BRIDAL & WEDDING EXPO SWEEPSTAKES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS RESIDING IN CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK OR PENNSYLVANIA, WHO ARE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED/HAVE A CIVIL COMMITMENT CEREMONY AND ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS OFFERED ONLY IN CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA AND IS ONLY INTENDED FOR U.S. RESIDENTS RESIDING IN THOSE TEN (10) STATES WHO ARE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED/HAVE A CIVIL COMMITMENT CEREMONY. ONLY ONE PERSON FROM A COUPLE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED/HAVE A CIVIL COMMITMENT CEREMONY CAN ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES ON BEHALF OF THE COUPLE.

By participating, you agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects and are not subject to appeal.

1. SPONSOR: American Consumer Shows, LLC, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, #250, Syosset, NY 11791 (“Sponsor”)

2. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: 6/1/2016 at/after 12:00:01 a.m. EST – 2/12/2017 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST.

3. HOW TO ENTER: Visit any one of Sponsor’s websites in conjunction with its Bridal & Wedding Expos. Click on the Sweepstakes link to access the official entry form. Complete the entry form with all required information, including your full name, e-mail address and zip code of your primary residence. In addition, by submitting an entry form, you agree to “opt-in” to receive e-mails from Sponsor and Sponsor’s exhibitors regarding future Bridal & Wedding Expos in your area and/or other promotion/marketing information. (You may opt-out at any time. You are advised to consult Sponsor’s privacy policy at any one of the Sponsor’s websites for information regarding Sponsor’s information collection and usage practices. If you have already “opted-in” to receive Sponsor's e-mails, you may still enter the Sweepstakes.) Sweepstakes will be offered in conjunction with all of Sponsor’s Bridal & Wedding Expos taking place in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania during Sweepstakes Period. All entries must be received by 2/12/2017 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST.

Message and data rates apply to use of mobile device for Sweepstakes entry. You may be charged by your wireless carrier for participating via mobile device. It is therefore recommended that you consult your wireless carrier’s pricing plan BEFORE participating via mobile device. Not all mobile devices offer wireless Internet access; and, wireless Internet access may not be available in all areas.

4. RESTRICTIONS ON ENTRY: Limit of one (1) entry per person. (A given e-mail address may only be used by one (1) person to enter the Sweepstakes.) Use of any artifice or method to violate this entry limit (e.g., multiple e-mail addresses) and/or the use of automated or programmed means to enter will result in disqualification of all entries. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account used to enter the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.Proof of submission of entry form does not constitute proof of receipt or proof of entry. Receipt of entries may be acknowledged, but such acknowledgment merely indicates that entry form has been received. Without limiting the foregoing, such acknowledgment does not constitute any representation as to Sweepstakes eligibility nor is it otherwise binding upon Sponsor.

5. RANDOM DRAWING: Potential winner will be selected in a random drawing comprised of all eligible entries received. The drawing will be conducted by Sponsor on or about 2/27/2017. Potential winner will be notified by e-mail or phone and must complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, an IRS W-9 Form, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (where legal), within five (5) business days of date of prize notification. Non-compliance with this requirement, if potential winner cannot be contacted after Sponsor’s reasonable attempts to do so, or if potential winner is determined to be ineligible (or otherwise in violation of these Official Rules) will result in disqualification and prize forfeiture without compensation of any kind. And, in such event, an alternate potential winner will be selected via random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries received.

6. PRIZE/ODDS OF WINNING: Prize (1) – $5,000 credit with an exhibitor of winner’s choice from among those exhibitors who exhibited at Sponsor's Bridal & Wedding Expo which took place nearest winner's residence during Sweepstakes Period and who are available at time of prize award (applicable Bridal & Wedding Expo and available exhibitors to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). List of exhibitors to be provided after winner verification. Credit must be used with a single exhibitor. Credit may be subject to terms and conditions of use imposed by exhibitor, including expiration date; credit is not redeemable or exchangeable for cash. Any unused portion of credit will not be refunded. Conversely, if exhibitor product or service cost exceeds $5,000, any amount in excess of $5,000 will be the sole responsibility of prize winner. All unspecified costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance/use are winner’s sole responsibility. Taxes on prize are also the winner’s sole responsibility. Winner will be issued an IRS 1099 Tax Form for the total value of the prize and winner agrees to fully cooperate with Sponsor relative to compliance with all applicable governmental reporting requirements (including completion of IRS W9 Form with his/her Social Security Number, upon request). No prize substitution except by Sponsor in its sole discretion and only then for prize of equal or greater value. Prize is not transferable without Sponsor's written consent; such consent may be granted or withheld in Sponsor's sole discretion and without liability of any kind. Limit of one (1) prize per person/family/household in any sweepstakes/contest sponsored by American Consumer Shows, LLC during a given twelve (12) month period. Sponsor makes no representation, warranty or guarantee of any kind (including warranty or merchantability or fitness for intended purpose) with respect to the products or services rendered by exhibitor pursuant to credit. Winner understands and agrees that, should there be any dispute or claim as to the credit and/or any work or service performed by exhibitor in conjunction therewith, winner’s sole recourse is against the exhibitor and Sponsor shall NOT have any liability of any kind under any legal theory.

Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

7. ELIGIBILITY: Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, agencies and exhibitors at Sponsor’s Bridal & Wedding Expos, as well as the immediate family members of such persons (defined as parent, child, sibling, spouse) are not eligible to enter or win the prize in the Sweepstakes. For the avoidance of doubt, persons who are not engaged to be married/have a civil commitment ceremony are also not eligible for Sweepstakes. Offered only in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Void elsewhere and where prohibited by law.

8. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Sponsor’s computer is the official clock for purposes of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor and its agencies assume no responsibility for (a) any incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users, tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error; (b) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of any web site and/or entries; (c) lost, late, garbled, corrupted, inaccessible, incomplete, stolen, damaged or misdirected entries (all of which are void) and (d) any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, programming or failure of e-mail on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof, or for injury or damage to entrant’s or to any person’s computer or mobile device (or any information/materials stored therein) related to or resulting from downloading materials from any web site or participating in Sweepstakes. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision of these Official Rules in a given circumstance will not constitute the waiver of such provision. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

9. FORCE MAJEURE: If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes (or any part thereof) cannot be conducted as planned for any reason beyond Sponsor’s control (e.g., fraud, tampering, natural disaster, civil commotion, riot), Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and conduct the Sweepstakes and select the prize winner from among all eligible entries received prior to the action taken by Sponsor or otherwise in a manner which is fair, equitable and in accordance with these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Notice of such action by Sponsor will be posted on Sponsor’s Bridal & Wedding Expo websites.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE, UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR OTHERWISE DEFRAUD SPONSOR IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN ADDITION TO DISQUALIFICATION OF SUCH PERSON FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES.

10. RELEASES: By participating, entrant indemnifies, releases and agrees to hold harmless American Consumer Shows, LLC, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions and agencies, and the directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, employees, successors and assigns of any of the above organizations, as well as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, from any and all liability arising from participating in the Sweepstakes, any Sweepstakes-related activity and/or acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of the prize. By accepting the prize, winner agrees to the use by Sponsor and its designees of his/her name, address (city, state), likeness, voice, photograph, other indicia of persona or any statements that winner makes about the Sweepstakes, Sponsor or prize for advertising/publicity/trade purposes in any and all media whether or not currently known, without further compensation or notice, except where prohibited by law.

11.DISPUTE RESOLUTION/GOVERNING LAW: To the fullest extent permitted by law, by participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree that: (a) any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Official Rules or this Sweepstakes shall be filed exclusively in the federal or state courts situated in Nassau County, New York and you hereby consent and submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action; (b) any such action shall be resolved individually, NOT as part of a class action; (c) any claims/judgments/awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred (if any), but NOT attorneys’ fees. These Official Rules and this Sweepstakes shall be governed by the internal, substantive laws of the State of New York; i.e., without regard to conflict of law/choice of law provisions of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction.

12. WINNER’S LIST: For the name of winner (available after 2/27/2017; requests must be received by 2/21/2017), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Bridal & Wedding Expo Sweepstakes Winner, c/o American Consumer Shows, LLC, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, #250, Syosset, NY 11791.