The Knot 1st Annual Real Wedding Awards Contest and Sweepstakes

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS PROMOTION

TERM:
The Knot 1st Annual Real Wedding Awards Contest and Sweepstakes (the "Promotion") entry period commences at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on February 14, 2008, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 31, 2008 (the "Promotion Entry Period"). The Promotion is sponsored by The Knot, Inc., 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013 (sometimes hereinafter singularly referred to as the "Sponsor").

ELIGIBILITY:
This Promotion is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older as of date of entry. Employees of the Sponsor; any promotional companies or advertising agencies participating in the Promotion and employees of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates; any persons involved in the creation, development, or implementation of this Promotion; and any other persons or entities directly associated with this Promotion and any members of their immediate families or households ("Promotion Parties") are ineligible to participate. Entries for the Promotion drawing must be received prior to the expiration of the "Promotion Entry Period" as defined above. This Promotion is void in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and wherever prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. By submitting an entry form, entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations that govern contests and sweepstakes.

OVERVIEW - SWEEPSTAKES AND CONTEST:

This Promotion consists of two elements - a Sweepstakes and Contest.

SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES:

Grand Prize (Bride or Groom) - "Highlights of South Africa" 10-day safari adventure for two from Premier Tours

Includes: International round trip flights from JFK or Washington Dulles to South Africa in economy class. All flights within South Africa in economy class. Round trip light aircraft charter flights between Hoedspruit and Singita Lebombo / Sweni lodges. 3 nights at the Table Bay Hotel (standard room) in Cape Town including breakfast daily. Round trip private airport transfers in Cape Town. Private full day Cape Peninsula tour. Private full day tour of the wine producing region. 4 nights either Singita Lebombo or Singita Sweni Lodges in Kruger National Park including all meals, all alcoholic & non alcoholic drinks (excl. French Champagne), twice daily open vehicle game drives, laundry & valet services.

Approximate retail value (ARV) of Grand Prize is $21,000 U.S. Dollars.

Prize is valid for two people and can be taken between 15 April 2008 Š 15 April 2009, subject to availability and certain blackout periods. The prize is nontransferable and cannot be redeemed for cash or other consideration, and the redemption period cannot be extended. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equivalent value or nature. All other costs associated with accepting, redeeming, and using prize are the responsibility of the winner, including any other airfare, ground, and other transportation to and from hotel, state and local government surcharges, and all taxes (sales, income, airport, value-added, and other), gratuities, incidental expenses, licenses, registrations, port charges, telephone calls, fees or charges for changing dates, travel insurance premiums, transportation, and other costs and expenses relating to Sweepstakes. Trip and travel insurance are not included. Other applicable travel restrictions may apply. Grand Prize winner and travel companion must possess valid travel documents (i.e., valid passport) in order to travel. Grand Prize winnerÕs travel companion must be aged 18 or older and must execute a Release of Liability prior to departure.

The Grand Prize - Vendor is as follows:

One year online advertising package with The Knot that includes 3 websites with additional photos on all 3 sites. A $3,500 value. Internet package is for new advertisers only. Existing advertisers may apply a $3,000 credit towards a print buy.

ARV of Grand Prize is $3,500 for new advertisers and $3,000 for existing advertisers.

The prize is nontransferable and not assignable and cannot be redeemed for cash or other consideration. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equivalent value or nature. All other costs associated with accepting, redeeming, and using prize are the responsibility of the winner. The prize winner is responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the payment of all applicable taxes.

CONTEST REWARDS:

The rewards have no cash value and there are no substitutions. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equivalent value or nature. The rewards are not transferable or assignable. The Knot will cover ordinary costs of publication. The Knot will not make any special effort or pay any extra costs for winners to participate. Any extra costs associated with accepting a reward are the responsibility of the winner. Each reward winner is responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the payment of all applicable taxes. Each winner's participation in a reward constitutes permission to use such winner's name, likeness, entry submission and materials created in conjunction with the reward for editorial and promotional purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law.

HOW TO ENTER:

Contest: You may enter the Contest by uploading a submission into one of 3 categories by the following means: Best Wedding Photos - may submit up to 7 photos Best Wedding Video - video may be up to 5 minutes in length Best Wedding Web Page - must submit URL and may submit up to 3 screenshots

A bride or groom may enter each category once per couple.
Vendors may enter a maximum number of 10 entries total, no matter the category.

The wedding for each entry must have occurred in 2007.

You may enter the Contest by accessing the entry screen at http://www.theknot.com/realweddingawards and fully completing the on-screen entry form and uploading a video, photographs, or web page URL and screenshots, and transmitting the information to the Sponsor at www.theknot.com before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 31, 2008. You must indicate whether you are entering as a Bride, Groom, Photographer, Videographer, or Planner. Your full name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number, email address and profile image are required for entry. Entries must comply with file specifications on entry page. For each submission, you must include wedding date and location as well as photo credits for any uploaded photos, video credit for videos, and credits for the service used to create your web page. You must include vendor information in your image descriptions. Bride and groom entries must be entrant's own original work. For all entries, the entry must not have won a previous prize or award or have been previously published, must not infringe on any third-party rights and must be deemed suitable by Sponsor. Entries deemed lewd or offensive may be disqualified, in SponsorÕs sole discretion. Entries must not infringe on any third-party rights and you must have all necessary permissions for use of the entry as contemplated by this Promotion, including (with respect to vendors) permission from the bride and groom to enter. Entries remain subject to full eligibility determinations at the sole discretion of Sponsor at all times. Vendor self-identification as an advertiser of Sponsor will be used for internal tracking only and will not be made part of the judging process. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online carrier apply. An entry that does not comply with entry guidelines will be deemed void and of no effect. An entry made via the Internet will be deemed to have been made by the "authorized account holder" of the email address utilized at the time the entry is made. For purposes herein, the "authorized account holder" refers to the person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses. If an entrant is determined to have submitted more entries than permitted above, that entrant will be disqualified. All entries are subject to approval by The Knot Inc. All entries will become the property of The Knot Inc. and will not be returned. The Knot Inc. is not responsible for transmission and/or computer error.

Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that his/her entry submission and all related materials created in or arising out of such submission shall be, effective upon creation, assigned to and become the property of Sponsor, which thereafter has the royalty-free, perpetual right to edit, re-edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, promote, distribute create derivative works and otherwise use the entry and related materials in any way it sees fit.

Sweepstakes: All contest entries are automatically entered in the sweepstakes. A random drawing will be used to select a bride/groom winner and a vendor winner.

HOW TO VIEW AND RATE CONTEST ENTRIES:
You must log in to view and rate the entries. Any comments made are subject to approval by Sponsor. You may rate a single entry a total of one time per day. You may rate as many entries per day as you wish. Views are unlimited.

CONTEST JUDGING:

All eligible entries will be judged to determine the winners as follows. Eligible entries will be displayed on www.theknot.com/realweddingawards beginning on or about 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on February 14, 2008, and a user vote ending on or about 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 31, 2008 will be conducted. A minimum of ten (10) eligible entries with the most user votes in each category (best photo, best video, best web page) will automatically be entered as one of the minimum of 30 finalists. The minimum of 30 finalists' entries will be displayed on www.theknot.com/realweddings beginning on or about 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on April 1, 2008, and a user vote ending on or about 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2008 will be conducted. The six (6) winners in each category will then be selected on or about April 16 based on: (A) the finalist entries with the three most user votes from April 1-April 15, and (B) the three finalist entries as selected by a panel of judges, determined by Sponsor, based on the following criteria: highest page views (1/2), best composition (1/2). Decisions of judges are final on all matters relating to contest. The contest winner selection shall be final and conclusive.

SWEEPSTAKES RANDOM DRAWING/ODDS OF WINNING:
The potential winners of the sweepstakes Grand Prizes will be selected through a random drawing of all eligible entries conducted by Sponsor on or about April 16, 2008. The sweepstakes winner selection shall be final and conclusive. The odds of winning a Grand Prize will be determined by the actual number of eligible entries received.

WINNERS:
The winners will be notified via email and/or U.S. mail on or before April 17, 2008. using the contact information provided on the winner's entry form. Each entrant is responsible for the accuracy of the information included in his/her entry. Potential Sweepstakes Grand Prize and Contest Reward winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, and where legal, a Publicity Release within five (5) days of notification attempt. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected from all eligible entries received. If prize notification is returned as non-deliverable, potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. The names of the winners of the Promotion will be available after June 1, 2008. To obtain this information, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Knot 1st Annual Real Wedding Awards Promotion - Winner, c/o The Knot, 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013.

CAUTION:
Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine legitimate operation of a sweepstakes or contest may constitute a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from and/or to prosecute any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any such tampering also will result in ineligibility to win the Prize or Reward in the Promotion.

CONDITIONS:
Sponsor is in no way liable for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from computer malfunctions, misdirected or incomplete entries, or acceptance and use of the Prize or Reward. The winner assumes liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Promotion or the use or misuse of the Prize or Reward. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Promotion should virus, bugs, or other causes beyond the control of sponsor corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Promotion and award the Prizes or Rewards from all eligible entries received prior to cancellation or suspension.

By accepting the Prize or Reward, the winner grants Sponsor permission to use his or her name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without any additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). By entering the Promotion, entrants shall be deemed to have agreed to have their entry information made available to the Sponsor. The Promotion is subject to these Official Rules. By entering the Promotion, entrants and the winners agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity, inequity or error in the Official Rules of the Promotion, and/or of the Promotion itself, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Promotion judges, which in all respects shall be final and binding.

All rights reserved. Official Rules may be copied for personal use only and not for any commercial purpose whatsoever.

SPONSOR:
The Knot, Inc., 462 Broadway, 6th floor, New York, NY 10013.