Hey Beth,
When I was searching for dresses, I went to Alfred Angelo's website, and there was a little icon on every page that said Win This Dress! So I clicked it. It was the last weekend of February... and I had gone in the week before and fallen in love with a dress that was out of my price range. I knew my parents would buy it for me if I really wanted it, but I was really having a hard time justifying spending THAT much on a dress, ya know?
So anyway, tried the dress on Wednesday, entered the contest over the weekend. On Tuesday of the following week (it's March now), I got a phone call and an email saying I won the contest, and that I could choose any dress I wanted! So, I went back and tried on the dress, as well as another one that I had put back because of the price, and was still in love with my first choice. All I had to do was email the contest director my choice and style information, and I received the dress just a couple weeks after they said I would!
I was also supposed to win $1,500 worth of jewelry, but my understanding is that the jewelry shop they were using screwed them over, and now I highly doubt I'll get the jewelry... but I'm so thrilled over my dress, you'll hear no complaints outta me!!!
Here it is:
