Julie Raimondi is Editor-in-Chief of Brides.com and Brides Local Magazines—16 local wedding magazines in the top U.S. markets. She created Brides Local Magazines in 2004 to provide a more creative and service-oriented editorial approach to wedding planning in a clean and shop-ready design that two out of three brides prefer. In November of 2009, she was given stewardship of Brides.com to bring her successful editorial brand of service and style to the web. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and son.