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bridal + bridesmaid attire

David's Bridal

A leader within the industry, David's Bridal is known for being a great resource for bridal and bridesmaid attire.

Current Discounts:

$20 off bridesmaid dresses (with free diamond membership)

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dessy

Modern bridesmaid dresses, formal gowns and flower girl dresses - Dessy also sells ties to match their dress colors.

Current Discounts:

STARTS FRIDAY: 20% off sitewide, plus free shipping on $100+ using code BFCM20. Valid 11/27 - 11/30 only.

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Kennedy Blue

Known for their affordable bridesmaid dresses in a wide range of colors, but also offering bridal attire.

Current Discounts:

50% Off Try at Home Bridesmaid Dresses with code 50TRYON

One FREE Color Swatch with code SWATCHFREE

Free standard shipping with code SHIPFREE

Take 10% off any order with code SAVE10

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Groom + Groomsmen attire

Bonobos

One of Joe's personal favorites for men's attire, Bonobos specializes in great fit and bold colors and patterns. They carry great suiting and tuxedo options for purchase, and although they are primarily an e-commerce business, they do have "Guideshops" located all over the country, including many in Boston and other regions of Massachusetts.

Current Discounts:

30% off sitewide using code FRIDAYWEEK

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Generation Tux

Groom and groomsmen attire rentals, Generation Tux offers a wide range of options for suits and tuxedos, as well as all the accessories to go with them. We've found Generation Tux to be the best fit when it comes to online suit rentals.

Current Discounts:

Groom's Rental is Free with 5 Paid Rentals, Keeps It with 7 Paid Rentals.

Use code BPCONTAGIOUS for a 20% discount.

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Registries

No discounts to share here, but we wanted to offer our favorites:

Amazon

Everyone knows about Amazon, but did you know you can set up a registry with them? Having a registry comes with its own set of perks, easy returns, free shipping for prime members, potential for free bonus gifts, group gifting, and after the wedding, they'll offer a 20% discount on anything left on the registry that wasn't purchased (discount is 10% if you are not a prime member).
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HoneyFund

Honeyfund is one of the most trusted crowdfunding sites for weddings, honeymoons, down payments, charities and more. They offer immediate access to gift funds, lower fees than their competitors and zero-fee gift card options.
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Stationery

artifact uprising

Artifact Uprising is an online retailer of photo printing - in fact, many professional wedding photographers use Artifact Uprising to handle the printing of their images and albums! They are a lesser known option for printed save the dates and invitations that are generally more modern in style.

Current Discounts:

10% off Everything, 15% off $100+, 20% off $175+ using code VERYMERRY - ends 11/30

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basic invite

Basic Invite is one of the few online wedding stationery companies we know of that permits the removal of their watermark/logo on your wedding stationery. In addition to save the dates and invitation suites, Basic Invite also handles wedding websites, place cards, guest books, and more.

Current Discounts:

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Canva

Have a vision in your head for your stationery and can't find anything like it online? Try designing it yourself! We love and recommend Canva, an online design program that simplifies the design process and offers online printing and ordering.
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greenvelope

Greenvelope is our preferred source for online stationery and has a wide selection of electronic wedding stationery designed by artists from around the world. Couples can manage RSVPs and collect guest details such as meal selections using Greenvelope's survey option.
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paper and more

Another great DIY option for couples who have a design, but want to outsource just the printing, or want to purchase the paper, pockets, and/or envelopes to create their wedding stationery. Paper and More is our go-to partner for supplying our in-house design needs.
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Transportation

buster

Buster is the perfect solution for anyone who is offering transportation shuttles for their guests. Their platform is simple to use and their massive network of transportation companies means you get options to choose from at the best rates possible. We use Buster for nearly every wedding that involves guest transportation.

Current Discounts:

10% discount on your group travel needs, using code ContagiousEvents10

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website builders

Appy Couple

Appy Couple is a one-stop shop for digital invitations, wedding website, and an app all together and designed cohesively. You can collect and managed guest RSVPs and even use the app to share photos with your guests, and for your guests to share photos with you!
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ewedding.com

eWedding.com is a large wedding website and planning tools provider. You can use their free tools to create a honeymoon registry, create RSVPs, upload photos and more.
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squarespace

If you want to have the most control over the look and feel of your wedding website, and aren't afraid to get a little technical (you don't need to know HTML, but it helps!) - Squarespace is for you. It's one of the world's leading website builders, and offers complete control. Use one of their wedding templates to get a head start, or start from scratch. When you're done, Squarespace manages domain and hosting all from within one account, so launching is a breeze.

Current Discounts: 
10% off using code GIMME10

50% off annual website if you are a student and can validate a school email address

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wedsites

WedSites offers a drag and drop builder for couples who want to design their own site, but don't have the technical know-how and might be a little intimidated by Squarespace. Like other options on this list, they offer a digital planning suite to help you maintain RSVPs, send digital save the dates and invitations, and more. You also have the ability to invite others into your account so you don't have to do it all yourself.

Current Discounts:

Save 10% off your WedSites website using code WED10

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