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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the reference to our firm in the Registration Statement (Form S-8
No. 333-xxxxx) pertaining to the 2000 Non-Officer Stock Incentive Plan of The
Knot, Inc. and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated
February 14, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The
Knot, Inc. incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999 and the related financial statement schedule
included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29,
2000.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
July 20, 2000
