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Dex One (NYSE:DEXO), a leading provider of marketing solutions for local businesses, today announced 40 finalists in the DexKnows Weddings : Recessionista Giveaway. Selected from more than 1,000 entries, the finalists are comprised of brides and grooms seeking to win $10,000 by sharing how they plan to keep wedding costs low without sacrificing style and quality.

Now it’s up to the public to select the final four couples who will take home $10,000 apiece. Public voting is taking place from now until May 28, 2010 on the DexKnows Weddings website : and on the site’s Facebook : fan page. Winners will be announced June 2, 2010.

Celebrity wedding planner Yifat Oren – who

has produced weddings for Kevin Costner, Mariska Hargitay, and Jason Bateman, among other high-profile clients - selected the finalists based on their creativity and inspiring alternatives to traditional and often costly wedding items. “From a French picnic in the park to growing your own flowers and veggie gardens to creating eco wood veneer invitations, the ideas were nothing less than original,” said Oren, principal, Yifat Oren & Associates. “These fun and creative ideas will hopefully give others insight into producing an elegant wedding without breaking the bank.”

DexKnows Weddings – part of the DexKnows.com : ® family of local search sites – combines advice and local resources for all aspects of wedding planning : . In addition to helping consumers easily find information on local vendors, the site offers expert videos and original articles on a wide variety of wedding-related topics. The site also includes “ Bridal Banter : ,” a wedding-themed blog featuring photo galleries, tips and more. Consumers can also follow the latest DexKnows Weddings news – including updates on the Giveaway – on the site’s Twitter : page.

For more information and complete contest details please visit www.dexknowsweddings.com/contest : .



About Dex One Corporation

Dex One Corporation (NYSE:DEXO) is a leading marketing solutions company that helps local businesses reach, win and keep ready-to-buy customers.
The company’s highly-skilled, locally based marketing consultants offer a wide range of marketing products and services that help businesses get found more than 1.5 billion times each year by actively shopping consumers. Dex One offers local businesses personalized marketing consulting services and exposure across a broad network of local marketing products – including its print, online and mobile yellow pages and search solutions ( www.dexknows.com : and www.business.com : ), as well as major search engines. For more information visit www.DexOne.com : .



Dex OnePeter Larmey, 919-297-1521 peter.larmey@dexone.com : mailto:peter.larmey@dexone.com orVerse
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