Southern Weddings

Janie, the founder of {The Bride’s Cafe} and {JM Flora}, emailed us today to let us know about a FABULOUS giveaway she is taking part in.  Janie has teamed up with the AMAZING Maria Cooke of {Ritzy Bee} and the PHENOMENAL Eleise of {Eleise Theuer Photography} to bring you one very exciting contest. {The Ultimate Wedding Giveaway}: the winner will receive free floral design services from Janie, wedding planning from Maria and photography from Eleise.  OK, seriously though, I need a fiance right about now so I can enter!  The details: the couple must be tying the knot between April – December of 2009 and answer the following by this December 31, 2008. Oh, and be getting married in the Richmond, VA area or DC Metro area.

1. Couple’s Name.
2. Wedding Date.
3. Venue (are ceremony and reception at the same location).
4. Number of attendees in your bridal party.
5. Number of guests.
6. “Wedding Theme”.
7. Tell us in 75 words or less why you think you should be chosen and please include a “couple photo” that we can feature when we announce our winner.

Email these to {Janie at jmfloral dot com}. What are you Virginia area and Maryland brides waiting for?  Email Janie today and win! How fun!

Happy Thanksgiving ya’ll!  In honor of a week devoted to giving thanks, we bring you the SW Secret Photo Contest.  We posted about it last week and have already recieved some amazing entries.  Here’s the deal: you either send us a pic of yourself having fun or what you are thankful for (or both!) for a secret fabulous prize.  (Yes, we like surprises here at SW!)  So what are you waiting for?  Get on your computer and shift through your files (or get “old school” and open a photo album and scan in a photo)!  Creativity will be rewarded.  Official Contest Rules below:

Photo contest 1: Send us a pic of you having fun, happy, joyous, bubbling over with laughter… whatever floats your boat.

Photo contest 2: In the spirit of Thanksgiving, send us a pic of what you are thankful for… could be anything… person, place, thing. Get creative.

Rules: These must be your pics. Don’t steal someone else’s unless you have express permission to do so. Extra points for iPhone pics, camera phone pics and anything that isn’t edited. But, feel free to get creative and do whatever you want to the pics.

Contest ends on Thanksgiving Day at midnight. Email {win at swsmag dot com} with your entries. Max of 5 per person. Try not to send us too high res files. Our mailboxes don’t like it.  Gobble gobble!