Contest Results

Less than 12 hours ago the wedding photography giveaway contest ended as I am sure all of you know. We, unfortunately, lost by 16 votes. This contest was fun, stressful, nerve wrecking, and intense! The last 48 hours I spent were basically living and breathing this contest. I talked, dreamed, and prayed about it more than I think anything else I have ever done. It was incredible to see the way friends and family pulled through for us. I truly felt blessed at the end of the night.

In those final minutes before midnight it was a whirlwind. I was hurrying people over to the computers, others were shouting the score, my phone was blowing up with text messages, and people were standing around in anticipation of the midnight hour. Then 12:00 hit. I read "contest over" on Andrea Murphy's status and before she had even got to post the winners my heart sank. I heard someone say we were down by 16. I buried my face in my hands right there in the lobby. I was crushed. All of that hard work and campaigning had come down to that moment. We had put in 15 hours over Sunday and Monday just stopping people and asking for a minute of there time for that moment. I tried with everything in me to fight the tears, but when you put all that you have into something and it just slips from your hands I guess it is hard not to cry.

Thank you so much to all the people that helped in a tremendous way! We never could have made it that far without everyone's help. Zeb and I really did have a lot of fun in the process. It was an odd bonding time for us. It makes me excited for the things that we will get to fight for together in the future. I saw a side of Zeb in this contest that I had not seen yet and that just makes it all the more worth it. We grew closer in the process. I think it taught us a little lesson for the future about fighting the good fight together and the benefit it can have in your relationship. And to me these kinds of things that bring family, friends, and strangers together for one cause is what I think life is all about. It is the little things in life that matter most! I can't wait to bring everyone together in person (rather than on facebook) just 7 months and 1 day from today for a very special day in both mine and Zeb's life.