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Another fun barter idea! Do you do web design? And you need a wedding planner? Let's talk!

I've personally removed my most recent posting, due to my negligence and in violation of using my services in exchange to assist other's with their wedding. I am very sorry for disrupting your communication with other knotties and wish to continue contributing my part to help out more brides who are in need without mentioning my business name through these forums. I hope that my apology is acceptable, and where I did not realize I was wrong, I am now accepting that I was, without further excuses. I should have read further into the terms before posting messages through out these forums.

As copied from e-mail sent out to one fellow knottie:

Before this, my bride was sincerely considered as a form of help to you and others that were seeking wedding day assistance. I now realize that I have messed up this sense of community you and other's were trying to create, by throwing out my services, with even the most sincere willingness to help. Whether free or not, I honestly had no idea this was a violation. I figured if other brides saw that I was a legit and ran a professional business they would consider working with us, as opposed to some random rookie/newbie posting messages for seeking help, without experience. I am new to the knot and randomly log in through my friend's username in hopes of meeting with other brides who are interested in uniting and working together to accomplish their wedding goals.

Thanks,
Christina "MOH" Not wedding planner,coordinator or anything else, but a best friend here for my girlie.

As of now. I will discontinue communication on this forum through Vanessa's username, because of the possible confusion I may caused many. Don't want to come off as a skitzophrenic, psycho with multiple personalities portraying different characters every day! Sorry for the mess up. Hope we are cool? Best of Luck!

Re: Another fun barter idea! Do you do web design? And you need a wedding planner? Let's talk!

  • edited December 2011
    The knot boards are for people getting married. Not people trying to advertise a venture, bargain or any other deal. Please post this on Craigslist.
  • edited December 2011
    Great idea!
    Even though I'm not in need of either, I AM a party/event planner going into weddings after my daughter gets married this October.
    I like your way of thinking...Bartering ia a great bargain!

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  • edited December 2011
    I am the maid of honor, who is coordinating a wedding for my best friend. I am on here daily, offering valuable advice, recommendations on local trusting vendors I've worked with, design insight and suggestions on how we can come together as a community and help one another through the entire planning process. This message board is a place where brides to be can unite, and help one another during personal dilemmas, and I only speak up when I know I can help.  

    Since contributing to these message boards, I've met many incredible women here, who are under strict budgets and require extra hands for the day of their event. I offer my services without compensation, and they help in anyway they can to assist my brides on their special day as well. And I will continue to offer help to anyone who seeks it. I am not selling services on these boards, but rather exchanging helping hands for my brides while offering the same to others. I hope everyone here sees that and realize my intentions are only to help newlyweds get started and staying on the right path.
     
    If there are brides to be on a budget who need help, and I can offer it, I will do as much as I can. And if in exchange for my help she can help me with future projects, then I don't see the harm in that? I am always here to help, without pay, or hopes of making money off of those who just need an honest, sincere opinion.

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  • SarahPLizSarahPLiz member
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    edited December 2011
    OP, that's all fine and good, but hawking your friends service, in exchange for whatever, is advertising, and that is not allowed. Seeing as how 1/4 of your total post count is offerring services on this board, you sure do look like an advertiser.
     
    You are touting your business as an event planner. That is expressly disallowed. Brides and maid, or any other poster, who work in the wedding industry are not allowed to mention that affiliation in their posts. If they do, it is called advertising.

    Copy and paste from the Knot rules:
    No soliciting of any kind on the message boards or in the chat room -- it is neither allowed nor appreciated by the community. If you are interested in advertising opportunities, please contact salesinfo@theknot.com Wedding professionals involved in a wedding-related enterprise cannot post any information on The Knot message boards, even if offering services free of charge.


    You have both been reported.


    ETA: OP, how convient that a few days ago your were planning your own wedding, atlking about your venue and rentals, and now you aren an MOH, still touting your wedding design and coordination business. Go away please.

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  • edited December 2011
    DANG SARAH!!! Loves it!! You totally rocked my socks today.

    I agree with Sarah-- even if you are a "MOH" that doesn't give you the right to broadcast your services in exchange for getting a free-bee for your business. If this wasn't a advertisement for your company -- then you should leave the name of your company out of this board.

    Anyhoo--- maybe you should be a tad bit more concerned for your "bride" that you claim to be on here for. Seems kind of selfish for self promotion when your big alibi is her wedding. In other words... LAME. Money mouth
  • edited December 2011
    If you will all click back though her posting history, she is claiming to have used these vendors she is now claiming to be in the past...so it is clearly a vendor posting. I have reported her.
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  • edited December 2011
    How do we report??
  • edited December 2011
    Yikes. I definitely didn't mean to come in here and cause trouble and if many of you agree that what I am doing is dishonorable, then I sincerely apologize for causing a commotion that would make it seem like I am doing advertising. This was never the case and it really was my intention to help my friend and other's in need.

    I will be removing my recent post so that it is clear I am not here trying to make money. I apologize, and  honestly wasn't aware of the terms and regulations to posting message boards. I thought where one could help, they would, and where I could help, I would as well. I was brought in this direction by former brides who said that bartering services was huge through theknot.com over the past 2 years.

     Again, unaware that this was not allowed. And I am now apologizing for suggesting services that I offer to Austinites, who do not wish to see messages like this again. I respect your wishes and the terms of the knot.com and am sorry if I have caused any problems with my postings.

    Sincerely,
    Christina Alfonso
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