emma lawler - the knot

Emma Lawler

The Knot Contributor
  • Emma creates e-commerce content for The Knot.
  • In her role as content writer, she writes descriptions for The Knot Worldwide's wedding vendors.
  • Emma has a Master of Arts in Literature and Publishing from the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Emma is a content writer for The Knot Worldwide, focusing on writing detailed descriptions of wedding vendors and venues to assist couples in their wedding planning. Emma has also contributed to The Knot's e-commerce content, curating expert roundups of shoppable wedding ideas and gifting suggestions. She loves being able to help people in whatever way she can, especially if it guides them to have the wedding day of their dreams. Born and raised in Ireland, Emma likes to make big mugs of tea and immediately forget about them because she was looking at pictures of dogs or window shopping for shoes online.

Experience

Two months after she submitted her master's thesis, Emma started writing for The Knot Worldwide. Before this, she had focused on writing fiction in her free time and was pleasantly surprised to find a job she was so excited about in her home county. Emma loves being able to use her writing skills to help couples make the most of this exciting time in their relationship, whether it's by writing for a vendor's storefront or creating e-commerce articles to help couples find the finishing touches for their day.

Education

Emma is a two-time graduate of the National University of Ireland Galway. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing, which she studied alongside English and classics. As part of this course, she wrote a full-length young adult novel that is currently hiding on a very high shelf. She also has a Master of Arts degree in literature and publishing, where she acted as lead editor on a literary journal published with her classmates.