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STEP IT UP EVENTS® NAMED WINNER IN THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2018

Twelfth Annual Best of Weddings Awards, from the #1 Wedding Planning Website, Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America

Colonia, New Jersey January 1, 2018—Step It Up Events® is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a 2018 ­­winner in The Knot Best of Weddings, an award representing the highest-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot,  the leading online wedding brand and app. This is the 3rd year Step It Up Events® has been selected for The Knot Best of Weddings.

In 2018, only 3% of the approximately 300,000 local wedding professionals listed on TheKnot.com have received this distinguished accolade. In its twelfth annual year, The Knot continues its longstanding tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with The Knot Best of Weddings 2018, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. To determine the winners, The Knot assessed almost 3.6 million reviews across the various vendor categories—venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more. These winners represent the best of the best  wedding professionals that a bride or groom would want to consider booking for their own unique wedding.

"We are very excited to announce that Step It Up Events® has been rated by The Knot, local brides, grooms, parents and guests Best of Weddings for 2018! Thank you so much to all of our amazing clients and members of the Step It Up Events​ crew of professionals who made this award possible. We are so humbled by winning this award. As always we will use this as motivation and work even harder to maintain our status as one of the best photo booth experiences!" - Step It Up Events® owner and creator, Howard Schram

As the number one online wedding brand and app, The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that’s uniquely theirs. With a rich history of providing quality content and inspiration, The Knot is making it easier for couples to connect with and book just the right wedding professionals to create their perfect wedding day. Eight out of 10 couples come to The Knot where they can be connected to any of the approximately 300,000 local wedding professionals across the country. The Knot marries great technology with trusted content--and a little love--to make planning for the most important day of a person's life easier and more enjoyable.

For more information about The Knot Best of Weddings and a complete list of winners, please visit https://www.theknot.com/vendors/best-of-weddings.

About Step It Up Events®

Step It Up Events® is a premier, award winning full service event branding company specializing in the open photo booth experience & photography for corporate and private party engagement and entertainment! This is all we do, full-time. Photo booths are not an “add-on” to our business, they are our business.

Howard Schram is the President (Creator/Owner/Operator) of Step It Up Events®, LLC. A thought leader in the industry, Howard began his career in the digital media world 20 years ago, specializing in information technology, graphic design and creative photography. The main focus of his career has been centered on internet and mobile product innovation, design and delivery. He conceived, designed and evolved the delivery of successful web and mobile solutions for iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry devices, and in 2011 he won the Best Fashion or Beauty Interactive Application award for his Daily HairCast app.

About The Knot

The Knot is the nation's leading online wedding brand and app that seamlessly engages, matches and connects couples with the right products, services and local wedding professionals they need to plan and pull off their wedding. The trusted brand reaches a majority of engaged couples in the US through the #1 wedding website TheKnot.com, its mobile apps, The Knot national and local wedding magazines, and The Knot book series. The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that's uniquely them. The Knot is the flagship brand of XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), which helps people navigate and enjoy life's biggest moments—from getting married to moving in together and having a baby. Please visit The Knot online at TheKnot.com and follow on social media: Facebook.com/TheKnot and @TheKnot on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.