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Wedding / Marriage Story Writing Contest Question: What is one tip you would give a future bride or groom to survive wedding season?
Background: The kickoff to wedding season is Memorial Day weekend (it wraps up in September). Soon-to-be brides and grooms all over are entering crunch time, with overwhelming stress levels. What advice can you give them to keep their cool while in the time leading up to the wedding.
Essay Title: Please title your story/essay: Wedding Season: ________ [insert your unique part of the title]
Example: Wedding Season: I'm getting married in a month
Contest Deadline: June 30th, 2012
Winner: Announced after July 15, 2012.
Wedding Writing Contest Winner Gets...
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 Stage of Life SWAG pack
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$50 gift card from our wedding writing contest sponsor, SpaWeek.com. SpaWeek gift cards are good at over 5,000 spas in North America. They are redeemable year-round and never expire! SpaWeek.com is excited to sponsor the StageofLife.com writing contest.
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Featured Writer status on StageofLife.com
Enter now...
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 | Wedding/Marriage Writing Contest: March-April, 2012
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Wedding / Marriage Story Writing Contest Question: Are wedding shows helping or hurting your big day planning?
- Say Yes to the Dress
- Four Weddings
- My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
- My Big Redneck Wedding
- Shedding for the Wedding
- and more...
Background: The latest trend in reality TV is wedding how-to-shows. Are these shows helping brides and other bridal party members prepare for the big day, or are they making it more difficult make decisions and stick to a budget?
Essay Title: Please title your story/essay: Wedding TV: ________ [insert your unique part of the title]
Example: Wedding TV: Makes me question my dress
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 | Wedding/Marriage Writing Contest: January- February, 2012
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Wedding / Marriage Story Writing Contest Question: "Then & Now: How do you feel about marriage?"
- "Marriages come and go, but divorce is forever"- Huffington Post
- "In the United States, 49% of marriages end in divorce"- Divorce Statistics
- "Although 82% of all married couples will reach their fifth wedding anniversary, only 52% will celebrate 15 years of marriage."- Divorce Statistics
Winner: Then and Now: How it is to be Married by Sharon Greenthal
Background: When I was young ________, now that I am older ________. Tell us how you felt about marriage in the past and now in present. Some people have lived through divorce situations, great marriages, fallen in and out of love, been hurt, etc. Share your thoughts and experiences with us by submitting an essay to our Then & Now marriage writing contest.
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 | November - December 2011: Writing Contest
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Writing Contest: Awareness Month Nomination - What issue or cause should receive its own "awareness" month?
View summary for this writing contest:
Winner: Awareness Month Nomination: Don’t Let Another One Die From Suicide by NCpollyCA (Suicide prevention deserves an entire year, let alone one month)
Runners Up:
- Awareness Month Nomination: Realizing Time by Guerillafilth (“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional”)
- Awareness Month Nomination: Increasing Awesome by Papples (Stage of Life should feature “awesome” news stories from around the world)
Details: We saw NFL players wearing pink throughout October in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. We will pay tribute to the role of African-Americans throughout February during Black History month. Now think about the topics on which you're passionate, and share your thoughts on a single issue or cause that should receive its own awareness month.
In your essay, please creatively tell us...
- Is this a local, regional, national, international or planetary issue?
- Why is this issue important?
- Who does the issue impact?
- How could the message be spread?
- Are there any organizations, companies or blogs currently trying to make a difference to increase awareness on this issue?
Here's the exciting part...
This is going to be our first-ever, site-wide writing contest on StageofLife.com (verses the individual monthly writing contests). So no matter what your stage of life may be, we want everyone, from teens to Baby Boomers, to share their vision and thoughts on how we could make the world a better place through your personal nomination of a societal issue that needs increased awareness in its own Awareness Month.
The best essay responses will be compiled on a summary page and shared via a national press release in early 2012.
$250 Prize Package: One essay winner will be selected from across all writing contest entries in all life stages on StageofLife.com We will also select 10 finalists, one from each life stage. The solo-winner will receive a prize package valued at over $250:
- $100 in cash from StageofLife.com
- $50 gift card from contest sponsor, BareNecessities.com
- $50 gift card from contest sponsor, FragranceNet.com
- $25 gift card from contest sponsor, KodakGallery.com
- $25 gift card from contest sponsor, Shoebuy.com
- Free Pillow from contest sponsor, Sleepy's
- Free T-Shirt from contest sponsor, T-Shirts.com
- Stage of Life SWAG package, including letter from Stage of Life CEO
- Invitation to become a Featured Writer on StageofLife.com
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 | Wedding/Marriage Writing Contest: September-October, 2011
Wedding / Marriage Story Writing Contest Question: "How have you/will you incorporate the season into your wedding?"
Background: Seasons: whether it's summer, fall, winter or spring, brides and grooms usually add a splash of the season to their wedding. Do you have a favorite wedding season, color theme or decoration idea? We want to hear all your great seasonal wedding ideas and experiences.
Essay Title: Please title your story/essay: Wedding Season: ________ [insert your unique part of the title]
Example: Wedding Season: My wedding was icy, cool, and blue like winter.
Contest Deadline: October 31st, 2011
Winner: Announced after November 10, 2011
Wedding Writing Contest Winner Gets:
- Stage of Life t-shirt and pen
- $25 gift card from FragranceNet.com, a Wedding story contest sponsor
- Featured Writer invite on Stage of Life
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| Wedding/Marriage Writing Contest: July- August, 2011
Wedding / Marriage Story Writing Contest Question: "What was the most unique thing you have seen happen at a wedding?"
 Contest Details: We have all been to weddings. Some go off without a hitch. Some have a hick-up or two. Some are total train wrecks. Think back to wedding that you have been to as a guest or participant and share a story about something funny, touching, crazy, original, or just down right horrifying.
Essay Title: Please title your story/essay: The most unique thing I have seen at a wedding: ________ [insert your unique part of the title]
Example: The most unique thing I have seen at a wedding: My husband ended up in the ER after break dancing at our reception.
Contest Deadline: August 31st, 2011
Winner: The Most Unique Thing I have Seen at a Wedding: Ring Bearer Fight by lopezjacqueline92
Prizes:
- Stage of Life t-shirt and pen
- $25 gift card from FragranceNet.com, a Wedding story contest sponsor
- Featured Writer invite on Stage of Life
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 | Wedding/Marriage Writing Contest: May - June, 2011
Wedding / Marriage Story Writing Contest Question: "What is (or was) the biggest fear you have (or had) about your wedding day?"
Contest Details: We all know how our wedding day should unfold mapped out in our heads. You've planned for it. It's going to be perfect...or is it?
For this new wedding and marriage writing contest, we'd like to hear about the one, single nagging fear you harbored during the planning phase of your wedding.
We can guarantee that your experience, words of wisdom, insights or confession will give another bride or groom-to-be some comfort that their fear is not unfounded. Please be as candid as you feel comfortable in the sharing of this wedding fear and remember that this is a writing contest...so make your real-life story interesting - give us details!
Essay Title: Please title your story/essay: My Biggest Wedding Fear: ________ [insert your unique part of the title]
Example: My Biggest Wedding Fear: Holding my breath to see if the 2 year old flower girl would make it down the aisle!
Contest Deadline: June 30th, 2011
Winner: My Biggest Wedding Fear: Showing the World My Horrible Dance Moves by seapen
Prize: See all prizes lists above in rules.
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 | Wedding/Marriage Writing Contest: March - April, 2011
Wedding / Marriage Story Writing Contest Question: "What is (or was) the single most important aspect of your wedding and why?"
Background: As our Wedding Editor, Elle, points out in her bi-weekly series about the various pieces of planning a wedding, you know there are thousands of details that go into planning a wedding. The dress. The cake. The music. The location. The food. Do we even go on?
As a part of the wedding planning process, for each bride and groom, there's often ONE thing that is or becomes THE single most important aspect of the wedding. Some brides spare no expense on their dress, but would be happy with McDonald's Happy Meals for the reception. For others, the food lovers, maybe it's the cake that "takes the cake" in the priority of what's most important.
We want to hear from you. What was (or is) the single most important aspect of your wedding planning process, and why?
Essay Title: Please title your story/essay: Wedding Planning: ________ [insert your unique part of the title after the colon]
Example of Essay Title: Wedding Planning: Get the BEST photographer money can buy.
Contest Deadline: April 30th, 2011
Winner: Wedding Planning: From A to Y (no time for Z) by playground702
Prize: See all prizes lists above in rules.
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| January - February 2011
Wedding Story Writing Contest Prompt: "What is your engagement proposal story?"
 Winner: Bad Knees & All by LisaGraf
Background: It's the big question - "Will you marry me?" Every bride and groom has a story behind their engagement proposal. What was the location? The weather? Time of day? Was it done in public or private? Was it traditionally perfect performed on one knee during Christmas dinner or something totally unexpected? Didn't something weird happen? What was the emotional state of the asker?
Well...this is your chance to share. We want to hear your engagement proposal story (or share one from a couple you personally know) for this first wedding writing contest. Have fun with your essay (use good details) and may be the best proposal (story) win!
Essay Title: Please title your story/essay: My engagement proposal story: ________ [insert your unique part of the title after the colon]
Example of Essay Title: My engagement proposal story: He didn't ask my father for permission...ouch!!
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