Greetings,

This is Dave and Julie Peterson and we are the owners of Pine Peaks Retreat and Event Center.  Thank you for the kind words of support that many of you have given us concerning this contest and our intent.

Our intent was (and still is) to provide a chance for an engaged couple to win a free wedding with a value up to $40,000.  What an incredible start to a new marriage.   Please read the statement below.

The company who provides our contest software has finished with a forensic analysis of the contest voting. They have determined that the contest was repeatedly “hacked.” A large number of fake Facebook profiles were created for the sole purpose of voting for a video. It is impossible to determine who was responsible for these actions. The forensic analysis suggests that there may have been one or more large overseas “hackers” who created the fake profiles and used the fake profiles to vote for many of the contestants. We have decided that the large volume of votes from these fake Facebook profiles has decimated the contest. The unfortunate outcome is that the results are hereby invalidated.

Here is how the winner will now be determined:

  1. The 43 contestants will vote for their favorite video. They cannot vote for their own video. Each contestant couple is allowed 1 vote.
  2. The 43 contestants will get an email from us on Wednesday (6/5/13). The email will contain links to all 43 videos submitted.
  3. The contestants will vote by responding to the email sent by us. The contestant simply needs to respond, telling us which video is their favorite.
  4. The video with the most votes wins.  The couple who submitted that video wins the $40,000 wedding.
  5. If a contestant votes for a video they are agreeing to the rules for this contest as posted.
  6. If a contestant does not vote for a video they are DISQUALIFIED from the contest (they also cannot vote for their own video).
  7. Original contest rules still apply.
  8. The contestants will have until 5:00pm CST on 6/09/13 to email us their vote for their favorite video.
  9. If any contestant is contacted by anyone looking to influence their vote, we request that we be notified immediately.
  10. In the event of a tie, the top vote getters that are tied will be entered into a random drawing.
  11. The winner will be announced on 6/10/13 at 5:00pm CST.

 

We truly appreciate the time, effort, and energy the contestants and their supporters have invested in this contest. We have met many new people because of this contest. We cherish these new friendships and wish everyone our best.  Thank you to everyone who has participated in this contest, and we regret that circumstances have arisen that require us, in fairness to all, to reform our winner selection process.

 

Thank You.

Dave and Julie

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