A few bits and pieces of news to get you through your day today!

Lisa Gowing is having a clearance sale on July 30th and 31st at Lisa Gowing Design Studio: suite 6/212 New South Head Rd, Edgecliff. Over 30 gowns will be half price and there will be a range of discounted accessories too.

Register to confirm your attendance by emailing [email protected] or phoning  02 9327 6332

The winner of the Love At first Bite competition (we do still have all the comments, they’re just moving over!) is Aimee! Congratulations Aimee, I will be in touch soon!

Olapic, the online photo sharing service designed especially for weddings by a group of college students is offering Polka Dot Bride readers a free $55 account! To get your free “Pictures” account, just enter MSPOLKA in the coupon box upon signing up. (Voucher expires 31st of August 2010). Olapic is designed to make it easy to collect all your guests photos in the one place, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the creators since they started the project and think they’re going to do great things!

The Wedding Workshop is on again! To be held on the 25th of August at Tompkins Park in Perth. The event promises to guide you in planning your wedding- with lots of special treats along the way.

The ICMS Wedding Expo is on this Sunday, 1st of August in Sydney – yes it’s the home of Nicole Kidman’s wedding but it’s also a completely stunning venue in its own right! There’ll be lots of vendors and a fashion show from Basilica Couture. Register to attend on their website.