Fab Freebie: The (Not) Wedding Week: a house log

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

Thanks to random.org’s quite arbitrary matchmaking skills, our winner is… Lawren (whose go-to wedding moment was when her cousin’s pocketed dress stored tissues to hand the groom when he teared up during the vows). Congrats!

Hope everyone’s having an excellent Fourth of July. We are enjoying some family time but hoped to drop in with this week’s giveaway, so here ya go. Thursday marks our 4th wedding anniversary, which typically would make this “Wedding Week” around here. But since there is not much left of that dead horse to beat (we have already shared every last detail about our wedding, honeymoon, traditions, how we met, how we got engaged, and our go-to meaningful momentos), we are gonna go light on the theme this time around. Do not get me wrong, the last year has been excellent and we are planning something sweet to celebrate the beginning of year five (nothing big, but we will share whatever we end up doing). Feel free to take a trip down memory lane by checking out a recap of our $4,000 Hands-on backyard ceremony or browsing old Wedding Week posts from the last three years if you are feeling sentimental though.

And since this turned into sort of a “Not” Wedding Week, we figured it was the ideal time to do a giveaway with The Not Wedding. They are a self-described “killer alternative to a bridal show” where you attend a mock ceremony, sit down dinner, and dance-filled reception all in the name of having lively and checking out vendors. In short you get to experience music, food, cake (mmmm cake) and other wedding must haves in a real-ish wedding setting. This year’s “big day” is on July 21st and two tickets (which include dinner, drinks, and dessert) are up for grabs this week.

But knowing that not everyone can get to Georgia on two weeks notice, The Not Wedding is also hooking the winner up with a $150 gift card to their registry sponsor Bloomingdale’s. Plus, you will win a pearl bridal bracelet and hair flower fascinator (in white or ivory) from their accessory sponsor (Fine & Fleurie). Which adds up to over $300 of wedding-tastic swag. Or should I say not wedding-tastic swag? Hmm. Either way… score.

• PRIZE: Two tickets to The Not Wedding, a $150 Bloomingdales gift card, plus a bracelet & hair flower from Fine & Fleurie
• TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “NOT ME!” and…
• BONUS QUESTION: … tell us your go-to part about a wedding that was NOT yours. Did a particular family member have an especially touching ceremony? Did your best friend cry or laugh at your killer toast? Perhaps your college friend simultaneously had you drooling over her location, dress, and decor? Or – be honest – is it simply the time your work friend had an excellent open bar?
• GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 6th at 8pm EST
• NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
• PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the world!
• USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That is right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…

Note: We were not paid or perked to host this giveaway, we simply like rewarding our lovely readers. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from The Not Wedding, Bloomingdales and Fine & Fleurie.