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{{Infobox company
| name = WeddingWire Inc
| logo = Wwlogo2016.png
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = Chevy Chase, Maryland (2006)
| location = Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
| key_people = Timothy Chi, CEO; Lee Wang, COO; Jeff Yeh, CTO; Sonny Ganguly, CMO; Andrew Olek, General Counsel; Mike Beach, CFO
| industry = Computer software
| owner = Permira Funds<br>Spectrum Equity
| homepage = 
| num_employees = 1551 (2020)
}}
'''WeddingWire Inc.''' is an online division of The Knot Worldwide and operates online marketplaces for the wedding industry in 14 countries, including the  US, Canada, Spain, Italy, France, Mexico, Brazil and India. Engaged couples can search for local vendors, read reviews, and use planning tools online through the marketplace.

==Profile==
The company was founded in 2005 by Timothy Chi, who was one of the founding members of [[Company:Blackboard Inc.|Blackboard Inc.]] (NASDAQ: BBBB) along with Lee Wang, Jeff Yeh, and Sonny Ganguly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2013/02/01/getting-started-timothy-chi-ceo.html?page=all|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> Today, WeddingWire is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland with European offices in Barcelona, Spain.

==History==
On May 1, 2007, WeddingWire publicly launched <ref>[http://news.digitaltrends.com/news-article/12865/say-i-do-to-online-wedding-planning Say "I Do" to Online Wedding Planning]</ref> the first version of its product offering to engaged couples and local wedding vendors

On February 19, 2008, WeddingWire secured a $5.5MM Series A strategic investment round from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/02/18/daily16.html|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

On June 19, 2008, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced they now offer a full suite of online wedding planning tools, powered by WeddingWire.<ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=96022&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1168014&highlight= Brides Can Now Plan Their Entire Wedding at marthastewart.com]</ref>

On July 11, 2011, WeddingWire announced the acquisition of Project Wedding from eHarmony.<ref>[http://classic.cnbc.com/id/43709423 WeddingWire Acquires ProjectWedding]</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2011/07/11/weddingwire-buys-projectweddingcom.html|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

On Dec 7, 2011 WeddingWire announced an investment from Southern Capitol Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weddingwire.com/press|title=WeddingWire Press Center|website=WeddingWire|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

On Dec 14th, 2011, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced the sale of their stake in WeddingWire for $11mm to Catalyst Investors.
<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/Martha+Stewart+Living+Omnimedia+(MSO)+Sells+Stake+in+WeddingWire+for+$11M/7020668.html|title=Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO) Sells Stake in WeddingWire for $11M|work=StreetInsider.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

On Sept 25th, 2012, WeddingWire secured a $25.0MM Series B investment round from Spectrum Equity Investors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/09/25/weddingwire-gets-25-million-investment-from-spectrum-equity/|title=WeddingWire Gets $25 Million Investment From Spectrum Equity|last=Benoit|first=David|date=2012-09-25|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20120924/exclusive-weddingwire-says-i-do-to-25-million-in-capital/|title=Exclusive: WeddingWire Says "I Do" to $25 Million in Capital|website=AllThingsD|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

On Feb 26th, 2015, WeddingWire announced the acquisition of Wedding Planner, S.L., a Spanish-based company that operates wedding marketplaces in 12 countries, such as Bodas.net. .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2015/02/26/weddingwire-ties-the-knot-with-spain-based-wedding-planner/|title=WeddingWire Ties the Knot with Spain-based Wedding Planner|last=Rizzo|first=Lillian|date=2015-02-26|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref><ref>[http://dcinno.streetwise.co/2015/02/26/dc-tech-weddingwire-acquires-spain-based-wedding-startup/ WeddingWire Acquires Its European Counterpart, Makes Global Push]</ref>

On June 9, 2015, WeddingWire announced the acquisition of GayWeddings.com,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/06/09/weddingwire-acquires-gayweddings/28732499/|title=WeddingWire acquires GayWeddings.com|last=Mitchell|first=Benjamin F.|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2015/06/weddingwire-ties-the-knot-with-another.html|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

In September 2018, WeddingWire announced that it would merge with competing wedding planning firm [[Company:XO Group|XO Group]], parent company of most notably The Knot, and become a privately held company under the control of WeddingWire's existing investors Permira Funds and Spectrum Equity. <ref> Nypost.com. Reuters. [https://nypost.com/2018/09/25/weddingwire-takes-xo-group-private-in-933m-deal "WeddingWire to merge with XO Group in $933M deal"] "nypost.com" 25 September 2018. Retrieved on 9 April 2019. </ref> The merger became official in March 2019 and the new parent company was renamed to The Knot Worldwide. <ref> businesswire.com. [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190314005260/en/Knot-WeddingWire-Announce-New-Combined-Company%E2%80%94The-Knot "The Knot and WeddingWire Announce New Combined Company—The Knot Worldwide—the Global Leader in the Wedding Industry"] "businesswire.com" 14 March 2019. Retrieved on 9 April 2019. </ref> WeddingWire continues to operate as a division of the parent organization.

==Awards==
* Forbes, America's Most Promising Companies 2014, WeddingWire #60<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/wedding-wire/|title=WeddingWire|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
* Inc Magazine, Inc500/5000, WeddingWire #714<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/profile/weddingwire|title=WeddingWire|website=Inc.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
* Ernst & Young, Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year 2014, Timothy Chi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ey.com/en_us/entrepreneur-of-the-year|title=EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® US Program|website=www.ey.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Web application]]

==References==
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[[Category:Software companies of the United States]]

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