Brides Believe Being Engaged and Married Has a Positive Impact at Job Interviews
and at Work.
Yet, 1 in 3 Brides Admit Their Job Performance Has Suffered as a Result of
Wedding Planning.
View Full Findings at TheKnot.com/WorkandWedding and ForbesWoman.com
NEW YORK–(Business Wire)–
TheKnot.com (www.theknot.com) and WeddingChannel.com (www.weddingchannel.com),
the top two wedding planning websites housing the largest online community of
brides, and ForbesWoman (www.forbeswoman.com), a website for career-minded
women, today revealed the results of a cobranded “Work & Wedding” survey. This
one-of-a-kind survey, promoted on ForbesWoman.com, TheKnot.com and
WeddingChannel.com during the peak wedding month of July, polled 1,000 working
brides on their personal experiences and opinions when it comes to juggling work
and wedding planning. This in-depth survey reveals how wedding planning affects
job performance and employee relations, as well as a bride`s perception of being
married and engaged in the workforce.
“Planning a wedding can oftentimes be a full-time job for brides, so it`s no
surprise they`re distracted at work,” says Carley Roney, editor in chief of
TheKnot.com. “However, our survey finds that nearly one in two brides say that
after the wedding, they become more competitive at work. This could be good news
for employers since these newlyweds are now completely refocused on work and
will work harder than ever to meet their financial goals as a couple.”
Highlights from TheKnot.com, WeddingChannel.com and ForbesWoman.com “Work &
Wedding” survey results include:
38% OF WORKING BRIDES THINK BEING MARRIED HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON HOW THEY`RE
PERCEIVED IN THE WORKPLACE. Interestingly enough, 29% of total respondents said
that wearing an engagement ring could have a positive impact during a job
interview.
WORKING BRIDES SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 10 HOURS A WEEK PLANNING THEIR WEDDING-NEARLY
30% OF WHICH IS DONE AT WORK. However, for 20% of working brides, more than half
of their wedding planning is done at work. 35% of working brides squeeze in
wedding planning around lunchtime and 41% do it pretty much whenever they can.
1 IN 3 WORKING BRIDES ADMIT WEDDING PLANNING HAS HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THEIR
JOB PERFORMANCE. The majority of employers don`t seem to notice though, as only
15% of these brides say that someone at work has commented about it.
MORE THAN HALF OF WORKING BRIDES SAY MARRIED AND ENGAGED COWORKERS ARE MORE
SUPPORTIVE THAN SINGLE COWORKERS. Additionally, 15% of working brides say that
single coworkers in committed relationships seem to be jealous about their
upcoming nuptials.
“There’s no doubt about it-planning a wedding at work can be time-consuming and
challenging,” said ForbesWoman Reporter Meghan Casserly. “But, rather than
trying to hide their wedding planning from colleagues and managers, brides-to-be
should communicate openly about taking care of both priorities-work and
wedding.”
To see the Forbes.com article and more survey results, please visit
TheKnot.com/workandwedding and ForbesWoman.com. To receive a full copy of the
survey results, or to speak with an editor from TheKnot.com or ForbesWoman.com,
please contact Jacalyn Lee at Jacalyn@theknot.com or Debbie Weathers at
dweathers@forbes.com.
About TheKnot.com & WeddingChannel.com
TheKnot.com (www.theknot.com) and WeddingChannel.com (www.weddingchannel.com)
are the nation`s top two wedding planning websites housing the largest online
community of brides. Reaching millions of brides each year, TheKnot.com and
WeddingChannel.com offer comprehensive wedding planning content, expert Q&As, a
passionate online community, interactive wedding tools and a central location
for couples to manage their gift registries. TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com
are part of The Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT; http://www.theknot.com), the premier
media company devoted to weddings, pregnancy and everything in between,
providing young women with the trusted information, products and advice they
need to guide them through the most transformative events of their lives.
Forbes Media
Forbes Media encompasses Forbes and Forbes.com, the #1 business site on the Web
that reaches on average more than 18 million people monthly. The company
publishes Forbes and Forbes Asia, which together reach a worldwide audience of
more than 6 million readers. It also publishes ForbesLife and ForbesWoman
magazines, in addition to licensee editions in China, Croatia, India, Indonesia,
Israel, Korea, Latvia, Middle East, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and
Turkey.
Other Forbes Media Web sites are: Investopedia.com; RealClearPolitics.com;
RealClearMarkets.com; RealClearSports.com; and the Forbes.com Business and
Finance Blog Network. Together with Forbes.com, these sites reach on average
nearly 40 million business decision makers each month.
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The Knot Inc.
Jacalyn Lee, 212-219-8555 x1013
Public Relations Director
jacalyn@theknot.com
or
ForbesWoman.com
Debbie Weathers, 212-366-8868
dweathers@forbes.com
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