Sunday, August 29, 2010

Wedding Project FAIL!

Way back in May of 2009 I posted about my desire to have photo sharing cards and my design for them. I was so excited about this project and couldn't wait to see the beautiful pictures we would get back from our guests!

Well, only one problem with that project....it was a big fat HUGE failure!! Apparently I'm not the only bride who has had this problem either. Born to Be Mrs. Beever aka Thoughts of the All Consumed Bride blogged about her fail with this project as well. And I'm sure there are many other brides who had the same problem.

I'm not going to lie, this was a huge disappointment to me. We only got 149 pictures uploaded to our site. Now I am thankful for those 149 pictures, don't get me wrong. But most of them aren't even from the wedding itself. They are weird shots taken during the rehearsal dinner, reception and hustle and bustle going on at my mom's house in the days before the wedding.

To my knowledge, only two people even uploaded anything to our site...TWO! They were both sets of my aunts and uncles on my mom's side of the family. I know other people had cameras and were taking pictures and I saw them doing so. I just don't get whey they didn't upload the pictures for us.

This project ended up being a big waste of time and money and if I could go back and do it over, I wouldn't have done this project at all! So to all of you ladies still in the planning process and considering taking on a project like this, you might want to re-think it!

One of the most frustrating things...I can't figure out what went wrong, why more people didn't upload their photos. Oh well, I can't change it now and I did get these pictures out of it....

Our beautiful ceremony site the morning of the wedding.
My Maid of Honor Lindsey with our adorable flower girl Maggie!
Walking in with my grandfather and mom. Such a special moment!
My Pastor Leonce who is like a brother to me trying not to cry as I came up the aisle.
So happy to see my man waiting for me at the front of the gazebo after a long walk in!
Placing Charles's ring on his finger!!

I have some more pictures from flickr as well but will save those for another time. Another good thing that came out of the flickr account was that these pictures were the first wedding pictures we saw. So in that aspect, this was a wonderful project. I just wish more people would have posted their pictures but oh well.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Sticker/Label Giveaway Winner!

I created an Excel spreadsheet as shown below with all of the entries in the order they came in.
Then I used Random.org to get the winner....
And so the winner is....AKMilo43!! I need you to leave your email address in a comment below so I can email Uprinting your information so you can claim your prize! If you don't leave me this information by Sunday night I will have to pick another winner. Congratulations!!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

UPrinting Label/Sticker Giveaway! Hurry, 1 day Giveaway!

Hello my lovely ladies! I'm excited to bring this Giveaway to you!

Have you been in need of some address labels with your new name? What about shipping labels for your new company? Or how about some fabulous labels/stickers to use on your favors or out of town bags? They even have roll stickers that would be perfect for that personalized bottled water! Uprinting has amazing printing services that can take care of all of these things for you! They are also a wonderful outdoor sticker printing company so be sure to check them out.

Giveaway Prize:

250 Stickers/Labels on 70lb Label Matte
2×3.5" or 2×4" or 3×3"
Full Color Front and Blank back
Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above


How to enter:
Leave me a comment telling me how you would use the canvas print. Be sure you leave me your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you are the winner!

Extra Entry Possibilities (please post a new comment for each possible entry):
1.)
Blog about my giveaway and be sure to include a link to my blog in your post. (Leave me the link to your post about the giveaway.)
2.) Become a follower of my blog or let me know that you're already a follower. (Become a follower through Blogger. I have to be able to "see" that you are actually a follower. Sorry Google Readers!)


*There are a total of 3 possible entries per contestant.
*Giveaway starts on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 and ends on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 12am.
*Winner will be chosen using Random.org.
*Winner will be announced on Friday, August 27th, 2010.
*Winner will be contacted by the giveaway hosting company with details on how to claim your prize. Details on how to claim your giveaway are usually emailed on or before the end of the month.
*If you fail to provide your email address, another winner will be selected.
*I have not received any compensation for hosting this giveaway, all opinions expressed are mine, I will receive a blogger appreciation prize for hosting this giveaway.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

JammieGirl Winner!!

Sorry I couldn't get this posted yesterday, I had a crazy day at work and didn't get home until late!

I created an Excel spreadsheet as shown below with all of the entries in the order they came in.


Then I used Random.org to get the winner....
And the winner is Jenn over at Love, Life & Laughter with Jenn! Congrats Jenn, I hope you love your new jammies!! Be sure to send me (glasslover84(at)gmail(dot)com) your mailing information and the size you need so I can pass it on to JammieGirl and they can get them out to you in the mail!

Monday, August 2, 2010

Jammie Girl Giveaway!

Several weeks ago I was contacted by JammieGirl.com and asked if I would write a product review. After taking a look at their website, I was more than happy to! They have some of the cutest pajamas ever! With cute nighties, cami & panty sets, flannel sets, and so much more there is something for any occasion.

(Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4)

These would make great gifts for the lovely ladies that stand by your side on your big day, for yourself, for your best friend's birthday, anything!
JammieGirl was also kind enough to write up a post about me and my blog on their blog Coffee Break with JammieGirl. You can take a look at what they worte about me here!

I asked my contact if they would be interested in allowing one of you lovely ladies to WIN a pair of their pajamas and they said sure! So thanks to their generosity, I have another giveaway to bring your way! Be sure to check them out on Twitter and Facebook too!

Here are the details. The Giveaway is for a FREE pair of their Malabar Bay 100% certified organic cotton and vegetable dyed pajama set! There are two options depending on the size needed for the giveaway winner.

For size small and medium, they have offered the Sea Stars Blue Pajama Set - by Malabar Bay. This set retails for $49.00 and shipping to the winner is FREE!!!

And for size large, they have offered the Flamingo White Pajama Set - by Malabar Bay. This set also retails for $49.00 and shipping to the winner is FREE!!!

How to enter:
Go to JammieGirl.com and take a look at their cute pj's. Then come back here and tell me what your favorite item is. Be sure you leave me your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you are the winner!

Extra Entry Possibilities (please post a new comment for each possible entry):
1.) Blog about my giveaway and be sure to include a link to my blog in your post. (Leave me the link to your post about the giveaway.)
2.) Become a follower of my blog or let me know that you're already a follower. (Become a follower through Blogger. I have to be able to "see" that you are actually a follower. Sorry Google Readers!)

*There are a total of 3 possible entries per contestant.
*Giveaway starts on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 and ends on Friday, August 6th, 2010 at 12am.
*Winner will be chosen using Random.org and will be announced on Saturday, August 7th, 2010.
*The winner will need to email me their mailing information and size needed so I can get it to JammieGirl.com.
*JammieGirl.com is responsible for product availablility and delivery of product.