SkinCareRx Gift Card Giveaway

My sister Kellie, the blogger behind fashion site Playing Dress-Up, is hosting a fabulous giveaway for a $25 SkinCareRx gift card now through April 22. This site features some truly awesome products from Dermalogica and other top skincare lines, so click on over to have a look and enter today!



You can tell her I sent you. :)

(Photo Credit: Dermalogica)

I’m Going To St. Maarten!

I guess it must be my lucky day, because although I’ve won a giveaway here and there in the past, imagine my thrill this morning to find out that I am the winner of the biggest and best giveaway ever – a week at the beautiful Westin St. Maarten! Stephen and I are SO excited, and so grateful to The Relentless Bride and Weddzilla for hosting this awesome giveaway.

Of course, I’ll let you know just when we’ll be going, and I'll also be sure to blog all about it. For now, here’s a little preview of what I have to look forward to! Happy Wedding Wednesday!

(Photo Credit: Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa) 

Dream Honeymoon Giveaway!

How would you like to spend a luxurious week in St. Maarten, swimming, sunning, and enjoying the spa? Well, here’s your chance!

Weddzilla and Relentless Bride have teamed up with Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa to give away a fabulous seven-night stay for two, complete with an outdoor cabana couple's massage, breakfast daily, and a Sunday champagne brunch.

Ready to try your luck? Just fill out the entry form, and the next thing you know, you could be kicking it on a gorgeous Caribbean beach!

What's your favorite island getaway?

(Photo Credit: Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa)

Celebrate Spring Giveaway Winner!

And the poster goes to…Shanna of Shanna’s Secrets!

Congratulations, Shanna, and thanks to everyone who entered!

(Photo Credit: Google Images)

Celebrate Spring Giveaway: Win a Free Poster Print!

The spring wedding season is in full swing, and it’s the perfect time to host another fun giveaway for an 18 x 24 rolled poster from OnlinePosterPrinting.com!

Just follow the instructions below for your chance to win. Entries will be accepted until 12 p.m. EST on Saturday, May 8, and a randomly chosen winner will be announced the following day.

Ready to enter? Here’s how!

#1 – For your first entry, you should become or already be a Bicoastal Bride follower, if you use Blogger. Leave a comment letting me know, and also share your favorite thing about the spring season, whether wedding-related or not! Be sure to include your email address with the comment.

For extra entries, you can:

#2 – Follow @Bicoastal_Bride on Twitter, and leave a comment letting me know, along with your Twitter name.

#3 – Join the Bicoastal Bride page on Facebook, and leave a comment letting me know.

#4 – Tweet about the giveaway, and leave a comment letting me know.

#5 – Post about the giveaway on Facebook, and leave a comment letting me know.

#6 – Blog about the giveaway, and leave a comment that includes a link to the post.

Good luck, and have a fabulous weekend!

(Photo Credits: OnlinePosterPrinting.com & Google Images)

Giveaway Winner & Huge Wedding Announcement!

Thanks to everyone who entered my poster print giveaway! I’m happy to announce that the winner is none other than PartyPlannerGal, one of my absolute favorite bloggers! Congratulations! When you have a chance, please leave me your email address so I can send it to the sponsor.

Also, there have been some big changes going on, and I’ll be making an announcement tomorrow about one aspect of the wedding that’s changing dramatically! Think you know what it might be? Stay tuned for the reveal!

(Graphic Credit: Google Images)

I’m Giving Away a Free Poster Print!

As a way to say thanks to all you lovely readers for your constant support, encouragement and fabulously kind blog awards, I’m hosting my very first giveaway! Just follow the instructions below for your chance to win an 18 x 24 poster print from UPrinting! Entries will be accepted until 12 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 28, and a randomly chosen winner will be announced later that evening.

Ready to enter? Here’s how!

#1 – For your first required entry, you should become or already be a Bicoastal Bride follower. Leave a comment letting me know, and also tell me how you will use the poster if you win. Be sure to include your email address in the comment.

For extra entries, you can:

#2 – Follow me on Twitter, and leave a comment letting me know, along with your Twitter name.

#3 – Follow me on Facebook, and leave a comment letting me know.

#4 – Tweet about the giveaway, and leave a comment letting me know.

#5 – Post about the giveaway on Facebook, and leave a comment letting me know.

#6 – Blog about the giveaway, and leave a comment that includes a link to the post.

Good luck! Also remember to check back tonight for my live updates from Weddzilla’s amazing Rock the Launch!

Want more info about poster prints? Check out the following links!

Digital Photo Enlargement:
http://www.onlineposterprinting.com/Poster-Prints.html

Digital Photos on Posters:
http://www.onlineposterprinting.com/

(Graphic Credits: Google Images & UPrinting)

A ‘Picture Perfect’ Gift & Fun TV Surprise

Remember the Get Married Blogger Brides photo box giveaway I told you about a couple weeks ago? Well, guess what? My post drew the most comments, and I won!

I’d like to give a special thanks to everyone who headed over to the Get Married website to share your thoughts and help me win! Your support means so much to me!

If you’re interested in checking it out, my question about fun, affordable cash bar alternatives was also featured on Get Married TV Saturday during the “Slice of Advice” segment about halfway through the show. What a fun surprise!

Now, here’s the piece I wrote about our “picture perfect” moment since getting engaged. I hope you enjoy it!

Picture Perfect

My two favorite photos of Stephen and I weren’t taken during an engagement session. Nor are they two of the many pictures that feature us traveling or touring our favorite wineries. No, my all-time favorite shots include what is probably one of the worst pictures of me in existence. So why, you may ask, out of all the great pictures I just described, do these two have such significance?

Well, after enjoying one-too-many a slice of pizza on our Central American cruise, and many-too-many of Stephen’s famous shortbread cakes right in our own home, I made a commitment to ditch my status as the ultimate couch potato, and instead turn myself into a runner, able to last 10K nonstop by summer’s end.

So, when I know he would have much rather chowed down on pasta and chocolate chip cookies, Stephen instead spent his evenings researching and cooking healthy meals for me. At night, if it was too dark by the time I got home, Stephen laced up his sneakers and headed out to run three miles at my side, encouraging me to keep going, and sticking right with me, when I know this former high school cross-country star could have gone much faster on his own. Without uttering a single complaint, he selflessly attended 8 a.m. aerobics classes on Saturday mornings, and didn’t even flinch upon realizing that he was the only guy in the class.

And after a few weeks, Stephen was as into it as I was, eager to regain the glory of his cross-country days by reading nutritional labels at the grocery store, working out with dumbbells while watching TV, and allowing himself to become hopelessly excited about what had become not only my goal, but his as well.

Finally, one day toward the end of September, with fall creeping in and threatening to put an end to our outdoor runs for the season, we hit the pavement and ran. And ran. And ran harder, faster and longer than we ever had. When it was all over, we checked our distance to see that we had done it. 6.5 miles!

But, as excited as I was that we had reached our goal, I realized that it wasn’t even the accomplishment that was truly the best part. No, it was the time we spent together getting there – encouraging each other, helping each other, and supporting each other – that mattered the most.

Early in our journey to get fit, we took turns taking these two shots of each other before we headed out to run my very first 5K race, and his first in over five years. As you can see, there were no beautiful camera angles, no special editing techniques, and no dressy clothes. All the photos represent is us – plain and simple, in our running shorts and sneakers, together, in love, achieving something big. That is our moment, and it is perfect, even if the pictures appear to be far from it.

What’s your special story?

(Photo Credits: Personal Library)

Get Married Blogger Brides Giveaway: Picture Perfect

As a fun way to kick off 2010, Get Married is giving away this super cute Sugarboo Designs photo box to one lucky bride! The way to win? Write a 500-words-or-less Blogger Brides post describing your favorite “picture perfect" moment since getting engaged. The blogger who gets the most comments by 6 p.m. on Jan. 13 wins the prize!

I’ll post my entry here after the giveaway ends, but for now, feel free to check it out over on Blogger Brides! Hint: It involves pizza, running, and one of the worst photos of me ever!

What about you, ladies? Do you have a special story to share, either with me or by entering the contest?

(Photo Credit: Get Married)

A Super Sweet Giveaway

As a fun way to kick off the holiday season, be sure to visit “A Chocolate Lover’s Confessions” for your chance to win a cookbook featuring recipes for over 100 delicious confections!

Who couldn’t use a chocolate pick-me-up?

(Photo Credit: A Chocolate Lover's Confessions)