Tragedy is everywhere. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake has killed thousands and left even more homeless. More recently, Chile has been hit by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake, leaving thousands more in need of disaster relief.

Malaya and I see the state of the world everyday and count our blessings. We are recently engaged to be married, and the stresses of planning and paying for a wedding are no comparison to the dire issues in other parts of the world. In planning our wedding we have applied for the Crate and Barrel $100,000 Dream Wedding contest. In light of the recent disasters in Haiti and Chile, we find it hard to accept such gifts as these without remembering those less fortunate than us.

If Malaya and I win this contest, we will commit a portion of our original wedding budget to the Red Cross for Haitian and Chilean Earthquake disaster relief. Because we will have to pay taxes on the prize winnings, we have decided that we can afford to contribute $10,000 to the Red Cross.

Crate and Barrel Ultimate Wedding Contest

You can be a part of this significant donation to those in need, by helping us win the grand prize. You don’t have to spend any money, just 30 seconds of your time. All you have to do is vote for us by March 31st, and spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, your blog, or whatever your fancy. Your vote will help us get to the top 50 contestants, who will, then, be judged by the Crate and Barrel panel for the grand prize. If we win the grand prize, we will donate a total of $10,000 to the Red Cross ($5,000 to Haitian earthquake relief and $5,000 to the Chilean earthquake relief).

Let’s help the world, together.

UPDATE: Thank you all for your participation and support. Unfortunately we did not win the competition. We didn’t really stand a chance against disabled police officers, trendy gay couples, and couples who have survived cancer three times. But we had fun competing, and I know we’ll have a great time regardless of winning the $100K.

How to vote for us:

1. Go to url: http://www.ultimateweddingcontest.com/entries/32820
2. Click on link “VOTE for this entry”
3. Enter your email address and a password, and click “create new account”.
4. You will be sent a confirmation email to the email you have specified.
5. Follow the instructions in the email to confirm your vote.

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* For those who would like to be provide proof of the donation, if we win, please enter your information below, and we will email you documentation from the Red Cross once we have made the contribution