Capture the Day Giveaway

The Capture The Day Giveaway
OFFICIAL RULES

No purchase required to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.

The Capture The Day Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored and administered by The Knot Worldwide Inc.,
2 Wisconsin Circle, 3rd Floor, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (“Sponsor” or “Administrator”).

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the contiguous United States plus the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of the Entry Period (defined below), registered users of WeddingWire, and have a wedding date between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026 (“Participant”). Employees of Sponsor, Administrator, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. This Sweepstakes is void in Alaska, Hawaii, and where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.

2. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes the Participant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

3. ENTRY PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 am ET on May 13, 2025 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on June 17, 2025 (the “Entry Period”). Entries that are submitted before or after the Entry Period will be disqualified. Sponsor/Administrator’s computer will be the official timekeeping device for this Sweepstakes.

4. HOW TO ENTER: Participant must 1) go to one of the designated URLs depending on their status: for new
users, landing.weddingwire.com/capturetheday; for existing users, landing.weddingwire.com/capturetheday-existing; and for existing users, landing.weddingwire.com/ctdg (collectively, the “Website”) and complete the instructions found there and 2) reach out to at least one vendor in the following categories: Photographer & Videographer, Florist, and/or Planner on the WeddingWire Vendor Directory for the Sweepstakes (“Entry”). Booking a vendor is not required to enter the Sweepstakes, and Participant will receive a confirmation email confirming their entry after reaching out a Vendor. The Sweepstakes is open to new and existing WeddingWire users. New users must create a WeddingWire account on the Website. Existing WeddingWire users must enter their name and the email associated with their WeddingWire account on the designated Sweepstakes Entry form.

Each Participant will receive one (1) Entry per vendor category where they contact at least one (1) vendor, with a maximum of three (3) Entries per Participant.

All Entries are subject to the rules outlined herein. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods or agents (including, but not limited to, sweepstakes entry services) will void all Entries by that Participant . Sponsor and Administrator are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, or misdirected Entries, which will be disqualified, or for any error, whether human, technical, or otherwise. Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any Participant found to be tampering with the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a Participant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to submit the Entry will be deemed to be the Participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

By entering the Sweepstakes, you represent and warrant that you are the owner or licensee of any and all materials and information, including photos, videos, and personal information, submitted by you to the Sweepstakes and you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Sponsor and Administrator an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully-paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense at multiple levels) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), transfer, distribute any such materials for any purpose and in any format on or in connection with the digital property where this Sweepstakes Entry form is published or its affiliated or partner sites, the Sponsor’s/Administrator’s or Sponsor’s respective businesses, or the promotion thereof, prepare derivative works, incorporate into other works, and/or grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. Submissions must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content, and Submissions must not infringe any intellectual property rights of third parties. You furthermore represent and warrant that all persons and entities connected with the materials and information submitted in connection with the Sweepstakes, and all other persons and entities whose names, voices, photographs, likenesses, works, services and materials have been used in such materials/information or its/their exploitation, have authorized the use of their names, voices, photographs, likenesses, performances, and biographical data in connection with the advertising, promotion, trade and other exploitation of the materials and information and the rights granted herein.

5. DRAWING: On or about July 15, 2025 (“Drawing Date”) one (1) Participant from all eligible Entries received during the Entry Period shall be selected at random by Administrator (“Winner”). Decisions of Sponsor/Administrator are final on all matters relating to the drawing. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible Entries received.

6. PRIZE EXPLANATION: The Winner shall receive up to $20,000 in the form of vendor invoice payments or reimbursements to Winner from Sponsor for services towards Winner’s wedding taking place between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026 to be used to book up to four (4) vendors within the following three (3) categories on WeddingWire’s Vendor Directory: Photographer & Videographer, Planner, and Florist (“Prize”). The total value of this Prize will not exceed $20,000. Vendors within the following categories on WeddingWire Vendor Directory will not be eligible for Prize: Travel Specialists Dance Lessons and Jewelers. The Winner shall send the Sponsor up to four (4) invoices for vendor services for a wedding taking place between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026 that are intended to be covered by the prize. All invoices must be for vendors listed on WeddingWire Vendor Directory within an eligible category. All Invoices must be submitted before September 25, 2026 and all vendors must be enrolled in Sponsor’s Vendor Onboarding process in Coupa. Sponsor will pay invoices within 45 days of receipt in Coupa. If Winner has already made payment to a vendor for services happening for a wedding taking place between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026, 2026, Sponsor will reimburse Winner to their nominated bank account within 45 days of receipt of each invoice and related proof of payment and Winner’s completed enrollment in Sponsor’s Vendor Onboarding process in Coupa. The number of different vendors’ invoices is limited to four (4) and must be accompanied by a proof of payment. The Winner shall be responsible for any late payment obligations in respect of the selected vendors, and any tax implications that arise as a result of accepting the prize and any other costs and charges in respect of accepting the prize. The prize does not create any form of agency of other commercial arrangement between the winner and the Sponsor. No transfer, cash equivalent, or Prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any and all Prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the Winner.

7. PRIZE NOTIFICATION AND FULFILLMENT: The potential Winner may be contacted by Sponsor or
Administrator on or about the Drawing Date. Potential Winner will be required to execute and return an Affirmation of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (where required and/or permitted) within seventy-two (72) hours of notification attempt. In the event the potential Winner is determined to be ineligible in accordance with these Official Rules (including by failure to respond to any notification attempt within the specified time), such Prize may be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate Winner in a drawing from among all remaining eligible Entries received, time permitting. The Winner may be required to supply Sponsor or Administrator with his/her social security number for tax purposes.

8. CONSENT AGREEMENT: By entering this Sweepstakes, Participant: (1) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules; (2) consents to the use of his/her name, voice, picture, and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes in any medium throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation unless prohibited by law and otherwise pursuant to Administrator and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy [https://www.theknotww.com/privacy-policy/], and (3) agrees that Sponsor and Administrator may send Participant information, promotions, or special offers that Sponsor and/or Administrator determines may be of interest to Participant but from which Participant may opt out of receiving.

9. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering, each Participant agrees to defend, indemnify and otherwise hold Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, [promotion and distribution partners (including Facebook and Instagram)], the agents, officers, directors, and/or employees (collectively, the “Released Parties”) harmless from and against any and all liability of any nature whatsoever arising out of or relating to (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes by or directed by Participant; (b) breaches of or inaccuracies in any representations or warranties of, or license grants by, Participant or any other terms and conditions contained herein; and/or (c) injury, death, or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Participant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of the prize, including any such claim by the Released Parties’ employees or agents or any third parties.

By entering this Sweepstakes, each Participant (1) agrees to release Sponsor, Administrator, and each of the Released Parties from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs, and/or expenses, including without limitation property damages, personal injury and/or death, arising out of participating in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of the prize, (2) waives any and all claims against Sponsor, Administrator, and each of the Released Parties based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, or any other intellectual property or privacy right, and (3) acknowledges that neither the Sponsor nor Administrator have made or are responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition, or fitness for a particular purpose.

Neither Sponsor nor Administrator shall be liable for any damages whatsoever related to or arising from (a) any technical errors that may prevent any Participant from participating in any way; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; and/or (c) errors in the administration of the Sweepstakes.

Participant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Participant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ aggregate liability for all claims will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorneys' fees.

10. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited by law, each Participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or the prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of Maryland. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, Participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor and Administrator in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Maryland or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Maryland.

11. GENERAL CONDITIONS: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, the Sponsor or Administrator may, in its sole discretion and at any time, (a) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then, at Sponsor’s or Administrator’s sole discretion, resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules (b) award the prize from among the eligible Entries received up to the time of the impairment and/or c) terminate the Sweepstakes. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, each of the Sponsor and Administrator reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure or delay by the Sponsor or Administrator to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

12. WINNER LIST: For the winner list, send an email to: help@weddingwire.com with “The Capture The Day Giveaway - Winner’s List” as the subject line. Requests must be received by July 8, 2025. Winner list will be sent after the prize has been awarded.

Questions or comments regarding the Sweepstakes can be submitted by email to help@weddingwire.com.