Submission Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in submitting to Beantown Bride! We strive to create the very best resource for couples planning their wedding in and around Boston and we couldn’t do it without people like you. Read on to find out how to submit a real wedding.

SUBMIT A WEDDING:

Real Weddings are a huge part of our content and we have created a submission tool that is super easy!  Now on to the fun stuff! You probably have hundreds of photos to choose from, it may seem a little overwhelming. Here are some guidelines for what we’re looking for to help you out…

• Submit 10 low resolution images at 4x6 72 DPI per submission showcasing the best images of the event, images must be professionally captured.
• Make sure your photos are properly labled with no characters. ie. &, -, etc. that will effect your upload.
• Our site real wedding section is developed to showcase horizontal gallery only. If you do not want your images to be automatically cropped, please review this submission and submit your photos accordingly. 
• Please include the following images: the couple, bridal party, pets, ceremony, reception moments, flowers, and detailed photos of the décor.
• We are always looking for DIY weddings, chic city affairs, roof top weddings, vintage inspired, cultural weddings, city hall weddings, elopements, same sex weddings, boudoir shoots, engagement sessions and proposal stories. No staged shoots will be accepted.
• Please note that Beantown Bride only publishes photos of weddings that take place in Massachusetts.
• Do not include any company branding on your photos—they will not be accepted.
• Proposal or Engagement sessions, Boudoir sessions please include a wide variety of photos and written detail about the shoot.
• If you've been featured on Beantown Bride download a badge spread the love around the web.

CLICK HERE to submit a feature

Contest Giveaway Submissions: We’ve partnered with jewelry designers, make up professionals, stylists, gown designers, and florists (just to name a few!) to offer their products to our readers. Not only does this offer exposure for your business, it rewards our faithful readers…and we like that! Please submit your giveaway item by email to our Editorial Department: Brittany@beantownbride.com

FAQ:

How often do you publish content and how do you promote your posts?
We publish content 7 days a week, twice a day. We will share your blog post on our Facebook page and Twitter feed—and we encourage you to do the same and link back to Beantown Bride! (please use the @ symbol to tag Beantown Bride)

What makes a good real wedding feature?
Please review our guidelines above. Professional photographs are required, include all vendors participating on the event with direct links to their company website and as much detail about the event as possible.



When will I find out if my wedding has been selected?
Our editorial department will inform you by email within 48 hours along with your editorial run date. You may check the status of your real wedding or editorial write up by emailing: Brittany@beantownbride.com We do our best to inform you, but there are some circumstances that we cannot, just know your feature will go live within 

Can I proof my feature before it goes live?
We do not modify posts that have already gone live, and they live indefinably on the site. Due to the high traffic of new content, posts can not be proofed before being published. 

Is it my responsibility to inform a client when a real wedding is live?
You should always ask your clients permission before submitting a wedding. Our editorial team does not inform a bride or groom when a post is live. It is your responsibility to inform your customer. We also encourage you to have them Facebook their feature to show their friends and family!

 

Is Beantown Bride exclusive or non-exclusive?
Beantown Bride is a non-exclusive media outlet. We encourage you to submit your work to multiple wedding publications and blogs, this helps you gain even more exposure. If your real wedding appears on another blog, please inform the blog to link back to BeantownBride.com for credit, this helps every blog who has published your feature generate more exposure for link backs, this will also elevate your business in the online media world.



Do I have to be an advertiser to submit a real wedding?
You do not have to be an advertiser to submit a Real Wedding feature. There is no limit to how many real weddings you can submit to our site. However, professional write ups about services/products/advertiser shout outs are dedicated to advertisers only. If you are interested in becoming an advertiser email sales@beantownbride.com or email our Editor Brittany Blando and she will connect you with our sales team.

I'm a vendor and my business is not credited, can you please correct?
We believe a wedding is a collaborative project that requires the credit of all wedding professionals who participated on the event. Our editorial team does it's best to provide proper photo credit and vendor credit, but if vendor information is not provided for up-front during the submission process, we have not way of including a vendor after the published date. We abide by photographic copyright laws. Once a feature is published on Beantown Bride, it lives indefinitely on our website.

Why don't you accept stage shoots ie. trash the dress or stage shoots by photographers or event planners?
Staged shoots do not fit our editorial readership. Our marketing statistics show that our followers do not react to staged wedding shoots. The Beantown Bride team strongly believes that staged shoots are a misrepresentation of a wedding day and quickly become dated in the wedding world. There are many wedding blogs on the web that focus on stage shoots, we believe a wedding is just that-- REAL. Our editorials reflect and guide local brides to plan their wedding with an attainable style.



I noticed Beantown Bride has featured just one of my photos along with an article, can I opt out?
When you submit a wedding to Beantown Bride and it is accepted, your photographs are archived in our submission system and your business is automatically opted in for article photo usage. Our editorial team always provides legal photo copyright credit with a direct link to the company website. Please note, we do not inform photographers when an article runs with their photograph, you can be assured we take pride in crediting your business to the fullest. 
    


Can I use social media to promote my feature and do you have a badge I can post on my website?
We encourage you to share your feature on via your own blog, Twitter, Facebook or any other social media outlets while linking back to us. Twitter: www.twitter.com/BeantownBride Facebook: www.facebook.com/beantownbrideblog You may download a Beantown Bride badge above and add it to your website.