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Win 1 Of 3 Kadori Hair Straighteners!

Posted November 8th, 2011 | 3:02 pm | By Jen O'Brien | 52 Comments

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS: MARGARET, STEFANIE AND NAZ.

Finding a hairstyle that suits your dress but still feels natural is a huge bridal beauty consideration. Will you opt for a wispy effortless look, an elegant updo, or a trendy braid? We want to know which sort of style you’re considering for your wedding and why you chose it.

Share your go-to hairstyle by commenting on this blog post and you’ll be instantly entered to win one of three Kadori Professional 1″ Stylers courtesy of Canada’s new online shopping destination for everything beauty, eBeauty.ca.

The Kadori Styler is an ultra-lightweight tool with contoured plates to help you achieve a perfect, snag free style — whether you’re looking for curls, waves or pin straight locks. Developed with worldwide voltage, this styling wand is also a honeymoon travel essential.

Three winners will be chosen at random Tuesday November 22nd. If you’ve won we will contact you via email and announce your name on this post.

Good luck!

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Share Your Best Beauty Advice And You Could Win!

Posted September 13th, 2011 | 2:14 pm | By Jen O'Brien | 12 Comments

What has been your biggest beauty challenge leading up to your wedding? More importantly, how did you solve it? We’re looking for essential beauty advice from other brides — from choosing the right nail colour to finding a skincare regime that works.

Post your tips in the comment field below and you’ll instantly be entered for a chance to win one of three joinFITE Dermalogica prize packs.

joinFITE is the brainchild of Dermalogica Founder Jane Wurwand and seeks to provide women entrepreneurs access to small loans enabling them to start or grow a business, and to educate the public at large about the benefits of empowering women entrepreneurs. To encourage consumers to support the cause, Dermalogica has rebranded five of its best-selling products: Total Eye Care, Daily Microfoliant, PreCleanse, Skin Hydrating Booster and Intensive Eye Repair, with a redeemable code which allows them to go online and make a donation. For every code activated Dermalogica will contribute $1 towards funding a microloan for a woman entrepreneur.

First prize: All of the products pictured above — Total Eye Care, Daily Microfoliant, PreCleanse, Skin Hydrating Booster and Intensive Eye Repair

Second prize: PreCleanse and Daily Microfoliant

Third prize: PreCleanse and Daily Microfoliant

The Weddingbells editorial team will review all submissions and select three winners. The winners will be chosen Tuesday, September 27th at noon. If you’ve won we will contact you via email and announce your name on this post.

We can’t wait to read your tips!

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Share Your Lovestruck Moment And You Could Win!

Posted August 12th, 2011 | 11:25 am | By Jen O'Brien | 64 Comments

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS: ERIKA, JOYLENE AND SERENA.

Was there a distinct moment when you absolutely knew that you’d fallen head over heels in love? If so, we want to hear about it. Share your story by commenting on this blog post and you could win one of three Vera Wang Lovestruck prize packs!

Vera Wang Lovestruck was inspired by a modern day twist on Romeo & Juliet. It is a feminine floral fragrance that captures the feeling of a woman who is captivated by passion. With top notes of pink guava and angelica flower, it’s sure to become your go-to scent.

For a chance at a prize pack just post your love story below. The Weddingbells editorial team will review all submissions and select the three most goosebump-inducing posts. The winners will be chosen Monday, August 29th at noon. If you’ve won we will contact you via email and announce your name on this post.

We can’t wait to read your stories!

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UPDATE: Contest is CLOSED **WIN: A Pair of Concert Tickets to Watch Train in Toronto

Posted July 4th, 2011 | 1:00 am | By Roseanne Dela Rosa | 100 Comments

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who participated. Yesterday we drew five lucky winners for both the Album and the Tickets (the winners have all been notified via e-mail), here are the following random winners:

TICKETS: Anna Lafoyiannis, Phelan Snow, Heather Swanson, Heather Rosen and Apryl Dawn
ALBUM: Francine, Stacy, Lynda, Kymberly and Dave.

We’ve got some EXCITING news to share. Music band, Train, known particularly in the wedding world for their hit song ‘Marry Me‘ (watch the heartwarming video below), is coming to Toronto (alongside Maroon 5) to perform on August 22nd and we’ve scored 5 pairs of tickets to give away*! Read the rest of this entry »

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WIN: A Pass For Two to the Special Advance Screening of BRIDESMAIDS

Posted May 2nd, 2011 | 8:30 am | By Roseanne Dela Rosa | 7 Comments

Just how far have you gone for a bride? Show us and you could win a pass for two to the special advance screening of Bridesmaids on Wednesday, May 11th.

SYNOPSIS: This spring, producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad) and director Paul Feig (creator of Freaks and Geeks) invite you to experience Bridesmaids. Kristen Wiig leads the cast as Annie, a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony.

Annie’s life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian’s maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.

Weddingbells wants to know (and see!) what lengths you’ve gone to as a bridesmaid. E-mail us a photo at bridesmaids@weddingbells.ca of your most unique bridesmaid dress, shoes, accessory or hairstyle and you could be 1 of 20 winners to win a pass for 2 to the special advance screening screening of BRIDESMAIDS in Toronto.

Winners will be chosen and featured back on the Weddingbells blog on Tuesday, May 10th.

IN THEATRES MAY 13

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Weddingbells Judges the Royal Cake Competition on The Marilyn Denis Show

Posted April 29th, 2011 | 5:23 pm | By Roseanne Dela Rosa | 1 Comment

If you tuned into CTV this morning at 10:00 am, you may have spotted my cameo appearance on The Marilyn Denis Show. My job? Having the difficult task to judge, along with Bonnie Gordon and Catherine Lash (pictured above), three gorgeous wedding cakes (half of which were prepared live on set). Read the rest of this entry »

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Day 19: Win a Royal Wedding Prize Pack!

Posted April 10th, 2011 | 7:10 am | By Alison McGill | 11 Comments

Hands up who’s getting up long before sunrise on April 29th to watch William and Kate say “I Do.” More than 750 million people watched William’s parents wed back in 1981 and it’s estimated that two billion people will be tuned into his wedding. The wedding airs at 6:00 am (EST ) with coverage beginning at 3:00 am. To ensure you aren’t late to the party, Philips has put together three Royal Wedding Wakeup Packages for you, our Weddingbells readers! Prize includes:

• One Philips Wake-up Light Plus, an innovative system that wakes you up naturally with light that simulates sunrise. Starting 30 minutes before your set wake-up time, the Wake-Up light gradually fills your room with bright light like the rising sun. The light increases the level of energy hormones in your body, prepping it to wake up. It also includes two alarms, FM radio and a USB port to upload music.

• A shortbread snack pack and English Breakfast tea.

The Royal Wedding Wakeup Package is valued at $200. To win, tell us how you are celebrating the royal wedding—we will pick our three favourite answers! Contest is open to Canadian residents only and closes on Thursday April 14.

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Win Tickets to The Wedding Co Show

Posted January 6th, 2011 | 4:37 pm | By Stephanie Gray | 48 Comments

{Photography courtesy The Wedding Co.}

**CONTEST UPDATE** Congratulations to Zoya M. and Erika N. who both won tickets to the show!! Thanks to everyone who entered.

*Please note winners were randomly selected.

In an earlier post I mentioned how The Wedding Co Show is celebrating their 10th anniversary! It’s a fantastic event held at The Carlu in downtown Toronto and is a boutique-style show featuring 125 of the top vendors in the city, as chosen through a juried process. If you’re recently engaged and thinking about attending a bridal show, this is a really great one for Toronto brides. The show runs from Friday January 14 until Sunday January 16, and tickets are $20 at the door. Like to go? We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to the show! All you have to do is tell us who you plan to bring with you! Read the rest of this entry »