Today’s Bride History

1989 – Now

It’s safe to say we’re head-over-heels for love. In fact, our company was built on it! When planning their own wedding, Jim and Denise Frericks quickly realized that there was a lack of wedding planning resources in Northeast Ohio to guide, educate, and inspire them as they planned. To rectify this problem for future brides, Today’s Bride was born in August, 1989.

Though our magazine started as an 80-page, digest-sized publication, it has developed into a 170+ page planner, designed for couples to reference as they journey through planning their wedding. In it, you’ll find lists of questions to ask vendors, articles, inspiration, real weddings from Northeast Ohio, local wedding experts, and new trends in fashion, decor, cakes, flowers, and more!

Today’s Bride Shows are widely recognized as the area’s most experienced and respected bridal shows — with nearly 5,000 brides and more than 500 businesses attending annually! We may have started with just our two October bridal shows, but couples can now attend our fashion shows, meet wedding vendors, and get inspired four times a year at our shows in January, April and October.

TodaysBride.com revolutionized the industry in the ‘90s as one of the first wedding website in the nation! Today, brides can research and compare local wedding vendors, view our blog, real weddings, and join Today’s Bride to access exclusive vendor discounts!

While Today’s Bride has evolved and grown over the past 30 years, our main goal has stayed the same – to make their wedding planning process easy by providing inspiration and connecting them with vendors who will bring your dreams to life.

Check out some of past covers

First Issue – Winter 1990

Spring/Summer 1992

Fall/Winter 1994

Summer 2002

Winter – 2002

Winter – 2005

Summer – 2006

Summer – 2011

Akron – 2012

Akron – 2013

Cleveland – 2017

Cleveland – 2018

Akron – 2018

Cleveland – 2019

Akron – 2019

Northeast Ohio 2021