The Knot, Inc., Names John Mueller Chief Financial Officer

Finance Executive Brings Extensive Public Company and Investment
Banking Experience to Leading Lifestage Media Company
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
The Knot, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT), a leading lifestage media company,
announced today that it has named John Mueller as Chief Financial
Officer. Current CFO Richard Szefc has elected to step down from the
role after a successful nine-year career with the company. He will
remain with The Knot through the end of September to ensure a smooth
transition.

"Rich Szefc has been an exceptional CFO and advisor," said Chief
Executive Officer David Liu. "His unwavering dedication over the last
nine years helped transition our great idea into a fast-growing and
profitable company. I wish him the best of luck in his future
endeavors."

"It is now my pleasure to welcome John Mueller to our executive
team," Mr. Liu said. "He brings a wide range of experience in finance,
investment banking, and providing counsel to high-growth public
companies. I look forward to working alongside him as we continue to
build the company." In his role as Chief Financial Officer, Mueller
will oversee the company's financial and accounting functions, as well
as investor relations.

"The Knot team has successfully established a leading brand and
uniquely positioned the company to capitalize on an enormous market
opportunity," said Mr. Mueller. "I'm extremely excited to join this
seasoned and highly focused management team where I can utilize my
media and investment banking experience to assist in leveraging the
superior platform they have built."

Mueller joins The Knot from Genius Products, Inc., where he was
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. In that role, he
successfully managed the transition with the company's new partner,
The Weinstein Company, resulting in revenue growth from $22 million in
2005 to $474 million in 2007. In addition, he assisted in the
expansion of 15 major content partners, completed the acquisition of a
direct response marketing company, and was responsible for
implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Prior to Genius Products, Mueller was Senior Vice President of
Media Investment Banking for Jefferies & Company, Inc., where he
provided strategic financial advisory services on mergers,
acquisitions, and equity and debt offerings for entertainment and
media clients, such as iVillage, Modem Media, IMAX, The Outdoor
Channel, and Lion's Gate Entertainment. Prior to Jefferies & Company,
Mr. Mueller worked in the media and entertainment investment banking
groups at Credit Suisse First Boston and SG Cowen Securities. Mr.
Mueller began his career in finance working for Fortune 500 consumer
packaged goods company Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Mr. Mueller will be based at The Knot corporate headquarters in
New York.

ABOUT THE KNOT INC.

The Knot, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT; www.theknot.com
http://www.theknot.com), is a leading lifestage media company. The
Company's flagship brand, The Knot, is the nation's leading wedding
resource, reaching well over a million engaged couples each year
through the #1 wedding website TheKnot.com. Other products from The
Knot include The Knot national and local magazines, The Knot books
(published by Random House and Chronicle), and television programming
bearing The Knot name (aired on Style Network and Comcast). The
Company also owns WeddingChannel.com, the most visited wedding gift
registry website. The Company focuses on the newlywed-to-pregnancy
lifestage with The Nest brand, with the popular lifestyle website
TheNest.com, a home decor book series with Clarkson Potter, and The
Nest magazine. Expecting and new parents are engaged by TheBump.com
and local baby services and community site LilaGuide.com, and The Bump
and LilaGuide print guides. Also under The Knot, Inc., umbrella are
WeddingTracker.com, GiftRegistryLocator.com, party planning site
PartySpot.com, and teen-oriented PromSpot.com. The Knot, Inc., is
based in New York and has several other offices across the country.

VMW Corporate & Investor Relations
Vicki Weiner or Sylvia Dresner, 212-616-6161
info@vmwcom.com

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