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I can't even figure out how to read their boards. Nothing seems to be in order, hard to follow threads, etc!
I used to love babygaga when I was pregnant. It is a really supportive site, much like wedding bee. Check it out!
YES!!! The Bump, The Nest, The Knot... all the same. Mean, snarky, vicious girls. :( Sad, really.
I think so too! I'm glad I'm not alone. It's hurtful to constantly read their snarky posts about other people's weddings!
What's worse is that the Wedding Channel merged with The Knot, and then it all went to hell...our boards died, mods left, wouldn't answer repeated questions, websites disappeared...all because they decided TK was more important. :( So, most of the regulars left.
Wow ladies. I'm surprised by the strength of the reaction and also by the way it's being handled. Calling people names is... well, exactly what you're complaining about. And yet.
I love it here at WB. Truly I do. But I also love my local and club board on TK. The ladies there are sweet and supportive and helpful. And I'm sorry to hear you all had a bad experience. But honestly, what would those ladies think of you if they could see this thread? I bet they'd be posting about those b**ches over on the WeddingBee.
I've never heard of it - if you're looking for a nice baby website try gurgle - it is a UK website so you might not find it that useful for medicaly midwifey stuff - but for general support it's great :D
The girls on the birth month board I frequent are all nice. I think if you go on the TTC board, they are more snarky.
@Encore: The difference is that we are not outright snarky or mean like most of the girls on those sites. If someone asks an honest question, they are (generally) not attacked on WB. TK & co. seems clique-y by comparison. And the mods attack users as well.
Well, I like TK. The boards I usually go to are kinda slow moving especially my local boards. I know people keep saying that TK is snarky etc., sometimes I think WB is too treacly sweet!
I think anything affiliated with theknot.com (theknot, thenest, thebump) ends up having lots of rude women on there. I wonder why? Its a shame because the idea of the sites are really nice.
@Statutory Grape: Not everywhere. See my first post for my explanation of the nice and kind women I've talked to there.
And right now in this thread, there are a lot of snarky women calling people names. So I don't see how it's very different from that which you are saying you don't like.
@Encore: Saying a group of women is snarky and obnoxious is different than a MOD on TK telling me to "f*ck off" because I was not a June bride and therefore had no business giving input on any topics in that thread.
EDIT: If you're merely referring to the title of the thread...I can't speak for the Bump, as I've never been there. But I do believe in calling a spade a spade when it's true--and I've seen some pretty appalling stuff on TK and their other sites. I've met some pleasant women on the Nov. '11 boards, yes. But for the most part, my experiences have been largely negative.
The Bump is horrible. I hate that site and I hate the knot. Everyone just gangs up.
I love Weddingbee!
weddingbee seems much nicer over all then TK, however i must say my local board on TK is really nice and really helpful, and much more active then my local board on WB
@Statutory Grape: Okay now THAT makes my wedding website issues make more sense. My registries were linked on www.mywedding.com via Wedding Channel and it has completely broken links now! ANNOYING! Had no idea they merged. Boooo...
I think the general concensus tends to be that the Local boards and Birth Month boards are super nice but there is a handful of ladies on the general boards that seem to attack everyone. This topic seems to come up from time to time, usually after someone receives a particularly viscious attack.
I'd say stick to the local boards where the community is smaller and people are nicer. But you can still find support on there, I just shy away from places where all the snarky users hang out (it's the same three boards all the time).
I joined the Knot when I first started planning my wedding and never went back after finding the bee. My registration over there has tons of dust on it. Heck, I don't even remember my username or my password. Lol.
@msmonicka: "I joined the Knot when I first started planning my wedding and never went back after finding the bee."
Same here! I found weddingbee first, but joined TK after getting engaged. I only left because I couldn't figure out the boards there. I went back a few months ago after hearing people here talk about the snarkiness there, and was definitely surprised by a many of the things I read. I forget now which board it was, but I think it was a general wedding one.
SG hit the nail on the head: "Saying a group of women is snarky and obnoxious is different than a MOD on TK telling me to "f*ck off" because I was not a June bride and therefore had no business giving input on any topics in that thread." I've seen similar comments there. People here can say things that are blunt, sometimes critical, sometimes judgmental, sometimes unfair, but it rarely rises to that level of nastiness. I wonder why it's allowed?
My good friend was on the knot boards and posted something about her ring etc.. one of the girls went to her wedding page found her FIs name searched facebook found him and sent him the post she made!
@FutureMrsChaney: What??? That's insane! Why did she do that? Had your friend posted something "bad" or something?
@FutureMrsChaney: Wow that's crazy!
I went to The Knot once or twice when I first got engaged but I didn't stay. I doubt I will ever go to The Nest or The Bump.
@hope1275: She was just having some jealous thoughts about her friend... I dont think its too horrible
@MissAsB: Ya she told me the story the other day I was like OMG literally it almost caused her FI to leave her!
yikes! i have to confess, i also frequent the knot and wedding wire...i've found that the WW girls are ubersweet, no one ever has anything bad to say, but seriously, not everythign can be as great as they say it is, and i've really only been on my local board for the knot and the girls there have been great. i think WB has the most honest and truly funny girls!
@FutureMrsChaney: Wow. Just... wow. To go that far just to do something mean? I mean, if she thought she was "saving" your friend's fiance that's one thing (as opposed to just being a b**ch), but still, it's none of her business!!! Wow... I hope your friend came here after that! :)
I'm sorry, I still refuse to believe talking about people behind their backs gets to be the moral high ground. It's like the old adage that two wrongs don't make a right. It just makes more wrongs.
Calling them b*tches makes you every bit as bad as they were telling you t f*ck off. (Yes, totally wrong. I am not arguing that point.) The only difference is that you aren't doing it to their faces.
@hope1275: She actually only goes on the Knott911 app on the iphone! shes terrified of it happening again and the app is amazing nothing like the boards!
@Encore: I hear what you're saying, and I agree that name-calling is sort of sinking to their level.
But to be fair, the very vast majority of people in this thread are just relaying their own experiences, not bashing or name calling. I feel that you can say that what someone said (or did) was snarky, b**chy, etc. without saying that they themselves are snarky, b**chy, etc.
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Does anyone else notice how horrible the girls over on The Bump are? I tried posting over there but its a lost cause because they are so snarky and obnoxious!!! Thank god for these boards!! :)