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Announcing the 2010 Free Wedding Photography Giveaway Contest Winners

Sunday, March 7, 2010 Posted in Announcements, Contest

An Unexpected Last Minute Contest Entry…

I have a terrible habit, I’m always checking my email. It doesn’t matter what time of day or what I’m in the middle of doing. To make matters worst, my giveaway contest only increased my checking frequency. I always love to see who’s writing me, read their news, or maybe just hear from someone unexpectedly.

So, at about 11:30 pm on the night of the last day of contest entries, I checked my email one last time before I turned in for the night. I only found that I hadn’t received any more entries on the last day, and thought – that’s weird, not one single entry today. When I woke up the next morning, I was totally surprise to see that one more entry had been delivered to my inbox at exactly 11:59 pm. Talk about waiting for the very last minute!

So without further ado, I’m pleased to announce that Jess and Stephan from California are the official winners of the Weddings by Chris Leary Photography 2010 free wedding photography giveaway contest. They have set their date tentatively for October 9, 2010. I’m looking forward to capturing their wedding day! Congratulations, Jess and Stephan!

Here is their unexpected last minute entry:

Stephen&Jess from Stephen Bryant on Vimeo.

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry. Without you, there would be no contest. I admire each of you for your courage and for sharing your hearts.

A special thanks to the following blogs who featured my contest: DIY Bride, Weddingistas, Natalie Bradley Events, The Broke-Ass Bride, The Relentless Bride, and Snippet & Ink.

The contest was also tweeted by a small army of Twitter users – my sincerest thanks to everyone for helping make Weddings by Chris Leary Photography’s 2010 free wedding photography contest a huge success!

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2010 Free Wedding Photography Contest ~ Submissions Now Closed

Sunday, February 28, 2010 Posted in Announcements, Contest

My 2010 free wedding photography giveaway contest is now closed. Winner will be announced on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 12 noon on this blog.

Thanks to everyone who entered my contest, all of you are amazing- you’ve touched my heart!

My contest was featured on DIY Bride, Weddingistas, Natalie Bradley Events, The Broke-Ass Bride, The Relentless Bride, and Snippet & Ink. The contest was also tweeted by a small army of Twitter users – my sincerest thanks to everyone for helping make Weddings by Chris Leary Photography’s 2010 free wedding photography contest a huge success!

~ Chris Leary

Tags: DIY Bride, Natalie Bradley Events, Snippet & Ink, The Broke-Ass Bride, The Relentless Bride, Weddingistas

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March 4, 2010 - 8:51 am Amanda - Scott and I are so excited to find out the winnder!!! Everyone is so deserving. Thank you so much for this opportunity

March 4, 2010 - 1:20 pm Shaquia - As the previous winner I am so grateful for Mr. Leary!!! This was another great contest!!! I am excited for him to annouce his final choice and I think all the entries were wonderful. You all are deserving and I wish you all nothing but the best and a beautiful wedding day!

March 4, 2010 - 1:54 pm admin - Shaquia - you can stop calling me "Mr Leary" LOL! Aren't we friends by now?! Mrs. Serrano (Shaquia) and I just had a conversation about all the entries and have made our choice! Check out the blog on Sunday, March 7th at noon!

March 4, 2010 - 2:04 pm Shaquia - Haha.. your right...ok ... Mr. Chris :)!! I Cant wait to see the happy post on Sunday announcing the winner! Very exciting!!

Wedding photography giveaway contest ends 11:59 pm February 28, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010 Posted in Contest, NY wedding photography

There are less than 3 days left to enter for my free wedding photography giveaway contest! Contest ends 11:59 pm on February 28, 2010 – get your essay or video entry to Weddings by Chris Leary Photography today – follow link at the bottom of this post!

Here’s what Ronnie & Jessica wanted to share with me:

Picture it: Paradise beach in Mykonos, Greece, summer of 2006. Jessica’s tumultuous
relationship in Manhattan had ended badly and she swore off men forever. Her wild and
crazy best friend convinced her to go to Greece for some fun and sun.

They were partying it up at the beach and frolicking in the ocean when Jess got stung by a
jelly fish. She approached a tall, dark and handsome man to ask for some help. “Do you
speak English?” she began tearfully. “Um, I’m from NY” he laughed. And proceeded to
offer to pee on her to take away the sting. He made her laugh in the first 2 minutes. She
couldn’t believe it; she traveled across the world to meet someone who was practically her
neighbor at home!

Fast forward to 2010. Jess and Ronnie have had several life-changing events strike this year
like the perfect storm. They got engaged. They scraped together all of their money to buy a
home together. Ronnie realized he will need a degree to advance his career so he started
taking classes. AND they just had a BABY! Beautiful little Jadyn Grace was born in
November. Now on to the next big thing, planning their dream wedding!

Jess and Ronnie have exhausted all of their savings, after all, real estate, school, and babies
can be pretty pricey – side note: the name Jadyn means precious yet costly Being able to
show our daughter these photos means the most to us and is the number one reason we’d like
a first-class photographer to document this special day. We truly appreciate creative
photography and know you would do an amazing job of capturing the love within our family
into photos she will have forever. It would be so appreciated and really help us out with our
struggle to make ends meet. Please see attached pictures of Jessica, Ronnie and the little
munchkin.