Confession Friday, Week One

I'm not really sure if I have the discipline for this, but I'm going to attempt to post a confession of sorts every Friday. We'll see how long that lasts, but for now......

I confess that I'm addicted to The Knot.



For those who aren't familiar, The Knot is the online mecca of wedding planning information. Checklists, pictures of gowns and flowers and invitations, vendor reviews, trend articles, you name it. But none of that is what hooked me. It was the message boards.

Now, I already told you that I'm kind of a dork, but I was never the online message board kind of dork, until about 10 months ago when I discovered that The Knot has local message boards. I wandered on to check out the scene on my local board, hoping for help with some questions, not expecting to stay long.

Well, I got help with some questions, but was a little off on the "not staying long" part. I do not care to admit how many hours a day I can spend on that board, chatting with the other Knotties (yes, we have a name for ourselves). I can't even explain the dynamic to you, other than it's kind of like high school. There are the girls that have been on the board forever (the seniors), the girls that are relatively new, but are pretty cool (the sophomores and juniors), and the newbies (freshmen), who have to get flamed once or twice before they're allowed to graduate up a class.

It's ridiculous. But it's addicting.

Oh, and there are get-togethers. No lie. Every once in a while, one of the Knotties (shut up, I know) will pick a time and a place, and a bunch of girls will get together to talk about the other girls on the board who didn't show up, show off their bling, and talk about wedding crap that would make your head spin if you're not engaged or recently married.

"But Jessica, you're already married, why do you still go on a wedding message board?"

Don't judge me. I already told you, it's an addiction.