''Bride to Be'' is an Australian bridal magazine published by

Pacific Magazines Pacific Magazines was a magazine publisher operating in Australia owned by Seven West Media. In March 2020, it was acquired by Bauer Media Australia in April 2020. In June 2020, Mercury Capital acquired Pacific Magazines as part of its purcha ...

, owned by

Seven West Media Seven West Media Limited is an ASX-listed media company and is Australia's largest diversified media business, with an extensive presence in broadcast television, print and online publishing. Seven Group Holdings Ltd (SGH), a company control ...

. ''Bride to Be'' includes articles about wedding ideas and practical for planning a wedding.

History

''Bride to Be'' was first published in December 1968 by Warwick Boyce Publishing Pty Ltd which later became David Boyce Publishing in 1980. In 1974 the magazine went tri annual, and in 1977 it was being published quarterly, and continued with this schedule. In 1995 the title moved to IPC and then Time Inc. in 2003 which was eventually purchased by

in 2007. Notable cover models include

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

in 1984, Jackie O in 2001,

Bec Hewitt Rebecca June Hewitt ( Cartwright; born 23 July 1983) is an Australian actress and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an eponymous pop music albu ...

in 2004 and

Brooke Satchwell Brooke Kerith Satchwell (born 1980) is an Australian actress, model and environmental spokesperson. Early life Satchwell lived in Teesdale, Victoria, for most of her life and has one sibling. She attended Toorak College. Career Satchwell start ...

in 1999. ''Bride to Be'' sponsors an annual Bride of the Year competition. The magazine's circulation rose significantly in 2001, and in 2013, ''Bride to Be'' was ranked number one in Australia in its category, with a readership of 73,000 and had been so for ten issues. In 2016 the publisher, Pacific Magazines, announced that ''Bride-to-Be'' would no longer be produced as a print magazine, and would become a digital-only publication.

Cost of Love survey

Since 1997, the magazine has biannually presented its Cost of Love survey results. The survey looks at national wedding trends and costs, including the average cost of a wedding in Australia. The average age of the brides responding to the survey is 30. The magazine's 2013 survey found that the average cost of a wedding in Australia was $54,294 This figure has increased 92% in the past decade. Findings from Cost of Love have been reported and discussed on ''Today Tonight'', ''TVNZ'', Adelaide Now, The Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, news.com.au, Lifestyle You. The accuracy of the numbers provided in the survey has been questioned, since they are considerably higher than estimates from other sources. Journalists have pointed out that readers of the magazine who participate in the survey may be mainly those planning expensive weddings, rather than a representative sample of brides-to-be."How much?!"
''ABC'', Terri Psiakis, 27 February 2009.

References

External links

*Websit
www.bridetobe.com.au

"Bride to Be" profile at Pacific Magazine
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