Smith Mountain Lake Wedding Special Section
Don’t miss the chance to grow your SML wedding business with this unique, hyper-local advertising opportunity.
Showcase Your Business in the Premier Guide for SML Weddings
The Winter 2024-25 SML Insiders’ Guide will be the must-have resource for brides and grooms planning weddings at Smith Mountain Lake and surrounding areas. Featuring a special wedding section that connects couples with the region’s top wedding experts, it will be the go-to guide couples will use year-round. Don’t miss your chance to be featured!
The guide’s content will highlight local SML wedding venues, trends, stunning photography from real SML weddings, planning tips and more. With 10,000 printed copies and an online version, it’s set to be a go-to guide for sophisticated brides.
Ad Reservation Deadline: Oct. 21, 2024
Branded Advertorials + Bonus Online Content
Branded content is a powerful way to showcase your business and connect with your target audience. With an engaging advertorial, we’ll help you craft a compelling narrative that resonates and stays top-of-mind.
We are offering options for a full-page or two-page spread, and our team will guide you through the entire process to ensure your message truly shines and makes a lasting impact.
BONUS! All advertorials are also published online as a blog post like this one in our SML Insiders Wedding Section. Additional bonus options include banner advertising, social media and email marketing to expand your reach even further.
Sample Full-Page and Two-Page Spread Advertorials
To be featured in our next Wedding Special Section, please contact us.
Why SML Insiders?
While we’re passionate about sharing the stories of what makes SML so amazing, we’re equally committed to building unparalleled exposure in the SML market for our advertising partners. Our print and digital options allow your business to establish a strong, year-round presence, effectively and affordably reaching local wedding clients, as well as those making SML destination wedding plans from out of the area.
SML Insiders by the Numbers
With the area’s largest print circulation and highest online traffic, we provide unmatched year-round exposure. Plus, our platform boosts your online presence with valuable SEO-friendly backlinks for long-term success.
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local distribution LOCATIONS
ANNUAL website Pageviews
ANNUAL website users
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1st-page google rankings
Annual data report from Jan. 31, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2025 sourced from Google Analytics and Semrush.
Print Magazine Distribution Locations
BEDFORD AREA
- Bedford Welcome Center
DOWNTOWN MONETA AREA
- Diamond Hill General Store
- Mayberry Diner
- ML Realty
- Lyons Team Realtors
- Moneta/SML Library
EASTLAKE
- Food Lion
- Mitchell’s Marina
- Lake Retreat Properties
- The Pointe at Mariners Landing
- Parkway Marina
- SML State Park – Main Office
- Bedford Landings Bed & Breakfast
- Sweetwater RV Park
- Goodhue Boat Company, Eastlake / Drifter’s
- COMING SOON: Virginia Dare Marina + Beacon Pub
HALESFORD BRIDGE
- Halesford Harbour Inn
- Red Rock Store
- Vinny’s Italian Restaurant
- CB Sales & Rentals
- Webster Marine Center
- Long & Foster Realtors
- Marina 66
- RE/MAX Lakefront Realty
- Wainwright Realty
- Gilbert Law Firm
- Parrot Cove Boat Rentals
- Cancun at Bridgewater Plaza
- SML Visitor Center
- MKB Realtors
- Cancun at Westlake
- SML Vacation Rentals / RSI
- Bridgewater Marina
- Gifts Ahoy
- Fun-N-Games Arcade
- SML Coffee House
LAKEWATCH PLANTATION
- The Copper Kettle
- The Farmhouse
WESTLAKE
- Hager Insurance
- Casago
- Hager Insurance
- Capps Home Building Center
- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
- AllState
- Truist
- VitaZen
- Atlantic Union Bank
- Westlake Library
- Runk and Pratt
- The Willard Companies
- Old Oak Café
- Mama Ann’s Gifts & Goodies
WIRTZ
- Gills Creek Marina
- Napoli Cowboy
- Magnum Point Marina
ROCKY MOUNT
- crafted by Virginia Furniture Market
- Billiard’s & More
SCRUGGS AREA
- Deb Beran Properties
- Goodhue Boat Company, Blackwater
- Bernard’s Landing Rental Office
- Napoli by the Lake
BURNT CHIMNEY
- Homestead Creamery
- Envisions
- Franklin Glass
SOUTHLAKE
- The Water’s Edge Country Club (Real Estate Sales Office)
- Turner’s Dock Building
- COMING SOON: Penhook Minute Mart, Whistle Stop
Ready to partner with us?
The integrated marketing packages we’ve designed are aimed at providing maximum reach and exposure for our wedding industry partners. Each plan incorporates print advertising, branded website content and social media promotion.
Our focus is to establish this annual publication as one of the Smith Mountain Lake region’s most trusted wedding planning information sources for years to come. We’d love for you to join us!
Ad Reservation Deadline is October 21, 2024.
