Drumroll, please. It is TIME.
Time to announce our annual Love Story Giveaway!!
We are all about storytelling, and we are all about love, and we are all about giving back. We want to gift one deserving couple with the wedding of their dreams, or as much of it as we can. So here is the deal:
Submit your story.
We want to hear every sweet detail of your love story! Send us your story as a couple – how you met, who liked whom first, first date foibles, breakups, makeups, engagement story – everything you love about each other and your unfolding story as a couple! We also need to know some little things like: Your wedding date. Your wedding location. Why you would absolutely, positively LOVE to win this package.
Submit your story to emily {at} emilylapish {dot} com by February 12th at midnight. The top three entries will be chosen, and the entries posted on the blog on February 14th for YOU, faithful blog readers, to vote on!
So…what will the winner receive?
Glad you asked.
1) My basic wedding photography package, which includes…
1 photographer
6 hours of coverage
all high-resolution images on DVD with print release
Value: $2300
2) Your choice of either ceremony music or up to 2 hours of cocktail hour/reception music from Jennie Eggleston of My Gentle Harp. I have the great privilege of knowing Jennie, and let me tell you, she is AMAZING. I am completely in awe of her skill as a harpist. She could tame a lion with her harp playing, I kid you not.
Value: $300
3) A one of a kind ringbearer cushion from Laurel and Fife in natural linen fabrics. Bekah has an endless array of designs for anything you can imagine, just rumbling around in her head. She’s AMAZING.
Value: $42
TOTAL GIVEAWAY VALUE: $2642
TO ENTER! READ BELOW!!
1. Check out each vendor’s Facebook page and like them!
2. Submit your story.
See above. And remember:
Submit your story to emily {at} emilylapish {dot} com by February 12th at midnight. The top three entries will be chosen, and the letters posted on the blog on February 14th for voting.
Voting closes on February 17th at midnight. The winning entry will be announced on the blog on February 19th. Woohoo!
3. Rules.
What’s a contest without rules? Anarchy, that’s what! 
Here’s the lowdown:
1. You must be engaged as of date of your contest entry.
2. You must not have a wedding photographer already booked. I don’t steal clients from fellow photogs. That’s just not cool.
3. Your wedding date must be a date I have available.
4. If your wedding requires more than 60 miles of travel from zip code 28105, travel must be reimbursed by winner for both Emily Lapish Photography and My Gentle Harp.
5. The couple with the most votes wins. I have no say in who wins – the winner will be determined strictly on number of votes received.
6. Lastly, and MOST IMPORTANTLY (!!!!!!!) – Any and ALL votes with any derogatory/verbally abusive comments about ANY of the contestants or stories will be IMMEDIATELY disqualified. No questions asked. Capesh?!
That’s it! Easy peasy! So get those entries coming in – we cannot WAIT to hear your beautiful stories. We are ALL. About. Stories.
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