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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
February 4, 2005
NEW JERSEY - As a result of entering the "Most Romantic Wedding Proposal" contest on NJWedding.com, two New Jersey couples, along with details of their engagement story, were profiled in the current issue of People Magazine. Sharon Naylor, author of over 25 wedding planning books and featured Q&A specialist on NJWedding.com, originated the idea to run a contest for the most romantic or unique wedding proposals by New Jersey couples. "I wanted to confirm the fact that romance is alive and well," said Naylor, a resident of Madison, New Jersey. "And the entries we received through NJWedding.com proved that fact tremendously." Among the couples that entered were Michelle Mintz and Billy Olk from Monmouth Junction, NJ and Angela Birchbauer and James Gunja from Morristown, NJ. Mintz and Olk's engagement story involved pre-arranging and surprising each other with a proposal at a favorite restaurant and Gunja's proposal to Birchbauer was in a pre-written letter with an encoded message and presented to his girlfriend many years later. "Both proposals were romantic and touching in their unique way and were chosen as winners in the contest," added Naylor. "I posted the winner's names and stories on our web site after the contest ended last year," stated Erik Kent, who has published NJWedding.com with his wife, Beth, for the past eight years. "A couple of weeks ago, I received a call from a reporter from People Magazine who was researching romantic wedding proposals for a story. The reporter chose to interview Mintz and Olk and Birchbauer and Gunja after reading their entries," Kent added. Both couples' stories can be viewed in the February 14th issue of People Magazine, currently available on newsstands. Sharon Naylor and the Kent's have included these and all contest winners' engagement stories on NJWedding.com at "http://www.njwedding.com/engagementstory" and will be launching this year's contest for the "Most Romantic Wedding Proposal" starting on Monday, February 14, 2005.
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