90 Percent Of Engaged Women Plan Their Weddings At Work

What are you supposed to do as an engaged woman when many wedding vendors are open 9-5?

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As we know from movies, television, magazines, the entire section at the book store devoted to it and probably some of our closest friends and family (and maybe ourselves), a wedding can be a huge ordeal. It seems every year the wedding industry gets bigger (as of 2010 the total wedding market was expected to be worth $42.73 billion) and people want more and more elaborate weddings. Planning them seems to take on a life of their own and for some it can start to interfere and possibly cost them their real job.

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Believe it or not, 90 percent of women do wedding planning on their company's time, according to a recent survey by TheKnot.com, WeddingChannel.com and ForbesWoman.com. With many wedding vendors open only during regular business hours, some transactions and conversations must be made between 8 AM and 5 PM. 

Read the rest on The Grindstone: "Planning My Wedding Almost Cost Me My Job"

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