The official website for the 20th-anniversary magazine 'Hotel Wedding' has been renewed! Evolving into an 'experience-based' media platform where you can choose from the brides you admire.
The hotel wedding magazine 'Hotel Wedding' has renewed its official website to mark its 20th anniversary in 2026. The platform has shifted from a traditional search-based model to an 'experience-based' media site that allows users to discover their ideal wedding by following the real-life stories and journeys of 'Official Hotel Wedding Brides.'
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Since its launch in 2006, the hotel wedding specialty magazine 'Hotel Wedding' (published by COURAGE Inc.) has been promoting the charm of high-quality hotel weddings under the concept of 'a wedding that makes guests say, "As expected of them."' In 2026, as we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we have evolved this site from a traditional 'information search' wedding site into a new media platform centered on 'experience value,' with the renewal taking place on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
■ From "Search" to "Experience": A New Value Proposition
We propose a new way to search for weddings: not by "searching for a hotel," but by "choosing from the brides you admire."
What "Hotel Wedding Online" offers is not just a site for finding information, but a new wedding experience where you can "peek into the stories of brides you admire and relive their experiences to reach your own ideal wedding."
By starting with the lifestyles and worldviews of brides who have successfully held weddings at the luxury hotels that pre-brides admire, we have adopted a structure that guides users to their "destiny hotel" and dress style based on the feeling of "I want a wedding like this bride's."
By implementing a new search axis that allows users to "search from the brides you admire" rather than the traditional "search by hotel name," we provide a more intuitive decision-making experience that resonates with the user's sensibilities.
The foundation of this site's experience is the existence of our unique bride community, the "Hotel Wedding Certified Brides."
■ What is a "Hotel Wedding Certified Bride"?
These are brides who have already held their hotel weddings and pre-brides who are readers of 'Hotel Wedding' and followers of the 'Hotel Wedding Instagram,' selected by our editorial department. Since the first cohort in 2020, the number of certified brides has exceeded 600 through the sixth cohort.
Characteristics of the "Certified Brides" uniquely recognized by 'Hotel Wedding'
◆ Skilled at sharing on Instagram
They have strong connections with other brides and have built a vibrant community.
◆ Both the bride and groom are high-career professionals
They give their all to both their weddings and their careers. The average annual household income is 15.08 million yen (Bride: 5.07 million yen; Groom: 10.01 million yen).
◆ Prefer a classic, royal feel and value prestige
Many are brides seeking high quality. They choose prestigious hotels due to their family background or professional standing.
◆ Fully committed to beauty
They prioritize "proven results" over cost. The average expenditure is 451,000 yen.
■ Real experiences of certified brides change decision-making
By visualizing the "actual decision-making" from the proposal to the wedding day, we enable experience-based choices.
The core content of this site is the real wedding experience stories provided by the "Hotel Wedding Certified Brides." We visualize the entire process—from the proposal, engagement ring, and hotel selection to meeting the families, choosing the dress, and the wedding day itself—in chronological order.
This allows pre-brides to simulate the experience of "a series of actual decisions made" rather than just consuming information. Additionally, through hashtag-based search navigation, the design allows users to browse across brides with similar values from perspectives such as dress brands, hotel names, and production themes.
■ A high-value-added user base specialized in luxury hotel weddings
A media platform that visualizes the real decision-making process of authentic, high-spending demographics.
The readers of 'Hotel Wedding' and the certified bride demographic are primarily high-value-added individuals who prioritize the unique value of hotel weddings. The total cost of their actual weddings averages about 7 million yen, and cases exceeding 10 million yen are not rare. They are characterized by being couples with clear values such as "authenticity-oriented," "luxury-oriented," and "guest satisfaction-oriented." Even in an era with diverse styles such as "no-ceremony weddings," "casual weddings," and "photo weddings," they are chosen by brides who seek the longing and the overwhelming feeling of being the protagonist of their own wedding.
By visualizing the real decision-making processes of these users, this site is designed to create high-quality customer touchpoints for hotels as well.
【Overview】
Site Name: Hotel Wedding Online
Launch Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
URL: https://www.hotelwedding.jp/
COURAGE Inc.
Publishes high-end wedding magazines with beautiful visuals and the latest trend-focused information.
Since the launch of the wedding dress specialty magazine "Wedding BOOK" in 1993, the company has published "Hotel Wedding" and "Nihon no Kekkonshiki" (Japanese Weddings), which specialize in specific needs and delve deeper into the charm of each genre.
Our beautiful visuals, latest trend-focused information, and easy-to-understand editorial projects are supported by many clients not only for attracting customers but also as tools for customer service and branding.
We also conduct opinion exchanges and project development with readers and users—pre-brides and post-brides—in conjunction with our web and social media platforms.
【Business Content】
Editing, production, and publication of wedding magazines / Operation of websites / Production of pamphlets, etc. / Photography direction, etc.
■ Introduction of COURAGE Publications
Hotel Wedding Specialty Magazine "Hotel Wedding"
A high-end wedding magazine that conveys the charm of hotel weddings to sensitive brides under the concept of "a wedding that makes guests say, 'As expected of them.'" In addition to weddings, it conveys the charm of hotels and includes information on dresses, beauty, and gifts from a hotel perspective. (Metropolitan area edition / Kansai, Tokai, Fukuoka edition; *Integrated into a national edition starting from issue 60)
・Official Website "Hotel Wedding Online"
・Official Instagram
Wedding Dress Information Magazine "Wedding BOOK"
Celebrating its 32nd anniversary! A dress specialty magazine for brides looking for the perfect dress. It covers wedding dresses, colored dresses, Japanese attire, hair & makeup, bouquets, beauty, jewelry, and more.
Official Website "Wedding Dress.jp"
Official Instagram
Japanese Wedding Information Magazine "Nihon no Kekkonshiki"
A national Japanese wedding specialty magazine that focuses on "Japanese-style weddings," conveying the beauty of Japanese weddings to the modern day. It shares the charm of shrine ceremonies and Japanese-style weddings, venues where Japanese weddings can be held, Japanese-style hospitality, introductions to nostalgic wedding customs passed down across Japan, and proposals for a Japanese lifestyle.
Official Website "Nihon no Kekkonshiki.com"
Official Instagram