Carley Roney
Cofounder and Editor In Chief, The Knot Inc.
Motivated by the excruciating process of planning her own wedding, Carley Roney made it her mission to find a fun, hip, user-generated resource for couples planning their weddings. The wedding world was in dire need for a new voice, and the web was the perfect place to break ground. In 1996, Roney founded TheKnot.com with her husband (CEO of The Knot Inc., David Liu) and two other business partners.
The Knot has since transformed the wedding landscape as the leading wedding resource and most-trafficked online wedding destination with over 3.4 million unique visitors a month and more than 125 million monthly page views.
As the country's best modern wedding and lifestyle expert, Roney frequently offers inspiring and sensible advice on television, radio, Internet, and print outlets nationwide. Roney helped to develop NBC’s TODAY show's groundbreaking interactive wedding planning series “Today Ties The Knot” and has been featured as the series’ key expert year after year. She has also appeared on top television shows and channels, including Oprah, ABC’s The View, LIVE! With Regis & Kelly, CBS' The Early Show, E!, CNN, Inside Edition, and The FOX News Report, and has been featured in InStyle, Vogue, Elle, Glamour, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. She's a seasoned speaker who's invited to headline many bridal and lifestyle industry events across the country.
At The Knot New York headquarters, Roney is responsible for overseeing all content development -- both online and in print. She was responsible for leveraging brand awareness into The Knot offline products, including 17 local wedding magazines, The Knot national newsstand magazine, and popular television shows on the Style and Oxygen Networks.
Roney has authored 10 books in partnership with publishers Random House, Chronicle Books, and Clarkson Potter, including the recently released The Knot Book of Lists (2008). She has spearheaded the editorial development of a video-on-demand service with Comcast Cable and the launch of The Knot TV -- a nonstop streaming video channel on TheKnot.com. Roney also oversees the content and creative development of the company’s expanded portfolio of lifestage brands, including The Nest for newlyweds and The Bump for first-time parents.
When not working or playing with her three children, Roney most enjoys planning dinner parties for family and friends in her chic and modern Brooklyn loft. She is a native of Rhode Island and currently works with her partners in SoHo, New York City.
Rebecca Dolgin
Executive Editor of Print, The Knot
Rebecca Dolgin is Vice President and Executive Editor of Print products for The Knot Inc. Dolgin’s extensive experience across lifestages enhances her qualifications for her new role, overseeing the magazines, books, content syndication, and brand extensions for The Knot, The Nest, and The Bump.
Prior to joining The Knot, Dolgin was Executive Editor of Life & Style, where she was responsible for repositioning the magazine to incorporate service and bringing a lifestyle component to news stories. Previously, she was Beauty and Fashion Director at All You magazine, and Senior Editor at MORE magazine and Parenting Magazine.
Heather Levine
Fashion Editor, The Knot
As the fashion editor at The Knot, Heather Levine is responsible for everything and anything to do with style, from accessories to bridal fashion to couture jewelry for The Knot magazines as well as TheKnot.com. She also produces and styles photo-driven features for The Knot magazine and many of the fashion segments on The Knot TV, the site’s 24/7 streaming video channel.
Levine also serves as in-house stylist at The Knot, with responsibilities that include styling Editor in Chief Carley Roney for TV segments and personal appearances. Levine frequently appears on The Knot TV as well as on E! News, CBS' The Early Show, and local segments such as CW11. Always on top of the latest trends, Levine created her own handmade jewelry company and sells her custom jewelry on a made-to-order basis.
Anja Winikka
Editor, TheKnot.com
Anja Winikka combines her writing and editing skills with her wedding expertise to bring the most of-the-moment wedding trends to millions of engaged couples across the country. Winikka immersed herself in the wedding industry while in college, when she took a job as a wedding coordinator at a local reception space, helping to make hundreds of couples’ wedding days perfect.
In addition to writing and editing wedding articles of all kinds for the website and magazines, Winikka loves the challenge of finding a variety of the most stunning Real Weddings from every corner of the US to feature in the magazines. In addition, Anja is the editor of a number of niche websites, including ChineseWeddingsbyTheKnot.com, GayWeddingsbyTheKnot.com, the soon-to-be IndianWeddingsbyTheKnot.com, as well as BridesDecide.com, a political election website for brides and newlyweds.
Winikka has been a popular source for her expertise on destination bachelor and bachelorette parties, honeymoons, and bridesmaid etiquette in national McClatchy-Tribune newspapers and is has also appeared on NBC's Weekend TODAY, CNN, FOX News, and segments across the country.
Carley Roney
Cofounder and Editor In Chief, The Knot Inc.
Soon after Carley, her husband, and a couple of friends dreamt up TheKnot.com, she realized that thousands of Knottie brides were sticking around the site’s vibrant community long after the honeymoon. Once connected by their shared wedding planning experiences, these newlyweds were soon talking about moving in together, what to make for dinner, and how to save up for their first house. After witnessing a demand for answers to navigating married life (due to a void of helpful resources), Roney spearheaded the launch of The Nest to offer relief for hip and harried couples. From managing mothers-in-law to mastering marital finances to making the decision to start a family, Roney has all of the know-how on starting out as Mr. & Mrs.
Roney shares her advice for making marriage work on TheNest.com, in The Nest magazine, in her two books, The Nest Newlywed Handbook and The Nest Home Design Handbook, and regularly appears on top TV shows and channels, from NBC’s TODAY, CNN, ABC's The View, and more.
Rebecca Dolgin
Executive Editor of Print, The Nest
Ever wonder who’s responsible for all of those creative ideas flowing from The Nest? Meet Executive Editor of Print for The Nest, Rebecca Dolgin. Basking in the young-married stage herself, Dolgin can relate to the newlywed issues that Nesties are going through, making her the perfect spokesperson for The Nest. Rebecca’s responsibilities -- like managing The Nest magazine production, content syndication, The Nest books, and new products -- have her appropriately and forever emerged in young marrieds’ land where she stays atop all things Nestie.
Riann Smith
Deputy Editor, The Nest
As the deputy editor at The Nest, Riann Smith focuses on the newlywed-to-pregnancy lifestage, taking a stylish, practical approach to what all young marrieds need to know: from merging finances to buying and decorating homes, cooking and entertaining, family relationships, and more. On a daily basis, Smith develops and edits all content for The Nest magazine and oversees content and cross-promotions with TheNest.com. Her editorial experience spans major magazines, from the Deputy Articles Editor at Cosmopolitan to writing for Marie Claire and Redbook. Smith makes regular appearances on national and local television including NBC’s TODAY, CNN, and FOX News.
Brett Graff
Contributing Editor-- Finances, The Nest
Brett Graff is the go-to resource when it comes to reporting the economic forces that affect real people. As the money expert of The Nest, she answers reader-generated finance Q&As both in the magazine and online at TheNest.com/moneyqa. Dubbed “The Home Economist,” Graff has written for a variety of national publications and has been quoted in The New York Times and by the Fiscal Policy Institute, and has made appearances on both PBS and CNN.
Colleen Rush
Contributing Editor -- Food, The Nest
Ethnic grocery stores, supermarkets at off-peak hours, schmancy food emporiums, and farmers’ markets are Colleen Rush’s “Madison Avenue.” As the food and drink contributor for The Nest and regular blogger on TheNest.com, this foodie gets Nesties’ appetites going and serves up useful cooking tips, from how to roast a chicken to how a grill pan works.
Peggy Post
Wedding Etiquete Expert, WeddingChannel.com
Peggy Post is the WeddingChannel.com etiquette expert and an internationally known spokesperson for the Emily Post Institute. Author of over a dozen books on etiquette, Post answers questions and provides helpful advice on everything from attire and invitations to toasting and receptions.
Peter Post
Groom & Men's Etiquette Expert, WeddingChannel.com
Peter Post is a director of the Emily Post Institute and author of Essential Manners for Men: What to Do, When to Do It, and Why. With a distinct voice and unique perspective, Post tackles the manners and foibles of men with self-deprecating humor, clarity, and wit. Post conducts hundreds of media interviews annually on topics ranging from dinner party etiquette to CEO ethics to the dark side of email.
Robert Evans
Photography Expert, WeddingChannel.com
Robert Evans is a professional wedding and events photographer who incorporates traditional photographic styles with up-to-date trends. He has photographed many notable weddings, including the marriages of Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes and Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston, and provides WeddingChannel.com members with invaluable advice on obtaining the best possible photographic record of their weddings. A member of Professional Photographers of America, Evans' images have appeared in USA Today, People, and more, and can be seen throughout WeddingChannel.com.
Eve Pearl
Beauty Expert, WeddingChannel.com
Eve Pearl is a five-time Emmy Award-winning celebrity makeup artist with more than 15 years of experience in television, film, theater, and print. She's also the author and producer of Plastic Surgery Without the Surgery: The Miracle of Makeup Techniques (book and DVD). As an on-air beauty expert for NBC’s TODAY and the personal makeup artist to host Meredith Vieira, as well as a contributor to InStyle, Vanity Fair, People, Glamour, and more, Pearl has an extensive list of celebrities, socialites, and everyday women who sing her praises across the globe.
Dr. Dale Atkins
Relationship Expert, WeddingChannel.com
Dr. Dale Atkins is a licensed psychologist with more than 25 years of experience as a relationship expert, focusing on families, couples, parenting, aging well, and stress management. In addition to providing relationship advice to WeddingChannel.com couples, she's the author of many books, including Wedding Sanity Savers; I’m OK, You’re My Parent; and Sister; and is a coeditor of From the Heart: Men and Women Write Their Private Thoughts About Their Married Lives. She has been a frequent media expert on national shows, including NBC’s TODAY.
Mara Urshel
Fashion Expert, WeddingChannel.com
As the co-owner and manager of the famed Kleinfeld Bridal boutique, Mara Urshel was our first choice for Fashion Expert in our group of celebrity wedding insiders. Credited with discovering and launching the careers of such celebrity fashion designers as Donna Karan, Isaac Mizrahi, Perry Ellis, and Michael Kors, Urshel is connected to both the celebrities who she dresses and the famous designers who create the gowns.
For more information on Mara Urshel and Kleinfeld, go to KleinfeldBridal.com.
Yifat Oren
Style Expert, WeddingChannel.com
Yifat Oren began her career in the special events industry over a decade ago and now brings her extreme attention to detail, flair for art, and innate sense of style to WeddingChannel.com. We tapped Oren to join our team of celebrity wedding insiders after falling in love with the amazing weddings she produced for Mariska Hargitay, Kevin Costner, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and jewelry designer Tarina Tarantino -- all very different styles, and all completely stunning events. Considered one of the rare "key influencers" in the wedding-producing business, Oren has often been credited with developing powerful trends before they become commonplace.
For more information on Yifat Oren and her company, visit YifatOren.com.
Carley Roney
Cofounder and Editor in Chief, The Knot Inc.
Since cofounding The Knot Inc., Carley has built one of the web’s largest network of lifestyle websites -- all while enduring three pregnancies, countless late-night breastfeeding sessions, toddler milestones, and temper tantrums. She’s poured years of hard-won mommy wisdom into The Bump and is excited to fill first-time parents in on all the things she wishes she’d known. Roney resides in Brooklyn, where she enjoys her daughter Havana’s dance recitals, park hopping with her 3-year-old, Cairo, and life with new baby, Dublin.
Kate Ward
Online Director, TheBump.com
Kate Ward is the Online Director of The Bump. An experienced journalist who’s got her finger on the pulse of all things pregnancy and parenting, Ward is responsible for all of the editorial content and tools on TheBump.com. When she’s not busy thinking of new topics and tools, posting answers to mommy questions, or coming up with the coolest new baby products, Ward is busy running about town with her baby girl. She has been featured on FOX and regularly contributes to parenting stories in the press. Previously, Ward directed online editorial at Self.com.
Dr. Ashley Roman
Fertility & Pregnancy Expert, TheBump.com
Dr. Ashley Roman, a board-certified OB/GYN, is on the faculty at the New York University School of Medicine and specializes in high-risk obstetrics. She's a graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine. Each week on TheBump.com, Roman answers soon-to-be moms' questions about the many unknowns of pregnancy and labor. Outside of work, Roman's primary interest is her daughter, who has energy and attitude to spare and is already showing an obsession with shoes (like mother, like daughter).
Tammy Gold
Parent Coach, TheBump.com
Tammy Gold is a psychotherapist, parent coach, and founder of Gold Parent Coaching. She works to provide parents with the proper tools and support to approach both pragmatic and emotional issues with confidence. Gold also has personal parenting experience -- she has a little girl of her own. Her advice for new parents covers all concerns from how to calm a screaming infant and divvying up parenting tasks to micromanaging your nanny and working-mom guilt.
Nicole Meadow, MPN, RD
Nutrition Expert, TheBump.com
Nicole Meadow, MPN, RD, is a well-regarded professional in the field of pediatric nutrition. Her private practice, NutritionWise, is unique in that she specializes in providing counseling services to children, families, and pre/postnatal clients. Her clients are referred for a variety of nutritional concerns, including obesity, food allergies, diabetes, Celiac Disease, feeding disorders, failure to thrive, eating disorders, and others. Meadow works with both typically developing children and those with developmental disabilities.
For more info, log on to NicoleMeadow.com.
Conner Herman & Kira Ryan
Sleeping Experts, TheBump.com
Conner Herman and Kira Ryan are the cofounders of Dream Team Baby, an infant and toddler sleep consultancy based in Manhattan. They help families all over the country get some much-deserved rest. Their holistic approach to solving children’s sleep problems is supported by a diverse board of experts from the medical and mental health community, including a pediatrician, lactation consultant, and psychotherapist. When Herman and Ryan aren’t teaching babies to sleep, they enjoy planning the 2035 wedding of their toddlers, Wyatt and Emilia.
Learn more about their services at DreamTeamBaby.com.
Cynthia Rowley
Cynthia Rowley was just seven years old when she constructed her first dress and was a senior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago when she sold her first collection to a number of New York’s most prominent stores. Her collection is now sold in Cynthia Rowley shops in New York, Chicago, East Hampton, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as in the Cynthia Rowley online boutique. Shops in Beijing and Shanghai are opening soon. The collection is also represented in better department and specialty stores both domestically and internationally. In addition to being a fashion designer, Cynthia is also an author and mother of two young daughters -- and even designed a chic stroller for Graco!
For The Bump, Cynthia seeks out the hottest styles for nine months of feeling, well, not so pretty -- from the chicest maternity jeans to must-have accessories. Writing a story on maternity style? Here are some of her hottest style how-tos: take a maternity wardrobe from drab to fab; hide an early bump (in case you haven’t spilled the beans yet); make the most of style staples; and how to dress during those postpartum months.