Congratulations to our three Finalists!!

Wow – what a week of voting!!  More than 16,000 votes came in for the ten amazing semi-finalists.  We would like to thank all of our ten semi-finalists! Your stories were inspiring and we wish you nothing but love and happiness in your lives together. Also a big thank you to everyone who voted, we could not have done it with out you.

We will be meeting the finalists this week for interviews and the winner will be announced at ZED451 during our live reveal party!!

Amanda & Mike

Amanda and Mike met when she auditioned for his band; turns out he liked more than her voice.  They were instantly in love, but adversity struck when the recession hit and Mike lost his job and faced several health issues; a collapsed lung, and 2 Pulmonary Embolisms, to name a few.  For some people this may have been too much to handle but it has brought Amanda and Mike  closer than ever! Once out of the hospital Mike took Amanda to Michigan,where he spent summers as a child, for a break from it all.  As they watched the sunset that night on the waterfront he asked her to marry him. He had even designed a ring for her using the stones from all four of their Grandmothers’ rings.

The moment they are most looking forward to is when they look into each other’s eyes and say “I do.”

Katelin & Phil

Katelin & Phil met four years ago in college, at a good old fashioned college party where they stayed up talking all night.  The friend who introduced them says he cannot imagine them without one another.

Since first meeting, Phil and Katelin have endured being separated by army boot camp, family locations, and summer jobs. Once they finally lived together in Chicago Phil popped the question.

Throughout their relationship, Katelin and Phil have had to constantly watch their money and hold back from doing things together because of their financial situation and they come from families without the financial means to help them with a wedding.  Both of their families live in other states and, should they win the eleven eleven WEDDING Giveaway, they plan to use any money they have saved to fly their family members in for the big day.

The moment they are most looking forward to on their wedding day is after all of the formalities are taken care of, and they can look around and really appreciate all of the individual aspects of the wedding—the people, the decorations, the table arrangements, the setting and their dearest loved ones.

Jennifer & Fred

Jennifer and Fred both work for the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. When Jennifer was transferred to the unit where Fred worked, the sparks immediately started to fly. After three short months they knew they were meant for one another and moved in together. Fred proposed in November of 2009 while at a friends wedding. Jennifer was completely surprised!

Jennifer is a single mother, the youngest of 5 and the last of her siblings to get married. Her father won’t be able to walk her down the aisle because he is extremely ill and even has a hard time leaving the house. To make matters worse, her mother recently suffered a massive stroke. She and her siblings spend most of their free time taking care of their parents, as well as their own children. Jennifer says she feels selfish planning a wedding in the midst of such hardship. The thought of the extra expense right now is overwhelming.

The moment they most look forward to on their wedding day is when Jennifer walks down the aisle and sees Fred for the first time.