Official Rules

"A Sandals Wedding by Martha Stewart"
Video Contest

  1. No Purchase or Entry Fee is Required to participate.
  2. Timing. The "A Sandals Wedding by Martha Stewart" Video Contest (the "Promotion" or the "Contest") begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Time ("ET") on November 20, 2009, and ends at 11:59 PM ET on January 20, 2010 (the "Promotion Period").
  3. Overview. This is a video submission contest for engaged couples who are planning on getting married during the calendar year 2010. Interested parties (the "Entrant" or "Submitter") may enter his/her submission for judging, and a single Grand Prize will be awarded to the individual whose submission scores the highest number of points, based on the criteria contained in these Official Rules (See Paragraph 6, below). The content of each submission should answer the question; "Why my fiance and I should win a Martha Stewart wedding for ourselves and 10 guests at Sandals Emerald Bay Great Exuma in the Bahamas."

    Note: Winner and wedding party must be willing to travel and be available to participate in the wedding during the month of April, 2010 or later.

    By entering, Submitters agree that their entry, or portions thereof, whether chosen a winner or not, may be shown on national TV, and/or the Internet and/or in print, without compensation. It is at the Sponsors sole discretion that the event be recorded and/or televised or publicized.
  4. To Enter. Submitters may enter online by visiting www.sandals.com/martha-stewart-weddings-contest or www.marthastewartweddings.com, and completing the Official Registration Form (including full name, address, daytime phone number, age, and email address), then uploading a video entry depicting Entrant’s answer to the question posed in item #3, above. Note; entry must include the words “Sandals” and "Martha Stewart Weddings".

    Video entries must be submitted using one of the following formats: AVI (windows); MOV (mac); MPEG; or WMV, must be 90 seconds or less in length, and must not exceed a 250 MB file size. Unique Vacations, Inc., Sandals Resorts International (SRI) and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (the “Sponsors”) are not responsible for entries not received due to electronic or technical reasons beyond its control.

    Each engaged couple may only submit one entry during the Promotion Period. Entries submitted in violation of the contest entry rules will be void, including those containing inappropriate or offensive content, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion. All entries become the property of the Sponsors and will not be returned. All entries must be received by 1/20/10, the official end date of the Promotion Period.
  5. Eligibility: Submitter must be at least 21 years of age at time of entry and a legal US resident. The following are not eligible to participate: a) officers, directors, and employees of Unique Vacations Inc, Sandals Resorts International (SRI), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., their respective advertising and promotion agencies, and any other party that is directly involved with the development or implementation of this Promotion, as well as b) the immediate family members (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses) of employees and household members with whom they may reside (whether related or not). This Promotion is void outside of the United States, and wherever else prohibited and/or restricted by law, and is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  6. Judging Criteria: Properly submitted entries meeting all eligibility requirements will be judged by representatives of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., whose decisions are final. Judging will be based on the following criteria: a) Originality and Creativity (40%), b) Relevance to the Promotion Theme (40%), and c) Video Quality and Clarity (20%). The entry with the highest overall score will be determined the winner.

    Ties, if applicable, shall be broken by a second round of voting using only criterion b).
  7. Prize Awarding: Winner will be selected and announced on or about February 12th, 2010, from among all eligible entries received. The winner will be notified in writing on how to claim their prize within 3 days of the winner selection. As part of the prize claim process, winner must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Waiver, and, as applicable, a Publicity Release, within 7 days of notification, confirming their willingness/ability to participate in the wedding ceremony in April, 2009. If a winner does not comply, cannot participate in April, 2009, or if winner notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and offered to the Entrant who received the next highest score, based on the judging criteria. This process will be repeated until one (1) winner has been confirmed.
  8. Prize/Odds. The Grand Prize includes round trip coach airfare, and a 6-day/5-night stay for the wedding couple and round trip coach airfare and a 4-day/3-night stay for 10 of their family and friends (6 rooms, 12 people), plus a custom $20K wedding created by Martha Stewart’s team, to be held at Sandals Emerald Bay Great Exuma in the Bahamas.

    Sandals Resorts is a Luxury Included® resort destination, and therefore, the provided prize will include deluxe accommodations, all meals, unlimited premium brand beverages, daily and nightly entertainment, all land and water sports, including scuba diving (for certified divers), snorkeling, gratuities, and transfers to and from the designated Bahamas airport.

    The Martha Stewart customized wedding will include: ceremony décor, reception décor, bouquet and boutonniere, centerpiece, wedding cake, and reception catering for 10 guests.

    Approximate cost breakdown of Grand Prize is as follows:

    Air fare per person ($1000 x 12).................................................................$12,000
    6-Day/5-night accommodations for the bride and groom ($6,400 x 1).......$6,400
    4-Day/3-night accommodations for family and friends ($4,200 x 5).......$21,000
    Custom Martha Stewart Wedding.....................................................................$20,000

    Total value of prize being awarded: $59,400.

    Odds of winning will be based on the total number of eligible entries received, and the outcome of the judging process.

  9. General Terms & Conditions:
    1. By submitting an entry, Entrant warrants and represents that: (i) he/she is the sole and exclusive owner of the video submission, including having the explicit permission and release, for the use of their likeness, from any individual(s) included in the video submitted for consideration in this Promotion, and having the explicit permission and release, for the use of their likeness in the video submitted for consideration; and (ii) the video has not been entered in any previous competition or won any previous awards or competitions; and (iii) he/she has the full and exclusive right, power and authority to submit the video entry, and to grant the Sponsors (and/or their marketing partners/agents) the rights to the submission, provided in Section 9(d) below, without further compensation; and (iv) no rights in the submission have been previously granted to any other person, firm, corporation, or entity.
    2. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any submission at any time in the event Sponsors determine, in its sole discretion, that the submission is offensive, inappropriate, not in keeping with Sponsor’s image, or that an Entrant has not otherwise complied with these Official Rules, Terms, and Conditions.
    3. If the submission contains any material or elements that are not owned by the Entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the Entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the video, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the submission by Sponsors.
    4. By entering, Submitter grants the Sponsors the right to edit, adapt, and publish any or all video entries and/or titles and captions, including without limitation the rights to worldwide copyright of any such adaption, and to use these entries and adaptations in any media form, including television and/or posting on the Internet, or in any manner of Sponsor’s choice without attribution or further compensation.
    5. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered.
    6. By claiming a prize, winner agrees that the Sponsors, and its officers, employees, shareholders, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies, do not have any liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind related to participation in this Promotion, or from acceptance or use/misuse of the prize or portions of the prize offered.
    7. Acceptance of a prize shall constitute the winner's agreement that the Sponsors or their agent(s) may use and/or display the winner's name, address (city, state only), likeness, biographical information, video entry (and content) and/or prize information, without limitation, for promotional purposes, without further consideration, except where prohibited by law.
    8. All taxes on prize (if applicable) are the sole responsibility of the winner.
    9. Prizes are not transferable or assignable, except at the sole discretion of Sponsors.
    Release: By receipt of any prize, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Unique Vacations, Inc., Sandals Resorts International (SRI), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., each of their related companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.

    Limitations of Liability: Unique Vacations, Inc., and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. are not responsible for: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technology outage, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries, whether caused by the sender or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Contest. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsors, in their discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsors reserve the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

    Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for state of New York (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsors in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, U.S.A.
  10. Winner's List: For written confirmation of the Grand Prize winner, send a self-addressed, business-size, stamped envelope (after 1/20/10, but no later than 2/22/10) to: "A Sandals Wedding by Martha Stewart" Video Contest, Winner Confirmation Request, c/o US Sweepstakes & Fulfillment Company, P.O. Box 25497, Rochester, NY 14625.
  11. Sandals® is a registered trademark of Sandals Resorts International LLC. Weddings by Martha Stewart™ is a trademark and service mark of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (c) 2009, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
  12. Sponsors: Unique Vacations, Inc., Worldwide Representative for Sandals and Beaches Resorts, 4950 S.W. 72nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33155, U.S.A and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc, 11 W 42nd Street, 25th FL, New York, NY, 10036