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The Brides Against Breast Cancer Charity Gown Sale begins tomorrow! Miss Ant and I will be volunteering tomorrow, so we just might be the ones who help you try on wedding dresses. Already purchased your wedding gown? You can find mother of the bride and bridemaids dresses too!

All proceeds from the event benefit Making Memories, a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to terminally ill breast cancer patients. They’ve received over 2000 gowns from designers like Amsale, Anne Barge, Carolina Herrera and more! The three day sale kicks off with a VIP preview tomorrow featuring cocktails, gift bags, raffles, and wedding industry insiders.

You could win one of the following raffles:

• $1000 Confetti Cake
• custom menu card design by SonicStefdesigns
• 5 night luxury Honeymoon at Raffles Resort Canoun Island.
• veil and headpiece by Paula Varsalona
• free tooth whitening by Anne Marie Ferrara
• 3 hour conveyance in Manhatten by Filmcars in Checker cab
• 1 hour engagement photoshoot in Battery Park by Karenscape Photography
• 3 Flowergirl dresses by Ladybug collections
• 2 roundtrip tickets on Jetblue
• and more!

And meet the following wedding industry insiders:

• Amsale
• Kenneth Pool
• Paula Varsalona
• Mark Ingram of the Bridal Atelier
• Birnbaum and Bullock
• Editors from brides.com
• Editors from The Bridal Guide
• The Wedding podcast network

The tickets to the VIP preview sale are also tax deductible. Even if you can’t make it to the VIP event, there are over 2000 gowns, so you’ll still have an amazing selection to choose from. Check out this piece abc 7 eyewitness news recently did on the event.

VIP Preview Sale
Where: Prince George Ballroom, 15 East 27th Street
When: August 17, 4 - 6:30pm
Cost: $150 for bride and one guest

Brides Against Breast Cancer Regular Event
When: August 18 (10 am - 8 pm), August 19 (9 am - 6pm)
Cost: $20 donation for bride and 2 guests

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit makingmemories. If you’re interested in volunteering or donating a dress, please contact sarahgarfunkel@yahoo.com.

This is for a really great cause, so please help spread the word via email and any wedding messagboards you might frequent. And if you see me or Miss Ant tomorrow, please say hello!