|
Seeing Red at The Knot Wedding Shop
Review by Jessica Lang on August 27th, 2008
Planning a wedding is no easy feat. Couples and their families literally have to through hell and high water just to pull off a memorable wedding. While it is hard enough to make the wedding beautiful, it is even more challenging to make the wedding unique. Such is the goal of most couples; they want to make their special day stand out from all the other ceremonies that people have seen over and over again.
To some people, making this day unique is dependent on one color: red. Couples are now more adventurous when it comes to picking colors for their wedding motifs, and red is becoming a popular choice fast. And why shouldn't they choose red, when this color has ultimately been associated with love?
While more and more couples want to paint the town red with their weddings, there are only a few stores that offer red wedding paraphernalia. Couples need not fret, because while there are only a small number of retail stores offering red wedding items, there are online bridal shops that address unconventional couples' concerns. Among those popular sites is The Knot Wedding Shop at weddingshop.theknot.com.
If this website has existed earlier, more people would probably think that planning a wedding is easy breezy, and not physically and emotionally draining. All the needs for a wedding (and a beautiful wedding at that) can be found in this site. Like most bridal shops, The Knot Wedding Shop offers traditional wedding fare in white. This helps in letting some people get over their fears of putting too much color in their weddings; they can still purchase the major items in traditional white, and then perhaps add touches of red to avoid being overwhelmed with the color. The shop allows customers to shop by color; this is a huge convenience for people with unusual motifs.
The more adventurous would not be disappointed with their wide array of red wedding items. These allow the couples to tie the whole theme of the wedding by paying attention to small details. Red invitations send signals to guests that the couple getting married is anything but ordinary. By using such boldly colored invitations, guests already anticipate an upbeat ceremony. Other items like red place card holders and even satin guest books are available on the site.
The Knot Wedding Shop also offers a good selection of red party favors. The cinnamon hearts are simply adorable, and they make great giveaways. Putting those in a small box would be nice for guests to take home. Canvas totes, luggage tags, flasks and candles in red also are good party favors.
To easily find items to match your color theme, take advantage of the Find By Color feature The Knot Shop has to offer. It made it a cinch for me to find all the red hot items.
Bulk of the bride's concerns is centralized on the wedding dress. The site provides links to catalogues of red bridal gowns; these gowns range from the traditional Victorian to modern couture. Donning a gown in this eye-popping color would guarantee the bride that all eyes will be on her.
The site offers a smorgasbord of wedding essentials, ranging from gowns to jewelry, and cake toppers; it can get pretty overwhelming for someone who wants a simple wedding. However, although the items range from petty to important, the items are arranged according to categories to make browsing easier. This allows people to easily spot what they want to buy. Moreover, there is a bridal registry online, and there is also a toll-free number for ordering. There are even special tabs on sale items, so that savvy buyers are updated on the best deals in the site. The Knot Wedding Shop makes it easier for couples to make their wedding a red-letter day indeed.
My rating of them: 9.5/10
The Red Hot Seal of Approval is a seal we give to a company that we believe exceeds expectations and to provide quality services and products.
The Knot Wedding Shop
Back to reviews main page
|
