The Jacksonville annual wedding contest hosted by Courtney Whitehurst Photography is back!  This year our prizes and packages are even bigger and better and we have partnered with Premier Bride so will be co-hosting each year with them now and one of the winning packages will be selected to be featured in their magazine!

When I was preparing for this years contest I decided that I wanted to make it bigger and better for all the contestants so I set out on a mission.  I could not have imagined the Jacksonville annual wedding contest being as amazing as it has turned out and I am very excited to welcome so many new wedding businesses who are participating in this years contest.

 Please remember that anyone can enter which includes out of state entries, however if you win a package and your wedding is out of state there may be transportation fees involved with many of the wedding vendors in the prize package so you can choose which ones you can use and still get a great value. All prizes won are issued after contract with Courtney Whitehurst Photography is signed and are available for publishing if requested by Premier Bride.  

There are a lot of items and prizes in the contest so be sure to read all the rules and enter correctly to be eligible to win (we have to check that before we issue prizes!) and take advantage of all the opportunities to earn extra entries and be sure to read the guidelines, rules and stipulations at the bottom of the post so you fully understand how the contest works.  

Everyone who enters the contest this year will get a special gift from Courtney Whitehurst Photography and additional discounts from a number of our participating businesses this year, not to mention you may win one of our daily giveaways!  So here are the prize packages this year...keep in mind this doesn't include our additional daily giveaways and entry gifts for all contestants who enter!  You can enter now by following the steps below and start getting your votes in to secure your winning package!  Voting will go through January 31st, 2013 and winners will be announced in February 2013

GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE  -  Over a $13,000.00 Value!

Courtney Whitehurst Photography - Classic Wedding Package with wedding day photography, online gallery of images and 1 hr. engagement session and your choice of a press printed photo book or 16x20 fine art print

Premier Bride - Full page wedding feature of your wedding photos

Diamond D Ranch - 4 hr. venue rental for Monday-Friday 

Alpha & Omega Events - Day of coordination package and $350 gift certificate towards floral packages

Divine Indulgences Designer Cakes - Wedding Cake up to 4 tiers or 178 guests (up to $950 in value) and a 3-d carved or regular grooms cake (up to $250 in value)

Fast Fix Jewelry & Watch Repair at the Avenues Mall - 2 free ring sizings and ring engravings done in house while you wait

Artistry By Erin - Professional makeup artist for bridal trial run before wedding and wedding day makeup for bride as well as 4 additional bridesmaids makeup 

Once Upon A Stylist - Bridal hair trial run before wedding and up-do hair on wedding day for bride and 4 bridesmaids on location

Brooch Beautiful - Handmade Peony toss bouquet

Nita's All Washed Up Dry Cleaning - Wedding dress cleaning and preservation kit with box

Vision of Relaxation - Spa party for up to 10 girls including chair massages, reflexology and hand/foot scrubs

Twins Luxury Limousine - Mercedes Benz "get-a-way" car for up to 20 miles transportation after wedding

Calligraphy By Cami - 100 envelopes and calligraphy service for invitations and save the dates

Thirty One with Shonica Jaques - $200 gift certificate towards bridal party gifts

Black Tie Bridal - Basic Tuxedo Package for Groom and Ring Bearer

The Wedding Hanger Shop - Personalized wire "Bride" hanger for your dress

Bridals and More - $250 gift certificate towards anything in the bridal shop

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RUNNER-UP PRIZE PACKAGE  -  Over a $10,000.00 Value!

Courtney Whitehurst Photography - $750 gift certificate towards wedding day photography premium package and 1 hr. engagement session with an online viewing gallery

Premier Bride - "Congratulations" wedding or engagement photo featured in Premier Bride

Alpha & Omega Events - 1 bridal bouquet, 4 bridesmaids bouquets, 5 boutonnieres for groom and groomsmen (value of $408.55) and a $500 certificate towards a wedding planning package

Divine Indulgences Designer Cakes - Wedding Cake up to 3 tiers (up to $600 in value) and a  grooms cake (up to $125 in value)

Fast Fix Jewelry & Watch Repair at the Avenues Mall - 2 free ring engravings done in house while you wait

Artistry By Erin - Professional makeup artist for wedding day makeup for bride as well as 3 additional bridesmaids makeup 

Once Upon A Stylist - Bridal hair trial run before wedding and up-do hair on wedding day for bride and 2 bridesmaids on location

DJ Jacob Towe - 5 hr. DJ package 

Brooch Beautiful - Handmade Peony headband OR corsage

Nita's All Washed Up Dry Cleaning - Wedding dress cleaning and preservation kit with box

Vision of Relaxation - 1 hour massage for both bride and groom

Twins Luxury Limousine - Mercedes Benz "get-a-way" car for up to 20 miles transportation after wedding

Calligraphy By Cami - 75 envelopes and calligraphy service for invitations 

Thirty One with Shonica Jaques - $150 gift certificate towards bridal party gifts

Black Tie Bridal - Basic Tuxedo Package for Groom 

The Wedding Hanger Shop - Personalized wire "Bride" hanger for your dress

Bridals and More - $250 gift certificate towards anything in the bridal shop

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Okay, so you're ready to enter the contest, right!?  Here are the rules and please be sure to complete each step in order to be a qualified candidate to win and don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have on entering...you can send an email to [email protected]  

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Step One:

*Part 1 - Click the orange RSS button on this page (depending on your browser it should be located at the top of the page on the right hand side) and enter your valid email address to receive free updates when we post a blog...if this doesn't work with your browsers are different just add your email to your facebook post on our page in step two!

*Part 2 - Post a comment on this blog post with your name, wedding date and why you want to win the contest!

Step Two:

*Part 1 - Click the blue "F" or "like" for the Facebook icon on this specific blog post and share with your friends on Facebook asking them to come comment on the post about the contest saying that you sent them for the contest

*Part 2 - Have them subscribe to the blog with their own valid emails and share it on their Facebook page with their friends (This is part of how our VIP Winner is selected based on who gets the most people to follow, comment and share the blog for you)

Step Three:

*Part 1 - Go to our Facebook page by clicking here and "like" our page then post a comment on our wall with your name, wedding date and what part of your wedding is most important and/or exciting for you or your wedding venue if you have chosen one

*Part 2 - Click Share on our Facebook page and share our page with your friends asking them to come "like" our page and then "like" your comment on our wall.  (This is part of how our VIP Winner is selected based on who gets the most people to follow, comment and share our Facebook page for you)

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After you complete those three steps you are officially entered into the contest just double check and make sure you complete both parts to each of the three steps...that's 6 total!  Now for the fun part for you over achievers and competitive natured people out there like me!  Because we have so many great local and national wedding businesses participating this year to help Courtney Whitehurst Photography and Premier Bride bring you this amazing contest we are giving you an extra entry for each business link you go to below!  To be sure you get all the extra entries that you can for more chances to win our Grand Prize and Runner up Prize Packages and our daily giveaway prizes do the following for each business listed:

(each item you do gives you one additional entry for the Grand Prize and Runner-Up Package)

*Click the link to view their website and post on this blog that you just viewed their website.

*Click their Facebook Link and "like" their page then post on their wall that you entered the Jacksonville Annual Wedding Contest.

*Click their Twitter link if they have one and follow them on twitter then share some love with them!

***For two extra entries click the tweet button for this contest blog post and share with your twitter followers and click the g+ to share with your google plus followers!***

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Here is a list of our awesome businesses for your extra entries!

Courtney Whitehurst Photography

Website (hint:  you are already here!)

Facebook

Twitter  

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This year we added daily giveaways to our contest so we have many businesses that will be giving us prizes and gift certificates that we will be giving away to random winners during the contest who have entered so if you have subscribed and posted on this blog and on our Facebook Page here , we will be selecting a winner almost every day during the contest to give away special prizes too!  Thanks for entering and good luck to you...now help us spread the word so we can add more awesome daily giveaways for everyone and make the contest even bigger  next year, there's a reward in it for you! If you get the most people to like our Facebook Page, subscribe to our blog and share both our Facebook and Blog pages (they must leave a comment saying they did so on both pages and that you sent them for you to get credit) then you can win our VIP package!