This is the tenth anniversary of San Diego Bride & Groom magazine. We like to think we have made some differences. Before our magazine, there was no way to purchase a local bridal publication on the newsstand. There were no locally written articles or photographs or lists of reception sites. In fact, there was nothing that recognized the unique territory that begins in Southern Orange County and extends to Ensenada, Mexico.

Today, our proudest moments come when brides approach our staff at meetings and bridal shows and tell us, "I couldn't have done my wedding without this magazine." Wedding planners tell us they give it to their clients. Photographers say they receive calls from out-of-towners planning their weddings here-some from as far away as Scotland.

The next ten years will bring major changes in the way brides plan their weddings, in how they select their vendors, their gowns and in how their grooms plan honeymoons. We've already seen the beginnings of this on the Internet. And the choices will multiply.

We like to think that, as a totally local magazine geared to the needs of the Southern California and Baja bride, as a source to be referred to again and again and one that is always at hand, we will be as much a part of that change as we were when we began.