Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The School for Brides (School for Brides #1) by Cheryl Ann Smith About Us. First things first—OMG, you’re engaged! Can you tell we’re excited? But, we also know better than anyone how overwhelming wedding planning can be and we’re here to help you every step of the way. We know we’ve been around for 86 years, but this is not your grandmother’s Brides. Our 10,000+ library of articles gives our 4 million monthly readers the expert advice and beautiful inspiration they need to help plan this momentous occasion, and our award-winning team of editors, writers and experts are the top in the industry. Every day, we meet with wedding planners, photographers, and real brides to maintain an authentic and celebratory approach to weddings. We are active participants in New York Bridal Fashion Week, where we report live on trends before they break on the internet. 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A cornerstone of our reporting and sourcing is to consider often overlooked perspectives from diverse communities, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+. Our content strives to serve all communities. Click here to learn more about our process. A Diversity Pledge From Brides. Weddings are celebrations of love, and we need to make sure everyone has a voice in that celebration. It is our absolute commitment that everyone sees themselves represented on Brides. Click here to read our full commitment to anti-racism. The Brides Team. Leah has over 20 years of experience in media and is a veteran beauty and lifestyle expert with numerous appearances on television shows such as Today and Good Morning America. She is a judge on season two of Lifetime’s American Beauty Star . Before joining Dotdash in 2019, she was the chief beauty director of Hearst, where she oversaw the content for 12 brands including Cosmopolitan , Elle , Harper’s Bazaar and Women’s Health , bringing trends, news, and solutions to more than 20 million women every month. She also covered the beauty and wellness circuit for Fitness , Self , and Health . Leah graduated with a BA in Psychology from Susquehanna University, and lives in New York City. Anna Price has worked in the wedding industry for eight years and has been an editor at Brides since 2014. She first interned at Condé Nast with Brides through the American Society of Magazine Editors internship program and joined the staff upon graduation. A leader in the wedding industry, she has spoken at industry conferences around the world and shared expert advice with national media outlets such as USA Today and Inside Edition. She has a degree in journalism and English from The University of Alabama Honors College and lives in New York City. Kathryn has been with Dotdash since 2017. She began her career at an agency, where she crafted content strategy for tech startups, before moving to Dotdash. Her work focuses on incorporating data analysis with content best practices, which combines her passion for logic and learning with her love of writing. Kathryn earned a B.A. and M.A. studying Creative Writing at The University of Chicago. Currently, she’s working towards her M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from Columbia University. Lindsey is the editorial project director at Brides and has been with the brand since 2021. She is is a writer and editor with over 5 years of experience covering beauty and wellness. She also works on Brides' sister site, Byrdie, where she has been since 2015. Samantha has been with Brides since 2019. She began her career writing and managing social media for digital publications including POPSUGAR, Who What Wear, and Delish. She graduated from the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida and currently lives in Manhattan. Madeline has been with Brides since 2021. Most recently, she lead social media at Glamour magazine where she covered pop culture, beauty, and fashion. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2014, she forayed her love of the internet into a career writing and creating content for a variety of lifestyle and entertainment brands. Mariah has been with Brides since 2017. Before joining Brides, Mariah started her career in weddings by working on the social channels at Style Me Pretty and Style Me Pretty Living. She studied at Syracuse University and received a degree in Magazine Journalism. She currently calls Brooklyn home! Cristina has been with Brides since 2019. Previously, she has worked in the photo and creative departments of publications such as Women's Health, Seventeen, Marie Claire, JCK, and Town & Country, and was a visual editor for SELF and Glamour’s digital properties. Cristina graduated with a BA in Photography from The School of Visual Arts in New York City, and currently calls New Jersey home. Maggie has been with Brides since 2019. After graduating college in 2019, Maggie joined the Brides team one month later as a digital producer and social media assistant covering wedding-related celebrity news, fashion trends and real weddings. She has a B.A. in public relations from Pennsylvania State University and currently calls Brooklyn home. Corinne previously worked at Brides from 2014 to 2016. Before rejoining the team in 2021, Corinne worked at Vogue Magazine and then as a talent manager for social media influencers in the fashion and beauty space. She's a graduate of Boston College, and has a B.A. in Communications with a minor in American Studies. Zach has been with Dotdash since 2018. He's accumulated over a decade of experience working in product. Most recently, he served as the product lead for Mediabistro.com, building tools focused on skills development for media professionals. He was also a product manager at Daily Burn, where he led the launch of Daily Burn 365, a live-streaming daily workout program that was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Best Interactive Media, Original Content. He studied at Temple University, graduating with a B.A. in American Studies. Tomoko has been a designer for over 15 years and has been with Dotdash since 2017. Before joining Dotdash, she worked on design and product solutions for a range of organizations in the arts, fashion, hospitality, finance, technology and non-profit. Now, Tomoko strives to create meaningful interactions through thoughtful design as the leader on product design and user experience for Byrdie. Tomoko graduated with a BA in Architecture from Barnard College, Columbia University and lives in New York City. With nearly 15 years of experience in the magazine industry, Kate is an expert in the worlds of decorating, food, and lifestyle. She has covered registry, entertaining, and wedding style for the past five years at Brides, first as the Style Director and currently as a Senior Editor in the commerce department. She has also held positions at Martha Stewart Living, Domino, Cookie, and InStyle magazines. She has a BFA in printmaking and art history from the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in New York City. Karli has been with Brides since 2019. Before joining Brides, she held roles on the editorial teams of HuffPost, Allure , and Furthermore, Equinox’s digital magazine, writing about beauty, fitness, and entertainment news. Her passion for beauty and wellness was first sparked when she was an intern in the beauty closet at Cosmopolitan , and during her time as the Beauty Assistant at PeopleStyle . She graduated from Boston University with a double major in journalism and advertising, and lives in New York. In the Press. Find our editors on… Betches Brides Podcast: Wedding Beauty Do’s and Don’ts, featuring Leah Wyar Bravo: See Dorit Kemsley’s Stunning New Bridal Collection With Nektaria INSIDER: Weddings Will Be More Expensive In 2021 And 2022, According to Experts CNBC: What’s an Appropriate Amount To Spend On an Engagement Ring? The Strategist: What Are the Best (Actually Nice-Looking) Bridesmaid Dresses?, featuring Anna Price Olson USA Today: It’s Fall And Love Is In The Aire: This Wedding Season’s Hottest Trends, featuring Anna Price Olson Fashionista: Fashion People Have Disastrous Bridesmaid Experiences Too, featuring Anna Price Olson. About Dotdash. Brides is part of the Dotdash publishing family. 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Brides: Brides inspires and guides 4.6 million monthly users as they make decisions from pre-engagement through the honeymoon. Brides is committed to bringing you an inclusive look at the world of weddings, with every type of couple, every type of wedding, and every type of celebration. MyDomaine: MyDomaine makes an aspirational life achievable—and affordable—with curated home-design inspiration, quick and fresh recipes, and healthy relationship advice that awaken a life well lived. MyDomaine reaches nearly two million people each month. Lifewire: Lifewire provides helpful, actionable tech tips, advice, and answers, without confusing jargon. Lifewire helps 5.7 million people each month get the most out of their technology. TripSavvy: TripSavvy delivers curated expert advice for family and vacation travelers. We help 3.8 million people each month have the best travel experiences. Liquor.com: Liquor.com is dedicated to good drinking and great living. We inspire, entertain and educate 3.7 million people each month interested in what happens in the glass and out of it. TreeHugger: Treehugger is the only modern sustainability site that offers advice, clarity, and inspiration for both the eco-savvy and the green living novice. With 2.6 million monthly users, Treehugger is one of the world’s largest information sites dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. ThoughtCo: ThoughtCo is one of the largest and most comprehensive learning, information, and education sites online. ThoughtCo helps 6.4 million people a month become lifelong learners. The Balance: The Balance family of brands, including The Balance, The Balance Careers, and The Balance Small Business, deliver clear, practical, and straightforward personal financial advice to over 17 million people each month. Source: Comscore, March 2021 US. Dotdash Press. Read about Dotdash and our family of brands in the news. Meet Our Senior Management Team. Learn more about the team behind Dotdash here. Contact Us. Do you have something you’d like to let us know? Whether you have a comment or an idea to share, we look forward to hearing from you: [email protected]. For press inquiries, email us at [email protected]. If you would rather call us or send us a letter, you can reach us at 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 | 212-204-4000. Work With Us. Join our crew of top-notch editors, designers, programmers, and others as we continue to make a difference every day in the lives of Brides readers. Write for Us. We’re always looking for experienced, qualified writers with a bridal background who share in our mission to provide practical, inspirational and useful content that truly helps people plan this important occasion. If that’s you, send a few examples of your work to this email: [email protected]. Please note that we do not accept unsolicited guest-authored articles, blogs, or posts. Genre Go Round Reviews. Miss Eva Black runs a school for courtesans trying to retire from their previous occupation. Dressed as a grim spinster, she teaches her students how to behave as proper wives as well as finding them proper husbands. Besides concealing her beauty, she hides the fact that her mother was a courtesan; something that always embarrassed Eva. Fuming aristocrat Nicholas Drake arrives at Eva’s school demanding she return to him his favorite mistress Arabella that she stole from him or he will use his ducal affluence to destroy her and her school. Eva detests the arrogant lord for his highhanded ways, but is also attracted to him. She accepts his demand that she replace his former mistress, married with a child on the way, as he holds her debts. Nicholas assumed he would scare the stern spinster while breaking her, but Eva teaches him to never judge a book by its cover. The School for Brides is a warm gender war historical romance as the spinster and the aristocrat battle for supremacy. Like the heroine, readers will be affronted by Nicholas’ attitude towards women, but she proves a worthy mentor-teacher. Although the background never full anchors the era, fans will cheer on the courtesan’s daughter as she challenges the arrogant duke on his turf. This Kindergarten Teacher Did A Wedding 'First Look' With Her Students. Teacher and bride-to-be Kelsey Smith did a “first look” with her kindergarten class so they could see her in her wedding dress. And the pictures from the shoot are cute as can be. “My students mean the world to me and I was so excited for them to see me in my dress before anyone [else],” Smith, who teaches at Hugh Goodwin Elementary in El Dorado, Arkansas, told HuffPost. Photographer A ngi Gibbons of Flying Pig Photography captured the sweet moment in March, less than two weeks before schools were closed due to COVID-19. Gibbons recently shared some of the images on her Facebook page, where they racked up tens of thousands of likes and were later shared by the Love What Matters Facebook page. When the kids walked into the classroom and saw Miss Smith in her veil and lace gown, they “went silent,” she said. “They didn’t know what to do or say, but they were so excited,” Smith recalled. “They loved seeing me in a different light and I am so thankful.” After the reveal, the students surprised Smith with a bridal shower that Smith’s mom, a substitute teacher at the school, helped organize. The class gifted her a dress signed with their names that they decorated with butterfly and flower designs. Smith married her husband, John, on May 30. The couple had to make some adjustments to their wedding plans in accordance with CDC guidelines, she said. At the wedding, she displayed the dress her class had made for her and hung up a banner with one of the photos from the shoot. “I know it was meant to be for all of these kiddos to share in the wedding of their teacher, even if it wasn’t possible for everyone to come to the ceremony,” Gibbons wrote on Facebook. The School for Brides. Miss Eva Black spent her life concealing her mother’s past as a courtesan. Now a spinster, her beauty hidden away under a dour disguise, Eva spends her days schooling courtesans to be suitable wives. But one vengeful duke does not appreciate Eva turning his mistress into a lady. He plans to seduce Eva into becoming what she detests: a courtesan. But he doesn’t expect her to be a woman of such beauty and so many secrets. About The School for Brides. Miss Eva Black spent her life concealing her mother’s past as a courtesan. Now a spinster, her beauty hidden away under a dour disguise, Eva spends her days schooling courtesans to be suitable wives. 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