t use a vendor in the category listed, type NA. If there is a category that isn't listed, you can provide the vendor information in the "additional credits" section. If you do not include websites, your submission will not be reviewed until you correctly fill out the required form. The submission will be considered null and void without proper vendor credits. if your vendor does not have a website, please type "none."

If your submission is chosen for either print or blog, we'll require additional information about the event from the parties involved.

NOTICE: By submitting, you are allowing Kentucky Bride to use verbiage and images submitted. please note that we reserve the right to remove your submission from our schedule (even if previously accepted) for any reason with or without notice if we so choose.

KB SUBMISSION FORM

Please note that we do not publish content that has already been published on other professional blogs or in other magazines/local publications. Please inform us if you have submitted this wedding elsewhere.

IMPORTANT: Please include the business name and website of each vendor. We do not accept Facebook, Instagram, or email addresses in the place of a website.

NOTE: We understand that your friends and family play an important role in planning your wedding. Unless your friend or family member has a business directly related to the wedding industry, it is not necessary for you to give their names. If you still want their name mentioned in your vendor credits, please use their full name, not “My mom, my aunt, etc.”