Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach, FL, has a fun promotion where you send them a picture of you in your Ron Jon t-shirt while on vacation. It’s fun to see where their logo has been–all over the world.

We thought it would be fun to have a Summer Lovin’ Photo Contest where you send us a picture of you and your spouse on vacation. Although we don’t have a t-shirt for you to promote, what we do encourage you to promote is how many years you’ve been married. Find a creative way to include the number of years you’ve been married in the photo.

Tom and Debi in Sarasota, FL

We’ll keep the contest open through Labor Day, so everyone taking a Summer vacation can participate. If you’ve already gone on vacation, no problem since we’re allowing you to edit in the number of years, like we did in the picture above.

Here is how the photographs will be judged:

• Creativity – remember your numbers don’t have to be written with pen and ink. Try writing with flowers, in the sand, or with sea shells. Be creative.
• Setting – find a beautiful setting while on vacation, or better yet, a landmark we would all recognize–like the Capital Building or Mt. Rushmore. You get the idea.
• Include both husband and wife in the photo.

Here’s how to enter:

• Send your picture to us via e-mail: theromanticvineyard (at) gmail (dot) com, with Summer Lovin’ Photo Contest in the subject line.
• Include your name, e-mail, mailing address and phone number.
• Also tell us the location of the photo and the number of years you’ve been married.
• Share our contest with your Facebook friends for a bonus in calculating your total score. Simply mention to us in your e-mail that you shared it on Facebook.

NOTE: Any photos which are immodest, distasteful or do not include the numbers of years married or both husband and wife will be eliminated. The Romantic Vineyard has sole discretion in determining if a photo is disqualified.

Photos must be received by midnight on Monday, September 3rd (Labor Day). Out of all the photos received, we’ll narrow the winners down to the Top 5 and post them on Wednesday, September 5th. You’ll then have until Sunday, September 9th to vote for your favorite. We’ll announce the winners on Monday, September 10th.

Prizes are as follows:

First Prize:   $25 Gift Card to the restaurant of your choice.

Second Prize:  $15 Gift Card for Ice Cream

Third Prize:   $10 Gift Card to Starbucks

Let’s have some fun and capture the years and the fun God has given us this Summer. Say “Cheese.” 🙂