Just over a year ago, I posted the item, A Ruthless discussion of the term “Budget Bride” and wedding decision making.
It was edgy by design (so what else is new) and generated a lot of comments.
Sunday night, I was burning the midnight oil and before turning off the lights, I thought I’d check my blog statistics. There was a huge spike in activity. It came from a message board on Wedding Wire. In doing research, one bride found my post, and shared it with other brides (and grooms).
It is worth rereading my original post, and then reading the comments on Wedding Wire from brides.
Interested in your feedback!
Andy Ebon
The Wedding Marketing Authority
I frequent the WW bridal forums just to keep up on what brides are talking about and the latest conversation “trends”. Sometimes a thread can get, shall we say, “not nice”, and I was happy to see this one, overall, didn’t really go that direction.
I was impressed that many brides understood the tone of the article, particularly the one comment about the bride who confessed she “threw a dart” to set her budget until she started finding out what things cost. I saw quite a few brides who were impressed by vendors who took the time to educate them on what it costs (and why). I was glad to see that some brides recognize a cheap price doesnt’ necessarily mean a “good” deal.
I think overall there was a positive response to the article, with just a handful of exceptions, and I believe much of this is attributable to you going into the thread to talk with these brides “face to face”.
Good job all the way around!
Debi,
Thanks for your post.
I think you’re correct. On balance, a significant number of the brides/readers understood the premise and perspective.
There will always be exceptions.
Andy