Young House Love

Home Decorating & DIY Tutorials

| By | | 10,003 Comments

Fab Freebie: Richmond Or Bust!

***THIS GIVEAWAY HAS REACHED ITS 10,000 ENTRY CAP AND IS NOW CLOSED – SEE WHO WON BELOW!***

And our VERY lucky winner this week is… Hallie (who knows that Belle Isle was once a fishing village for the Powhatan Indians – something even we hadn’t heard). Congrats – and see you in a few weeks!

We’re spending today with the family for the holiday, but we had to drop in with our big giveaway for you guys. See, when we found out we’d be speaking at this year’s R.Home for the Holidays event on November 8th (which we’ve gone to for the past four years for fun, so it’s really crazy to think that we’ll be speakers) a hair-brained idea popped into my head: what if we gave away a trip to Richmond? And when I mentioned it to the kind folks at Richmond Magazine (the hosts of the event), they not only didn’t call me crazy – they said “let’s do it!” So with their help and the generous support of Visit Richmond VA, my hair-brained idea is coming to life (insert evil cackle here). And it’s bigger and better than I ever guessed it could be. That’s right, someone is about to get hooked up.

RVATrip 1 Airfare

The prize includes round-trip airfare from anywhere in the continental United States (arriving Thursday, Nov 8 and departing Sunday, Nov 11) and car rental for the length of your stay – all courtesy of Visit Richmond VA. While you’re here, you’ll be put up for three nights in Richmond’s most iconic and stately hotel – The Jefferson.

RVATrip 2 Jefferson Hotel

And of course, Richmond Magazine is giving you tickets to (sold out!) R.Home for the Holidays on Thursday night where we’ll be speaking and doing a book signing (psst- it has now sold out so we’re working on a free Richmond signing that we’ll share as soon as it’s finalized for any interested locals).

RVATrip 3 R Home For The Holidays

As for what else you can do while you’re here… what about a $100 gift card to one of our favorite restaurants? The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing overlooks the city and is actually the spot where Sherry and I celebrated finding out she was pregnant with Clara.

RVATrip 4 Boathouse

And since you can’t come to our town and not hit up some of our favorite stores, we’ve wrangled $100 gift cards from four of our favorite spots: La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery and the consignment store trio of Clover (kids), Clementine (adults) and Ashby (teens).

RVATrip 5 Stores

Plus, Richmond Magazine and Visit Richmond VA are tossing in a bunch of passes to various Richmond must-dos, like the Chihuly glass exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (one of our favorites!) and a Real Richmond Food Tour that’ll give you a taste of several local restaurants in one night.

RVATrip 6 Museums

  • PRIZE: As described above: a round-trip flight to Richmond for two people plus a car rental from Visit Richmond VA, a three night stay at The Jefferson Hotel, tickets to R.Home for the Holidays, $100 each to The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery, and Clover / Clementine / Ashby.
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RICHMOND ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … one fact you know about Richmond. Did you know that it’s known as The River City? Or that it was recently named The Best River Town In America by Outdoor magazine? Or that it’s where Spielberg’s new Lincoln movie was filmed? Or just that it’s the capital of Virginia and where we live?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 10th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • ELIGIBILITY: Flights from the lower 48 United States only, must be 18 or older, tickets must be booked by October 15th. See more guidelines here. (*we really tried to get this to work as an international prize, so sorry that it couldn’t happen – maybe next year!)
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond Magazine, R.Home Magazine, , La Difference, Mongrel.

Comments

  1. Kimj says

    Richmond ME! My favorite bloggers (you, of course!) AND some of our best friends live in Richmond…we’ve never visited and are dying to go!

    Reply

  2. Vanessa McClung says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    It would be my first visit to the Eastern states! And technically also my husband and my honeymoon! We just got married and can’t afford any awesome trips so this would just be so amazing! Plus we are both nice and awkward so it would just be lovely! ;-) If you guys add on any book signings in California I will hop on that! :) xoxo

    Reply

  3. Elizabeth says

    RICHMOND ME!!!! I need a vacay and everything I have read about Richmond (from you two) just looks absolutely beautiful!

    Reply

  7. Kathleen Riojas says

    Richmond Me …. I know nothing about Richmond, which is why I need to go visit! I’m sure I’d love it. Can’t wait to see you guys on Nov.17 in Dallas, TX if I don’t get the trip!

    Reply

  10. Janell says

    Richmond me!

    I know that Richmond is approx 2 hours from my home town (Alexandria, VA) and this now San Diego resident would love to find a great reason to get back east.

    Reply

  12. Erin Schmidt says

    Richmond Me! Please :) I am a 5th grade Reading, Writing, and Social Studies teacher and know that Richmond served as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

    Reply

  16. J.D. says

    Richmond me!!!!

    Richmond is actually the third city in Virginia to become the capital. It was also the capital of the Confederacy.

    I hope we win, we could totally use a vacation!

    Reply

  18. Whitney says

    Richmond Me! Probably the first fact I knew about Richmond was that it was the capital of Virginia. Everything else I know I learned from you guys. :)

    Reply

  20. Daniel W says

    Richmond Me!

    TJ himself designed the Virginia State Capitol based upon the Maison Carrée in Nimes, one of the best preserved Roman temples remaining. Also, in all the pictures you see of it, the camera angle is such that the building obscures the much larger and much less scenic buildings behind it. So when you see it in person for the first time, you’re surprised at how in-the-middle-of-things and beautiful it really is but can be easily let down by all the unsightly radio towers on surrounding buildings that the photos don’t show you.

    Reply

  24. Hannah Rissler says

    Richmond me! Richmond is headquarters for seven companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list. (according to Google lol)

    Reply

  33. kristen B says

    Richmond Me! I know my seven children don’t live in Richmond (gotta love ’em) and if I won they could spend a great weekend with their Dad (love him too) and a friend and I could have the best time ever…all alone…with lots of other people who don’t need me to feed them or do their laundry! Best weekend ever!!!

    Reply

  34. Jennifer says

    Richmond me! Sadly, I don’t know much about Richmond except that is is capital of Virginia and was the capital of the confederacy.

    Reply

  35. Janna Dixon says

    Hmmm, not sure if my first response went through because I got an error.

    RICHMOND ME! I’m in the boat with the “knew it was in Virginia and that you guys live there” folks.

    Reply

  36. Kelly Morley says

    RICHMOND ME….I just know my friends Jennifer & Frank live there and I would love to visit (AND REALLY NEED A VACATION!!!!)

    Reply

  37. Rosanna Allen says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that state it is located in and that it’s in the South… oh, and it’s where you guys’ are! I’d love to get my Richmond on (w/my hubby of course!)!

    Reply

  39. Liv says

    RICHMOND ME!
    The only knowledge I have about Richmond comes from your blog! It seems like I am not the only one, maybe you guys could do a Richmond 101 post as a follow-up to this give-away! Thanks!

    Reply

  40. Susie Woodbury says

    Richmond Me! (Please!) I only know that Richmond is in VA, but would love to visit! Hmmm. The only tricky part is whether to take my husband or my daughter, both of whom also read your blog.

    Reply

  43. Raeann says

    RICHMOND ME!!! Ahhh what an exciting giveaway!! I know Richmond is home to University of Richmond…where I toured way-back-when I was looking at undergrad programs. I ate dinner at a restaurant overlooking an adorbs cobble-stone street. YUM.

    Reply

  45. Jennifer Baria says

    Richmond Me!

    Patrick Henry’s ‘Give me liberty or give me death’ speech was given in Richmond … way back in the day!

    Reply

  47. Melissa says

    Richmond Me! I know absolutely nothing about Richmond except that you guys live there and it seems like a pretty cool town

    Reply

  50. Lara says

    RICHMOND ME!! Richmond is where my husband and I stop on our way from PA to SC for a breather and to stretch our legs.

    Reply

Stuff We Love

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *