Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I couldn't decided on a winner for our Fishy Face Studios NYC Portrait Giveaway, so we have two! drum roll please...... Congratulations to Sara & to Brittney!

Girls, please email me to schedule your individual sessions! Happy Monday!

NYC Portrait Special + Giveaway = Awesomeness!

It seems like forever since I have posted here. Oh how I miss Wedding Cabaret. I promise to get back in the grove of things soon. SO much has happened in the last year, it's bananas! WE moved from NYC to Florida! I know, big change! I'm still getting adjusted. I do however visit NYC often, as my family still lives there. We also started our Photography business, Fishy Face Studios. Photography has been a hobby of ours for quite some time, we finally decided to pursue it full time. It has kept me a bit busy lately, which is great thing! :o)

Now to my post! I'm in NYC! I'll be here for the next few weeks. To celebrate my little visit I'm doing a NYC Portrait Special! An one hour portrait session with yours truly along w/ a high resolution CD with edited images for $75! And if that doesn't tickle your fancy, I'm also giving away a free portrait session. The details are below!

Free Wedding Phototgraphy!

Kat from Rock n' Roll Bride is hosting a free wedding photography contest by Love Me Do! Oh how I wish I were getting married again so I could enter! anyhoo, get over to Rock n' Roll Bride and enter!!

Contest: Davina + Daniel shoot your wedding for free!

Enter to win free Wedding Photography from At First Sight Studio!

The offer:
Free, full day (unlimited hours) wedding photography by both Daniel and myself. Includes high resolution files on a cd (you’re free to print, etc as you please).

To enter:
Email the following info to davina@atfirstsightstudio.com:
Tell us a bit about yourselves
Send us a picture of yourselves
Tell us a bit about your wedding, how it will be special/different. We are looking for creativity, people!
Send us an inspiration board and/or a few photos to illustrate the look of your wedding (no more than 5 please!)

The rules:
Wedding must take place between December 1, 2009 and December 1, 2010
Weddings taking place outside the Montreal area must cover travel expenses - but are more than welcome to enter!
Only complete entries will be considered (must submit all above-mentioned information)
Entries must be submitted by AUGUST 1, 2009

Giveaway: Necklace by BJohnson Jewelry

Head over to BJohnson Jewelry to find out how to win this beautiful necklace!

Giveaway: UPrinting Greeting Cards

UPrinting is giving away 250 personalized greeting cards to one lucky winner! The cards are 3.5 x 5 in size, with color on the front and a blank back. You can upload a picture of your choice to use as the cover, and may even include text over your picture. These can be used as your thank yous, as RSVP cards, as invitations to your rehearsal dinner, you name it.

Head over to For the Love of Weddings to enter! Contest ends Monday the 27th.

Earth Day Give-Away!

In honor of Earth Day (Wed.), Earth Friendly Weddings is giving away loads of goodies!
The winner will receive:

• A $215 gift certificate to our online boutique, Earthly Affair, equal to 50 free invitations and 50 reply cards, reply postcards, or enclosure cards. (We also offer thank you cards, announcements, seating cards, and shower invitations. E-mail info@earthlyaffair.com for more information.)

• $50.00 gift card to BeauCoup Wedding Favors - Great green favors!
  

• Keep this lovely ring for yourself or give it as a gift to a bridesmaid or flower girl - from Beyond The Rockz
  

• A $25 gift certificate to be used toward Victoria Everman - decorate you and your sweetie's new home or apartment with one of Victoria's original photographs! (check out her blog!)
  

• 10% off an order at Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates - It's hard to say no to chocolate. In addition to favors, they also offer an array of gift boxes and a pretty sweet philosophy to boot!

• The book, Green Weddings, by Mireya Navaro - Planning an eco-friendly affair is easy when you have a beautiful book to help you along the way.
  

There are two ways to enter:

OPTION A: E-mail info@earthlyaffair.com with your own green wedding aspirations. Let us know if the date has been set and what you would like to do, or plan on doing, to make sure your wedding has less of an impact on the environment.

OPTION B: If you're more of the creative type, e-mail us an inspiration board of your favorite green ideas! (Width: no larger than 410 pixels; Length: no longer than 750 pixels.) It doesn't have to be fancy, but it does have to somehow tie into weddings or events. It's not a requirement, but our hearts would be tickled if you would include an invitation from Earthly Affair into your inspiration board! We'll be posting some more pictures of our invitations tomorrow.)

please send entries to: info@earthlyaffair.com

Some sample themes an inspiration board could consist of:
- An eco-friendly registry
- Jewelry and accessories by independent artists.
- Vegetarian Menu's
- Earth friendly centerpieces

What's an inspiration board? It's a collection of images used to inspire creativity and ideas. Here's an example of one I did last February.


A winner will be announced at midnight (est) on Wednesday, May 6th.
They may share your entry on this blog, so please don't write or create anything you wouldn't want other people to see.

GOOD LUCK!

Giveaway: New York Wedding Workshop Ticket Giveaway

Today I received an email from Allison Gaetano of nyweddingworkshop.com & LindsayLandmanEvents.com. She has graciously given me 4 complimentary tickets to give away to our readers. The date of the event is Saturday, February 28th. The value of each ticket is $65 and brides will walk away with a fabulous gift bag as well as a chance to win a number of amazing raffle prizes!

Click Here to see a video of last year's highlights!

If your interested in tickets, leave me a comment. Also, please feel free to pass on the news. :o)

Here are the details:
You're invited to the most stylish bridal event of the season!

Lindsay Landman Events and The Knot have teamed up to bring New York couples the most creative, innovative and smart way to plan your sophisticated City soirees. Meet and learn from the best wedding vendors in the biz in a relaxed, creative and inspirational atmosphere. Get your planning questions answered at the panel discussions moderated by top bridal editors and experience the finest cuisine, cocktails and decor New York has to offer.

* Each couple receives an amazing goodie bag worth more than $250 and a chance to win the fabulous raffle prizes including an all-inclusive getaway to St. Lucia and $1000 towards your wedding flowers!
* Try on designer gowns and jewels to find your wedding style with on-site hair and makeup consultations.
* Learn from the pros at two panel discussions moderated by top bridal editors.

Event location/time
Saturday, February 28th
11 AM - 3:30 PM
The Xchange
at The Terminal
640 West 28th Street, 9th Floor
between 11th and 12th Avenues

For more information and to see a highlight video of last year’s event, go to www.nyweddingworkshop.com.

EVENT AGENDA
11am: Custom vendor consultations, cuisine and cocktails begin and continue throughout the day
12pm to 12:45pm: Panel Discussion: Wedding Style & Trends
Moderated by Anne Chertoff, wedding expert and author of The Wedding Organizer
12:45pm to 1:15pm: Informal fashion show featuring bridal, bridesmaid and everyday style
1:15pm to 2pm: Panel Discussion: Bridal Beauty & Fashion
Moderated by Heather Levine, Fashion and Beauty Editor, The Knot
2pm to 3:30pm: More fantastic finds and food as well as goodies and gifts.

We Won: A photo session w/ Ashley Bartoletti

Photographer Ashley Bartoletti held a Valentine's Day Contest! To celebrate her move to the east coast this year she will be giving away TWO free sessions: One to an engaged couple, and one to a couple in love (whether married or just dating)

The Prize:
* Each couple will win an hour long engagement session with Ashley at a location of their choice, and a DVD of approximately 50 high resolution images, ready to print.

And guess who won???... We did! Aaron & I are really excited! We are big fans of Ashley's work! (side note: Aaron was a photographer for Disney & loves looking @ other photographers work).

Here are some pictures from last year's winner.

GIVEAWAY: Princess Lasertron Goodies

Ok, I'm in love with Megan's designs. Her company, Princess Lasertron, has been around since 2005. Megan creates beautiful florals from buttons & felt. She's amazing!

{Source: The Wedding Bee Pro}

April Foster Events is hosting a Princess Lasertron Giveaway! Winner receives a prize valued at $55USD, which includes a corsage and matching boutonnière. Click here to enter.

Say "I Do" with a new 'Do--Win a $10,000+ Prize Package!

Are you, or do you know, a bride-to-be that has undergone breast cancer treatment and would love a re-do from head to toe? Enter to win the "Say 'I Do' With a New 'Do" contest or pass this information along.

Brides who have lost their hair to breast cancer treatment have the opportunity to win a wedding day prize package worth over $10,000. The grand prize includes human hair extensions and a customized lingerie set so she can walk down the aisle with hair under her veil and cleavage in her gown. Brides can enter the contest from November 1, 2008 to January 2, 2009 by visiting The Spiraled Stem. As a bonus, the first ten qualified entrants will automatically win a Foot Petals Runaway Bride Gift Set. The grand prize winner will receive: human hair extensions and wedding day hairstyling by Celebrity Hairstylist Abby Aguilera, valued at $5,000; florals for the wedding from the e collection - featuring VeriFlora Certified Sustainably Grown Flowers - by The Spiraled Stem Floral Design, valued at $2,000; a day-of wedding coordination package from Simply Mumtaz Events, valued at $3,500; a personalized bra fitting and wedding day lingerie set by The Sculpted Silhouette, including the Bra Pocket, valued at $100; Foot Petals Runaway Bride Gift Set, valued at $44.95.

To be eligible to enter, entrants must be engaged prior to the application closing date on January 2, 2009, plan to marry in Southern California by December 31, 2010, have lost their hair due to breast cancer treatment, and anticipate at least 2 ½ inches of post- treatment hair re-growth by the wedding. Visit http://www.thespiraledstem.com/welcome/sayidocontest for complete eligibility criteria and to enter.