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Hawaii Wedding Giveaway Worth $10,000 for ‘The Reckless & Romantic’

  • June 19, 2009 at 9:56 pm

This one isn’t for everyone but for the right couple it will be a dream come true!

Sweet Nothings by Blue together with Blueline Weddings is offering one Reckless & Romantic couple a complete wedding package in Hawaii.

You just have to be willing to take care of your flight expenses and be, well… a bit reckless – Be willing to throw your wedding plans to the wind and hop a plane to Hawaii to get married on Thursday, August 6th.

If you are The Reckless & Romantic type, then you should consider the following Hawaii wedding package giveaway.

The Reckless and Romantic Hawaii Wedding Giveaway

The complete Hawaii wedding package includes all of the following:

  • Full Wedding Day Coordination and complete design consultation with Bride and Groom
  • Wedding Day Photography by Blueline Weddings
  • Video coverage of ceremony by Blueline Weddings
  • Album
  • High Resolution CD of all images
  • 2 nights stay in Hotel
  • Bridal Hair and Makeup
  • Champagne for after ceremony
  • Reckless Photo Session
  • Ceremony Site
  • Officiant
  • Paperwork help and payment
  • Bridal Bouquet and boutonniere

This is worth over $10,000!

Winners will be responsible for travel expenses to Hawaii.

Winner will be announced first week of July.

To be considered for this wedding package send Erin your entry at erin@bluelinestyle.com and answer all the questions below as well as send a picture of the both of you!
 
Include both Bride and Groom’s information.

Send your favorite picture of yourself — both bride and groom.
 
name:
phone number:
email(s):
 
Why do you want to elope?
 
What do you consider the most important part of your wedding day?
 
What are your favorite things to do together?
 
How would your friends describe you as a couple?
 
Do you have a favorite wedding picture you’ve seen before?  If so, send it to us!
 
Do you both like getting your pictures taken?
 
Have you checked out Blueline Weddings? 
 
Do you dig a higher fashion feel to photography?
 
Are you ok with someone else planning your wedding?

Erin plans to announce the winner the first week of July, so you will want to send your entry ASAP.

Our understanding from talking to Erin is that there haven’t been many applicants yet even as the deadline is quickly approaching so we think anyone who applies has a good chance – your chances will obviously improve if you take care to submit a high quality application.

We wish you luck and encourage you to contact Erin with any questions at erin@bluelinestyle.com

Wedding Planning on a Budget Book Giveaway – Everyone Wins!

  • June 18, 2009 at 7:43 pm

Ever since this recession started last summer, we have had an amazing outpouring of interest in our book ‘Wedding Planning on a Budget’ as well as our new book ‘The Ultimate Honeymoon on Any Budget’

As a way to thank everyone for their interest in our books and as a way to help each of you to have the opportunity to benefit from the savings made possible by our books, we want to end this month with a book giveaway.

The best part is that everyone wins!

Prizes will be as follows…

1st Prize

wedding planning on a budget  Ultimate Honeymoon Planner  Newlywed Guide

A set of our three books Wedding Planning on a Budget, The Ultimate Honeymoon on Any Budget, and The Newlyweds’ Guide to a Happy Marriage.

2nd Prize

wedding planning on a budget  Newlywed Guide

Two of our books Wedding Planning on a Budget and The Newlyweds’ Guide to a Happy Marriage.

Participation Prize

Newlywed Guide

Everyone who enters will win something. All participants will receive The Newlyweds’ Guide to a Happy Marriage and a coupon for 25% OFF the price of Wedding Planning on a Budget and The Ultimate Honeymoon on Any Budget.

How to Enter

To enter, respond to one or both of the following questions by posting a comment to this blog entry:

  1. Why do you need to save money on your wedding?
  2. What are you doing to save money on your wedding?

Deadline and Other Details

All comments must be posted by 11:59:59 EST July 1 to be included in this contest.

One entry per person is allowed. If you must post more than one comment, all of your comments will only be considered one entry.

All entrants who follow the rules of this contest will be included in a random drawing to select the 1st and 2nd prize winners.

1st and 2nd prize winners will be  notified by July 10 and announced by July 17. We will ask the 1st and 2nd prize winners to submit a photo and give us a few basic details to share in the winners announcement blog post. If we do not hear back from a 1st or 2nd prize winner by July 14, a runner-up will be given the opportunity to win the unclaimed prize.

All participants will receive their prizes by July 17.

Good Luck!

We wish you luck and hope you take a moment to post your comment. Remember, everyone who responds to one or both of the above questions by July 1 will be entered for the drawing and receive the participation prizes. If you know anyone who is engaged, then you should let them know about this opportunity too.

Chance to Win $10,000 towards Wedding Will Be Over After Friday, June 19th

  • June 16, 2009 at 8:20 pm

If you are over 21, from any of the United States other than CA, TN, UT and PR then you should take a moment and enter this contest before 11:59:59 PM EST on June 19, 2009.

To enter, visit www.mirassou.com/sayido for a chance to win $10,000, a trip to New York for a wedding planning day with Brides.com senior editor Anne Chertoff, and eight elegant place settings of Reed & Barton dinnerware, flatware and crystal!

We announced this contest before back in February but want to give this Last Chance reminder to any qualified brides and grooms who haven’t entered yet.

Here are three short videos offering a taste of the valuable advice that Brides.com editor Anne Chertoff has to offer the winner of this contest:

Wedding dress trends from Brides.com and Mirassou:

Wedding flower trends from Brides.com and Mirassou:

Wedding cake and wine pairing trends from Brides.com and Mirassou:

To enter, visit www.mirassou.com/sayido

We wish you the best of luck!

Wedding Gift Giving Tips For Brides and Grooms

  • June 15, 2009 at 5:30 am

Brides and grooms typically give a gift to their parents, each member of their wedding party, and each other.

They may also want to give a gift to anyone who is going above and beyond in helping with the wedding. We for instance, gave a gift to the videographer who provided his services at cost as well as the minister who provided his services for free.

We recommend making each gift as personal and meaningful as possible. You are trying to show appreciation to the people you cannot thank enough. You need to move well beyond monetary value and attach, instead, sentimental value to each of these gifts.

We, for instance, bought some wooden desk clocks and wooden stools. By themselves they were rather inexpensive and unimpressive. But we added a lot of sentimental value to these items by refinishing the wood and burning our names and the date of our wedding into the wood.

What we really did was attach our wedding day and ourselves to these items in a material way to indicate that the people who received these gifts were very important to us and our wedding day. Understanding the sentimental meaning attached to these gifts, those who received these items would treasure them just as we treasured the people to whom we gave these gifts.

Another great way to attach sentimental value to a gift is to make the gift a reminder of a happy memory.

For instance, Tim’s father, Rick Spooner, is an artist who recently completed a commission from a bride and groom. The bride commissioned a painting of her fiancés Oldmobile 442 to be used as her wedding gift for him. The groom commissioned a pen and ink drawing of his 1967 Olds 442 and his best man’s 1967 Camaro to be used as a gift for his best man.

These are not simply paintings and they are not simply about classic cars. These are all about powerful and happy memories associated with the classic cars being captured on canvas. You can be sure that the groom and his best man will both proudly display their respective wedding gifts in a prominent location and have very happy feelings associated with the thoughtful wedding gifts they received from some very caring individuals.

Please share your wedding gift ideas with your fellow brides and grooms by posting your comments below.

Watch Tim and Lisa Spill the Beans on their Wedding Planning on a Budget Secrets

  • June 11, 2009 at 8:37 pm

wedding plannersHey Tim and Lisa here with an exciting update…

We were interviewed the other day by Marriage Guru Interviews

They are putting together a really nice product that gives you access to valuable interviews with top wedding and marriage experts.

In our interview we share the story of how we planned our dream wedding on a tight budget and reveal the strategies that led to our success.

Marriage Guru Interviews is a new website and will continue to add many more valuable interviews with leading wedding and marriage experts.

Since they are just getting started, they are currently allowing free access to all of the interviews including the interview with us.

This is unbeatable value and you could save a fortune on your wedding planning as well as learn how to have a very happy marriage by getting in on this now while it is still free.

Get Your Free Pass: Marriage Guru Interviews

Enjoy and let us know how you like the interview.

Tim and Lisa Spooner
Authors of ‘Wedding Planning on a Budget’
www.WeddingPlanningOnABudget.com

Watch This Interview and Learn Our Strategies for Wedding Planning on a Budget

  • June 6, 2009 at 10:37 pm

Since we were first noticed by the media for our success in planning our dream wedding for less than $2,000 we have accepted  a number of interviews for news stories, magazine articles, and so forth.

Usually, the reporters and journalists take a few tidbits from the interview and pass them along in their story and tell their viewers and readers to learn more about us at our website.

This last interview was different. For about 18 minutes the interviewer asked us in-depth questions and allowed us to share freely. The best part is that you get to watch the entire interview — not just a story drawn from the interview.

In the interview, we share great tips about how to save money on your wedding and go into detail about the contents of our book.

Now, finally, the interview is available for you to watch.

Access is limited. But we want you to have a free pass.

While there, you can enjoy listening to the other interviews available, which offer valuable marriage advice.