Engagement Photos from our Contest!

I'm sure some of you remember the contest we held last month. We asked couples to send in a photo that showcased their spontaneity along with a random fact about themselves as a couple and these couples asked their friends and family to vote for them to win. The response was overwhelming and in the end, Vanessa and Arthur won a day-of-coordination package on their wedding day, while Andrea and Jason won an engagement shoot with Pennace Photography. Laura recently blogged some teaser photos from their photo shoot in Manhattan and we wanted to share!

Facebook Contest Results

Recently, we ran our first real contest on our Facebook Fan Page. Sure, we're known to give away free stuff at bridal shows and showers but this was our first real contest, with both a partial day coordination package and an engagement photo shoot up for grabs. Couples were asked to submit a photo of themselves and a random fact and then ask their friends to vote for them. The response was greater than we had expected and we think all those who were involved should thank their friends who returned to our page day after day to vote for them!

Vanessa and Arthur were our winners, boasting double the votes of any other contestant. Since the couple have already taken engagement pictures, they chose to accept the coordination package and we are thrilled to work their 4/30/11 event at Westbury Manor!


We now have an engagement session up for grabs with the amazing Laura, owner of Pennace Photography. Here in the office, we bounced several ideas off of each other because with so many great couples, how could we choose just one? We considered awarding it to the first couple to enter the contest (Agnes & Shawn), the couple with the least amount of votes (Marisa & Michael), the couple with our favorite photo (Lisa & Jason), the couple who tried the hardest to win the contest (Sarena & Mike), a couple with a great story (Andrea & Jason), or the couple who Laura may have the most fun with at the photo shoot because of their spontaneous nature (Meredith & Matt). After much discussion, we have decided that the only fair way to give away the other prize is to award it to the runners up, Andrea and Jason! Congrats to you both!

But wait, in true Fairy Tale Events fashion, because we LOVE making people happy (just ask our clients), we have decided to keep going. Although we'd love to give everyone free photo shoots and DOC Packages, we just can't. But since you wrote us, sent us a photo and then asked your friends and family to vote, we'd like for you to feel like at least it wasn't all for nothing . All of our runners up are entitled to one of the following:
(1)A free cardbox or birdcage rental
(2)A free unity candle or memorial candle
(3)A Full Day DOC Package at Partial Day Price
(4)50% off the cost of any of a photo booth rental
(5)50% off the cost of renting Candy Buffet Supplies, including choice of 19 pieces of glassware, scoops, etc.

Congratulations to all who participated!

Win a free Engagement/Anniversary Photo Shoot & Day-of-Coordination Package!

The time has finally come for us to announce our first ever contest for a free photo shoot! Thanks to our amazing clients, we have reached 400 fans on our Facebook Fan Page! Thanks  to the amazing, talented, Laura Pennace, of Pennace Photography, we are able to award one lucky couple an engagement shoot, or anniversary shoot if you're already married!


For anyone who doesn't already know, I am a huge fan of Laura's work! She's an incredibly talented photographer who has branched into the world of wedding photography in the past few years. In fact, I recently decided that Laura was the photographer to whom I would trust to the very important task of trashing my one and only wedding dress. Believe it or not, this decision has been a very long time in the making since I only get to trash it once.


We spent some time brainstorming and trying to decide what to ask our fans to submit a photo of. Eventually, we decided that the ability to be candid and spontaneous is well captured through the lens of a camera.


How to Win: 


1- Send an email to contest@fairytaleeventsny.com with the following:
       (1) A candid photo of you and your honey
       (2) Your wedding date
       (3) Something completely random about you and your fiancé or husband.  
*All entries must be received by 11:59pm EST on October 1, 2010.


2- Suggest our Facebook Page to your friends, family and anyone who might vote for you! Voting will open at 12:00am EST on October  4, 2010. Votes are limited to one vote per person (casting the vote), per day throughout the duration of the contest. Voting will close at 11:59am EST on October 15, 2010. At that time, the photo with the most votes will win the photo shoot with Pennace Photography. Another couple will be randomly selected to receive a "Day of Coordination" package from us! For details on this package, please email us at contest@fairytaleeventsny.com

June Check-in!

Hey all!

Wedding season is in full effect over here, with all of us working hard to create your fairy tale event. I have a ton of weddings to blog in the next few weeks, plus an exciting upcoming contest, where you can win an engagement photo shoot with a NYC photographer! 


Additionally, the last day for 2011 brides to lock in 2010 packages and rates will be 7/31/10. Call or email today to take advantage of these rates.


Stay tuned and happy planning...