Genre Construction - Brides Atlanta

This is a regional magazine of the Atlanta Region, which has the genre Bridal. The genre of this magazine is constructed through the use of images for this front cover. The dominant image shows a young woman in a wedding dress holding a bouquet, which is an obvious symbol for marriage and weddings. The fonts used are very traditional which fits with the bridal genre, as weddings are also traditional. The content of the magazine clearly shows the genre with the articles being ‘101 reception sites’, ‘Pretty Bridesmaids’, and ‘What did that wedding cost’. The colour’s used on the cover of this magazine are very light, which fits with the wedding theme with white being the most traditional colour for weddings, and other light colour’s like sky blue for the background having the same affect. The genre of this magazine is very clear through the use of codes and conventions such as colour scheme, and imagery.