It’s my birthday week, and I have a confession to make: I missed my blogging anniversary/birthday. It was the first week of July, and with going away on vacation, then getting home and moving right away, I was never able to make a big deal of it!
 
But now, I AM making a big deal of it with a GIVEAWAY to say thank you for being such awesome readers! I’m putting together a little gift basket for whomever the winner may be- the fabulous pink and gray shoe clips …

Thank you all for entering the first {ELD} Giveaway! I can’t wait for more to come…I already have more in the works for you all!
Lauren of Ten23Designs has such fabulous products. They’re that perfect bit of personalization to add to any wedding!
And the winner is….
Ginger!
Ginger, I will be sending you an email with details on how to claim your “prize” of a $25 gift certificate towards your favorite custom decal by Ten23Designs.
As a thank you to everyone who entered, Lauren is offering {ELD} readers 10% off custom orders of $50 …

2010 is a big year for “firsts” for {ELD}, and today we’re adding one more to the list!
 
Lauren of Ten23Designs has teamed up with {ELD} to do a $25 gift certificate giveaway! Lauren creates custom decals for just about anything! Decals can designed as monograms, a design, your name…Lauren says that if you can think it, she can make it! You can put the decals on your walls, on a dance floor, on a car window…wherever your heart desires! The decals are removable, and they won’t leave behind …

Well sure you do! We all want free things, but when it’s something like photography, and it doesn’t cost you a thing…well why not?!
 
Joanna of Joanna Wilson Photography is celebrating her 6th year of business by giving away 2 portrait sessions! One will be for a couple or family in New York, and the other for a couple or family in California!
 
In Joanna’s words:
 
“We are asking you to submit your WORST family or couple’s portrait. And we mean WORST. Blurry, blown out and big …

Everyone knows how much I love letterpress, and when I heard about this giveaway on iDIY, I was jumping out of my chair with excitement! iDIY is giving away Lifestyle Craft’s L Letterpress to ONE special winner! If you’re considering doing your invitations yourself, take a look at this wonderful new letterpress machine!
Photo via iDIY
Letterpress is an intricate process, since it’s done by hand, one-by-one, piece-by-piece, but it’s gorgeous and it adds a special element to whatever you’re letterpressing! You can use the L Letterpress to make invitations, …

Everyone knows how much I love paper goods, and I love letterpress even more! So, when I heard of the giveaway that Katrina of Ma Joie Press is doing, I of course had to share the opportunity! I love sharing any opportunity to have some great paper products!
The giveaway is for… A free letterpress wedding invitation suite! Amazing! Take a look at these gorgeous designs!

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To enter, just go to the Ma Joie blog and comment on this post. All you have to do is tell Katrina how …

In continuing with the giveaways, I thought I should let everyone know about The Broke-Ass Bride’s Wedding in a Week Giveaway! If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a great opportunity to win some AMAZING wedding related things!

BAB is giving away almost everything you can think of that is wedding related- from garters to a workout program to hand drawn maps!

The giveaways have been going on since Monday, but each one of the contests are open for 72 hours! So head on over to BAB and win some amazing stuff!!

Christine from BridalTweet gave me the heads-up about this awesome contest they’re having. I wanted to get the word out ASAP so everyone can have a chance to win!

BridalTweet.com announced a contest today awarding one lucky bride a complimentary rental of dazzling diamond earrings to wear on her wedding day. Each bride who joins BridalTweet.com before October 30 will be entered to win, compliments of Adorn Brides. The Red Carpet Wedding contest is their way of thanking brides for joining the BridalTweet wedding community. You’ll rent anything from visual props …

I’ve been trying to get this post up all day to let you all know ASAP, but other obligations (work) prevented me from doing so.

I want to help everyone find the best things for their weddings, and what better way to GET these things than contests? We all would like a chance at getting free stuff!

Style Me Pretty is having a contest for gorgeous cake stands from Raise the Cake. All you have to do is pick out which one is favorite from their collection and post a comment …