Magazine, "Martha Stewart Living, A Special Issue for the Bride and Groom," Summer/Fall, 1997

Summary

By the 1990s, American consumers had grown comfortable with the idea of fulfilling emotional needs by rewarding themselves with material goods and aspiring to live well. Many middle-class Americans wed in increasingly elaborate wedding celebrations. Domestic diva Martha Stewart provided her readers with ideas for the "how to" of living well, including elegant suggestions for planning the "perfect," and often costly, wedding.

By the 1990s, American consumers had grown comfortable with the idea of fulfilling emotional needs by rewarding themselves with material goods and aspiring to live well. Many middle-class Americans wed in increasingly elaborate wedding celebrations. Domestic diva Martha Stewart provided her readers with ideas for the "how to" of living well, including elegant suggestions for planning the "perfect," and often costly, wedding.

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

1997

Subject Date

1997

Creators

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Creator Notes

Published by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, New York, New York.

Collection Title

Periodical Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2008.24.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Linda M. Skolarus

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10.875 in

Width: 8.188 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front cover: MARTHA / STEWART / Living / A SPECIAL ISSUE FOR / THE BRIDE AND GROOM / WEDDINGS / BOUQUETS HAIRSTYLES DIAMONDS / GROOMSMEN CAKES MENUS DRESSES / $5.50 USA (CAN $6.50)

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