To all who took a moment to help the engaged couple...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

I just received this message from my friend, forwarded from Suzanne.

I just wanted to share it with you wonderful people...

Hello everyone,

I would just like to let everyone know the results of the contest. Viviana and Kenneth ended up winning the wedding, and we were the runners up. No second place prizes. But this was an amazing experience and I would just like to say thank you to all of you who took the time out of your day to vote for us, and pass along our e-mails.

This was a breath of fresh air, I have not been this excited for a few months now, and I would just like to say thank you for that. Everyone was so supportive and helpful in every sense of the word. There is not anymore anyone could have done, you were all amazing and never gave up when the voting got rough. Thanks for being there for Jeff and I it really means the world to us.

And in the end, we will end up having our dream which is to have Jeff return home safely and to finally be able to spend the rest of our lives together with one another. Thanks a million to everyone who helped make this happen we are truly blessed.

Love,
Suzanne & Jeff

P.S. Can you please forward this to everyone who contributed :-) Thank you

[MonkeyFunk]

1. aw, that's a shame

I voted for 'em.

At least it was a fun experience for them.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. I just hope he gets home soon...

Thanks for your help! :hug:

[AndyA]

2. A very nice note from a very nice young lady who will hopefully

very soon make a lovely bride.

We can still help Suzanne and Jeff by doing everything possible to put a stop to this senseless war as quickly as possible. Then Jeff can come home and they can start their lives together.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. Suzanne and Jeff, and many other couples whose lives have been disrupted

by this insane war.

Thanks Andy... :hug:

[jedicord]

5. "Hopefully" become a young bride...

And their dream is for him to come back safe so they can finally spend their life together.

An engaged couple's dream should be their future together, not that hopefully there will be a future.

The fear that he won't return alive is palpable.

GAWD I hate this war!

[AndyA]

9. I'm going to think positive thoughts that all will be OK.

We've heard enough horror stories already. I'm well aware of the one in forty statistic. Let's hope Jeff is one of the 39 that come home, and with all body parts undamaged and in good working order (and that includes his mind).

[Mandate My Ass]

6. Aw shucks

I voted for them and got my office mates to do it too. What a nice letter of acknowledgement.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. Thanks for passing the link along...

I don't know about you, but it made my Valentines Day a little brighter... :-)

[Mandate My Ass]

14. Yes, their story was so romantic

Best wishes to both of them for a long, happy life together.

[Spazito]

7. I'm disappointed Suzanne and Jeff didn't win the wedding but,....

from her e-mail, she is a wonderful woman with a big heart and she and Jeff are the big winners where it really counts, they have each other!

Thanks for posting her uplifting message!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

11. That's the truth!

Thanks for your part! :hug:

[Katherine Brengle]

8. Darn it!

We did good though, that's for sure :D.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. Yer durn tootin' we did!

I'm not sure what the final count was; but at one point they were about 1,000 votes in the lead.

[Miss Marmelstein]

13. Damn.....

I thought for sure they would win with all our votes.

I hope he makes it home soon and they have a lovely wedding, anyway.

:toast:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. I have a promise of photos

when the happy day arrives. I'll be sure to post them here! :-)