If you’re following along with recent posts, you’ll know I’m moving this month. To lighten my load, I’m giving away 2 more copies of my book The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects For Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding.
Just leave a comment in response to this post between now and Sunday, 4/13. I’ll pick 2 random winners on Monday 4/14.
**I ask that only brides-to-be (and grooms, too) enter the contest, please. Since they’re the ones in the most need of the info & inspiration in the book, I strongly feel they’re the ones who should have the opportunity to win a copy. Thanks for your understanding!**
Good luck!
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chelsea
April 6th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Pick me! Pick me!
Good luck on the move.
Laura
April 6th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Oh! I’d love a copy.
Ley
April 6th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
I definitately could use some DIY inspiration/help! Good luck moving!
a bride in the making
April 6th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
PLEASE!!! Pick me! Pretty Please! I have alot of DIY projects to do! The best of luck with your move!
Meredith
April 6th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
7.11 is quickly approaching! I’d treasure a copy!
Misty
April 6th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Pick me please
jenny
April 6th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
pick me pick me pick me! please.
tina
April 6th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Good luck with your move! Two mini-vans full of Goodwill donations and 36 trash bags and I still didn’t get rid of enough stuff!
I’d be happy to lighten your load by one book. Ha, Ha!
Caroline
April 6th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I’d so love a copy of your awesome book — thanks for the giveaway, and such good luck with your move!
Ayah
April 6th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Send me your Book
And I will LOVE YOU!
Mick
April 6th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
My fiance and I just set our date today, and I’ve been meaning to pick up your book, so this would be perfect!
Good luck with the move
Nicole
April 6th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Best of luck with your move!
Elise
April 6th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
This is a great book that I would love to help guide my wedding planning!
Barbara
April 6th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I’d love to win. I love to DIY!
Christine
April 6th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
HI!!! Good luck with your move! I hope I win this one
Jasmine Marie
April 6th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I would LOVE this.
hwong14
April 6th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
here’s hoping that i will be randomly chosen!
Dianna
April 6th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Thank you! Best of luck
Kristen
April 6th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
I was eying it at the book store last week.
lucy
April 6th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Ooooh, I drooled over it at the bookstore, but the fiance made me hold off on purchasing it. I think even he’d agree that free is a good price!
Shelly
April 7th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Wow, I could really use this book since I am literally making everything myself because our fianances are low. I need favor ideas too! I have 1 year to make it all. I am even trying to make home made rock candy for favors… it is expensive to buy. Please pick us!
Sara
April 7th, 2008 at 12:11 am
Yes, please! I’m a craft-aholic. My best friend and I are planning our weddings at the same time and would love to share the inspiration!
Shelly
April 7th, 2008 at 12:30 am
This is my first time on your site. Please pick me for your book. Weddings can be so expensive and I’m dying to know how I can use my creativity to make our wedding unique.
-Shelly
Vanna
April 7th, 2008 at 12:53 am
3 months, 2 days, 20 hours, 48 minutes, and 10 seconds left until i face the altar. any insight you can offer on how to get there would be much appreciated.
marajha
April 7th, 2008 at 1:53 am
omg i want one soooooooo bad!!
Lesha
April 7th, 2008 at 2:19 am
I’d love to win this book.
Jessie
April 7th, 2008 at 3:34 am
we now have less than a yr to plan our wedding. Hope to get some DYI ideas from your book
MissP
April 7th, 2008 at 4:16 am
I’ve only got three months and two weeks to plan, and I’m making everything from the invitations to the decorations to the cake. Desperately hoping to be randomly chosen
ettiene
April 7th, 2008 at 6:54 am
OMG…I borrowed this book from the library and love it so much. I would love to win a copy so that i can let up my library copy to someone else.
Laura
April 7th, 2008 at 7:13 am
That book would help me in my ventures! haha
Allum
April 7th, 2008 at 7:13 am
I would love to have a copy of your book. We’re getting married on 10/12/08 and I’m planning everything myself.
Shawn
April 7th, 2008 at 7:16 am
My fiance sure would like this book!
Kelli
April 7th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Definitely pick me! I have a ton of DIY projects in mind and little idea of where to start! Good luck with the move!
Stephanie
April 7th, 2008 at 7:52 am
I’m getting married on 9/13/2008 and would LOVE to have a copy of your book!!!!
Rebel
April 7th, 2008 at 7:55 am
I hope you have lots of helping hands for your move!
Aisha
April 7th, 2008 at 8:07 am
I think a copy of the book would definitely come in handy. Hope the move goes ok.
Amy
April 7th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Ooo…please please please pick me! I love crafts and can’t wait to do some for my wedding
H
April 7th, 2008 at 9:18 am
I could really use the book!
Molly V.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Oooo I would love a copy. So many projects to plan!
Amanda E.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Pretty please pick me!
Steph
April 7th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I’ve flipped through your book at the bookstore several times-I’d love to have a copy to take home finally!
Shelly
April 7th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I just came across your site and cannot believe how helpful it is already! My groom and I are planning our wedding all by ourselves which means we’re saving money while planning. I looked at our nearby store and don’t see your book so I’d LOVEE LOVVVVEEE to be one of the very very luck brides to get a copy of this. I’m already telling my groom how many things we can take on as a DIY project. He’s interested but we’re just not sure where to bring here.
So Pretty pretty please with sugar on top pick me
:-)
P.S. I hope your move goes well - I know how much of a hassel moves can be as I’ve ended up moving every other year for the last six years.
Ian
April 7th, 2008 at 10:34 am
I’d love to give your book to my bride for her birthday. I know she’s been itching to buy it.
Valerie
April 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am
hope the move goes smoothly. it ranks up there with death of a loved one and divorce as the greatest stressors in a person’s life. make a point of enjoying it!
Nicole
April 7th, 2008 at 11:17 am
please let me win!
Jacquie
April 7th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Ohh, I would love to win a copy of your book, since I just saw it in the bookstore and saw a lot of projects that I would love to do.
Blair Helms
April 7th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Hopefully I get picked this time! My big day is getting really really close now & I can still use as much help as I can get with my little budget
Rebecca Gomes
April 7th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
here’s hoping i get picked!
moxie
April 7th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I’ve got do it myself lists galore and am always looking for fresh ideas and innovative solutions.
LBG
April 7th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I’d love a copy — trying to do as much as we can ourselves, especially now that we’re moving cross-country the week before our wedding. (expensive!!) I feel your moving pain.
Katy
April 7th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
I would love to own your book…crossing my fingers!!
Lauren
April 7th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I am in desperate need of some DIY help. I’d love to win a copy of your book
LaurenH
April 7th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Thanks for the contest! Good luck with the move!!
beth
April 7th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
how fun!
Kim Gustafson
April 7th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I would loooooovvvvve a copy!!!
Abi B.
April 7th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I’m getting married in Sept. and I would love to win a copy of your book! Thanks!
Manon
April 7th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Oh I’d like to get a copy. pick me.
Kate Whelan
April 7th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Ooh I’d LOVE this! This way I wouldn’t have to figure out all the DIY myself - I LOVE instructions.
Helen
April 7th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Pick me!
Courtnie Barton
April 7th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I would love a copy of your book - I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
Danielle
April 7th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I would love a copy!
Mack
April 7th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I would love to have a copy of your book!!
Rene
April 7th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I am looking for ways to DIY so I can cut costs for our March 2009 wedding. I would love a copy of the book to give me some ideas.
Jess
April 7th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I would love a copy! That would come in handy!!
carissa
April 7th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
moving….mmmm fun! hope it goes well!
Vanessa
April 7th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Ooooo….yes please!
Leslie
April 7th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
pick me, please!
Ivana
April 7th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Awesome! I’d like one. Me, me, me!
Maggie
April 7th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
here I am!
rmr
April 7th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
pick me!
Rachael
April 7th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Me me me!! Oh please pick me!
Julie
April 7th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Everyone around me says, “Don’t go broke to have a wedding!” I am creative, but I’m also deathly afraid of screwing things up! HELP! I don’t want to do Vegas or City Hall! I want to have a “Simply Elegant” celebration because I have truly found a prince!! But, between us, we have 5 kids!! Help!! Your book would be a definite blessing!!
Michelle
April 7th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
We’re getting married in May 09… plenty of time to put your ideas to work!!!
Ashley A.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
This would be really fantastic. Thanks for the chance!
Janice
April 7th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I tried last time too. i seroiusly am a crafty soon-to-be-married gal with a deal to not buy anymore craft books till i have made some thing out of the the ones i have. my fiance is not supposed to buy cook books under the same deal!
HELP!
xoxo, janice
nmarie
April 7th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
thanks for such a helpful website! I am so glad I found you!
Leah B
April 7th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I would LOVE a copy. I need all the help I can get! Good luck on the move!
Bethieee
April 7th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Ooh, I would adore a copy of this book.
Thanks for doing the give-away!
Olivia
April 7th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
I just finished moving - have fun!
Krys
April 7th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I’m a newbie to your blog and I love it! It’s already given me so much inspiration! Hope to be a winner of your book to help plan my wedding in October!!!
Michelle
April 8th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Hi. I am a DIY by nature in most facets in my life. And a librarian marrying a professor of library and information science who has surprisingly not consulted a single alt wedding how-to book. Our wedding is three months away and we’ve been making lots of our own stuff and following the gut, but I am in a bit of a panic now. Good luck lightening the load and moving.
Emma
April 8th, 2008 at 8:22 am
OOOh hello!
Charlene
April 8th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I would love a copy!
marissa
April 8th, 2008 at 10:31 am
my fingers are crossed….i hope i am one of the diy winners!!!

Jen
April 8th, 2008 at 10:36 am
a copy would be great!
Deanna
April 8th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Less than 3 months till the Big Day, and I need inspiration! Your book would be such a blessing right now! Good luck with your move, hope it all goes smoothly. =)
Nikki
April 8th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I would LOVE a copy!! I am such a DIY girl!! I need ideas for my Halloween ‘09 wedding!
Swapna
April 8th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I’d love to be entered! I’m SO behind on planning my Aug ‘08 wedding!!
Rachel C. Boller
April 8th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Thank you for your generosity to those of us brides-to-be! I have been very surprised at the negativity and discouragement that has been shot my way when I talk about doing certain things myself (or having my friends help me). Things like “You’ll NEVER have time for that” or “Your wedding has to cost at LEAST $XX,XXX.”

I am getting married on October and would love a copy fo your book for ideas and advice!
Rachel
Danielle
April 8th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
::waiving my hand like a crazy person::
PICK ME!! PICK ME!! PICK ME!!
Krysten
April 8th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
oh, there’s no one more random than me! pick me!
Jess
April 8th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Ooooh, I would love a copy!
Melissa
April 8th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Hey, I’m moving too! I just packed away 12 boxes of books and won’t have access to them until September. Yours would be the *perfect* book to read in this time of transition and brainstorming. I’m REALLY looking forward to DIYing my wedding despite what others think. Yaay for imagination, creativity and saving $$!
Sarah
April 8th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I would also like to thank you for your ideas an inspiration! I am a DIY bride-to-be and would LOVE a copy of your book!
Gina
April 8th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Me, please!
I just found out what a “cake cutting ceremony” is! I need all the help I can get!
Bryn
April 8th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I would be superduper excited if I got a copy of your book!! I’ve been DIY wedding lady and would love any guidance along the way.
PS-I love your site!
PPS-I hope you’re feeling a little more chipper…I know last week was a little rough for you
cera
April 8th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
woohoo, I would love a copy! good luck with the move.
Jojo Tan
April 8th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
May i have a copy please? I’m really tight on budget & would love to try out your ideas…wedding is in Oct 2008. thank you
Inna
April 8th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Moving is so hard but can be so cleansing too!
I would love a copy as I’m DIY challenged and trying to do it all myself!
Joni
April 8th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
…is it my lucky day…
Thuan
April 8th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Please pick me. I am a DIY groom to be.
Cheryl
April 8th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Ohh, I love your book and tips! I am a DIY bride-to-be, please pick me!!!
Phoebems
April 9th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I’d love a copy!
Ada
April 9th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I would love a copy!
Erin
April 9th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Please Pick me!! I’m having a hard time coming finding information on how to diy wedding things!
Kate Moffett
April 9th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Oh, wow. I was so excited to find this site, and to now know that you have a book! I would be incredibly excited to receive a copy of it. Thanks for this - it’s all so helpful!
andrea
April 9th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I would absolutely love to win a copy of your book! I’m trying to have my hands in everything I possibly can!! Thanks!
Jess
April 9th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Ohhhh Please pick me! I would love to use your book to trick out my wedding! Good luck on your move, I just did it recently and it is such a PITA!
Rachael
April 9th, 2008 at 11:27 am
I just had the patented 6 months to our wedding freak-out. I need this book!
Lady
April 9th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Pick me, pick me! xo
Kat
April 9th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I’m planning to DIY the majority of projects in our wedding, so this book would be SO helpful!
Amanda
April 9th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Yay! Love the ideas. Would love the book!
socksl
April 9th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
OOh~ I would love to have a copy! We are getting married Novemeber 8, 2008.
Jess
April 9th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I just stumbled across your site and I’m trying to do as much myself for my wedding as possible! I would love to have your book!
Alicia
April 9th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
The DIY Birde book give away:
OMG would this help me out!!! Found this blog by way of The Knot a fellow bride to be listed your link on her page as being very helpful. I plan to do a lot of stuff on my own with a little assistance. This book would be a great helper for me
Morgan
April 9th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Sign me up!
Emilie
April 9th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I would love to get a copy of your book!
I might need the help to get ideas for my wedding next summer!
And I hope the moving will go smoothly!
Rachel
April 9th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Your book would be great! I am a health policy researcher by day but hoping to become an extremely creative DIYer by night along with some support from my sister and girlfriends.
Thanks and good luck with the move!
Kassi
April 9th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Wow…SO many posts for this…I would Love to get a copy of your book!!! Course, that is what everyone else is saying
Thanks for keeping this blog up even with your moving! I read it every chance I have…the joys of google reader, I get to know what I have missed when my wedding planning goes crazy for a few days.
Thanks again! I hope that you have a wonderfully smooth time moving!
courtney
April 9th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
i’m lucky number 120, pick me!
Amy
April 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I am looking for any way to make my wedding stand out from the others I have attended. I want my guests to leave saying wow, that was really great. I’d love a copy of your book for inspiration and ideas. Thanks and good luck with your move!
Amanda S.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I just moved myself, so I feel your pain. Good luck!
Oh, and pick me!
sarahelizabeth
April 9th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
this book looks like exactly what i need, i’m an artist but yet i seem to be blanking on ideas for my wedding. would love the book.
this is a great site by the way. thanks!
Anne
April 9th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I would love to have a copy of your book- I am really hoping to DIY a lot of wedding projects yet have no idea where to start! Your book would be a huge help!! Thank you for this wonderful offer:)
jill
April 9th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
i’d love a copy! i’ll have to add it to my load for when i move across the country in a couple of months, but it would be worth it!
Marielle
April 9th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I could use all the DIY help I can get! And the best part is I can pass it on to my engaged friends when I’m done!
Lindsey Jackson
April 9th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I am planning a wedding around my last year of school, finding a grad school, and planning on moving across country to go to that grad school…I could really use the help! Good luck with your moving this week and thanks for the opportunity!
RAYLENE
April 9th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
SWEET!!! FREE BOOK FOR ME WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO BUY IT!!
HINT,HINT…THIS EQUALS MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET FOR YOUR NEW PLACE!!
SO SWEET!!!
ShaynaC
April 10th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Already started on some of my diy projects and only six months left to go! Good luck moving!
Ameron
April 10th, 2008 at 7:52 am
I’d love to have a copy of your book!!! Good luck everyone!
Leslie
April 10th, 2008 at 11:55 am
This would help so much! Pick me!!!
Laura
April 10th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Good luck with the move!
Elinelson
April 10th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Ooooooh yes please. My wedding budget is $4500. I really need some DIY ideas, haha!
Jenn Sheley
April 10th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I need all the help I can get!
Nicole J.
April 10th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Hi, I am getting married soon, I am in the planning process right now. My fiance and I don’t have a lot of money right now and that is the only thing holding us back from getting married right now, so hopefully if I can do some parts of the wedding without having to buy all the stuff from wholesalers, I can get married sooner. This would definitely help! Thanks!
Laurel B
April 10th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
please pick me!! I am a broke college grad that just thought of a DIY project that totally needs your book
Danielle
April 10th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
August 2009 wedding…plenty of time to do all the DIY projects in your book
I just moved last year and let me tell you, those books get pretty heavy! Good luck.
Samantha
April 10th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I would absolutely love it if I won your book!!!
Amaree
April 10th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I’d love to read the book!
Lisa
April 11th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Just got engaged. Thanks for setting up this blog! It’s great to have a guide like this.
Rosaline
April 11th, 2008 at 11:43 am
I would love a copy! I hope I win.
Kristie Brown
April 11th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Good Luck on your move! I have been looking for this book at local bookstores and have been unable to locate a copy. i just happen to hop online today and found your website and your post! I hope I am the one of the lucky 2!!!!!
Jennifer
April 11th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I love you blog! And I would love to win your book! I just finished up with my twin sister’s wedding and now I need ideas for my own.
Natasha Zaharko
April 11th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I need your book! My wedding is a little over a year away and the budget is definitely requiring some serious DIY!!
Brie
April 11th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I’m a DIY Bride trying to plan a wedding that’s being held in Alabama…and I live in Los Angeles! Please pick me, please.
Brenda May
April 12th, 2008 at 1:07 am
I definately need your book. The more diy ideas i can get the better.
margaret hubeny
April 12th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
oh wow, you are wonderful! this would be most helpful for my upcoming nuptials. regardless, thanks so much for all your inspiration!
Dana D
April 12th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I would love a copy of your book. I am just getting started and need all the help I can get. Pick me, please!
Jahna
April 12th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I would LOVE a copy of your book! I have a six month engagement with four months left (we are getting married August 30, 2008). Not to mention a shoestring budget for our 200 guest wedding - would love your help to put my family and bridesmaids to work!
Thank you for your consideration, and good luck with the move!
Taylor
April 12th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Please pick me! I’m a student trying to save any money I can on my wedding!!
Lea
April 12th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Wow so many responses. I just got engaged two weeks ago and your book would be super helpful - esp. since we’re working on a tight budget. Thanks for sharing all this info.
Sarah
April 13th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Ooh - I would love a copy with all it’s crafty inspiration.
I’m trying to do this wedding as DIY as possible and the more ideas the better.
Hollie
April 13th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Seriously!? I’ve just found this site? It’s amazing the things no one tells you… Good thing I have till 06/06/09 to incorporate some DIY projects into my budget wedding planning! There’s bound to be something in that book to help me figure out what to do with the 30 clear vases I just picked up at Wal-Mart for $1.20…. **pick me, please**
rachel jensen
April 13th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I’m planning a wedding out of the country, so I need extra help with DIY. Pretty please? XOXO
Diana
April 15th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I’m getting married next June (on a budget) and would love more ideas on how to cut down on expenses. I’ve already planned out many ways to save and our wedding as green as possible. I’m a graphic designer and will have tons of time on my hands for DIY projects (my fiance is a Marine). Much love, thanks!
Devon
April 16th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I’m a bride to be…and i’m planning a totally DIY wedding…and I would love some fabulous ideas…
Megan
April 17th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I am a graphic designer, so I am planning to add some DIY touches to my June 09 wedding (invites, decor, etc), and would love some advice!
Dianna Wilcox
April 20th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I just found this site and would love some help from the book! My wedding is the first week in September…. I’m way behind on my planning. Help….DIY!!!
Erin
April 21st, 2008 at 2:56 am
My fiance and I are planning our wedding on the income of two civil servants (translation…..no money for a wedding). I love DIY anyway. It makes everything so much more personal and important. Our wedding is 8-8-08 and we just got engaged (took us FOREVER to afford rings) hehehe. Thanks for the consideration! Good luck with your move! (and as a professional…PLEASE lift with your knees!
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diybride
April 21st, 2008 at 10:15 am
Entries are now closed for this contest. Thank you so much for entering!
*** khris ***