Top 10 dirt cheap wedding dresses

I know, I know, its your wedding dress. You think you can justify spending 3 month's salary on your BUT let's face it, that's not really smart. There are plenty of pretty dresses that will fit your budget. Don't fall for the wedding industry. In fact, try not to buy anything that has the word "wedding" in it's name.

So, I've compiled a list of dresses in many styles that that are affordable.

Did I mention I liked deals?

1.

Vera Wang 381.99

2.Target 31.49

3.
Alexia Admor 220.00

4.

Kirribilla 272.00

5.

ABS by Allen Schwartz 297.00

6.JS Collections 268.00

7.

Jessica McClintock 270.00

8.

Aqua Long 248. 00

9.

Amsale 167.99

10.

Adrianna Papell 238.00

Top 5 iPhone Apps for Weddings

Alright you little iphone addicts. Since a lot of brides bloggers have been getting iPhones recently, I thought I'd share a few apps that I think are super cool/hilarious/genius for brides to be.

1. My Wedding
This app is great for keeping all your wedding plans straight. You can make to-do lists, make plans based on dates, and it also has a cool little wedding-style magic 8-ball feature for when you can't decide on something. Just shake it, and see if you should "bet your ring on it" or "I now pronounce you yes".

2. Party Planner
Enter some basic info about your peeps- how many people, what kind of drinkers, what you will be serving- and it will give you a perfect estimate about how much alcohol/mixers you need for the night and some great drink ideas!

3. Wedding Envi
Keeps photo wedding inspiration organized into groups from the web.

4. Waltz
From the Ballroom Dance Channel, this app gives you the exact steps and videos for different dances. If you don't have time/money for lessons, this app is great for anytime/anywhere practice!

5. StudioApp
Finally, the most gangsta for last. This app has a bunch of instrumentals for recording/flowin'/singing/ slam poetry-ing, whatever. Its really easy, and super fun. How awesome would it be able to hook up your iphone at a wedding and have a "freestyle" toast, or a song made for your lova? No advanced music skills required.




(I have always been an apple girl with my G3 still truckin' after 7 years, but recently, I have no more faith as I have been through 3 ipods and witnessed many a macbook kerplut after 6-12 months. But the iphone has too many way awesome apps, so I might have to get one.)

pic from Gizmodo's wedding

Top 10 Wedding Classified Sites

There are so many FREE sites out there dedicated to helping brides reduce, reuse and recycle their wedding stuff. I mean, seriously, what are you really going to do with 30 identical vases and 200 votive candles? Here are my top ten favorite sites to get great deals on wedding things (often less than rental) and to sell your stuff.

1. Vintage Glam Weddings has its very own Flea Market specifically for weddings.

2. Recycle your wedding has an awesome site for brides to buy and sell to each other.

3. The Knot has a Trash to treasure board where brides post their items for sale.

4. Wedding Bee's classifieds section is super popular and has everything from decor to dresses.

5. Pre-owned wedding dresses- find dresses that you can't buy retail anymore for half the price.

6. Find a designer dress for cheap at Once Wed.

7. My Eco Chic Wedding's classifieds

8. Freecycle- it's kind of like Craigslist, but completely free. Everyone trades and donates various items in the community.

9. Bride to Bride Boutique - buy, sell, trade.

10. Craigslist - While everyone knows about this one, sometimes brides forget that you can get wedding decor here too! It's great for finding random decorations/furniture/whatever and very popular.

Stylin': Golden Globes wedding inspiration

I watched the golden globes last night (only for the dresses, let's be real). Here are my top 3 fly wedding dresses.

1. Olivia Wilde in Reem Acra

She looks like a b*tch in that dress, and by b*tch I mean friggin' beautiful.

2. Eva Mendes in Dior

How do say bling bling in French?

3. Kate Beckinsale in J. Mendel

The neckline makes her dress a total b*tch.

pics from TV Guide