The votes have been counted, and Jess and Lucius will be married in the castle! 

Here's how you voted:

Castle - 168

Cave - 91

Mountains - 111

Thanks to everybody who cast a vote and left comments!  I'm already starting to daydream about how I'll "decorate" for the ceremony.  (I might have some plans for the cave and mountains, too...)

Vote for the dress below!

It's time to choose the dress that Jessica will wear when she begins her new life as Antanasia Dragomir Vladescu, vampire princess - and wife of Lucius!

To see the choices again, click here.

Vote:

1 - Dramatic black

2 - Regal red

3 - White with a dark twist

IMPORTANT:  Please include the numeral (1, 2 or 3) in your comment, to make it easier for me to tally the votes.  And if you'd like, tell me why you chose the dress that you did.  It's fun for me to read your opinions, and actually helps me as I begin to plan the new chapters.  After all, I want this wedding to be based on YOUR ideas. 

Voting on the dress will close Saturday, September 5, at noon.

Thanks for taking part!

Thanks for stopping by to vote on where Jess and Lucius's wedding should be held.  I hope you like the three choices!

For a complete description of the locations, click HERE.

IMPORTANT:  Please begin your entry with a NUMERAL (1,2 or 3) so it's easier for me to tally the results. 

Vote:

1 - Castle

2 - Cave

3 - Carpathian Mountains

Then feel free to explain why you made your choice.  I can't wait to read your ideas!

Voting on location will be open until Midnight, Saturday, Aug. 29 - when we'll start choosing Jess's dress!

I'm so excited to be hosting this on-line wedding...  I can't wait to write the new chapters in which Jess and Lucius get married, using your suggestions.  I promise - it will be the romantic event that so many of you have requested!

Voting on the location will begin Sunday, August 23, and last for one week.  Please stop back then!

And if you haven't already done so, make sure to go to the blog entry "Catch the Bouquet" to register for the prize package! 

What's a wedding without a bouquet toss?

Since I can't really throw flowers to one lucky guest, I'm going to wrap up this ceremony with a prize giveaway that will include:

* a signed copy of Jessica's Guide

* one of the very first advance copies of Jekel Loves Hyde - before reviewers even seen it!

* one of the T-shirts with the Jessica's Guide cover art

* some other fun surprises that I'm still putting together...

All you have to do is leave a comment below - with some type of contact information.  I'll draw the winner after the last new chapter has been posted. 

Thanks for joining the wedding!

I thought it would take all day to give away those 20 bookmarks, but it was all over in a flash!  I'll be sending them out to the first 20 ASAP.  And I'm looking around for more packs - it's possible they're hiding in my messy office - so I can do this again! 

Whether we like it or not, it's almost time for a lot of us to go back to school (and that includes me... I am prepping for my classes right now.)   And back to school means - books!   And books need - bookmarks!  (Unless you're like me and smoosh your books flat to hold your place.) 

Anyway, I just happen to have a pack of 20 bookmarks with the Jessica's Guide cover art on them, sitting in my office taking up space, so I've decided to share them with you.  (Especially since several people have asked about how to get them.) 

It's not a contest or anything.  Just the first 20 people who leave a comment below asking for one will get one.  First come, first served! 

If you don't want to leave your mailing address on the blog, and you're one of the first 20, follow up with an e-mail to bethfantaskey@yahoo.com, so I know where to send it!

Hope you're all enjoying the last few weeks of summer!