Rock n Roll Bride Magazine Available to Order Online

October 17, 2011 in Personal Rambles by Kat | 43 comments

Photography Credit: Dottie Photography

When Gareth & I came up with the idea of a Rock n Roll Bride Magazine to hand out at the Designer Vintage Bridal Show we had no idea how crazy the internet would go for it!

I love print. Typography and images look so much more amazing on glossy paper. This is how they are supposed to be seen! However I was always under the impression that most of my readers preferred blogs to print magazines. They’re free, they’re easily and quickly updated and you can comment and discuss things about the articles right there and then. Yet when I shared the front cover of this first issue on twitter and facebook, you guys went mad for it, demanding (serious…it was kinda scary) where you could buy a copy! So you gave us an idea…

For years people have been telling me I should write a book – a book about blogging or about wedding planning…well about anything really. But you know what? Although I hugely admire bloggers who write books, I’m not really a booky kinda gal (well not yet, anyway!)…I am however a magazine junkie. So what better way to channel this ‘oh you need to get into print’ nag than to create my own magazine?! By no means is Rock n Roll Bride going exclusively into print. The online blog will still be the main focus of the business, but I do love the idea of something you can hold in your hands, collect and keep forever.

Thanks to your support, we’ve decided to produce a quarterly ‘best of the best’ magazine. It will be advertisement free and will be essentially a glossy, limited edition and highly collectable extension of the website. The magazine will be a condensed selection of my favourite real weddings, articles and DIY tutorials.

We budgeted for this first issue to be free, so if you want to get your mitts on a limited edition copy (we only have about 500 copies left in stock) all we ask is that you cover the shipping and handling costs. For future issues we’ll be charging a small cover price + P&P…and yes we will ship worldwide!

Each issue will be limited edition and for the foreseeable future you’ll only be able to buy it through rocknrollbride.com (however if a publisher comes-a-knocking who knows where this could lead?!)

The magazine has even got some press of its own already. PrintWeek featured the launch in its online and print magazine this week! You can read the article online here. How nuts is that?

To order your copy of issue one, simply click the image below

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  1. Joanna Millington’s avatar

    Joanna Millington on October 17, 2011 at 09:18

    As a magaholic I can’t wait to get my hands on this!!

  2. Kat’s avatar

    Kat on October 17, 2011 at 09:22

    Just yours Adam!

  3. Liee’s avatar

    Liee on October 17, 2011 at 09:42

    I just ordered! So ridiculously excited for this.

    With love all the way from the Philippines,

    Liee

  5. Louise Liddy’s avatar

    Louise Liddy on October 17, 2011 at 09:47

    Just ordered mine! Exciting! x

  6. Emma’s avatar

    Emma on October 17, 2011 at 10:01

    I can’t believe I’m going to get this for free (P&P doesn’t count!)! Thanks so much Kat, and keep on going with such amazing ventures as this x

  7. Sarah Gawler’s avatar

    Sarah Gawler on October 17, 2011 at 10:11

    I think a quarterly mag is a great idea – bravo Kat, you’re always paving the way! I’ve ordered mine and will look forward to seeing the best of the quarterly best in print x

  8. Nat’s avatar

    Nat on October 17, 2011 at 09:16

    Ordered! How cool :)

  9. Adam Bronkhorst’s avatar

    Adam Bronkhorst on October 17, 2011 at 09:19

    How many of them are going to be signed with ‘a special message’?

  10. Kim’s avatar

    Kim on October 17, 2011 at 10:22

    Dear Kat, we’ve never met or spoken even, but I have taken an interest and read your blog as well as other articles you’ve written in magazines. You are an inspiration to us all – both wedding planners and wedding photographers! I look forward to receiving your first edition magazine – congratulations!

  11. Marie-Claire’s avatar

    Marie-Claire on October 17, 2011 at 10:24

    As soon as Luke and i got engaged i ran out and bought bridal magazines. I quickly realized that they all looked the same. I eventually kept one and got rid of the rest. Your magazine is covering an area which has been neglected for years. A magazine like yours simply does not exist. I can tell you with complete confidence that this will grow.

  12. Jolene’s avatar

    Jolene on October 17, 2011 at 10:38

    Yay! im so excited to get my copy of the Mag xxx

  13. Eva’s avatar

    Eva on October 17, 2011 at 10:59

    Great idea Kat!
    Got mine ordered, flying to Ireland ;)

  14. Vicki’s avatar

    Vicki on October 17, 2011 at 11:04

    Hi Kat
    I’ve been reading your blog for a while now. Even though I’m not engaged I just love coming on here to look at all these amazing weddings, a feast for the eyes! Just purchased a magazine and I can’t wait to get it! Hopefully it doesn’t scare the boyfriend off! He shouldn’t be to surprised though as I’m always telling him about the amazing weddings I’ve looked at on here
    Congrats on your first magazine!

  16. Cyanide Kiss’s avatar

    Cyanide Kiss on October 17, 2011 at 11:26

    woo =) I ordered one…
    Only thing is I sent it to an old address, have emailed you on this email:
    kat@rocknrollbride.com
    if there’s any chance I could change the address would be much appreciated!
    Can’t wait to see the mag!

  17. Cyanide Kiss’s avatar

    Cyanide Kiss on October 17, 2011 at 11:26

    P.s….this is the first bridal magazine I bought…!! =) Nice to have something different out there!
    x

  18. Corinne’s avatar

    Corinne on October 17, 2011 at 12:00

    Oooh, very exciting! Can’t wait to see it, I might actually have found a bridal magazine I’d want to read!

  19. carla la’s avatar

    carla la on October 17, 2011 at 12:22

    HUZZAH! Ordered!
    Cx

  20. Sylvette Marie Arroyo’s avatar

    Sylvette Marie Arroyo on October 17, 2011 at 13:23

    I order my to Puerto Rico If you could sign the mag I will love it :)

  21. Charlotte Balbier’s avatar

    Charlotte Balbier on October 17, 2011 at 13:43

    woo hoo how fabby, have just ordered my copy now!. Congratulations…. i am sure the 1st of many magazines from you :-) xxxx

  22. Libby James’s avatar

    Libby James on October 17, 2011 at 13:44

    We just ordered ours! Can’t wait to get our hands on it!!

  23. Lucinda George’s avatar

    Lucinda George on October 17, 2011 at 14:02

    Looks great Kat – we’ve ordered and everyone in the office is looking fwd to having a read later this week :) x

  24. Kat’s avatar

    Kat on October 17, 2011 at 14:42

    thanks everyone so blown away by the response! poor gareth now has a lot of magazines to package up!

  25. Adelle’s avatar

    Adelle on October 17, 2011 at 17:14

    Fab idea Kat, can’t wait to get my copy xxx

  26. Danielle’s avatar

    Danielle on October 17, 2011 at 17:39

    Yaaaay, I snagged mine, can’t wait to see it! :D

  27. Lady Simmons’s avatar

    Lady Simmons on October 17, 2011 at 17:45

    Just came running like Schumacker from the office to get two copies of the mag! One for me and one for my friend Silvia!
    Thank you Kat! This makes me sooooo happy!
    Can’t stand to read the mag…!
    You must be proud of yourself and of the work done here.

  29. Lorna’s avatar

    Lorna on October 17, 2011 at 19:31

    I’ve been a long time fan of rock n roll bride even though I only got engaged a matt of weeks ago. This magazine has come out at the perfect time for me and I am delighted to be getting my hands on one to show family and friends how I want my wedding to feel. The only thing I would say Kat is charge for the next one. Seriously!

  30. Neda Lahrodi-Blake’s avatar

    Neda Lahrodi-Blake on October 17, 2011 at 19:37

    Just ordered mine and very excited to see it all.

  31. Priti’s avatar

    Priti on October 17, 2011 at 21:55

    Ordered ;) congrats on the new turn in business

  32. Ella’s avatar

    Ella on October 17, 2011 at 22:57

    Mine is ordered. When will it arrive? I’m getting married in 6 weeks and I want it before that. Just to make sure I haven’t missed anything cool, that I could still incorporate.

  33. Megan’s avatar

    Megan on October 18, 2011 at 02:56

    Ordered! I’ve been following your blog for only a few months, but I’m obsessed! I’m only 19, but I’ve been having wedding fever pretty bad lately! :P Thanks for the wonderful alternative inspiration! I can’t wait to get my copy!

  34. Lisa O'Dwyer’s avatar

    Lisa O'Dwyer on October 18, 2011 at 09:38

    Way to go! This is a great idea! I love magazines too. Have tons of them lying about all the time. A beautiful wedding magazine here in Ireland recently ceased publishing because they were convinced that apps and reading on ipads was the future. I asked the guy if he asked any women where they read magazine. He said no. And I said that I read them in the bath and in the bathroom. I’m not going to read an ipad in the bath obviously. And the guy looked dumbstrucked. He had obviously never considered where magazines were being read, and was only thinking in his guy tech/app way.
    I think this idea is great! I hope you will feature some rocking Irish weddings too!

  35. Alison’s avatar

    Alison on October 18, 2011 at 11:33

    Just ordered my copy…hope I’m not too late to get one of the last 50!

  36. Zoe Kane’s avatar

    Zoe Kane on October 18, 2011 at 16:16

    Just ordered – Cannot wait to have a sneaky peek. I agree with the comment on photographs – Much better in print.

    xxx

  37. diddyvans’s avatar

    diddyvans on October 18, 2011 at 17:18

    ordered mine – it looks lovely – can’t wait!

  38. RHJ’s avatar

    RHJ on October 19, 2011 at 08:43

    bloody amazing – well done!!

  40. Rebecca’s avatar

    Rebecca on October 19, 2011 at 10:42

    Ordered! Hope I’ve not missed the boat…..

  41. caz’s avatar

    caz on October 19, 2011 at 21:53

    I’m so gutted I missed out hopefully will get my Hands on the next issue x

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