February entries are now open for the Wish Upon A Wedding proposal competition.
We are looking for the couple with the best wedding proposal story to enter the competition and stand the chance of winning a wedding.
How it works
Each month, from January 1 to December 31, we will run a proposal of the month competition, inviting anyone who has gotten engaged over the last two months to enter the competition.
The deadline for the February competition, for anyone who got/is getting engaged in January or February, is 4pm on February 28.
Once the monthly competition has closed, each couple’s story, photo and video will be posted online at www.springsadvertiser.co.za/wish-upon-wedding/ and readers will be invited to vote for their favourite proposal or couple.
Read next week’s paper for details of how to vote for couples who entered the January competition.
The winner of each of the 12 monthly competitions will move into the final round in which readers will vote for the best proposal of the year, selecting the grand-prize winners.
The competition is only open to residents of Springs or KwaThema and proof of residence showing your name and address will be requested when claiming prizes.
If the winner cannot prove they live in the area, they will be disqualified and the couple with the next highest number of votes will win their spot in the final.
Enter
In order to enter you need to send the following items to editor Samantha Keogh at springseditorial@caxton.co.za by the closing date:
• The first and last name of both partners, where you live and the contact number and email address of both people. Only one of you needs to currently reside in Springs or KwaThema.
• The completed entry form, which can be downloaded from the story How do I enter the Wish Upon A Wedding competition? found under the enter tab on the website.
• A JPEG photo of the couple. The photo should be of the couple alone with no other people in it. Photos must be submitted electronically in a JPEG attachment and must be between 1MB and 3MB.
• A video of no longer than two minutes, or written account of not more than 200 words, of the proposal.
• A 150- to 200-word motivation explaining why you should win the grand prize.
Rules
• Anyone who does not abide by the rules (see the full rules and T&Cs on our website) will be disqualified and no communication will be entered into in this regard.
• Photos which do not meet the criteria set out above, or WhatsApp photos, will not be accepted and the entry will be disqualified. No correspondence will be entered into if photos are rejected for not meeting the criteria.
• Entries will only be accepted from the couples themselves. Entries from friends and families will not be accepted.
• The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The prizes, except where stated, are not transferable and may not be exchanged for cash.
• Couples may only enter once – you cannot resubmit your entry for the following month if you do not win the first time you enter (e.g. if you get engaged on January 15 you can enter in either January OR February, but not in both months).
Please read the full rules and T&Cs on the website.
