Calling All Couples: Win Free Wedding at St. Regis, Monarch Beach

Grab your Facebook friends, Brides magazine has cooked up a contest, called Live Wedding, and the winner gets a free wedding at the St. Regis in Monarch Beach on April 7, 2013.

In addition to an all-expenses paid wedding, the winning couple will also be treated to an all-expenses-paid honeymoon in the Cayman Islands.

The event is being sponsored by the magazine and Randi Zuckerberg, former marketing director of Facebook and current CEO of Zuckerberg Media.

The audition phase is now open and the search for deserving couples who can share their stories on Facebook and submit a video has begun.  

Starting in January, the public will help choose the lucky couple and then each element of their wedding - from the cake to the color scheme - will be decided on by Facebook "likes," creating an interactive journey with the ultimate payoff: a one-of-a-kind wedding planned by users via Facebook votes, produced by the editors of Brides, and streamed via Livestream around the world. And it's all for a good cause. For every Facebook "like," Brides will donate $1 to a charity of the couple's choosing.

In addition to wedding decor, flowers, bridal beauty, and first-dance song, four options in the following categories will be posted on Facebook for voting:

• Wedding dresses, bridesmaids' dresses, and bridal shoes from David's Bridal.
• Cakes by Buddy "Cake Boss" Valastro.
• Complete registry collections from Target.
• Bridal hairstyles by TRESemme.
• Wedding bands from Simon G. Jewelry.
• Tuxedos from Jos. A. Bank.
• Veils by Bel Aire Bridal.

Brides VP, Publisher Michelle Myers said: "With so many of our valued partners on board, Brides Live Wedding is teed up to be a tremendous success. This will be a modern media event produced to provide a rich, interactive experience."

Brides Editor-in-Chief Keija Minor said, "The Brides Live Wedding is an opportunity to plan a dream wedding for a special couple and to give back along the way. It's going to be an exciting journey for the entire Bridescommunity as we collectively create an extraordinary event."

The Brides Live Wedding will be featured across all Brides platforms, including the magazine, the website, the mobile site, a dedicated Facebook app, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Consumers will have the opportunity to interact on the platform of their choice and utilize tools to share votes, comments, and preferences among friends and family. 

To find out more, enter and vote click here and brides.com