Amidst the recent shakeup at Condé Nast‘s bridal group, we hear that Julie Raimondi, the editor-in-chief of a group of local magazine companions to Brides, has replaced Michelle Preli as the editor-in-chief of Brides.com.

In addition to her new duties, Raimondi will remain editor of Brides Local magazines.

Earlier: Former Cookie Publisher Jumps To Brides In Conde Shakeup

Can you believe it’s already been over two weeks since Condé Nast shuttered four titles, resulting in about 180 layoffs?

In the past few weeks, more layoffs have come to almost every surviving Condé Nast title, and all of them (except maybe The New Yorker) will likely experience cuts before the end of the year — if not the end of the week.

Read on for a round up of layoffs at Condé Nast that we’ve heard of so far. Know of any that we missed? Drop us a note.

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You’d never know from last night that there were any concerns about bridal magazines being shut down. Far from it: In celebration of 15 years of Martha Stewart Weddings, throngs of people whose lives revolve around your special day came and raised a glass at the Plaza hotel to the televised image of the woman who kept their careers comfortable. (Martha Stewart couldn’t actually make it to the event)

There were a couple signs that all was not right in the state of Denmark.

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Condé Nast is one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., and the news earlier this week that it was shuttering four titles really didn’t change that.

Condé still has 18 consumer magazine titles, plus two trades — WWD and Footwear News — under its Fairchild Publications arm. But the company had been working hard to streamline it portfolio in the past year. In addition to Cookie, Gourmet, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride, which all folded this week, the company has shuttered several titles this year. Men’s Vogue went a year ago, followed by men’s wear trade pub DNR (our former home), Domino and then Portfolio

So what’s left?

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The New York Observer reports that Brides has laid off about a dozen staffers today, the third day in horrible news coming out of Condé Nast.

Although the additional layoffs at Condé are not surprising (and we’re likely to see more in the coming weeks), there is one piece of news in the Observer article we thought was of note:

“A source tells us that the employees laid off today received only two weeks severance for every year worked. (Compare that to employees laid off on Monday from Condé Nast who, thanks to the WARN Act, received three months severance.)”

So basically, since those let go on Monday were part of a “mass layoff” of more than 25 people, they automatically get three months’ severance. When we were laid off last year, we were also given two weeks severance for every year worked, although those who had worked there less than two years also received four weeks severance. If it worked differently today at Brides, let us know.

And in other layoff news, Gawker hears that another round of layoffs is imminent at Forbes. The company has already gone through a few rounds of layoffs and combined its print and online staffs.

Today at Conde Nast: Layoffs at Brides –New York Observer

Layoffs At Forbes? –Gawker

Earlier: Former Cookie Publisher Jumps To Brides In Conde Shakeup