NEW YORK (January 2, 2014) – Whether they’re trying to find the hottest reception venues in Los Angeles, Chicago’s most creative wedding photographers, the wedding dress salons with the best service in Dallas or New York’s most delicious cake bakers, engaged couples across the country want the inside scoop on the wedding A-list in their area from real brides. The Knot Wedding Network, which is comprised of the top two wedding websites, TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com, today announces its 2014 winners of Best of Weddings, a by-brides-for-brides guide to the top wedding vendors in 1,750-plus cities across the US.

“For the past seven years, our reviews have been the most influential resource for our couples, providing them with unrivaled vendor recommendations directly from the tried-and-true experiences of their fellow brides,” said Rebecca Dolgin, editor in chief of The Knot Wedding Network. “We’re thrilled to crown the best of the best across the country by announcing our 2014 Best of Weddings. This year, we’re doing so even earlier, providing the nearly 40 percent of brides engaged during proposal season the recommendations they need right as they begin their planning process.”

In 2014, 4,442 local vendors received this most prestigious award in the wedding industry. This year, the award is more exclusive than ever before, representing just the top 1 percent of local vendors. The Knot Wedding Network captured detailed feedback from nearly 800,000 brides through WeddingChannel.com Reviews in 30 different categories of wedding businesses, from DJs and planners to videographers, florists and more.

XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), is a global media and technology leader 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. Our family of premium brands began with the #1 wedding brand, The Knot, and has grown to include WeddingChannel.com, The Nest, The Bump, TheBlush.com and Ijie.com. XO Group is recognized by the industry for being innovative in all media – from the web to social media and mobile, magazines and books, and video – and our groundbreaking social platforms have ignited passionate communities across the world. XO Group has leveraged its customer loyalty into successful businesses in online sponsorship and advertising, registry services, ecommerce and publishing. The company is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange (XOXO) and is headquartered in New York City. Follow XO Group on Twitter @xogroupinc.

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