David’s Bridal, the nation’s leading bridal and special occasion authority, announced today their asset acquisition of the trusted online wedding resource Rustic Wedding Chic. Maggie Lord, founder of the popular wedding website, will join the team at David’s Bridal and will lead strategic partnerships, reporting into Chief Marketing and IT Officer, Kelly Cook.
Earlier this year, David’s launched its robust suite of digital planning tools such as the Wedding Checklist, a personalized, customizable Wedding Website, and the popular Vision Board. The Vision Board allows our bride to define her dream day in a way that brings her vision to life. However, David’s found there was a step before defining her vision, where she needed to see all the exciting options and latest trends available to her.
This is where Rustic Wedding Chic comes in. Rustic Wedding Chic launched in 2008 and quickly established itself as a trusted resource and voice in the wedding inspiration space. From the latest trends in wedding cakes, to posh donut-towers, to personalized neon signs, to DIY napkin ideas, to one-of-a-kind southern barns — Rustic Wedding Chic has it all.
David’s Bridal with Premier Online Wedding Destination, Rustic Wedding Chic
“We have served over 20 million brides in our 70-year history. As the needs of brides change and evolve, so do we. It is clear that our transformational framework, which is focused on digital and innovative solutions to allow us to be with her along her entire journey, is spot on and accelerates our strategic goals,” says Jim Marcum, David Bridal’s Chief Executive Officer.
“Our omni platform, digital planning tools, virtual experiences, and now Rustic Wedding Chic, is the end-to-end, one-stop shop for her. This is another step towards positioning us to walk side by side with her until we ‘give her away’ at the wedding.”
Maggie Lord, the founder of the popular online wedding resource, has spent the past decade creating, inspiring, and sharing her wedding knowledge. She has published thousands of stories to the Rustic Wedding Chic blog, established relationships with over 5,000 curated vendors, authored six books — Modern Romantic Weddings, The Rustic Wedding Handbook, Barn Weddings, Rustic Wedding Chic, Welcome to Baby Land, and Color me Married.
As well as amassing millions of monthly impressions across Rustic Wedding Chic’s social media channels. In addition, Lord conceived and operated the highly revered “Ask Maggie” feature which connects real brides looking for specific solutions on everything from venue suggestions to color palettes to experts in the wedding industry.
David’s Bridal with Premier Online Wedding Destination, Rustic Wedding Chic
“For the past 12 years, Maggie has been able to cultivate and forge strong and meaningful partnerships in the wedding market. She has done a phenomenal job at connecting with the newly engaged and establishing Rustic Wedding Chic as a go-to resource for ideas, inspiration, community and more,” said Kelly Cook, David’s Bridal Chief Marketing and IT Officer.
