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If you are a current advertiser, use the form to the
right to log in to your vendor account.
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Back issues
See how we've grown
Since our debut issue in 2000, our book has grown from just 36 pages to
220 page in 2007. Our distribution has grown along with the region's destination wedding
market. From just 3,000 copies our first year, we are now providing 10,000 books each year
to prospective brides and their families.
Our covers have been a showcase for the work of the area's leading
photographers.
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Book 16 ??? pages
Summer-Fall 2008
Cover to be determined
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Book 15 220 pages
Winter-Spring 2007-2008
Cover by Ena Sellers
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Book 14 204 pages
Summer-Fall 2007
Cover by Lisa Brown
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Book 13 188 pages
Winter-Spring 2006-2007
Cover by Tom Sapp
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Book 12 172 pages
Summer-Fall 2006
Cover by Millie Holloman
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Book 11 156 pages
Winter-Spring 2005-2006
Cover by Matt McGraw
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Book 10 148 pages
Summer-Fall 2005
Cover by Gary Allen
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Book 9 124 pages
Winter-Spring 2004-2005
Cover by Kevin Millard
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Book 8 108 pages
Summer-Fall 2004
Cover by Dan Rohde
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Book 7 92 pages
Winter-Spring 2003-2004
Cover by Jocelyn Marino
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Book 6 92 pages
Summer-Fall 2003
Cover by Matt McGraw
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Book 5 92 pages
Winter-Spring 2002-2003
Cover by Dennis Lemay
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Book 4 92 pages
Summer-Fall 2002
Cover by Jay Curley
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Book 3 72 pages
Winter-Spring 2001-2002
Cover by Dick Parrott
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Book 2 44 pages
Summer-Fall 2001
Cover by Mark Wilson
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Book 1 36 pages
Winter-Spring 2000-2001
Cover by Frank Bua
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Advertiser information
Reach the Cape Fear bridal market through the area's premier planner
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Advertise now
Submit your advertising contract through our secure online form. Website listing and access to
sales leads will be activated immediately on receipt of your executed contract.
to contract form.
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Essential information for wedding vendors
Advertising links:
Advertiser directory |
Book distributors |
Reception site & accommodations directory
Tools for current clients:
Advertiser login form |
Show exhibitor login form
Rates, deadlines, payment plans:
Advertising rates |
Payment options |
Secure online advertising contract |
Printable contract form (PDF format) |
Deadlines and ad specifications
Resources for wedding vendors:
Bridal forum |
Cape Fear Wedding Show |
Cape Fear Wedding Association |
Wedding professionals' luncheon
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Published by Cape
Fear Images, Inc.

A member of the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
since 1995

Member of the Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce.
Member of the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce.

Member of Cape Fear Wedding Association.

Supporter of Wilmington Downtown, Inc.
We are the Cape Fear Coast's largest
and most comprehensive bridal publication
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What we can do for your business
Your message should be in Cape Fear Wedding so
it will be seen -- and noticed -- by the thousands of couples planning
their weddings in the Cape Fear Region every year.
There are other wedding publications. Why
choose Cape Fear Wedding to reach area brides?
This is the book
they will use as they do their planning
and as they look for wedding professionals and merchants. It will
be carried and used, not forgotten or tossed aside.
Our total marketing
support goes beyond print advertising
-- the highest quality content, design and printing in any local bridal
publication -- to include the reach and interactivity of the World
Wide Web, the focus of narrowly targeted distribution, the intelligence
of steady stream of a detailed, up-to-the-minute sales leads, and the
impact of customers, by the hundreds, requesting your your marketing
materials. The Cape Fear Wedding package puts your message -- and
direct, dynamic links to your business -- in the hands of prospects who
have told us they want your products and services.
It starts with the
Cape Fear Wedding planning handbook. Not just another magazine,
this is a carefully organized planning book, full of practical advice and
area-specific detail. It's designed to be written in, carried and referred
to again and again. Cape Fear Wedding
features:
- Striking, elegant design that reflects the quality of your business.
- The highest print quality, in full color, with perfect binding.
- Topical organization. Advertising is easy to find, logically
arranged by subject with related editorial content.
- Targeted distribution to pre-qualified brides through leading
bridal, formal wear and jewelry stores, plus department store
bridal registries.
- 5,000-copy press run for each issue, publishing twice a year.
- Convenient purse-size handbook format makes book convenient for
brides to keep, carry and use in their planning. Many a bride has
told told us her copy of Cape Fear Wedding was her bridal
"bible," marked up, dog-eared -- and indispensable.
- Planner section, printed on uncoated stock, give book added
utility and value for brides.
- CapeFearWedding.com web site extends the book's reach to the
desirable and growing out-of-town "destination" market.
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Added value with
marketing tools: Leverage the reputation
of your brand through the Cape Fear Wedding brand. All display
ad contracts include:
New sales database
Many of our clients tell us they would like to make better use of the
sales leads they get with their advertising contract, but don't have
the time or technical knowledge.
We are now providing a pre-formatted Access database
designed for wedding vendors to keep track of both current and prospective
clients. It allows Cape Fear Wedding's proprietary sales referral
data to be imported for your use in a quick, easy process.
Current advertisers can download this blank database, along
with complete instructions. Log in and click on the "List Prospects" link
to take advantage of this free service for our clients.
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- Interactive access to our online database of prospective brides,
including contact data, wedding dates, and product-and-service
needs.
- Convenient lead listing options: see the newest registrants
first, or list by wedding date, or alphabetize by bride's or groom's
name.
- Versatile data formats: download targeted lead information as
you need it, from basic mailing-label format to a complete delimited
dataset for import into your own spreadsheet or database programs.
- Web display advertising, featuring your ad, locator map, easy "contact
this vendor now" form, and live links to your website and email address.
- "Preferred Vendor" web program guarantees you'll be seen at the top
of the page for your business category. Banner ads also rotate throughout
CapeFearWedding.com's hundreds of pages of articles, checklists, directories
and planning aids.
- Memorable advertising design by our award-winning design staff.
Reserve space soon
for Summer-Fall 2008 edition: Space
sales begin in March for the next edition of Cape Fear Wedding.
Sign on early and get immediate web presence
to bridge the months until the next handbook is published.
Online advertising contract |
See current advertising rates. |
Download contract.
Attend Wedding
Professionals Luncheon: Cape Fear
Wedding advertisers and other wedding professionals are invited
to this networking event to be held the first week of June 2008 at
a location to be announced. Deadline for reservations is May 31, 2008. Admission
is free for Cape Fear Wedding Association members. Make reservations
through the secure online form. Go
to luncheon page.
Join Cape Fear
Wedding Association: A trade association
open to all wedding professionals working in the Greater Wilmington
region. The association offers networking, professional development,
referrals and marketing for the wedding industry. It also helps uphold
professional and ethical standards. For details, member directory
and membership application, Go to
Association site.
Exhibit at Cape
Fear Wedding Show: Third annual event in November
2008. Cape Fear Wedding presents Wilmington's newest and finest wedding
show from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. This event will give
wedding vendors an opportunity to meet
hundreds of brides and grooms face to face. Approximately 85 eight-by-10-foot
booths will be available in the Schwartz Center, 621 N. Front St.,
on Cape Fear Community College's downtown Wilmington campus. The show
will feature a unique Bride's & Groom's Lounge around the fashion show runway,
and other extras for exhibitors and guests. Booths may be reserved online.
Preference in booth assignment to Cape Fear Wedding advertisers. A 50-percent
down payment of $200 reserves a booth. Balance of $400 booth fee due Oct. 1.
Exhibitor agreement and other information are available online.
Go to Wedding Show site.
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Cape
Fear Wedding honored
at UNCW Enterprise awards
The Enterprise@Sunrise.06 business awards
for 2006 included an Honorable Mention for
Cape Fear Wedding. The awards are for small businesses
that demonstrate outstanding innovation, customer service
and economic impact.
Cape Fear Wedding's Honorable Mention was
based on its service to advertisers and readers through its
wedding planning book, web site, interactive sales
development tools for advertisers, and growth.
The awards program
is sponsored by the University of North Carolina Wilmington's
Cameron School of Business, Greater Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce, N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Center,
Wilmington Industrial Development, Cape Fear Community College's
Small Business Center, and the Council for Entrepreneurial
Development.
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Weddings a $100-million-plus
business in Cape Fear region
More than 3,000 weddings take place each
year in the Greater Wilmington area, making a major contribution
to the regional economy. For details and more numbers, to report.
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Sunday, November 2
Plan now for the third annual

Sunday, November 2, 2008
Downtown Wilmington
Information: to details
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