<PAGE>   1
    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2000
                                                Registration No. 333-___________

================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 --------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                                 --------------

                                 THE KNOT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            DELAWARE                                     13-3895178
  (State or other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

                             462 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR
                               NEW YORK, NY 10013
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 --------------

                                 THE KNOT, INC.
                            1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plans)

                                 --------------

                                    DAVID LIU
                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                 THE KNOT, INC.
                             462 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR
                               NEW YORK, NY 10013
                     (Name and address of agent for service)
                                 (212) 219-8555
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

==========================================================================================================================

 TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED    AMOUNT TO BE    PROPOSED MAXIMUM OFFERING   PROPOSED MAXIMUM       AMOUNT OF
                                         REGISTERED(1)       PRICE PER SHARE(2)     AGGREGATE OFFERING  REGISTRATION FEE
                                                                                        PRICE (2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>                          <C>                 <C>                <C>
1999 Stock Incentive Plan              3,849,868 shares             $7.00               $26,949,076.00     $7,114.00
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan       300,000 shares              $7.00               $2,100,000.00        $554.00
Common Stock $0.01 par value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                             Aggregate Registration Fee:   $7,668
==========================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)  This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
     Common Stock which become issuable under the The Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock
     Incentive Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock
     dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
     effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in
     an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common
     Stock.

<PAGE>   2

(2)  Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the
     Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high
     and low selling prices per share of Registrant's Common Stock on
     February 1, 2000 as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.




<PAGE>   3

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference

         The Knot, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into
this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"):

         (a)      The Registrant's Prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to
                  Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
                  amended, filed with the SEC on December 2, 1999, in connection
                  with the Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-87345, in
                  which there is set forth the audited financial statements for
                  the Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, December
                  31, 1997 and the period ended September 30, 1999;

         (b)      The Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-28271 on Form
                  8-A12G filed with the SEC on November 24, 1999, in which there
                  is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to
                  the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.

         All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, (the "1934 Act") after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

         Not Applicable.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

         Not Applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

         The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Certificate") provides that, except to the extent prohibited by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, as amended (the "DGCL"), the Registrant's directors
shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for
monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as directors of the
Registrant. Under the DGCL, the directors have a fiduciary duty to the
Registrant which is not eliminated by this provision of the Certificate and, in
appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available. In addition, each director will
continue to be subject to liability under the DGCL for breach of the director's
duty of loyalty to the Registrant, for acts or omissions which are found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be not in good faith or involving intentional
misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper
personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or approval of
stock repurchases or redemptions that are prohibited by the DGCL. This provision
also does not affect the directors' responsibilities under any other laws, such
as the Federal securities laws or state or Federal environmental laws. The
Registrant has obtained liability insurance for its officers and directors.

         Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify its
directors and officers and to purchase insurance with respect to liability
arising out of their capacity or status as directors and officers, provided that
this



                                      II-1
<PAGE>   4
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i) for any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) arising under Section 174 of the
DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. The DGCL provides further that the indemnification permitted
thereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the
directors and officers may be entitled under the corporation's bylaws, any
agreement, a vote of stockholders or otherwise. The Certificate eliminates the
personal liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by Section
102(b)(7) of the DGCL and provides that the Registrant shall fully indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative) by reason of the fact that such
person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the
registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the
registrant, as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or by reason of any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all
expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on such person's
behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

         Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
current directors and executive officers to give them additional contractual
assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification provided in the
Certificate and to provide additional procedural protections in the event of
litigation. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving
any director, officer, employee or agent as to which indemnification will be
required or permitted under the Certificate. The registrant is not aware of any
threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for such
indemnification.


Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed

         Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number        Exhibit
------        -------

<S>           <C>
4             Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
              Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-28271 on form 8-A12G
              which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(b).

5             Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.

23.1          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Accountants.

23.2          Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit
              5.

24            Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this
              Registration Statement.

99.1          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

99.2          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
</TABLE>

Item 9.  Undertakings.

         A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during
any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this Registration Statement (i) to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement and (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that for the
purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that



                                      II-2
<PAGE>   5

time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the The
Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

         B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933
Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act, and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.



                                      II-3
<PAGE>   6

                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York this 3rd day of
February, 2000.

                                    THE KNOT, INC.

                                    By:  /s/ DAVID LIU
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         David Liu
                                         President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                         Chairman of the Board of Directors



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned officers and directors of The Knot, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint David Liu, Chief
Executive Officer, and Richard Szefc, Chief Financial Officer, and each of them,
the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any
and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or
advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration
Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority,
the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the
undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this
Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and
post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and
all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or
any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of
Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of the date indicated.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature                                   Title                                              Date
---------                                   -----                                              ----
<S>                                         <C>                                                <C>
/s/ DAVID LIU                               President, Chief Executive Officer and             February 3, 2000
--------------------------------------      Chairman of the Board of Directors
David Liu                                   (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ RICHARD SZEFC                           Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and             February 3, 2000
--------------------------------------      Secretary  (Principal Financial and
Richard Szefc                               Accounting Officer)

/s/ SANDRA STILES
--------------------------------------      Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary       February 3, 2000
Sandra Stiles                               and Director

/s/ JOHN LINK
--------------------------------------      Director                                           February 3, 2000
John Link

/s/ ANN WINBLAD
--------------------------------------      Director                                           February 3, 2000
Ann Winblad
</TABLE>



                                      II-4
<PAGE>   7

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number        Exhibit
------        -------
<S>           <C>
4             Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
              Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000- 28271 on form 8-A12G
              which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(b).

5             Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.

23.1          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Accountants.

23.2          Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit
              5.

24            Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this
              Registration Statement.

99.1          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

99.2          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

</TABLE>
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1
    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2000
                                                Registration No. 333-___________

================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 --------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                                 --------------

                                 THE KNOT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            DELAWARE                                     13-3895178
  (State or other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

                             462 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR
                               NEW YORK, NY 10013
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 --------------

                                 THE KNOT, INC.
                            1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plans)

                                 --------------

                                    DAVID LIU
                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                 THE KNOT, INC.
                             462 BROADWAY, 6TH FLOOR
                               NEW YORK, NY 10013
                     (Name and address of agent for service)
                                 (212) 219-8555
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

==========================================================================================================================

 TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED    AMOUNT TO BE    PROPOSED MAXIMUM OFFERING   PROPOSED MAXIMUM       AMOUNT OF
                                         REGISTERED(1)       PRICE PER SHARE(2)     AGGREGATE OFFERING  REGISTRATION FEE
                                                                                        PRICE (2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 Stock Incentive Plan              3,849,868 shares             $7.00               $26,949,076.00     $7,114.00
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan       300,000 shares              $7.00               $2,100,000.00        $554.00
Common Stock $0.01 par value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                             Aggregate Registration Fee:   $7,668
==========================================================================================================================
(1)  This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
     Common Stock which become issuable under the The Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock
     Incentive Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock
     dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
     effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in
     an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common
     Stock.
2

(2)  Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the
     Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high
     and low selling prices per share of Registrant's Common Stock on
     February 1, 2000 as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
3

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference

         The Knot, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into
this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"):

         (a)      The Registrant's Prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to
                  Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
                  amended, filed with the SEC on December 2, 1999, in connection
                  with the Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-87345, in
                  which there is set forth the audited financial statements for
                  the Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, December
                  31, 1997 and the period ended September 30, 1999;

         (b)      The Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-28271 on Form
                  8-A12G filed with the SEC on November 24, 1999, in which there
                  is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to
                  the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.

         All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, (the "1934 Act") after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

         Not Applicable.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

         Not Applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

         The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Certificate") provides that, except to the extent prohibited by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, as amended (the "DGCL"), the Registrant's directors
shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for
monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as directors of the
Registrant. Under the DGCL, the directors have a fiduciary duty to the
Registrant which is not eliminated by this provision of the Certificate and, in
appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available. In addition, each director will
continue to be subject to liability under the DGCL for breach of the director's
duty of loyalty to the Registrant, for acts or omissions which are found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be not in good faith or involving intentional
misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper
personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or approval of
stock repurchases or redemptions that are prohibited by the DGCL. This provision
also does not affect the directors' responsibilities under any other laws, such
as the Federal securities laws or state or Federal environmental laws. The
Registrant has obtained liability insurance for its officers and directors.

         Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify its
directors and officers and to purchase insurance with respect to liability
arising out of their capacity or status as directors and officers, provided that
this

                                      II-1
4
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i) for any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) arising under Section 174 of the
DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. The DGCL provides further that the indemnification permitted
thereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the
directors and officers may be entitled under the corporation's bylaws, any
agreement, a vote of stockholders or otherwise. The Certificate eliminates the
personal liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by Section
102(b)(7) of the DGCL and provides that the Registrant shall fully indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative) by reason of the fact that such
person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the
registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the
registrant, as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or by reason of any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all
expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on such person's
behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

         Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
current directors and executive officers to give them additional contractual
assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification provided in the
Certificate and to provide additional procedural protections in the event of
litigation. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving
any director, officer, employee or agent as to which indemnification will be
required or permitted under the Certificate. The registrant is not aware of any
threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for such
indemnification.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed

         Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits
Number        Exhibit
------        -------
4             Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
              Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-28271 on form 8-A12G
              which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(b).

5             Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.

23.1          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Accountants.

23.2          Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit
              5.

24            Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this
              Registration Statement.

99.1          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

99.2          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Item 9.  Undertakings.

         A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during
any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this Registration Statement (i) to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement and (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that for the
purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that

                                      II-2
5

time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the The
Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

         B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933
Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act, and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-3
6

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York this 3rd day of
February, 2000.

                                    THE KNOT, INC.

                                    By:  /s/ DAVID LIU
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         David Liu
                                         President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                         Chairman of the Board of Directors

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned officers and directors of The Knot, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint David Liu, Chief
Executive Officer, and Richard Szefc, Chief Financial Officer, and each of them,
the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any
and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or
advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration
Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority,
the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the
undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this
Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and
post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and
all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or
any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of
Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of the date indicated.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature                                   Title                                              Date
---------                                   -----                                              ----
/s/ DAVID LIU                               President, Chief Executive Officer and             February 3, 2000
--------------------------------------      Chairman of the Board of Directors
David Liu                                   (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ RICHARD SZEFC                           Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and             February 3, 2000
--------------------------------------      Secretary  (Principal Financial and
Richard Szefc                               Accounting Officer)

/s/ SANDRA STILES
--------------------------------------      Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary       February 3, 2000
Sandra Stiles                               and Director

/s/ JOHN LINK
--------------------------------------      Director                                           February 3, 2000
John Link

/s/ ANN WINBLAD
--------------------------------------      Director                                           February 3, 2000
Ann Winblad
II-4
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
Number        Exhibit
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4             Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
              Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000- 28271 on form 8-A12G
              which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(b).

5             Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.

23.1          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Accountants.

23.2          Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit
              5.

24            Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this
              Registration Statement.

99.1          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

99.2          The Knot, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.