And the winners are.......

And the winners of my Annual Free Wedding Photography contest are - Linda & Andy!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!



Their story ( was edited by me to leave out some very personal and private matters)

"Hi Gulnara,

Wow…awesome contest! I learned about your free wedding photography contest through the WeddingBee.com. Where shall I begin? Our story….Andy and I have been dating for 3.5 years and on March 1st, it will be our 6th month of engagement. Match.com introduced us, actually him. Andy’s profile was included in my weekly “mutual matches” email and I liked what I read. Shortly after this, my cousin and I attended a birthday party and I was astonished to see a guest there who looked exactly like the guy in the profile I had received! After numerous surreptitious stares, I realized that my mystery man was indeed Andy. For the majority of the evening, he was preoccupied with his friends, so unfortunately I was unable to introduce myself. Later on that night, I finally mustered the courage to go up to him, but it was too late as he was leaving the bar lounge. The following week, as my cousin and I were about to leave a Singles' Happy Hour, I was amazed again to see who else but Andy and a few of his friends arriving! Again, coincidentally, we all were in the same place at the same time as had happened the previous week!! It had to be destiny or at the very least, fate! Many times that night our eyes briefly met but Andy would shy away from afar. As he walked by our table, I gently tugged his arm and we began our connection. Our first date was set for that following weekend and we have been happily together (and in love!) since then.

We have always had a love for photography. It is rooted all the way back to when Andy was on his yearbook staff shooting photos in High School. He found so much joy in photos that he went on to taking snapshots of friends and posting them on a school bulletin board he created to be viewed by his peers. Today, we continue that love of photos especially by capturing images of our two furry canine “kids”, Nicky and Coffy. Gulnara, from your website, you have fabulous work and are able to capture a range of emotions from different moments. We are looking for a photographer who can portray New York City’s atmosphere and you can surely do that with an artistic flair. Your images are so freestyle and natural which completely represents the style we are looking for. We would love to feel like we are reliving the magic of the day each time we look at our pictures and we mostly wish to have them to share with our children for many, many years. Our wedding date is August 31, 2008, vows at City Hall and the Chinese banquet reception held in Flushing Queens, NY. Thank you very much for offering the opportunity of possibly having you as our photographer….it would be an honor to have you on our BIG day.

All the Best,

Linda & Andy"

Guys, looking forward to document your wedding!!
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