Posts Tagged ‘WOBM’

Wedding Wednesday! It’s National Proposal Day and we have some interesting statistics for you!

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

Happy Wedding Wednesday Everyone! In honor of National Proposal Day (it’s today!), here are six statisticswe found out about how much brides love to spread good news and gather opinions on Pinterest, Skype, and Facebook.

Inspiration on the Internet: “59 percent of brides say online resources like Pinterest, Facebook and blogs are the best places to find wedding inspiration.”

Digital dressing rooms: “68 percent of brides use technology during their fittings, from texting pictures to family to posting videos on a social media site.”

Laying down the social media law: “56 percent of newlywed women think it’s important to have social media rules at the wedding.”

Virtual wedding guests: “Now trending, nearly half (49 percent) of all respondents say they would consider “skype-ing” their wedding.”

Dress embargo: “61 percent forbid their bridesmaids from uploading pics of the bride donning her dress before the ceremony.”

Follow the leader: “52 percent say the bride and groom must be the first to post a picture of their wedding to a social media site.”

Making it Facebook official: “Up 11 percent from 2011, 59 percent of brides will update their Facebook status to “married” or update their new name within a day of walking down the aisle.”


inFormative Friday! We’re talking about engagement rings… and if you secretly wish your fiance has picked something else!

Friday, March 8th, 2013

Good Morning DB readers and Happy inFormative Friday! Have you noticed couples are getting engaged left and right? Spring is in the air and so is love obviously! Well, on Tuesday USA Today featured one of our statistics from our “What’s On Bride’s Minds” survey!  I bet you didn’t know this, but…More than half of brides (57%) would change something about their engagement ring if they could, with the biggest gripe being wanting a bigger stone (19%). Despite this, only 36% actually would go through with upgrading!  Is there something you would change about your ring, or do you absolutely love it?


Wedding Wednesday! What Would You Skimp On To Save Money For Your Wedding?

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Happy Wedding Wednesday Everyone! David’s Bridal was featured today  in the snapshots of USA TODAY! In a recent surveyed we conducted out of 500 brides, 56% said they would spend less on a wedding planner followed by 52% who said number of guests! Below is the placement!