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PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com just keeps getting better and better. They have two new features that make finding a gently owned wedding dress super simple. Before I introduce you to these features let’s get real for a minute – the economy sucks and tons of people are without jobs or at risk of losing their jobs. It’s not the best time to plan a wedding; however, if you’re smart about your purchases and stick with budget-friendly options, you can plan a lovely wedding within your budget.

One of the ways to do this is to buy a dress from a website such as PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com. Some women feel funny about wearing a dress that someone else has worn – I have one thing to say to these women – get over it. You can find a designer dress – your dream dress – for half the price. If you can’t get past your irrational fear of wearing a dress that’s already been worn, there are plenty of dresses on this site that have never been worn. You just have to do some searching.

Okay…enough bragging about the website…let me tell you about the two new incredible features. The first feature allows you to get price reduction alerts. Let’s say that you find your dream dress but it’s still out of your price range. You can sign up to receive an e-mail as soon as the price drops. Many women will reduce the price if their dresses if they don’t sell in a timely manner.

The second feature that I seriously love is the ability to search for dresses within a specific location. Lots of brides want to try on a dress before purchasing it, and I completely understand that. You can deal with this in two ways. Find a seller near your hometown and ask to try on the dress before purchasing it or go to a local bridal shop and try on the dress or a similar silhouette dress to make sure you love how it looks.

I hope this amazing resource helps out and if it does, please write to me so I can hear your success story of finding a designer dress for less!

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Recently I’ve received a few reader questions about saving money on flowers and decorations. Some of the main suggestions I have include having a small wedding party {the less bridesmaids, the less bouquets}, reducing your guest list {the less guests, the less centerpieces}, and doing it yourself. Some brides become panicked when they consider having DIY wedding bouquets and decorations – but I’m positive that it can be done. And it can be done in classy way in which no guests realize that a professional didn’t do it. With the help of the Bloom’s Blog, brides can learn how to arrange flowers, make bouquets, and make centerpieces by watching some how-to videos. Then they can purchase wholesale flowers from a well-respected and professional company that has stellar reviews, Blooms by the Box.

If you’re going this route, I would suggest doing a trial run. This way you’ll already know exactly how you want your flowers arranged, so you won’t be playing around with this for hours a few days before your wedding. It’ll also give you piece of mind, because you’ll realize how beautiful the flowers are {that is – if you order them from Blooms by the Box}. You can make changes to any flower and color choices and feel confident about this DIY project if you practice beforehand.

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How cute are these bridal favors? They’re all available at Beau-coup along with bridal shower games and decorations. You can easily plan your friend or family member’s bridal shower with an all encompassing website like Beau-coup. I’m sure that the bride will absolutely love bridal shower favors and décor from this lovely company. They also make for long-lasting, fun pictures.

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Who doesn’t want to win a free honeymoon, especially in this economy? One of my brilliant advertisers, PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com, is holding a honeymoon giveaway for a 6 day/5 night Caribbean honeymoon. If you’re engaged, you and your future spouse should each fill out the simple entry form found on this webpage once a day. It will take you less than 2 minutes to fill out the entry form. Do it while you sip your coffee in the morning – no excuses!

The contest closes on February 28th – so you’ve got 26 days to enter….the winner will be announced on March 2nd. Send me an email @ stylisheventsblog@gmail.com if you end up winning. I’d love to hear that a Stylish Events’ reader won this generous contest.

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….to give some love to the Stylish Events advertisers. I really love each one and am incredibly proud to have them on my blog. I’ve handpicked each one, so you know you can trust me when I say CHECK THEM OUT TODAY.

If you’re a bride on a budget, you can get beautiful, wholesale flowers from Blooms by The Box and a preowned designer wedding dress for a fraction of the cost of a new wedding dress at PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com.

Think that you can’t afford luxurious, overflowing floral centerpieces? Think again. Blooms by The Box has you completely covered.

Have you dreamed about having a Jim Hjelm or Monique Lhuillier wedding dress but can’t afford one in this economy? Seriously, click on over to PreOwnedWeddingDress.com to look at the selection. Within ten minutes of searching, I can find at least five that I would love to have if I was getting married again.

And….don’t forget about your favors while planning your wedding. Check out beau coup to find some of the cutest favors I’ve ever seen. They have favors for different themes, occasions and seasons. I’m in love with these mini gumball machine favors and make for seriously cute pictures. If you’re having a carnival, backyard or casual wedding reception, these will blow your guests away.

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If you’re a bride that has fallen in love with a particular designer only to find out that you can’t afford those dresses, you should really consider getting a preowned wedding dress. Some preowned wedding dresses have been gently used by a bride or have never been worn. You can find designer dresses in your price range on PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com, so you can have the dress of your dreams and stay within your budget.

These dresses are designed by Jim Hjelm and can currently be found on PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com for less than $2000:

These dresses are designed by Amsale and can currently be found on PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com for less than $2000:

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Don’t forget about beau coup this holiday season when you’re planning your holiday parties. They have Christmas party favors, holiday decorations, holiday party supplies and place card holders. I seriously love the gold Christmas tree place card holders – I can imagine them sitting on my mom’s dining room table for Christmas dinner. You can even get your holiday favors personalized!

The best part is that they’re offering free shipping for orders over $150 and no one will forget your holiday party if you use favors and decorations from beau coup – they’re too cute too forget. Make special memories this holiday season by ordering from this company and you won’t be sorry.

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1. You can get beautiful flowers for your wedding day at a fraction of the cost.

2. Blooms by the Box can ship your order the same day.

3. They have a 99.3% customer satisfaction rating.

4. These flowers are the type of flowers that you would find at a high quality florist’s shop – much better than the quality you see in the grocery store.

5. They have wedding packages to make things easier.

6. They have other wedding supplies besides flowers.

7. They Blooms Blog offers brides amazing DIY advice for free.

8. You can save an additional 5% on your first order.

9. You can change your order at anytime.

10. The flowers are carefully packaged, so they’ll arrive as pretty as they looked when they were shipped.

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It’s actually hard for me to narrow down the amazing features of My Wedding Workbook, a free online wedding planner, to 15. If you haven’t heard anything about this online wedding planner, check out the first post I wrote about it: Sponsored Post: My Wedding Workbook. Here are 15 features that I love about My Wedding Workbook:

1. My Wedding Workbook, Professional Edition – My favorite feature is that they’ve added a professional edition to help wedding coordinators stay organized in a simple way. I’ve watched the demo videos, and I’m really impressed with all the details covered, the easy to use set up and the organized lay out. If you’re a wedding professional, you should check out this online software. You can try it free for 30 days with no obligation.

2. Wedding Budget Planner and Manager – Every couple needs to stay on top of their budget, because weddings can easily spiral into something that isn’t affordable. If you know how much you can spend in each area and how much you’ve already spent, it will be easy to stay on budget. Simply plug in the numbers to this online wedding planning software and you won’t have to add up your receipts every time you want to review your budget.

3. Wedding Cost and Payment Tracker – It’s difficult to remember when all of your wedding related payments are due. You won’t miss a payment with this feature.

4. Wedding Guest List Planner – Keeping track of the guest list for each event can become exhausting, but it will be much simpler if you use this online wedding planner.

5. RSVP Tracker – Each day you receive a RSVP in the mail or at the end of each week, simply change the guest’s status to “has not responded” “yes” or “no” and the software will compile the master guest list and show you how many guests are attending.

6. Gifts and Thank You Tracker – Every couple needs some way to keep track of the gifts they receive and when they’ve sent out thank you notes. This tool will alleviate a lot of stress when you sit down to write your thank you notes.

7. Vendor and Contact Manager – You’re going to need a central location where you keep all your vendor information. You’ll need to print out copies for your wedding coordinator or point person, your ceremony and reception venue point people and other vendors. This is an easy way to keep it all organized.

8. Wedding Checklists – This free online software also has checklists for couples that they can print out or ignore, depending on their needs. Do you want a shot list for your photographer or a suggested checklist for honeymoon packing? Get it all through My Wedding Workbook.

9. Integrated Task Calendar – All brides soon realize that they need to have an organized calendar to keep track of all the appointments, tastings, and fittings. With this tool you can receive e-mail reminders, so you always have something to remind you about your appointments.

10. At-a-Glance Overview Screen – Every time you log in, you’ll find all the basic and pertinent information organized for you.

11. Wedding Ceremony and Reception Planner – If you’re not hiring a partial or full service coordinator, you need this online wedding planner for this feature. It will help you organize all the day’s details and it covers everything so you won’t forget a big piece.

12. Engagement Activity Manager – You can start getting organized from the very beginning with this feature.

13. Wedding Gift Registry Manager – You’ll have all your registry information in one location including the contact information, return policies, and length of the registry. Registering will be a cinch.

14. Wedding Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner Planner – Sometimes couples don’t realize that they’re usually planning more than one event. Make sure you stay on top of this event with this feature that allows you to track the guest list, decorations, rental items, and more.

 15. Honeymoon Planner – Your honeymoon is a chance to spend quality time with your new spouse and relax after all the planning and hard work that went into your wedding. Don’t let planning the honeymoon become a huge stressor – just organize all the information in My Wedding Workbook.

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I’m always excited to give my sponsors a shout out, because I handpicked each one and think they would benefit any bride – especially one who’s on a budget. This month I’ve decide to highlight five reasons why you should use products from each of my sponsors:

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PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com

1. You can find a designer dress at the fraction of the retail cost.

2. You reuse a dress which is environmentally friendly.

3. You can get your dream dress within your budget.

4. There are over 3000 designer dresses to choose from.

5. You’ll look stunning on your wedding day, and no one will know that you didn’t pay full price {as long as you don’t tell them}.

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Beau Coup

1. Your guests will love their wedding favors and talk about them for weeks after the wedding.

2. You can find affordable, personalized wedding favors.

3. You can pick out really cute packaging.

4. They have beautiful wedding favors for every season.

5. If you need favors for other events such as a bridal shower, baby shower, holiday party or office party, you can find tons of options at Beau Coup.

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Blooms by the Box

1. You can have beautiful flowers on your wedding day and still stay in your floral budget.

2. You can save tons of money on your flowers by ordering them from a wholesale seller.

3. You can read their great reviews right on their website, so you know that you’ll be getting the best flowers for your big day.

4. You can get lots of tips for your DIY flowers on the Blooms Blog.

5. You can watch over 90 how-to videos, so you’re prepared to arrange your gorgeous, inexpensive flowers for your wedding day.

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1. It’s FREE – this is my favorite reason for using this online wedding planner while planning a wedding on a budget.

2. The wedding software is user friendly and uncomplicated. Any bride can learn how to use this program, and it will become a huge resource.

3. A bride helped create My Wedding Workbook, because she couldn’t find an online wedding planner that fit her needs.

4. They provide a QuickStart guide and a help section in case you have any issues or questions.

5. You can keep track of everything through this one website.

6. You’ll receive helpful e-mail reminders of upcoming appointments. Never forget about a vendor appointment or payments with this online wedding planner.

7. If you make a mistake, just correct it. If you use a wedding planning binder and make a mistake, you’ll have to hunt for your liquid paper.

8. Your information is backed up on their secured servers, so you’ll never lose it. If you write out your guests’ addresses, phone numbers, and RSVP responses, you might lose a page.

9. You can use this online wedding planner to plan all of your wedding related events such as your bridal shower and rehearsal dinner.

10. It will organize all of your wedding details in one place.

11. You only need basic computer skills – like how to use a mouse and keyboard – to use this program.

12. You can simply print a copy of anything you need as a hardcopy. This will be helpful when you meet with your wedding vendors.

13. You can email a PDF of any page to your wedding planner, caterer, maid of honor, fiancé or anyone else who might need it.

14. You can download your files into excel spreadsheets.

15. You can keep track of your budget, so you always know how much you’ve spent.

16. This wedding planner includes a vendor and contact manager which will come in really handy when you need to print this out to give to each of your vendors. Give a copy to your wedding planner or maid of honor in case of any wedding day emergencies.

17. This online wedding planning tool has rave reviews.

18. It includes a gift and thank you tracker for couples when they have to write thank you notes for all the thoughtful presents that they received.

19. It will keep you sane throughout your planning process. You want something simple that keeps you extremely organized.

20. Your fiancé can access any of the information if he has internet access. That means when you ask him to call the caterer to confirm the tasting, he has no excuses. He has all the information at his fingertips.

21. It just plain rocks. And did I mention that the wedding software is FREE.

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Images from PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com {all $2000 or less}

I’m super excited to introduce you to my newest sponsor, PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com. I stumbled upon this brillant website when I was trying to find a designer dress for less. There was no way that I could afford a $4000 or $5000 dollar wedding dress. It just wasn’t in the budget – so I searched for gently used wedding dresses online and came across a bride’s best friend. A place where a bride can search for her favorite designers and find the dress of her dreams for a reasonable price. It’s also an environmentally-friendly option, because you’re reusing a wedding dress. And some of the dresses are NEW with tags. You can ask the seller questions about the dress, see multiple pictures, and read the detailed descriptions. I just spent over an hour looking at dresses and I already have mine! It’s addicting.

One option that I’ve recommended to brides in the past who have felt extra guilty about spending so much money on a dress that she will only wear one day is to sell the dress after the wedding. Help another bride wear a gorgeous gown that she wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford.

Look at how beautiful these dresses are, and they’re all $1000 or less as listed on PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com:

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Seriously, you need to check this website out {especially if you’re still looking for your perfect wedding gown}.

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I just spent over two hours looking at the fabulous favors available from Beau-Coup, and I already have my wedding favors planned and purchased. I told my fiancé that I need the pumpkin brownie pops for our dessert table as bad as I need air. He laughed and said he better get to eat one. I didn’t know a place like this existed until Silvia contacted me about their products – and I’m incredibly thankful. Now I get to share this amazing resource with my readers and I found adorable additions for my dessert table! Seriously, I’m already in love with this company.

Most brides know what it’s like to shop for favors on the internet. You find the generic favors that look kinda cheesy and are too expensive for the cheesiness factor. This company is SOOO different. I promise you’ll find favors that you need to have on this website. They have them categorized by price, theme, and season to make it easy for their customers to find exactly what they’re looking for.

You can also find packaging, gifts for your wedding party, and party essentials such as place card holders and centerpieces. I love that they cater to more than just weddings. They have products for baby showers, birthdays, and bridal showers.

They have products for brides with any budget. This company has favors under $1, a deal of the day, and clearance items for brides who are on a tight budget. And I just found their blog, and I want to know how I didn’t know about it before, because it’s a great resource for brides-to-be. I love these posts: Ballet Wedding Inspiration and Summer Wedding Inspiration.

I’ll leave you with these delightful favors perfect for a fall wedding all from Beau-Coup. Check out my new obsession today!

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