Project Wedding and Weddingbee Partner with WeddingWire

BETHESDA, MD – March 16, 2010 – WeddingWire™, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, has partnered with Project Wedding™ and Weddingbee™ to power the local vendor directories and vendor reviews sections on both sites.

With the largest collection of active and reviewed wedding professionals in the industry, WeddingWire is uniquely positioned to provide rich local content that complements Weddingbee’s vibrant community of blogging brides and expands the local vendor reviews currently on Project Wedding, a full-service wedding planning resource. Both Project Wedding and Weddingbee are popular bridal communities that have experienced tremendous growth by providing creative ideas, inspiration and advice to brides and grooms.

Project Wedding and Weddingbee, part of eHarmony, Inc.’s wedding properties, join the WeddingWire Network, a collection of top online wedding sites that receive over 6 million visitors each month, which also includes MarthaStewartWeddings.com. The partnership enables WeddingWire’s community of more than 100,000 wedding professionals to increase their exposure across eHarmony’s wedding properties. Businesses can create one listing at WeddingWire and then publish it across multiple sites on the WeddingWire Network. WeddingWire has created a one-stop destination for wedding professionals to manage their business online and efficiently reach a highly targeted audience across numerous sites.

“We are thrilled that Project Wedding and Weddingbee have joined the WeddingWire Network,” said Sonny Ganguly, CMO at WeddingWire. “This partnership allows wedding professionals to expand their reach across one of the largest wedding networks in the US by simply managing a single account at WeddingWire. In addition, Project Wedding and Weddingbee’s fast-growing communities of engaged couples will now have access to WeddingWire’s extensive local wedding resources.”

“As premiere wedding planning destinations, Project Wedding and Weddingbee empower their growing communities to make informed decisions throughout the wedding planning process so they can have the best wedding day possible,” said Rebecca Schmitt, Director of Product, eHarmony Publishing. “Partnering with WeddingWire allows us to help couples searching for wedding vendors plan a personalized and special event for the first day of the rest of their lives.”

WeddingWire plans to continue expanding the WeddingWire Network to provide more exposure for local wedding professionals and to ease the stress of wedding planning for engaged couples. For more information, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire, the nation’s leading technology company serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is an online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding vendors. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 100,000 local wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites, all at no charge. For wedding vendors, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives local businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. Vendors who join the WeddingWire Network appear on WeddingWire.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO).

About Project Wedding
Project Wedding™ is a full-service wedding planning destination, enabling brides to plan their special wedding day through online tools, tips, expert advice, and inspiration. The site’s popular Photo Gallery, Dress Gallery, Real Weddings, Wedding Song Library, and forums inspire more than 600,000 people every month. Project Wedding’s free, exquisitely designed wedding websites and tools including an online RSVP, customizable checklist, and online registry, help make planning the big day easier and more enjoyable than ever. Advertisers find in Project Wedding a premium platform for reaching their audiences in a trusted, elegant setting.

About Weddingbee
Weddingbee™ is a community of talented bloggers and passionately loyal readers who share the details of their wedding planning experiences. Featured brides blog about their experiences and share the joys and challenges of planning their big days. More than 700,000 people visit the site each month to read the blog, talk on the bulletin boards and share DIY inspiration. Many of the users get so involved in the community that they come back after their weddings to keep up the friendships they formed and continue to share their experiences.

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Megan Hermeling

Public Relations

WeddingWire, Inc.

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