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It’s HUGE, and it’s FINALLY HERE!  The 2nd Annual Free Wedding Photography Giveaway is on!  I can’t believe it has already been a year since our last contest.  For those of you that are new to the contest, each year I give away wedding photography to a cool couple who has an awesome love story.  The truth is, I LOVE my job and I am always looking for ways that I can give back.  I get so excited to document someones LOVE STORY through pictures!  Please help spread the word so that we can find the most deserving couple for this contest.

What’s Included?

Up to 8 Hours of Photography with Karie McLain

Engagement Session

Online Proofs with Custom Shopping Cart

High – Res Disk of Wedding Images (with a print release), so you can print them when/where you want them

 

In order to be considered for the contest, you must send a nomination email to kariemclainphotographer@gmail.com.  In the subject line, you must write “Free Wedding Contest”.  Please include the following information.

Your Name (if you are nominating someone else, please put their name as well)

Your Contact Information

A Picture of the Couple

Your Wedding Date

Your Wedding Location

Your LOVE STORY (ex. details on how you met, why you deserve to win the contest, what you LOVE to do)

How Important is Photography in Your Life?

Submissions MUST be received by Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at Midnight.  Nominations received after this time will not be considered.  We seriously cannot wait to hear your stories.  Judging will begin immediately.  Our panel of judges will include Matt, Myself, and this year’s free wedding give away winners, Angela and Nate.  We will be choosing 3 finalists.  After that, the voting will begin.  The finalists will be posted on the blog with their picture and story on Monday August 24th.  At that time, your friends, family, and my blog readers will begin voting on the winning couple.  Your voting email must include “Free Wedding VOTE” in the subject line, the name of the couple you are voting for, and why you think they should win the contest.  If those 3 things are not met, your vote will not be counted.  Please note, Voting will not begin until Monday August 24th.  At this time, we are only taking nominations for the couples.

CONTEST RULES

Your wedding MUST take place in 2010

Your wedding can be ANYWHERE, however if it is outside of the state of CO, the travel expenses must be paid by the winning couple

Your story will be shared on the blog

Check out Angela and Nate’s Wedding Slideshow below.  I am seriously blessed to have met them, and captured their LOVE STORY this past year, they are such an amazing couple!  You can view their wedding HERE, their engagement session HERE, and you can check out our recent wedding slide shows for more.