Ellen O’Brien is a contributor for The Knot, where she covers a variety of topics, including wedding venues, marriage licenses and honeymoon destinations. She has experience writing for a number of different publications about modern dating and lifestyle trends. A resident of New York City, Ellen spends her time outside of writing running along the East River, exploring new restaurants and trying to find the best pizza in the city.
Experience
Ellen started her career in journalism as an editorial intern at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, writing for their internal publications. From there, she interned at Yoga Journal and was a fellow at Washingtonian magazine. It was at Washingtonian where Ellen became interested in all things weddings and began writing for the magazine’s wedding section.
Education
Ellen is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University, where she majored in journalism. While at Northwestern, Ellen served as president of the women’s club lacrosse team and wrote for The Daily Northwestern.
