Prizes include signed books and some other fun stuff, including a visit by me to your local school or library.  For more details on the contest and prizes, click here.

Or, if you've already created a trailer, submit your entry by posting a comment below.  Remember:  You must provide your YouTube user name and the URL for the video you've posted on YouTube. 

This is also where you can leave comments after viewing any videos that are submitted.  (I'll take your thoughts into consideration when I choose a winner.)  Entries can be seen here.

I love the trailers that have been created for Jessica's Guide, and I look forward to seeing some creative takes on Jekel Loves Hyde!  Good luck!

The book will be available this coming spring, but you can pre-order it now at Amazon and Borders, if you're interested...

And, of course, because I love doing contests and giveaways, I'm working on a new contest - this time with help from my publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which means the prize will be the biggest I've been able to offer yet! 

Check back for more details in the coming weeks!

Now, on to the contest...  Over 1,300 of you scrambled to "catch the bouquet" - which is about 1,000 more than I expected!  The great response made me think two things: 

1. I'd better offer more than one prize!

2. The grand prize better be pretty good!

So the winner of the toss is getting a signed copy of Jessica's Guide..., an advance copy of Jekel Loves Hyde, an original "hard copy" of the wedding chapters (printed by me), the very last T-shirt with the Jessica's Guide cover art, and some kind of random surprise (because random surprises are always fun to get!)

I'm also giving two second-place winners signed books and bookmarks, and five runners-up signed bookmarks.

And the winners are...

Grand Prize:  S.M. (fillmore_chick415@....)

Second Prize: Amanda Grosz and Stephanie R (chiccachiccabam@...)

Runners-up:  Prawnee, Kristen (bittahsweetharmony@...), Megan Koch, Krystal (ksparkles21@...), and Tiffany (boxerluvr58@...)

Congratulations! 

I'll e-mail all of the winners to get your mailing info.  And for those of you who didn't get the bouquet this time - you know how I love giveaways!  There will be more chances soon...

And thanks again all you bridesmaids and guests of honor!  You really did make this "event" a ton of fun for me!

I hope you have fun reading the chapters...  My goal is to post a new chapter every other day at noon until the wedding is complete.  (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, etc...)  So check back every other day to read new stuff.

And for those of you who haven't signed up to "catch the bouquet" yet, the contest is open until the last chapter is posted.  Just go to the Catch The Bouquet blog entry.

Thanks for making this wedding so fun and for all your nice comments in the past!  Happy reading!

The wedding starts tomorrow... Check in at my website any time after noon for the first chapter!

And a HUGE thanks to everybody who served as bridesmaids!  This was amazingly fun for me... I hope you all enjoyed it, too!

Planning this wedding has been incredibly fun for me, and I'm very excited to see how the final vote comes out.

Will you choose to unite Antanasia and Lucius with:

1. A kiss

2. A bite to the throat, or

3. A kiss AND a bite to the throat

??

(For a couple things you might want to consider, click here!)

Just like in previous weeks, please include a numeral (1, 2 or 3) in your comment, so it's easier for me to count the votes.  And please let me know why you voted as you did...  I love to read your ideas!

Voting is open until Saturday, Sept. 19, at noon.

Then, on Sunday, Sept. 20, the wedding will get underway!  I'll post the first wedding chapter on my website, bethfantaskey.com. 

(Hint:  It's going to involve a special reunion...)

Thanks for voting!

Your tastes ran from Bach to Etta James to Sinatra to Death Cab for Cutie... WOW! 

When it was time to make my choice, I took into consideration both the individual songs you suggested, and the "theme" of the comments overall.  And one of the things I took away was that a lot of you believe Jess and especially Lucius would prefer something timeless and classic that would reflect Lucius's background and the idea of an eternal love.  And when I read this comment by Lisa (Sept. 7), I knew exactly what I was looking for:  "something that... captures their essence as a couple... soft and tender at times, but also clashing and crescendoing at others."  That summed it up perfectly!

First, here are the songs that are runners-up, and which I think make a great playlist for the wedding - or the book, overall.

* Breathe Me - Sia

* Gravity of Love - Enigma (although the video was too creepy!)

* Your Guardian Angel - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (lots of votes)

* She Is Love - Parachute (very sweet, also lots of votes - a song that made me think of Jess)

* Marry Me - Evanescence (it gives me chills!)

* Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (don't you love when he growls, "Trust I seek, and I find in you..."?)

* Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

* Dark Waltz - Hayley Westenra (more chills)

* Faraway - Apocalyptica

* Dance D'Amour - The 69 Eyes (a true "vampire love song" as Sophia (Sept. 7) noted - and it has almost a German metal edge, which reminded me of Lucius)

* String Quartet #4 - Bartok (Lucius would appreciate the Hungarian/Romanian roots!)

Ultimately, I chose Beethoven's Piano Sonata #14, also known as the "Moonlight Sonata."  As Michaela (Sept. 6) pointed out, "It's really breathtaking, has a gothic feel, you get lost in the way it flows."  And when I listened to it - hearing it again for the first time in years - I knew that it was absolutely perfect.  It's dark, it's light, it's haunting, romantic - and timeless. 

Three people suggested this piece, so I had to draw names. My daughter Julia picked Michaela's name from the bowl, so congrats!  Contact me so I can send you your book!

Thanks, as always, to everybody who suggested a song... I wish I could have picked even more!

And don't forget that starting tonight, you can vote on how Jess and Lucius should seal their union.  Then it will be time for the wedding to begin!

(For more details and suggestions, click here.)

When you leave a comment, please include:

* the name of the song or piece

* the artist

* a way that I can sample the music, in case it's new to me.  (For example, on YouTube or iTunes, etc.)

And if you're musically inclined, I'd love to hear your original composition, too.  (How you submit your work is up to you, but I promise I'll listen if you get it to me!)

At the end of the week, I'll choose the music that I think best reflects Antanasia and Lucius, as a couple. 

And as an added bonus, the person whose song is chosen will win a signed copy of Jessica's Guide and one of the last remaining T-shirts with the cover art on it.  (If more than one person submits the same winning song, I'll draw names.)

Song submission is open until Saturday, Sept. 12, at noon.

Then, next week we'll have the final vote on how Jess and Lucius should seal their eternal commitment - and the wedding will begin! 

Here's how the voting came out:

* Dress 1 - Black - 77

* Dress 2 - Red - 68

* Dress 3 - White with a Black Twist - 290

I LOVED all of your comments, and I jotted down a lot of your thoughts to draw on when I write the chapters.  It was fun to see how you connected the different dresses to specific scenes in the book, or took into consideration how Lucius might feel to see Jess in each gown, as well as the symbolism of the colors.  Thanks so much for all your thoughtful insights, which will  really help me as I start to write!

I can't wait to see which songs you choose this week!

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!