Over 26,600 votes online, hundreds of Facebook likes and Bandwagon votes, and a slew of supportive comments later, we finally have one grand prize winner plus three runners-up for our 2012 Cover Search! THANK YOU to all who were a part of this fabulous event. We think these 50+ families all rock. And we’d be honored and blessed to feature each of you on our covers…so thanks, so much, for playing along with us the past couple weeks. Now, here are our 2012 winners, as determined by Polldaddy, Facebook, Bandwagon, and judges’ votes:
GRAND PRIZE:
Tara S. is our 2012 cover search winner! With an avalanche of votes online, on Bandwagon and on Facebook, Tara clearly led the pack overall with votes. Tara, we are thrilled to be able to picture your gorgeous self on our next covers! And, you’re about to be showered with quite a bit of loot from our generous sponsors, as well!
RUNNERS UP:
Gosh, we wish we had prizes for all of you, but these three ladies had fans voting on Facebook, online and on Bandwagon like crazy. The judges really liked your stories, too. These lucky runners-up will also be gifted profusely by our sponsors:
Amy B.
Chrissy C.
Amanda S.
Seriously, thank YOU, all of you. We honestly wish we could award everyone. Believe us! We appreciate you all and know you’re all already winners just judging by your beautiful families. You don’t need us to tell you that.
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Original Post:
Check out all these lovely, deserving mamas and their gorgeous kiddos! Wow!!! We need your help to decide which family will be featured on our upcoming summer cover. Cast your vote THREE WAYS (all three areas will be factored in determining the winner):
Three ways to VOTE
1. On BlackDressRedWagon.com:
- Simply scroll down this post until you see the entrants’ photos.
- Select the photo(s) of your choice (you can select more than one).
- Click the “Vote” button at the bottom of the poll to submit your vote. (Click any photo to enlarge it.)
- You can vote as often as you’d like, for as many entrants as you’d like. No limits!
- Comment on this post to encourage your peeps, too! (But only official votes via the poll will count toward the winner.)
2. On Facebook:
- Visit the poll on our Facebook page: click here.
- Like our FB page. (Facebook won’t let you vote if you don’t do this–it’s not just us being weirdos
. - Then, LIKE each particular photo to “vote” for it. Comment if you’d like, too, but only “likes” will be counted as votes.
3. On LBD’s mobile app Bandwagon:
- Download Bandwagon for free from the App Store or Android Market.
- Click the “Cover Search” icon to view all the pics.
- Click the pic you’d like to vote for (you can scroll through them all).
- “Like” the photo to vote for it. (You may be prompted to sign in.)
- Again, comment if you wish, but only “likes” will count as votes.
A panel of independent judges will also be weighing in. We need all the help we can get in picking a winner from this stellar crowd of deserving mommies!
One grand prize winner and three runners up will be announced on March 12, and oh the joy of that day.
Holy loot, Batman!
Check out this stash for the winner (and prizes for THREE runners up, too!)
- Weekend stay for two PLUS spa treatment at the Mansion on Peachtree
- Weekend stay for two plus breakfast buffet at the Hilton Marietta Hotel and Conference Center
- PTS Sports $50 gift card
- Kaizen Fitness 5 personal training sessions
- Acorn Home and Garden $50 gift card
- Dyer & Posta Salon $170 gift card
- Dogwood Landscaping One month of full-service lawn care
- SOHO Office 16×20 canvas print
- Body by Vi two bags of weight management shake mix (60 servings; $100 value)
- Giraffe’s Tree House Children’s Boutique $50 gift card
- Go To Girl {Personal Chef, Event Planning and Organization}: $100 gift certificate
- Melissa Team at Keller Williams (#1 Sales Team): Visa gift card for grand prize winner
- North Cobb Christian School: Visa gift card for grand prize winner
- Acworth Immediate Care: Visa gift card for grand prize winner
- PearTree of Powder Springs: $50 gift card
- PerryWinkle’s: Vera Bradley “Vera” Tote Bag (retail $80) in pattern of choice
- Love Street at Cedarcrest: $50 for winning mom, $50 for winning children ($100 total)
- Divas and Dames Boutique: Waxing Poetic “Bundled by Love” nest charm and chain ($125 value)
- Personal shopping and wardrobe advising session with Laura C. Styles, to help you coordinate your cover look!
- LearningRx: Free cognitive skills assessment ($150 value) plus Cranium Brain game and Unlock the Einstein Inside
- Rossitch Pediatric Dentistry: One free children’s mac-daddy sonicare toothbrush
Three Runners Up will also each receive:
- Divas & Dames: $25 gift card
- Love Street at Cedarcrest: $20 gift card
- PerryWinkle’s: Vera Bradley Medium Cosmetic in their choice (retail value $25 or $26)
- PearTree of Powder Springs: $20 gift card
- Go To Girl cookbook All About the Food
- Giraffe’s Tree House Children’s Boutique $20 gift card
- LearningRx brain games
- Body By Vi: bag of weight management shake mix (30 servings; $50 value)
- SOHO Office: 24-count custom invitation cards (2-sided, full color, with blank envelopes. Design included.)
- Dyer & Posta Salon: $25 gift card
- Acorn Home & Garden $20 gift card
- PTS Sports $25 gift card
- Hilton Marietta Hotel & Conference Center breakfast buffet for two
- Kaizen Fitness 2 personal training sessions
For official contest rules and guidelines, click here.
Photo above right features 2010 Cover Contest Winner Karyn Evans; photo above left features 2011 winner Lisa Shoch with her children. Photos right feature, from top: Vera Bradley tote from PerryWinkle’s, Hilton Marietta Hotel and Conference Center, Waxing Poetic nest necklace from Divas & Dames, and The Mansion on Peachtree. Cover photography by Summer Adams.
2012 Sponsors:
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Hundreds of Cobb’s brightest and best filled the Cobb Galleria Centre on Saturday, January 28, for the 
