Choose your favourite October bride now

Carrying on into the new year, the City Times is hosting its Bride of the Year competition in conjunction with Brentwood Pick n Pay and Benoni brides are lined up for you to choose your favourite one.

Benoni brides who were married in October 2013 have submitted their wedding pictures to the City Times. Readers can vote by SMSing their name and surname, followed by bctoctober, along with the number of the bride, to 35718.

SMSes costs R1.50.

The closing date to vote is January 20, at 5pm.

SMS votes will count 30 per cent and the other 70 per cent will be made up by a panel of judges.

The winning Bride of the Month will receive a shopping voucher valued at R1 000 and a R500 voucher will be given to one lucky reader who voted for her.

Each month’s winner will go through as a contestant for the Bride of the Year competition.

The overall winner will receive a local or overseas trip for her and her husband to the value of R25 000.

The runner-up will win R10 000.

Attention all November brides

Local brides who were married in November 2013 can now enter for the Bride of the Month competition.

Photographs can be emailed to tanyab@caxton.co.za, with the subject “Bride of the Year”.

Only the bride must be in the photograph.

The picture must be a jpeg attachment of no less than 500KB (or bigger than 4MG).

The entries are open only to brides who were married in November 2013.

The following details must be submitted along with the photograph: the bride’s name and maiden name, the groom’s name and surname, date and venue of wedding, current residential address and the bride’s contact details.

The monthly winner will have to provide proof of her wedding date (marriage certificate).

Each month’s winner will go through as a contestant for the Bride of the Year competition.

The closing date for November brides to enter is January 20, at 5pm.