Clay Hill Farm's unique new concept THE GREEN WEDDING GIVEAWAY will be launched on September 25th by celebrity relationship expert, Steve Santagati, at a Press-Only Preview Reception to be held Thursday, September 25th from 3:30-5:30pm at Clay Hill Farm in York, Maine. Please RSVP by 9/22/08 to clayhillmedia@gmail.com

Clay Hill Farm's Green Wedding Giveaway, www.greenweddinggiveaway.com, is a contest of commitment. Couples are encouraged to explore the parallel of a commitment to each other and a commitment to the earth. Couples are asked to submit a play, a poem, a painting, or a song, along with a two-minute video or a photograph and essay that creatively answers the contest question and demonstrates an understanding of the contest message. We are all green in some way. Pick your shade and shout it to the world. Applications for the Green Wedding Giveaway, contest rules and complete details will be available online at www.greenweddinggiveaway.com. The contest starts September 25th. Engaged couples must complete their online applications and mail their entries on a CD or DVD to the contest address by December 31st, 2008.

"When it comes to marriage, I have been quoted as saying don't do it," says Santagati, "...because most people are not fully aware of the commitment it takes to make a marriage work for the long haul. However, I've discovered that people who are aware of matrimonial reality are usually aware of other things as well; safe driving, health, and yes, the environment. So will a couple's common sense transcend the relationship and carry over into their green practices? I think so."

"With product prizes well over $40,000, Clay Hill Farm's Green Wedding Giveaway project is fighting green fatigue in a big way" says, Jennifer Lewis-McShera, founder of Clay Hill Farm's Green Wedding Giveaway Contest.

The top-five couples will be decided by a panel of Clay Hill judges and will be revealed at a bridal fair in Portsmouth, NH on January 11, 2009. After the top-five couples are revealed, the public will vote and pick the winner. Public ballots will be available at www.greenweddinggiveaway.com. The winning couple will be announced February 13, 2009, just in time for Valentine's Day. The Green Wedding Giveaway will be a daytime wedding ceremony and reception at Clay Hill Farm on June 21, 2009, appropriately the Summer Solstice. Rehearsal dinner, ceremony, catered reception, flowers, hand-painted watercolor invitations, photography, DJ services, live cocktail music, cake, hybrid bridal transportation, spa services, organic beverages, tuxedo rentals, wedding-night suite and honeymoon week...are all part of the Grand Prize package.

In addition to the Grand Prize Wedding Package valued at over $30,000, the top-four couples will be awarded prize packages, and random prizes will be awarded to contestants and voters.