Guest Blogger: Nayri Leanna Gregor | www.sheknows.com

If you think the price you pay for your prom dress should reflect how brightly you shine that night, you’re dead wrong! You can sparkle like the stars on the red carpet without shelling out the big bucks for it. How you ask? Here’s a quick guide to getting the right celebrity prom dress for less in three easy steps.

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Secret Tips to Getting Celebrity-Inspired Prom Dresses For Less

Do Your Homework

Find your favorite red carpet looks and choose the one that most similarly reflects your own body type. This is important because you may have certain curvatures (or not) that may not look as flattering on you as other styles would. Take into account your height, weight, bust and hips. e.g. Something Kim Kardashian would wear wouldn’t look the same on Gisele Bundchen. Catch my drift?

Socialize

Most prom retailers like to offer incentives to their loyal fan base on Facebook and Twitter. Tap into your feed to find out about their flash sales and discounts. For super socialites that want their deals in order, create an “interest lists” to organize the stores you want to hear from during prom season.

Save

If you’ve ever shopped online, you’ve seen the “promo code” box on the checkout page. You can crack this code to save additional dollars off on essentially any purchase. e.g. Grab a coupon for Light In the Box to save on the already discounted Taylor Swift inspired-dress featured in the photo above.

Now that you’re equipped with a broke-proof strategy to get your prom dress for less, we’d love to see your favorite celebrity red carpet looks. Please share them with us below!