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Ninth Annual Cheap Chic Weddings Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Rolls Out!

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If you can use toilet paper to make a beautiful wedding dress you could win $2000!

Mr. Whipple. Don't Squeeze the Charmin.

Mr. Whipple used to like to squeeze it.

Now girls everywhere are trying to wear it on one of the most important occasions of their lives!  And they’re squeezing more than just a few pennies in the process. DIY-ers, this one’s for you!

Saving money on weddings is more than a hobby for most brides to be, it’s an obsession.

Which is why,  Laura Gawne, Susan Bain and Roxie Radford who operate the popular website www.Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com, over the years have helped frugal ladies get more bang for their buck via the TP Wedding Dress Contest.

The Cheap Chic Weddings 2013 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest sponsored by Charmin begins March 20, 2013 for the ninth year in a row. Contestants have until May 10, 2013 to submit their paper masterpieces, top ten entries will be chosen then judging will be open to the public through online voting. The top three dress designs will be showcased at a live event at RK Bridal in New York City on June 6, 2013.

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The live event will feature celebrity judge Kate Pankoke, Owner and Creative Director of Elaya Vaughn Bridal and Season 11 contestant on Project Runway, who will help crown the top designer.

The Grand Prize winner will receive $2000, the second place winner will receive $1000 and the third place winner will receive $500.

Here’s How to Enter:

First: Plan your design.

Second: Grab some Charmin Toilet Paper (Ultra Strong, Ultra Soft or Basic), tape and/or glue and/or needle and thread (that’s all you can use)! To help offset the cost of designing theses memorable creations, Charmin is providing coupons via the Cheap Chic Weddings website for those who enter.

The 2012 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Winner Susan Brennan’s Entry called, Bohemian Cupcake.
 The 2012 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Winner Susan Brennan’s Entry called, Bohemian Cupcake.

Third: Make the dress and headpiece on your model or mannequin and take some digital photos (front, back and side).

All photos are to be submitted to Cheap Chic Weddings at TPdresscontest@gmail.com by May 10, 2013 at 11:00 PM EST. There is no entry fee. The Judging Panel at Cheap Chic Weddings will judge the digital photo entries.

View top and winning entries:

cheap-chic-weddings.com/wedding-contest-2013 or http://bit.ly/WHOIAV

Official contest rules along with lots of other wedding cost saving tips and information can be found at the website.

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Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move

Tracey Paleo is the publisher and personality of Gia On The Move. She is a Board Member/Awards Chair of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC). A Theater Critic, she also occasionally contributes to Broadway World Los Angeles. As a lifelong supporter of and performer within the arts, Tracey began her professional career as an actress and dancer appearing on television, radio, stage and in movie at the age of eight. Her writing career began at age twelve when she was asked to review the entire collection of the Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries as a young reviewer for the Boston Phoenix. As a performer she is most recognized for her lead role in Martin Scorsese’s, “The Departed”, as Darlene and her appearances on Law & Order Criminal Intent. She also appeared as a lead dancer in the 80s hit dance show, “Dance Jam 88”. Tracey has written for a variety of media outlets and blogs including Discover Hollywood, The Tolucan Times, and Food Truck News. She is the former Editor of FootLights Publishing.

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