Is most of your Quince budget dedicated to the reception or tied up with other more “necessary” expenses? Money ran out before you found the perfect dress? Can’t afford a custom made gown? If one or all of the above situations describe you, you must visit GoJane.com! This site is where you can find the cutest designer inspired dresses or gorgeous formal gowns plus heels with high drama for a fraction of the cost. Here are just a few frocks that caught my eye…

24K Bling

A simple, shorter dress gives you the opportunity to play up the accessories or heels. What better way to do it than with animal print and bling? 

Red Carpet Glamour

Perfect for an Old Hollywood themed event. This gown screams screen siren! I see finger waved hair, thick black eyeliner, and bright red lipstick! Vavoom!

Sweet in Lavender

This shade of purple is sure to be complementary to any skin tone. The dress is simple yet has a beautiful ruffling detail.

Pretty in Pink

Think Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City! Look at those heels! Such drama!

Vintage Floral

This dress pattern is just gorgeous.  Perfect for that spring time Quince. The vibrant green heels give it that extra punch of color for those wanting to make a bold statement.

If none of those dresses are your style, they have tons more to choose from traditional to more contemporary of every color of the rainbow! Also, GoJane.com doesn’t just offer designer inspired dresses and shoes at great prices, they also have accessories and cosmetics at deep discounts. Check them out today!

This…Plus this…Equals, a Deal! Shop Ulta.com now or visit a local store with the coupon above.

Ulta is offering an amazing deal right now and just in time for Back to School! 

Check out this adorable train case, jam packed with an assortment of 50 Ulta products! Like they say, it’s perfect for home or travel or even an emergency make-up kit for your locker! Don’t forget the Promo Code if shopping online to get the unbeatable $14.99 price!

If you’re visiting a store, print this coupon! 5o products not enough? They also have a 65 Piece - Gift of Color collection for only $19.99. With an extra 20% off, that comes out to…a deal and a half!  Don’t forget, Free Shipping on purchases totaling $50.00 or more online!        

Want free stuff?!? Latina Magazine is holding a contest until August 18th giving away all summer essential beauty treats recommended in their August issue.  

Again, contest rules requires you to be 18 or over! So get your pretty please faces on and ask your mom before entering!

Ladies, ladies! While shopping at Costco tonight, I ran into this…

Holy Smashbox Batman! For only $19.99… You get a cute black compact with a four shade palette of neutral colors…

Clockwise from top left; a medium pink shade, a taupe shade, a pale yellow shade, and a dark brown shade. 

 A sample packet of Photo Finish foundation primer…

  A good sized tube of Skin Tint in Radiance (LOVE THIS!)

Three adorable doll sized lipglosses in…

   The lipglosses come with a cute patent leather pink case which snugly fits all three glosses…

 Oh, and it has a tiny mirror!

 and finally sample sized tubes of their Layer Lash Primer and That’s a Wrap Mascara in black. 

 Burp!

This package is a perfect starter kit for anyone wanting to try Smashbox products without committing to the full sized prices.  The color combination is user friendly and perfect for any skin tone and eye color.  It was such a steal, I couldn’t pass it up. It was so hard to decide between this or the Stila package they had for $15.99, which sold at Nordstrom’s for about $40! Being that I have tried more Smashbox products than Stila, my choice was obvious. But now that I keep chatting about it I think I will back tomorrow to get the Stila package! I better see you there!!

Centerpieces serve many purposes; brings attention to an otherwise bland table, built in door prize for guests, and just looks so pretty!  You can do inexpensive centerpieces, without looking cheap.  A simple and understated centerpiece can still speak volumes:   

 elegant…

whimsical… 

sophisticated… 

 dainty…

natural… 

These square glass vases can be bought in bulk at my favorite discount retailer, the DollarTree.  

Sold in a case of 12 for $12

River rocks sold in a case of 16 for $16.  

Colored glass rocks I have seen in the store for a $1 per packet.  However, I couldn’t find them sold in bulk online

I did find them at my other favorite craft store save-on-crafts.com 

$1.49 /pk (24 or more packs. Otherwise, $2.09/pk)

 Flowers can be either silk or fresh blossoms from your mom’s garden (or neighbor’s, I won’t tell!).

 Visit a store today and I promise you can make a beautiful centerpiece for under $3 each!

How cute is this!?  Martha Stewart is just a genious!  Check out this creative way to fold regular dinner napkins into cute colorful roses.  If pink doesn’t fit your theme, switch up the color!

After some researching I found TableLinensforLess.com and they have quality clearanced cloth napkins in a gazillion different colors for dirt cheap!

$0.83 per napkin for 60+ napkins

$0.99 per napkin for 12-59 napkins

$1.25 per napkin for 1-11 napkins 

If this is something you want to do for your own Quince, I suggest you snap these up ASAP before they’re gone!  They also have other inexpensive clearance items such as table linens and cute chair treatments for your special seat!

When we have to explain to people not in the know what a Quince is, without getting into all the history and tradition (that could take hours to do it justice!) we pretty much call it a mini-wedding.  So if it’s a mini-wedding, why can’t we incorporate wedding ideas into a Quince?!  The latest wedding favor craze is offering a sweet smorgasbord to your guests. At realsimple.com I found this colorful and yummy party idea:

Instead of a keepsake favor that may got lost or tossed, how about giving your guests a chance to make their own treat bag favor! What a sweet idea! ;p Check out your local Sweet Factory or Costco to price the treats they have available. And if on a budget, try the Dollar Tree.  You can contact them to buy brand name candies in bulk at deep discounts! They also sell party supplies, wedding stuff, and tons of other things you may need! 

I am obsessed with the DollarTree! Last July I used these awesome tin mini pail favor containers for a cousin’s Wedding Shower.  I bought some cute printed ribbons and cup cake paper liners that coordinated with the theme colors then filled them with bright jelly beans.  They were super cute and were an absolute hit.  Of course you can fill them with just about anything you can think of! 

 $1/3 pk, also sold in a bulk case of 72 pks

 p.s. If I remember, I will try and recreate the favor I did as a visual.

Don’t want a boring old cake at your Quince?  Want a treat as unique and cute as you!?  Check these out! 

These cupcake faux ice cream cones are the perfect treat for a summer Quince!  Plus, no guests waiting for the cake to be cut!  Recipes and directions to whip up these creative confections can be found on most cake mix boxes or baking websites such as recipetips.com. 

If you (or your mom) plan to bake your own cake or cupcakes, you might want to consider picking up the 100 piece Betty Crocker Cake Decorating Kit:

 On sale at Asseenontv.com for only $14.95!