Flash sale mecca Gilt.com has partnered with one of our favorite wedding planners, Colin Cowie, to curate their Bridal semi-annual sale! 

Over the next 24 hours, brides can snatch up items with savings up to 60% off, including: Bridal party dresses sorted by color, outfits for pre-wedding events, national deals with vendors like Scratch Weddings, and even localized deals (including a "Wedding in a Box").

Here are some of our favorite steals from the sale:

This gorgeous $1,999 Carolina Herrera Blossom Printed Organza Strapless Gown (originally $4,990) is the epitome of effortless elegance.

This Miguelina Angela lace dress, on sale for $169 (originally $412), is right on-trend this season for your rehearsal dinner.

Summit Entertainment just released some more footage and details about Bella and Edward's big day!

Tell us: Are you excited about Breaking Dawn?

—Kristen O'Gorman Klein

Norma and Gordon Yeager were serious when they vowed, "Til death do we part," back in 1939, the day that Norma graduated from high school.

Photos via KCCI

Last week, the couple was involved in a fatal car accident and rushed to the intensive care unit, but their conditions did not improve. Gordon and Norma were placed holding hands in the same room in the ICU, but they were not responsive. 

At 3:38 P.M., Gordon passed away while still holding Norma's hand. After he stopped breathing, the family was baffled to still see activity on the heart monitor. The nurse explained that essentially, because they were holding hands, her heart was beating through him.

Our fashion editor Naima is reporting live from the New York City runways! Get the scoop on the latest bridal trends from each designer collection in 140 characters or less.

Alvina Valenta

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left:@bridalguidemag: I love the silver bodice with the subtle sparkle of this @Alvina_Valenta gown!!! right:@bridalguidemag: The origami folds and dainty blooms on this @Alvina_Valenta is DIVINE elegance!

The queen of bridal believes that brides tend to fall into one of several style categories — individualist, minimalist, modernist, romanticist and traditionalist — she hits all of these notes in her newest collection for David's Bridal, launching in February. 

Check out these exclusive, behind-the-scenes shots from the preview! Be prepared to shriek when you spot the pricetags (out of joy, for once, which is refreshing for us budget brides); nothing costs more than $1,500. 

Recognize this classic design? It was modeled after Kim Kardashian's ceremony gown — but will only set you back $1,500. We love the juxtaposition of the nipped-in Basque waist with the cloud-like tulle. With lace detailing and a cathedral-length train, it's ideal for princess brides. Fun fact: I was so entranced by the back that I almost forgot to snap the front...whoops.

Being an amateur photography enthusiast, I can say—with a little bit of shame mixed in with some self-loathing—that I want to clone myself so that I can stand next to the photographer at my wedding. I would point out, "Oh look, there!" and "Quick, quick, quick; they're having a moment!"

Don’t judge. You know you kinda wish you could, too.

So when I read on various wedding blogs that this magical must-take photo list actually existed (and it was not at all considered to be obnoxious), I was ecstatic, to say the least. Read on for the wedding photo ideas I'm dying to steal!

Photo courtesy of Joey Allen

1. My dress hanging on its own

This baby cost me two months worth of work, so needless to say, she better be getting quite a bit of attention in front of the lens.

Photo courtesy of Joey Allen

2. Our rings

This snapshot is probably the most cliché, but I do think that out of the entire wedding process, the rings don’t get paid as much attention as they should. They will bind us as husband and wife from that day forward.

Our fashion editor Naima is reporting live from the New York City runways! Get the scoop on the latest bridal trends from each designer collection in 140 characters or less.

Allure Bridal

@bridalguide: "The back of this @AllureBridals gown stopped us dead in our tracks...Gorg!"

Birnbaum & Bullock

left: @bridalguide: "Classic beauty ball gown @BirnbaumBullock."
right: @bridalguide: "Ball gown worthy of Grace Kelly."