Due to a few requests, I am extending the deadline for the free wedding photography contest from October 1 to November 1, 2008.
Here are the details:
I am offering free wedding photography to a deserving couple. Completely free with one catch. They must be a DESERVING couple.
I am looking for a couple who has a story to tell. Perhaps it’s how they met or a hardship they’ve had to overcome or are now facing. I want to hear their story. Make me laugh. Make me cry. Make me FEEL.
My dear friend and floral designer, Kelly, of Kelly Shannon Floral has joined in wanting to give back. Kelly has offered to do the wedding flowers for the winning couple! There is a catch however…Kelly can do the flowers if the wedding is within 2.5 hours of Orlando, Florida. Due to the sensitive nature of flowers, it simply would not be possible for flowers to survive a trip longer than 2.5 hours so if your wedding is within the 2.5 hour driving area and you are the winning couple, your photography AND your flowers are taken care of!
One chosen deserving couple will receive:
- A full day of wedding coverage by myself and a second shooter
- All edited wedding images on a DVD
- A custom-designed coffee table album
- A free engagement session, including a DVD of all edited images
-Your wedding flowers - free of charge!
The Rules:
- The couple, family member or friend submit a story via email of why they feel the couple deserves free wedding photography. If you are a family member or friend, please confirm with that couple that they would like me to shoot their wedding first!
- The submission must include a picture of the couple for use when I announce the winner.
- The couple must be getting married in 2009 and be getting married within 200 miles of zip code 34986. While I am willing to travel anywhere to shoot your big day, I simply can’t afford to pay for airfare, or travel outside of 200 miles from Port St Lucie, FL without a little help. I welcome submission from anywhere in the U.S., but with the understanding that you might have to help out with some travel expenses if you are chosen.
- Your date must be open on my calendar. I will hold all dates of submissions I receive open until a winner has been chosen.
- Please be honest. The submission must be a TRUE story. This contest IS for couples who are truly deserving of free wedding photography. This contest IS NOT for people who can afford a photographer and just want to win something free.
Please include the following in your submission:
- The bride and grooms’ first and last names
- Their story (How they met, got engaged, and why they deserve this free wedding coverage)
- Contact information for both of them
- The wedding date and location
- A digital picture of the couple measuring no less than 900 pixels in size on its longest side
- All submission must be received by midnight on November 1, 2008.
- The final three deserving couples will be announced on our blog on November 20, 2008 by midnight.
- The final couple will be announced and contacted by November 30, 2008!
- Please email your submissions to weddings@elizabethleighton.com.
I will choose the three finalists. Final decision will be made by three close friends, my husband and parents.
