Thank you all! More than 120 entries were made to support many very deserving couples and families 🙂 Each one was heart-warming! There were very few who wanted the prize for themselves, and very many who wanted to bless someone else with it – that made my day!
In that giving spirit, I decided to do more than help one couple 🙂 So, the top 3 nominees will each win a prize.
To the second runner-up, you win a mini session with 8×10 credit – a prize worth over $100
And the winner is…. Rose Telak and John Rausch! Rose and Jon are high school sweethearts and have been together for the better part of the last decade. She says “ I am Rose, my boyfriend/best friend/lover/soul mate is John.” A friend describes them as “a very sweet and a good example of love and commitment.” Congratulations John and Rose!
To the first runner-up, you win a full session with CD credit – a prize worth over $400
And the winner is….. Melissa Gilpin and Zack Ball! Zack and Melissa will be married on March 10th. A friend told me, “Zach’s just back from an extended deployment helping the Japanese with the nuclear reactor damaged in last year’s earthquake, and Mel’s just a sweetheart. They’re both active in community theater in Southern, Md and a finer pair of young people you couldn’t find anywhere.” Congratulations Zack and Melissa!
To the first place winner, you win 4 hours of wedding coverage including an album – a prize worth over $1000
And the winner is …. April Sheppard and Derek Fogel! April says, “My fiancé Derek and I have been together 4 years. We have a 2 year old, Madelyn. We are finally tying the knot this summer 8.18.12 at the Cape May Lewes Ferry in Lewes, DE. My mom is officiating and my sister wrote a song to sing as I walk down the aisle…” I was touched by the loving entries made by her entire family – her aunt said “ She is a very hard-working nurse in Maryland… She worked to put herself through college in 3 years, found a job, had a baby and continues to bless all around her.” Her father’s recommendation could not have been any more sweet, “ She loves caring for and helping people. In late June of last year, I came down with a serious illness and the doctors were not expecting me to survive. My daughter April had dropped everything and came to my hospital in Pa and never left my side. She stayed at my bedside for days and slept on a chair in my room. She was a bulldog (but polite) with all the doctors and nurses so that she could ensure everything was being done for me. Against all odds, I fully recovered and I am alive today because of her.
She deserves the best possible wedding and I hope you agree. I Love her so much and hope that she wins.” Congratulations Derek and April!
Thank you all for taking the time to share my page and enter this contest 🙂 Check back often to see the images of the winners over the next few months here, on facebook and twitter!
I’ll be seeing you,
