StartupNation 2011 Home-Based 100 Competition

Celebrating America´s most outstanding home-based businesses and the people behind them.

Contestant Profile

Once Wed

Name Emily Newman
Ranked #1 in Category Most Glamourous
Location Atlanta, GA
Year Business launched 2008
Website www.oncewed.com

Contestant's Case to Win

Emily Newman launched Once Wed in March 2008 as the only free listing service for wedding dresses after selling her own wedding dress online. The site now offers brides everything from real weddings and inspiration galleries to modern DIY wedding projects. Her widely read blog is updated daily with real weddings, DIY projects, and so much more. With over 3.3 million pageviews a month, Once Wed has grown into one of the top wedding resources on the internet today. Once Wed has received critical praise in many major media outlets including – The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, NBC.com, and was recently honored as one of the top weddings blogs by Brides Magazine.