Day 1 Giveaway:  The winner of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest is: Krystal Radlinksi of Verve Studio!   Krystal and husband Matt are based out of Gainesville, Florida and Denver, Colorado.  They are both master photographers, and through their workshop division, Verve Studio Labs, they travel around the country teaching courses to help others in the industry.  Krystal seriously rocks and I am itching for an opportunity to work with them.  Check out her winning submission – I love the title she used for the photo, “The Sizzler”!

Krystal Radlinski of Verve Studio

Krystal is the winner of the Red Gemstone Necklace & Earring Set from Charming Charlie’s!

Day 2 Giveaway: The Day 2 giveaway is two sets of the Seth Godin book, Linchpin, and the accompanying workbook, Ship It.  The two winners are:  Eliana Baucicault of ellyB Events and Michelle Loretta of SAGE Wedding Pros.

Day 3 Giveaway: The Day 3 giveaway is a Sex & The City 2 Fashion Book & the movie DVD.  The winner is:  Felicia Newberry of Magnum Companies, Inc.

Day 4 Giveaway: The Day 4 giveaway is a $20 gift card to Charming Charlie’s!  The winner is Kawania Wooten of Howerton Wooten Events.

Day 5 Giveaway: The Day 5 giveaway is for 2 lovely feather headbands from Charming Charlie’s.  The winner is Katie Saeger of Simply & Forever.

Day 6 Giveaway: The Day 6 giveaway is for a cheetah print cashmere scarf from Charming Charlie’s.  The winner is:  Maleka Joliff of MMJ Weddings & Events.

Day 7 Giveaway: The Day 7 giveaway is for a $15 iTunes Gift Card.  The winner is Janice Carnevale of Bellwether Events.

Day 8 Giveaway: The Day 8 giveaway is for a Statement Cocktail Ring from Charming Charlie’s.  The winner is Latrice Cushenberry of Opulent Couturier Event Styling & Planning.

Day 9 Giveaway: The Day 9 giveaway is for two more sets of the Seth Godin book, Linchpin and the accompanying workbook, Ship It.  There was only one qualifying winner for this contest and the winner is:  Lara Molettiere of Lara Molettiere Events.  I will hold onto the second set of books for a giveaway at another time.

Day 10 Giveaway: The Day 10 giveaway is for a $50 beauty pack giveaway.  There were no entries for this contest, so there is no winner.  (Oh well, I had to break into the Loreal Telescopic Mascara after an unfortunate mishap with my mascara yesterday and I was secretly coveting the Essie Nail polish anyway!)

Day 11 Giveaway: The Day 11 giveaway is for another $15 iTunes gift card.  The only entries for this contest were winners on other days, so I will hold onto this for a future contest.

Day 12 Giveaway: The Day 12 giveaway is for a Tiffany & Company leather “Little Blue Book” Journal.  The winner is: NaShara Mitchell of LawGLOSS and Ready to Blush.

How winners should claim your items:

• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.

Thank you so much to everyone for participating in the 12 Days of Christmas Contest!  I especially appreciate those who took the time to complete the survey.  Your feedback will be invaluable as I work on improvements to the blog for 2011.

Happy New Year’s everyone – I pray that 2011 will be your best year yet – both professionally and personally!

Remember to enter the 12 Days of Christmas Contest!  There 12 giveaways – one for each day of posts published December 12 through December 23!  Be sure to read the post carefully and follow the instructions to win.  All contests will remain open until December 30.  I have listed the posts with links for each day below for your convenience.

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 12

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 11

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 10

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 9

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 8

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 7

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 6

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 5

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 4

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 3

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 2

12 Days of Christmas Contest – Day 1

If you are visiting the site during the Holidays, we hope you will take the time to catch up on posts you may have missed.  We welcome your comments!

The Stylish Planner wishes you and your family a wonderful Holiday season.  God Bless!

In 2011, you will see formal advertising added to the blog, but only from companies that are really applicable to wedding professionals and the industry.  Advertising will be very exclusive – probably only 10 advertisers at a time and I will be very selective on advertisers and sponsored posts.  I have turned away legitimate advertisers all year long in part because I wasn’t ready to offer ads, but also because many companies coming to me are not relevant to our industry.  I hope you will like what you see!

Style Profiles will be streamlined and easier for you to submit.  In the past, I had one questionnaire for planners and one for “all other wedding professionals”.  This questionnaire will be consolidated for all wedding professionals and the photo submission process will be more clearly outlined.  Overall, it will be very easy for anyone to submit a profile.

Most importantly, I want the blog to be feature reader driven content.  What do you want to read about?  What topics are most important and most helpful to you?  Please let me know by taking this SURVEY.  It’s only 10 questions and it will help me tremendously.  In exchange, I would love to give you an opportunity to win this:

Earlier this year, Tiffany & Company launched a line of leather goods that will absolutely take your breath away.  You can read all about my thoughts on the line here.  One person who completes the survey and then tweets, “I completed The @StylishPlanner survey! #12DOCTSP” (please include the hashtag too) will be randomly chosen to win the Tiffany & Co. leather bound “Little Blue Book” journal.  Trust me, it is exquisite.

Survey answers can be left anonymously, but you must tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Thank you in advance for completing the survey.  Remember – all 12 Days of Christmas Contests remain open until noon on December 30th.  Winners for each contest will be announced in a blog post by 5:00 p.m. on December 30.  Read the rules below for further details.

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the blog readers!

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.

Who doesn’t love iTunes gift cards?  I keep a list of songs and apps that I want to download on my phone, and we have asked Santa for an iPad for Christmas, so I hope to have an iTunes gift card in my stocking this year!  I have another iTunes give away for you all too – a $15 iTunes gift card.

Just share below:  What is your best diet and/or exercise tip?  One winner will be randomly selected from all comments.

I can’t wait to read these. I could really benefit from some tips on getting and staying motivated to work out!

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.

One Loreal Telescopic Mascara in Carbon Black

One Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black

One ELF Bronzing Brush

One sample pack of Loreal Expert Vitamino Color Shampoo and Conditioner (for color treated hair)

One sample pack of Philosophy Amazing Grace body wash

One 0.5 fl. oz. size Amazing Grace Spray Fragrance

One sample pack of Philosophy Microdelivery Exoliating Wash

One sample pack of Philosophy Supernatural tinted spf

One sample bottle of Philosophy’s Unconditional Love firming body emulsion

One tube of Philosophy’s Melon Daiquiri Lip Shine

One sample pack of Philosophy’s Never Let Them See You Shine – oil & shine control primer

Basically U – 150 count oil blotting papers

One Essie Nail Polish in Masquerade Ball (I love this color!)

This is a terrible iPhone photo of the loot, but I wanted you to see all the items together:

Total retail value of these items is over $50.

To win, comment below, naming one beauty tip or product that I have featured on The Stylish Planner that you have tried and now love.

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.

My friends at SAGE Wedding Pros have a great list of recommended books to help wedding pros with their businesses.  I want to read every single book on the list – no joke!

I literally wake up to a Seth Godin post in my email every morning.  To me, he has a unique way of looking at things, and I would never consider the same thoughts on my own without his direction.  Almost everything he writes creates a “light bulb” moment for me.  And I really love that he is succinct and not super wordy in his posts.

So, it is my pleasure to share with you today two Seth Godin book giveaways.  Two lucky winners will receive Seth’s book Linchpin and the accompanying workbook, Ship It. 

All you need to do is leave a comment below sharing your favorite business tool and why/how it has helped you.

Personally, I would have to answer that my American Express OPEN card has been crucial to my business.  There’s lots of other things that have helped me too, but this card is basically a readily available line of credit to me at any time that I need it, not to mention the great discounts it has afforded me over the last four years I’ve had the account.  I’m convinced that trying to run my business on any other card would have been a complete hassle.

What’s your favorite business tool?  It could be your iPad, an app, a software program you use for accounting, anything that you feel you could not function without.  I am always looking for ways to streamline, so I can’t wait to see these answers come in!

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.

I found this fun one at my favorite accessory store, Charming Charlie’s and I want to give it away to one lucky reader.

To win, just friend The Stylish Planner on our Facebook page and answer the question I posted on the status: “What is your favorite gemstone?”  One person’s comment will be chosen randomly to win.

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.

I usually do not post on the blog on the weekends, but I knew that I wanted to just do some fun posts for the 12 Days of Christmas contest, so there will be a post today and tomorrow. 

Who doesn’t love iTunes gift cards?  I keep a list of songs and apps that I want to download on my phone, and we have asked Santa for an iPad for Christmas, so I hope to have an iTunes gift card in my stocking this year!  I have one for you all too – a $15 iTunes gift card.

Just share with us below:  What is your favorite family Christmas tradition and why?  One winner will be randomly selected from all comments.

I can’t wait to read these. I so enjoy hearing from you all on a personal level – it makes me love you even more!

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.

So I am thrilled to be giving away a beautiful cashmere, cheetah print scarf from Charming Charlie’s as part of the 12 days of Christmas giveaways.  It’s really lovely:

Cheetah, leopard, feathers, lace, jeggings, fur – we’ve seen lots of great trends this year.  What has been your favorite fashion trend this year?  Comment below for your chance to win today’s contest.

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.

So, I wanted to provide a little incentive to entice you to submit a Style Profile in the future.

Feathers were one of the Fall fashion trends for this year, and I for one am loving the use of feathers in accessories.  These two lovely little headbands can be yours…

All you have to do is e-mail me at info@thestylishplanner.com with a commitment to submit your Style Profile on any Thursday in January, February or March, 2011 (you choose the date and include it in your email).  I will forward you the questionnaire and guidelines as soon as they post online and remind you of your commitment in time for you to prepare it for your post date.

Rules:

• Contest is limited to the Continental United States.
• You must be a wedding and event professional.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• In order to qualify for each giveaway, you must adhere to the guidelines for that day, so please read the post carefully each day.  For instance, if the post indicates that you should comment on our Facebook Fan Page and you comment on the blog instead, your blog comment does not qualify for the giveaway.
• Giveaway items will be announced each day, not in advance.  (You can however, see a photo and prize list of most of the giveaway items at the top of this post.)  You may enter multiple times, but in order to be fair, once you have won a prize, you are disqualified from any further wins.  Each days topic is pretty fun and we love dialogue, so feel free to comment each day if you’d like, but multiple prizes will not be awarded to the same person.
• All prizes will be awarded by random drawing, with the exception of the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest.
• All contests will remain open for comments until 12:00 noon EST on December 30.  The winners for all 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways will be announced by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 30.
• All winners must email Jeannine at info@thestylishplanner.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 to acknowledge your win and include your mailing address.
• All prizes will be mailed out no later than Friday, January 7, 2011.
• I will attempt to make notifications to winners via Twitter, Facebook or email, in the same fashion that you were asked to leave your comment for that day’s giveaway.  However, please be sure to check the winners list that will post on 12/30 just in case you do not receive a personal notification.
• For the final contest day, a completed survey enters you in the drawing for that day.  Survey answers can be left anonymously, however, you must Tweet that you completed the survey so that I have your name.

Disclaimer:

No paid advertising has been accepted for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.  Products chosen for the giveaway are favorites of the Editor of The Stylish Planner.

Please direct any questions related to the contest to info@thestylishplanner.com.