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Hi Hive! We have a great giveaway for you today: a $200 gift card to Macy’s to help you complete your wedding registry, or to ANYTHING they have online and in store!

Have you registered for your wedding at Macy’s? If not, now is the time to think about it! If you’re only going to register at one place, Macy’s is definitely the place to do it. Their Registry Star Rewards program earns you spending at Macy’s for every gift that is purchased off your registry, at 5% of the purchase price. And for every purchase you make, you get 10% back to spend at Macy’s. You can use the credits to purchase anything in the store, aside from beauty and fragrance products. All you need to do to start earning is enroll your Macy’s card with the program and set up a registry!

Wanna see our top three registry picks from Macy’s? We’re loving this funky Fiesta four-piece place setting in marigold. Perfect for everyday use! We’d also choose the Keurig B70 coffee maker to take advantage of the latest technology in instant coffee brewing. Finally, we’d pick the Silhouette 12 Spinner from Samsonite: the perfect suitcase for a honeymoon near or far!

What about you? Pick your top three registry products at Macy’s, then come back here, link us to all three products in the comments, and tell us why you picked them! From there, one winner will be chosen at random and will win a $200 gift card to Macy’s. You don’t have to be registered at Macy’s to enter and win (but you totally should be!).

Check out the Macy’s Facebook page here, and follow Macy’s on Twitter: @macys AND @styleeverywhere. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #macysregistry when sharing your finds on Twitter!

You have until Wednesday, February 22nd at 11:59PST to enter. Good luck!

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Today is the last day to enter this contest!

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How many bridesmaids’ dresses do you have gathering dust in your closet? Probably at least a few, right? If you want to spare your bridesmaids some cash and closet space and don’t want to say “you can totally wear it again,” today is your lucky day!

Little Borrowed Dress is a new online wedding boutique that offers stylish bridesmaids’ dresses FOR RENT at a quarter of the retail price (under $100!). Designed with fit in mind, their dresses flatter a variety of body types without requiring alterations. To learn more about how the rental process works and see their initial capsule collection, visit their website. And stay tuned—many additional styles including full length options will be coming in January!

The only thing better than being able to rent bridesmaids’ dresses is being able to rent bridesmaids’ dresses for FREE!

Real Weddings by Little Borrowed Dress! 

To celebrate their new collection launching soon, Little Borrowed Dress has teamed up with Weddingbee for a great giveaway—one lucky hive member will win dress rentals for her entire bridal party (up to $400)!

For a sneak peek at the new collections and to hear about special discounts, sign up for the Little Borrowed Dress newsletter.

To enter the contest:

• Step one: Visit Little Borrowed Dress’s Facebook page to fill out an entry form (you must “like” the page to enter)
• Step two: come back here and leave a comment letting us know how many times you’ve been a bridesmaid.

You must complete both steps to be entered. You have until Tuesday, November 22nd at 11:59 PM PST to enter this contest and a winner will be selected at random on Wednesday November 23rd.  As an added bonus, everyone who enters will receive an email code for 10% off any rental from the new collection when it launches!

To up your odds, don’t forget to have your bridesmaids enter too! Good luck!

Congratulations to our winner, #38 shalynnmarie!

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OK, this is pretty cool. Weddingbee is giving away a DJ from Scratch Weddings for your wedding! One of you lucky hive members will have one of the top DJs in the country spinning at your wedding. (Crazy, right? We wish we could go back in time and win this for our own weddings!)

Scratch Weddings is the leading provider of highly skilled, experienced, and affordable marquee-level DJ talent for weddings. Their DJs have collaborated with major recording artists such as Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, and Michael Jackson (what?!) and perform at high-profile corporate events, music festivals, and the nation’s most respected clubs and lounges. Scratch Weddings offers each couple their choice of DJ, based on their personal style, taste, and musical interests. Additionally, couples have online access to DJ bios, photos, videos, and music mixes at their website.

All Scratch Weddings DJs have passed the Scratch Test™, a proprietary 10-step screening process that tests a DJ’s critical talents, background, and appeal.

Additionally, couples are assigned a professional wedding music manager to work with them, their wedding planner, venue, and their DJ to handle all musical details of their wedding. Scratch Weddings also offers guaranteed DJ replacement in the event of an emergency, and liability insurance, and a “change of plans” money-back guarantee for 72 hours after booking!

To keep up with what’s going on at Scratch Weddings, and for great music finds and mixes, follow @scratchweddings on Twitter and check out their blog.

To enter to win a FREE wedding DJ, leave a comment below telling us what song is a must-play at your wedding! Then click on over to Scratch’s Facebook page to fill out their entry form to complete your entry. You must complete both steps to be entered in the contest. You have until Tuesday November 15 at 11:59 PM PST to enter this contest. Good luck!

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Congratulations to our winner, zagora!

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We’ve got a great giveaway for the hive today! Our friends at Azulsahara create the most beautiful stationery, and have recently launched their brand new “Classic & Vintage” and “Chic & Trendy” lines, which are both stunning. Carrying everything from stripes, to florals, and every color you can imagine, these lines are sure to create the perfect introduction to your special day no matter your style.

Clockwise from top left: Cassandra (grey), Capri (orange), Jamaica, Katerina (yellow)

Today, one very lucky hive member will win 60 sets of wedding invitations and RSVP cards from their new collections! To enter to win, visit Azulsahara’s Classic & Vintage and Chic & Trendy and comment in this post below, letting us know which designs are your favorite, and “like” their Facebook page! As a bonus, ALL Weddingbee readers who have commented here and have joined Azulsahara on Facebook qualify for a 20% discount on anything they carry in their online shop! Simply enter the code WEDDINGBEE at checkout before December 1, 2011, to redeem the discount.

You have until Friday November 4 at 11:59 PM PST to enter this contest. Good luck!

Congrats to our winner, LemonLavender!

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It’s here! The lovely gals over at Southern Weddings are rolling out volume 4 of Southern Weddings Magazine, and we have a peek of it for you, just to whet your appetite! Amidst all the gorgeous pages of inspiration in volume 4 is the Ultimate Wedding Planning Checklist…everything you’ll ever need to know and take care of from one year out to your wedding day, right in one sweetly designed, convenient place. We hope you love the graphic design work as much as we do…it was done by none other than our very own Mrs. Cupcake!

Southern Weddings V4 is available on newsstands or online tomorrow, October 25, but we’ve got a copy in our hot little hands here to deliver to your doorstep!
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Congrats to our winners, miss.qwerty, irisheyes1974, kritonastick, Nadine, and lyzziebeth!

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This month Fodor’s is giving away five copies of their Essential India travel guide. It’s 500 pages with full-color photos of everything you need to know about traveling in India—perfect for planning an Indian honeymoon!

To enter the the contest to win a copy of Essential India, simply comment below, letting us know where you’d like to go in India before Wednesday, November 2 at 11:59 PST. Good luck!

Congrats to our winner, Anna Driver-Bishop!

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Claremont Collection is a line of delightfully distinctive letterpress wedding invitations and stationery from Curious & Co., co-owned by our own Mrs. Cupcake. To celebrate the redesign of the Claremont Collection website (as well as some brand spanking new invitation suites), Curious & Co. is offering one lucky winner a $300 gift card towards a customized letterpress order!

(photos by Trevor Dixon)

Claremont Collection features twelve designs, each touting her own distinctive personality and customizable with your choice of 30+ ink colors to uniquely set the tone for your big day. Coordinating pieces available include response sets, save-the-dates, celebration cards, detail cards, thank you notes, menus, place cards and favor tags. You can also see the Rachel ikat design featured in the fall 2011 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.

You have two chances to enter this contest!

To enter to win the $300 gift card, please visit the Claremont Collection website, then comment below with your favorite design and tell us what ink colors you’d choose to customize your design. For a second chance to win, follow @curiousandco on Twitter and retweet this contest by clicking here! Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until Wednesday October 19th at 11:59PM PST to enter. Good luck!

Congrats to our winner, Miss Fox!

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The contest entries are in, and it’s time for you to vote for your favorite inspiration boards to be brought to life by The Lab Event! Bees and hive members alike submitted some gorgeous boards, and we can’t wait to see which the hive loves most! Check out our four finalists below, and vote for which board you’d most like to see brought to life at The Lab Event!

Magenta, bright yellow, orange, and dark plum by Ms Sloth:

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Tomorrow is the last day to enter this contest!

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Hi Hive! We’re collaborating on an exciting event with the lovely ladies at The Lab and you’re in on in on the fun!

The Lab event is coming to Sonoma on January 14, 2012, and along with a non-traditional runway show, sweet treats, savory bites, and one heck of a party, they’re also collaborating with a few of your favorite blogs in an inspiration boards brought to life contest!

If you’re a faithful blog reader and bride, you’ve probably made an inspiration board for your wedding. And it’s likely won’t see that board come to life until your actual wedding day. We’re giving you the chance to see your inspiration come to life, designed by some of the most talented industry professionals in Northern California! We’re of course, partial to our own Weddingbee inspiration board brought to life by Mrs. Cupcake:
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Join our very own Mrs. Hippo at Pink Pride Brides—Bridal Fashion for a Cause on Tuesday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m. at 129 Leslie in the Dallas Design District. See a fashion show of Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses and accessories, and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beer and wine while supporting the fight against breast cancer. From sleek sophistication to delicate lace, the fashion show will have something for everyone. Drawings for prizes from local wedding vendors will be held, plus their will be goodie bags for brides in attendance!

The event fee is $10, and all proceeds benefit The Bridge Breast Network, a Dallas-Fort Worth area not-for-profit organization that links uninsured and under insured women in North Texas with diagnostic and treatment services for breast cancer.

And…we’re offering 5 pairs of FREE tickets exclusively for Weddingbee readers! If you’d like to nab a pair, just let us know in the comments! You have until Wednesday, September 28th at 11:59PM to enter. Good luck!

Check out www.pinkpridebrides.org for more info.

Whew! We’re back online, and here with a great giveaway from our friends at Dress Rush!

DressRush.com offers daily wedding inspirations and exclusive members only sales at up to 70% off retail. Membership is free, but by invitation only. As a member, you’ll receive exclusive access to daily curated sales featuring the world’s leading designers and manufacturers. And today, Dress Rush is giving away the hilarious Universal movie BRIDESMAIDS!

They only have a limited number of copies to give away, so if you’re already a member, hurry on over to the site to claim yours! All you have to do is Like or Tweet the deal via Dress Rush’s site. And if you aren’t already a member, Weddingbee has an invitation for you! Just use Weddingbee’s invite link to sign up for great wedding deals and freebies. This deal is ONLY offered to those who sign up via Weddingbee’s invite link!!! Go get it! And while you’re at it, check out the great Rush Sale they have going on for gorgeous cake stands from Sarah’s Stands!

To enter to win the KRUPS espresso machine, simply comment below and let us know what type of espresso drink you would make. And for an additional entry, “like” Weddingbee on Facebook, then return here and let us know that you liked us! You have until Wednesday, September 7th at 11:59 PM PST to enter this contest. Good luck!

Congratulations to our winner, LisaSm!

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Minted recently launched their line of unique business cards and to celebrate, they’re giving away 25 business cards to everyone, just for registering on their site via this link! If you’re a bride, these cards are perfect for giving out your contact info to your vendors. Minted’s wish is to enable small and side businesses with their line of business cards—whether you’re an event planner, photographer, or even a blogger! Create calling cards with your contact information and be prepared to put your name out there whenever you’re out in the world talking about your blog or biz. And if you love all-things-mini, they make really cute, tiny save-the-dates!

Love the cards you’ve created for yourself? Minted carries stationery that matches their business cards, so you can have consistent brand identity through all of your paper goods.

To celebrate their launch, in addition to giving away 25 free business cards to anyone that registers via this link, Minted is giving away a $100 gift card towards any of their products to one lucky Weddingbee reader!
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Congrats to our winners, NYCcaliBRIDE, soonerpsych, and Ms. Anemone!

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Indigo Album Design offers affordable handmade flush albums, coffee table books, and photo plate albums, all featuring personalized design layouts. In search of truly unique albums that would cater to the diverse tastes of their photography clients, the duo behind Indigo Album Design teamed up with local bookbinding artisans to develop the Indigo album collection. The result is a selection of top quality, hand crafted albums at a remarkably affordable price.

To celebrate the halfway point of the summer wedding season, Indigo Album Design has generously agreed to give away three (3) gift cards, each a $100 value. Three winners will be chosen for this giveaway!

Also, be sure to check out the August issue of Brides Magazine (on newsstands now!), as Indigo Album Design will be featured as on of the “Editor’s Picks”!

You have two chances to enter this contest!

To enter to win one of the three $100 gift cards, simply leave a comment below. For a second chance to win, follow Weddingbee on Twitter and retweet this contest (if you’re already a follower, simply retweet by clicking here)! Then come back here and let us know that you followed/retweeted. You have until Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. Good luck!

Congratulations to our winner, PinkPandaBear!

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We have a great giveaway today! From ring pillows, to cake toppers, and other wedding accessories with most designs exclusive to them, Estilo Weddings has everything you need for your wedding day, all in bold colors and styles. Check out their current summer collection of products!

Today Estilo Wedding is giving away a $200 gift certificate to one lucky Weddingbee reader.

To enter, visit Estilo Weddings on Facebook and like their page. Then, take a look at Estilo Weddings’ website and let us know in the comments below what you’d choose if you won this prize. You have until Friday, August 5 at 11:59PM PST to enter. Good luck!