Happy Thursday! And, Happy Valentine's Day! It's time to celebrate the day of love with a fantastic giveaway for all my readers from Persona. One lucky reader of Brenda's Wedding Blog will win a single wrap rose braided leather bracelet with a sterling silver stopper and 6 Persona beads in romantic shades ranging from bright pink to dusty rose. {$200+ retail value}

Persona is a beautifully stylish and unique jewelry collection of interchangeable beads and charms that can be worn on bracelets, earrings and necklaces. Persona jewelry includes beads and charms of sterling silver, Italian glass, Austrian crystal, 18K gold overlay, gemstones, and colorful enamel. You can create your very own piece of jewelry by selecting the beads and chain of your choice to express your very own unique personality and versatile style. {Persona beads and charms are compatible with other leading bead bracelet brands}. Persona beads and bracelets can be bought online at personaworld.com or at all Zales. PS: this giveaway is open to all my readers so be sure to enter for your chance to win

To enter the contest, please leave a comment letting me know your favorite composed Persona bracelet along with your wedding date {if you are a bride}. The contest runs thru Wednesday February 27th, with a winner being selected on Thursday February 28th. Please be sure to leave your email address on the comment form so I can email you if you're the lucky winner {it will not be published}. PS: don't forget to share this giveaway with all your friends.

Contest prize: a leather bracelet with 6 stylish beads from Persona
Contest Deadline: Wednesday February 27th, 2013 at 11:59pm EST
Contest Entry: Leave a comment with your favorite design from Persona's composed bracelet collection
PS: don't forget to include your wedding date to be eligible to win if you're a bride

Would you like FIVE additional entries into the giveaway?
{please submit a new comment for each entry

For Entry Number 2: Follow Persona on Twitter and then come back here to leave a 2nd comment letting me know you're now following @PersonaWorld on Twitter

For Entry Number 3: Like Persona on Facebook and then come back here to leave a 3rd comment letting me know your now following Persona on Facebook

For Entry Number 4: Simply tweet the following . . . "I just entered to win a @PersonaWorld pink beaded leather bracelet on @weddingsites blog. Enter Here http://ht.ly/hIhbG" and then come back to leave me a 4th comment with the link to your tweet and your twitter id.

For Entry Number 5: Follow Best Wedding Sites on Twitter and then come back here to leave a 5th comment letting me know you're now following @weddingsites on Twitter

For Entry Number 6: Like Best Wedding Sites on Facebook and then come back here to leave a 6th comment letting me know you've now liked Best Wedding Sites on Facebook

I have something fun to start your Friday {weekend} off with. I am honored and thrilled to have been asked to be the official media sponsor of this years "best of" wedding video contest from Absolute Media Productions. Details on the contest can be viewed in the video below {including instructions on how to vote for your favorite video}. But, it's pretty simple - you can watch all the videos and then select your favorite and start voting. While watching these videos I realized how much I miss not having hired a videographer for our own wedding. It's so fun to re-live the wedding day with photos, but seeing the real motion and talking from the big day is just as special.

The video that accumulates the most votes will receive a $500 Visa Gift Card. The winning couple will also have their video published and announced as the AMP "Best VIdeo" of 2012 on {as Absolute Media Productions words it} one of the top 50 wedding blogs in the world, BrendasWeddingBlog.com {that's me, he he}. Such an honor. Plus, if the winning video accumulates over 25,000 plays, then Absolute Media Productions will match the $500 grand prize with an additional $500 donated to the charity of the winning couple's choice. That's why "sharing" is so important. To cast your vote, click the "share" button in the upper right hand corner of the video you wish to vote for.

Another Tuesday = Another Giveaway. This week, we're joined by Sarah of Favor Days who specializes in helping you find great favors at great prices. This week one lucky reader of Brenda's Wedding Blog will receive a $125 gift certificate to shop at Favor Days.

To enter the contest, please visit the new 2010 section at Favor Days and then come back here to leave me a comment {wedding thought} with your wedding date and your favorite new 2010 favor from their site. The contest runs thru Monday March 8th, with a winner being selected on Tuesday March 9th. Please be sure to leave your email address on the comment form so I can email you if you're the lucky winner {it will not be published}.
PS: don't forget to share this post with all your engaged friends.

Contest prize: $125 shopping spree to Favor Days
Contest Deadline: Monday March 8th, 2010 at 11:59pm EST
Contest Question to Answer: What is your favorite new 2010 favor from Favor Days?
{PS: don't forget to include your wedding date to be eligible to win}

Another Tuesday = Another Giveaway. This week, we're joined by Elisabeth of Miss Now Mrs (home of the easiest way to change your name online) who is offering up a gift card for her online name-change service. The contest is open to both bride-to-be's and recent brides. MissNowMrs.com is the premier online name-change service for brides and newlyweds, already having served over 40,000 brides since their launch two years ago.

The staff at Miss Now Mrs has personally researched the name-change procedure for each state and has broken it into three easy steps: Questions, Forms & File. With your MissNowMrs.com account, you will be guided through all three steps in 30 minutes {which will save you the approximate 13 hours associated with struggling through the name-change form research and completion if you were doing it on your own}.

To enter the contest, simply leave me a comment {wedding thought} with your wedding date {past or future} and what is worrying you the most about the name change process. The contest runs thru Monday January 25th, with a winner being selected on Tuesday January 26th. Please be sure to leave your email address on the comment form so I can email you if you're the lucky winner {it will not be published}. PS: don't forget to share this post with all your engaged friends.

Contest prize: Gift Card to use the MissNowMrs.com Name Change Service
Contest Deadline: Monday January 25th, 2009 at 11:59pm EST
Contest Question to Answer: What is worrying you the most about the name change process?
{PS: don't forget to include your wedding date to be eligible to win}

Today's Eye Candy Friday features some of the lovely photos from Austin Warnock who is holding a terrific wedding giveaway you are sure to love . . . details follow along with more photos {I'm loving the photos taken in the apple orchard}.
Austin Warnock, a fine art wedding photographer based in Indianapolis, IN is holding a wedding package giveaway {est value of $4,000} that includes:
• An unlimited number of hours of shooting on their wedding day
(covered by Austin and an assistant)
• An engagement session
• High Resolution DVD copyright free
• also includes a 25% discount on all albums (Cypress)
PS: The winner will be responsible for covering the cost of film
(approximately $500 + any travel expenses)
Austin Warnock has recently transitioned into weddings and loves the documentary style of photography that weddings allow, as well as photographing beautiful bridal portraits. Austin is running the contest to transition into creative weddings while keeping the same fine art approach that he used in photographing bands and personal projects. Austin's goal is to attract a very specific type of DIY/unique wedding/vintage wedding. From Austin: "I started shooting weddings last year and really looked to bring a fine art documentary approach to the wedding day. I absolutely LOVE film and shoot about 90% film which seems to be nearly unheard of here in Indianapolis. I believe in film and love it for it's ability to bring out depth and contrast in the final image."
How to enter the wedding photography giveaway: 
1. Submit a photo of both the bride and groom
2. Names and wedding date
3. Wedding Location
4. Brief description detailing what makes your wedding unique or creative
{feel free to include photos of the venue and/or wedding details}

Please send the above information to austinwarnockphotography@gmail.com before Feb 1st 2010 with the Subject Line: "Contest". Winner will be notified no later than February 8th, 2010.

PS: coming up in a bit is a wedding must have item that's perfect for your bridesmaids