{"id":4232,"date":"2018-06-13T04:58:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T08:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idopr.com\/wedding\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2018-06-13T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T13:04:33","slug":"meet-jennifer-stein-editor-in-chief-of-destination-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/idopr.com\/wedding\/meet-jennifer-stein-editor-in-chief-of-destination-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Jennifer Stein, Editor in Chief of Destination I Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jennifer Stein, who is the Editor in Chief of the popular destination wedding magazine Destination I D<\/em>o, has long been a colleague of mine. Though we’ve never met in person – she lives in Arizona – for years we have discussed story ideas, projects and different clients that I wanted her to know about. When a couple of months ago, the other prominent destination wedding title Destination Weddings & Honeymoons<\/em> folded, I reached out to Jennifer to ask her what she thought and how this news will affect her magazine and the wedding industry as a whole. I also wanted to know more about her and she happily agreed to share her thoughts. I hope you enjoy learning from this Q&A\u00c2\u00a0as much as I did.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>: Jennifer Stein<\/p>\n

Current job: <\/strong>Editor in Chief \/ Owner \/ Publisher of Destination I Do<\/em> Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website: <\/strong>www.destinationido.com<\/p>\n

Follow her on:<\/strong> @destinationido and https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jennifersteindido<\/p>\n

Bio<\/strong>: Jennifer Stein is the co-founder of Destination Media, LLC which was established in 2004 and publishes the international title,\u00c2\u00a0Destination I Do <\/em>Magazine. Jennifer has over 17 years of business and publishing experience and was recognized as one of the “Top 35 Entrepreneurs Under 35” by Arizona Republic<\/em>. As Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Jennifer has helped drive revenue growth by 135% since 2010 and has elevated the brand by collaborating with some of the best in the wedding and travel industries.<\/p>\n

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How did you become\u00c2\u00a0the publisher of Destination I Do<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The subject of travel was always on my radar, but not necessarily weddings. In college, I was an assistant wedding planner at a local golf course and while there, I realized my desire for something different from the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sea of sameness\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I worked\u00c2\u00a0with weekend after weekend. I decided when it was my turn to tie the knot, I would\u00c2\u00a0do something unique and away from home. Fast-forward to post-college when I was working at a smaller publishing company where I gleaned hands-on experience in the business. After 4 years, I left my corporate job and started Destination I Do<\/em>. The publishing company was perfect preparation for starting my business and the magazine proved to be perfect preparation for my own destination wedding in 2005.<\/p>\n

What has been your favorite project to work on\u00c2\u00a0at Destination I Do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think my absolute favorite was our \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mad about\u00c2\u00a0Malachite<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d photo shoot in Costa Rica. It was one part FAM trip (Editor’s note<\/em>: a trip designed to familiarize event vendors with a venue) and one part photo shoot. We started the concept months in advance and watching the final design come together with talented vendors I respect and adore was a total thrill. Everyone worked their tails off to come up with something stellar and the end product was something we all were extremely proud of. It made me truly appreciate what goes in to creating the perfect day for a couple. It was a joy to showcase it in print and on our website. You can see a video of it here:<\/p>\n