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Contest: Win One of Three JIGsters

DIY Bride — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:39:18 +0000

{CONTEST NOW CLOSED}

Hey DIYers,

The awesome team at Envelopments have teamed up with me to give away a JIGster tool (retails for $69.95) to 3 DIY Bride readers.

The JIGster: Perfectly Aligned Layers Every Time

If you’re not yet familiar with the JIGster, it’s a simple-to-use tool that helps align layers of cardstock and paper. For those of you who’re making layered invitations, programs, menus, table numbers, seating/escort cards, etc. this is truly a MUST HAVE tool. With the JIGster you’ll create perfectly spaced layers each and every time.

I reviewed it not too long ago here.

How To Enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post telling us how you’ll be using the JIGster. That’s it!

Details:

Limit: Maximum of 1 entries per person; open to all.
Number of Winners: Three
Giveaway Closes: March 01 at 11:59pm PST
Announcement:The winners will be selected using random.org. and will be announced on this post on March 02. Envelopments will send out the JIGster to the winners.

See the JIGster in action below:

FTC CFR 16 Compliance: The products in this contest have been provided by:

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Wedding Photography Giveaway

DIY Bride — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:37:17 +0000

Hey DIYers,

Photographer Chris Leary is offering a contest to win free wedding photography. The contest is open until Saturday, February 14th 2010.

One grand prize will be awarded:

• 8 hours of photography by Chris Leary and my second photographer
• Final selections displayed online at www.pictage.com – you can keep private or share with family & friends
• One signed 11×14 gallery print of your favorite image
• One copy of all the high resolution digital negatives (image files) on a DVD

Check out Chris’ website for all of the contest details and to check out his beautiful portfolio.

Free Tickets To The Wedding Party

DIY Bride — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:00:52 +0000

Update: 12:51 p.mp PST: Closed! All tickets are taken.

UPDATE 9:30 a.m. PST: NYC tickets have been claimed. Palm Beach is still available.

Palm Beach and NYC couples, The Wedding Library is offering DIY Bride readers free tickets to The Wedding Party, a luxury bridal event featuring top industry speakers (Martha Stewart Weddings’ Darcy Miller, Mark Badgley and James Mischka, and Kleinfeld’s Randy Fenoli who we love from Say Yes to the Dress).

I have 1 free ticket to the Palm Beach event on January 17, 2010 and 2 free tickets to the NYC event on February 20, 2o1o, each a $100 value.

How do you get the tickets? Comment to this post with the event location you’d like to attend. This is a first-come, first-served deal. Comments will close after the tickets are claimed.

Winners of The Crafty Countdown Giveaway #1

DIY Bride — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:15:13 +0000

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who entered the Crafty Countdown giveaway. I was so touched by the entries and share your gratitude for love, life, friends, family, and prosperity.

Congrats to Sarah {“I’m grateful I have the internet to help me plan my wedding!”} and Ettiene {“I am grateful for my health and my moms health. On sunday we ran a marathon together and I am so thankful we were able to do that. We have trained for a year and it has made us closer than ever.”}, commenters #62 and #29 respectively, winners of the first Crafty Countdown giveaway! Emails notifications to the winners are on the way.

Didn’t win this time? Don’t worry your pretty little heads! There will be more giveaways soon.

Win A Copy of The Crafty Countdown

DIY Bride — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:39:17 +0000

My personal copies of The Crafty Countdown arrived today! Check it out:

This is honestly a very emotional thing for me, to see this book in its final form. The making of it was exceedingly difficult. This was The Book From Hell. Highlights:

Soon after I signed the deal I found out I was pregnant. This was a joyous thing, of course, but starting at week 7 of pregnancy I developed something called hyperemesis gravidarum which is extreme morning sickness. I was nauseous all day, every day, for 17 weeks straight which made me lose almost 25 pounds during the pregnancy.
At week 14 of my pregnancy, about the time the 1st half of the manuscript was due, my husband had a grand mal seizure and was out of commission for 6 weeks. (Hasn’t had one since; we still do not know the root cause…weird.)
UPS totally obliterated 3 boxes of projects I sent to NYC for the photo shoot. My publishing team had to scramble to re-create projects with supplies they found and the few I could scrounge up on my end in just a few days time.

It was supremely stressful; at times it seemed impossible and I was so close to not completing it on a few occasions. But now… here it is. And it’s beautiful! I’m so thankful I stuck with it. I’m tremendously and forever grateful to my extraordinary team of partners, publishers, readers, friends and family for cheering me on and getting me through tough times. My support system freakin’ rules!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving and my overwhelming feeling of gratitude, I’m opening up the first round of giveaways for this book. I have 2 copies of the book to give away. Just leave a comment in response to this post telling me what you’re grateful for between now and Monday, 11/30. I’ll pick 2 random winners on Tuesday.

About The Book:

Product Description

Today’s average wedding costs $20,000, so the appeal of doing it yourself has never been greater. And crafty and creative brides-to-be need look no farther than this hip, budget-friendly wedding planner. Khris Cochran, author of The DIY Bride and creator of DIYBride.com presents 40 original, affordable, and time-saving projects in the popular countdown format that brides on a deadline just can’t live without. You’ll find everything from edible, save-the-date cards and hand-stamped cocktail napkins to bead-and-lace bridal slippers, a feather boutonnière for the groom, and a super-cool “Just Married” sign. In her trademark straightforward style, Cochran carefully leads readers through each project and supplies spot-on tips and shortcuts. Four-color, step-by-step illustrations, easy-to-read templates, and pattern guides take the mystery out of creating these wedding keepsakes. Helpful sidebars provide time estimates, so savvy brides-to-be can plan out their projects and count down confidently to their special day.

Open any bridal magazine or visit any wedding website and a bride-to-be is sure to encounter the well-known wedding countdown list—when to mail the save-the-dates, buy the bridal jewelry, choose the centerpieces, order the favors, send the thank you notes, and everything else in between. Khris Cochran, the author of The DIY Bride and creator of DIYBride.com, knows that her hip and crafty readers need an entirely different type of run-up to their big day. The DIY Bride Crafty Countdown is a 224-page four-color book packed with 40 brand new, fun, affordable, easy-to-follow, time-saving craft projects for a one-of-a-kind wedding. Brides will find chic special touches and sweet, unique keepsakes that elevate a wedding with a personal touch and that are also super affordable. Text will include the popular price comparison box so brides will know how much they are saving with each project by doing it themselves, a new budget section that shows bride what they can expect to spend on each project, and new sidebar on the time needed to complete each project.

**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!**

{Closed} Win A Copy of Southern Weddings Magazine

DIY Bride — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:58:17 +0000

Update: The winners, chosen by the random.com integer doohickie thingamabobber, are commenters:

#16: # Kari

#5: # xoxo, C

#30: # Lauren M

Emails are on the way, gals. Because I’ve used such words as winner and giveaway in the body of the email, your spam filters may flag the email as spam. Please check your spam filters if you don’t receive your email this afternoon.

The fab gals at Southern Weddings magazine are offering a giveaway of a free copy of their brand new issue to 3 lucky DIY Bride readers. Just look at this cover! I think it’s one of the very best I’ve seen in all my years in the wedding industry. (I hear the inside is just as yummy.) Beauty, thy name is Southern Weddings.

For a chance to win a copy, just leave a comment below and we’ll chose three random winners on Friday, November 18th.

{Comments are now closed: winners to be announced on Saturday, 11/21}

Contest: Win a Ron Ben Israel Cake

DIYBride — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:26:04 +0000

Well-Spun Weddings is hosting a contest for a lucky couple to win a cake made by master cake guru, Ron Ben Israel. Pop on over to WSW and enter before 12/01/09. And do check out Well-Spun Weddings’ vintage wedding films. Truly, they’re among the absolute best videography companies I’ve seen.

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Win A Dream Destination Wedding & Honeymoon to Napa

DIYBride — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:17:37 +0000

Hey DIYers,

A fabulous group of San Francisco area wedding professionals have come together to give away a dream wedding and honeymoon worth $100,000.

The deets:

Valued at $100,000.00, one deserving couple will win the wedding of their dreams. With a date set for May 14, 2010, the long list of prizes include everything a bride and groom need for the perfect dream come true.

Over 40 of the Bay Area’s most sought-after wedding professionals have gathered forces create a lavish wedding at Hotel Vitale, one of San Francisco’s most luxurious hotels, for the winning couple along with 75 of their friends and family. No stone will go unturned, as this team puts together a high-end wedding worthy of platinum status.

Afterwards, the winners will head to Milliken Creek Inn in Napa, CA for a three night honeymoon including: Dinner on board the Napa Valley Wine Train, spa treatments and a private lunch and winery tour at Robert Mondavi Winery.

The winning couple will receive the following goods and services: wedding planner, coordinator and event designer; catered rehearsal dinner for 25 guests at a 1 Fort Mason; wedding ceremony and reception venue at Hotel Vitale; 3 nights’ accommodations in San Francisco; 3 nights’ accommodations in Napa; catered dinner; specialty rentals; shoes and dresses for the bride and her bridesmaids; Massage treatments in San Francisco and again in Napa; bridal party hair and makeup; jewelry for bride; wedding rings for bride and groom; wedding cake and grooms’ cake; engagement, rehearsal and wedding photography; videography; classical guitarist; cocktail hour jazz trio; party band for reception; DJ/emcee; custom invitations and wedding stationery; specialty lighting; limo transportation; photo booth; wedding favors; and more…

The contest opens August 4, 2009, at 7:55 am PST.

To apply or to get more information, please visit www.sfweddinggiveaway.com

DIY Bride Contest: Reuse. Recycle. Repurpose.

DIY Bride — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:08:30 +0000

It’s been a while since we’ve had a contest aroud here and I’m itching to give away some swell prizes.

This contest is one close to my heart as it’s all about using recycled materials.

Here’s the scoop:

Submit your awesome wedding project that’s made with recycled materials. Please attach at least 1 nice, clear photo (more pix are appreciated but not necessary) and include the steps you took to make the project. Use only the entry form below.
Entries are open from May 08 – June 12.
On June 15 I will post the entries on the blog.
On June 22 voting from the DIY Bride community will open. Voting will end on the 25th.
The winner will be announced on the 26th.

The Prizes

1st place – $100 Visa gift card
2nd place – $35 Visa gift card
3rd place – A copy of The Green Bride Guide by Kate L. Harrison.

Please note the prizes are not negotiable or tranferrable to any other currency.

The Rules

Contest is open to contestants worldwide.
Projects must be hand-crafted, wedding-related, and contain recycled materials.
Projects must be the contestant’s own work and must not infringe on any third-party rights.
Winners are chosen by an open vote on DIYBride.com and will be notified by email on 26 June. Winners have 5 business days to repsond to winning notification otherwise prize will be forfeit.

Other:

DIY Bride reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to disqualify any individual we :

find to be tampering with the entry process, the operation of the contest, or the DIYBride.com
find to be acting in violation of the official rules
find to be using use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or the like entry methods

Entry Form:

[contact-form]

Contest: David's Bridal 'Dress Your Wedding'

DIY Bride — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:30:16 +0000

Hi Everyone!

David’s Bridal has announced their ‘Dress Your Wedding Contest’. It’s a chance to win a $5,000 gift certificate to David’s Bridal, a virtual consultation from a David’s Bridal style expert, and an opportunity to blog about their experience on davidsbridal.com.

David’s Bridal has just launched a fun and interactive online contest around its ‘Dress Your Wedding’ tool, which allows users to see their wedding come to life! The contest asks entrants to mix and match everything from bridal gowns and flowers to bridal party dress colors and groomsmen’s tuxedos to create a wedding that is uniquely theirs. It’s easy to enter, review and share entries at: www.davidsbridal.com/dywcontest. Contestants can also share their entries virally via site like MySpace and Facebook.

If this sounds like fun, surf on over to David’s ASAP. The contest ends on February 23. Good luck!