Hotel discounts aren’t something that  I would normally post about – but this deal is too good not to mention. It’s perfect if you need some extra rooms for your wedding (or want to pamper yourself with a stay the night before your big day).

To help spark hotel reservations (which have definitely been affected by the economy), Fairmont Hotels is offering an amazing friends and family deal on 2009 reservations.

Here’s the fine print:

1. This deal is exclusively available at fairmont.com.
2. You can only book 90 days in advance with these rates.
3. These rates are for new bookings only.  They can’t be applied to existing reservations.  The rates are subject to availability.

If you want to book, go to fairmont.com.

Enter code “NFAF”  where it says “Promotional Code”

And enter 32987793 in the Booker ID# field  which is located under the address section.  (You need to enter both codes to get the discount).

I recently received an email from Trish at Ajalon Printing & Design.  They are a small, family-owned letterpress printer in Northern California whose focus is wedding invitations.  They are currently offering an amazing price on 100 letterpress invitations – 100 for only $398 (the going rate is actually anywhere from $670-1086,  yikes)!

Ajalon has 34 different styles at this great price.  So it is definitely worth checking out.   Here are some of my favorites:

Magnificent Milestones and Smitten Boutique are a wedding consultancy, wedding boutique and invitation source all rolled into one charming package.

At Smitten Boutique, you can find amazing and unique gifts like these:

And you can also find wedding invitations from Cranes, Kate Spade, William Arthur and Vera Wang…to name just a few.

Magnificent Milestones offers wedding and event consulting and created this beautiful wedding that was held last October at Prairie Productions in Chicago’s West Loop.

Flowers by Natalie & Vita from Hello Darling. Cuisine by Food for Thought.  Photography by Michael Roberts.

If you are lucky enough to be nearby their West Madison Street location, stop in and see what they have to offer.  Mention PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com and get a 10% discount on purchases.

If you haven’t heard about Shop It To Me, you should check it out.  It is a free service that lets you know when brands and sizes you select – go on sale.   Over 500 brands (like JCrew, Ann Taylor, BCBG, and  Banana Republic) are featured on Shop It To Me, and you can choose to be emailed daily or weekly with your sale items.  The sales are from well-known retailers including the leading department stores, and also boutique and niche sites.

You could register all of your bridesmaid sizes in your account. Or your bridesmaids could register individually and see their own sizes when they go on sale.

Imagine getting notified that these amazing bridesmaid dresses were on sale:

JCrew:

Ann Taylor:

BCBG:

Banana Republic:

Sale notices are only by brand (not by specific dress), but that way, you and your bridemaids will be able to see what your different options and sale prices are.

Go here to register!