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Sponsored: Win a free wedding & reception!

Let The Falls in Columbia, IL host your special day and take the stress out of planning.

COLUMBIA, Ill. — Here comes the bride! It's the season of love as we celebrate Valentine's Day and wedding season! Show Me St. Louis is hosting Greetings from Columbia, Illinois and there is one special business looking to capture your heart.

Introducing The Falls. The Falls is a wedding venue and reception center based on its unique waterfall. Its unique venue offers its customers the chance to fall in love and share their special moments in an intimate setting.

And now they have a special gift for one lucky bride out there! 

The Falls wants you to enjoy your special day stress-free! That's why they're offering one lucky couple a chance to win their wedding and reception for free!

This all-inclusive package includes:

  •  a 5-hour reception at the Falls in the Victoria Falls Room
  • reception for 150 guests
  • bridal suite
  • ceremony (mutually agreed upon date based on availability*)
  • personal wedding coordinator
  • Choice of 3 hot or cold hors d’oeuvres served butler style
  • Choice of plated or buffet-style dinner (includes salad, rolls and butter, 1 chicken entrée, 1 pork loin or roast beef, pasta, potato, vegetable
  • 4.5 Hours of Consecutive House-Brand Open Bar (9 bottled beers, 7 house wines, 10 house liquors)

    DJ Service

  • Dance Floor

  • Your wedding cake cut and served (must supply cake)

  • Champagne toast for bridal party

  • LED color lighted backdrop behind the head table

  • Head table on risers, lighted and skirted

  • All china, glassware, and cutlery

  • Standard centerpieces for your guests’ tables

  • White or black skirting for the head table, gift table, and bar

  • Service staff throughout the entire reception

  • Guest wi-fi services

  • Eight tickets to a Taste of the Falls

This entire package is worth a total of $13,371 and could be yours. 

Enter here to win. Only one entry per couple is allowed. The last day to register is February 16, 2024! The winner will be notified via email on or around February 16. From there, The Falls will be in direct contact with the winner to set everything up. 

THIS ARTICLE INVOLVES COMMERCIAL CONTENT SPONSORED BY THE FALLS. THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FEATURED APPEAR AS PAID ADVERTISING. FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL US AT SMSL@KSDK.COM.

SHOW ME ST. LOUIS IS A PART OF 5 ON YOUR SIDE AND FEATURES ST. LOUIS EVENTS, COMPANIES, BUSINESS PEOPLE, AND OTHER GUESTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. 

2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, "THE FALLS WEDDING GIVEWAY" Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to legal U.S. residents (excluding Puerto Rico) who live in the KSDK-TV viewing area and are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of THE FALLS Multimedia KSDK, LLC (“Administrator”), TEGNA Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter or to win.

3. How to Enter. The Sweepstakes will begin at 10:00 AM (C.T.) on Feb. 5, 2024, and end at noon (C.T.) on Feb. 16, 2024 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

Enter by inputting information into the form above and following all posted instructions. Entries are limited to only one (1) entry per couple.  You MUST opt-in for communication from The Falls by providing your email address. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for entry tracking. Ad-blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with processing your entry.

Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address or Facebook ID. The sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries. By entering, you agree to the terms of these Official Rules and to receive e-mails from the Sponsor, Administrator, or those directed by the Sponsor or Administrator. You can opt out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions in any email received from the Sponsor.

4. Winner Selection. On or about  Feb. 16, 2024, one (1) couple will receive a free wedding and reception from The Falls. They will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received.

5. Prizes and Odds. One (1) couple will receive a free wedding and reception from The Falls. No purchase is necessary. The winner will receive correspondence from The Falls to set everything up. 

Transportation to pick up the prize and all other expenses not expressly provided for above are not included and will be the Winner’s sole responsibility. Conditions, deadlines, blackout dates, and expiration dates apply. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. The winner will be notified on or about Feb. 16, 2024, _through an email to the winner’s listed email. Each winner must respond to such notification within 8 hours. Failure of the winner to respond with such period or return of email prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected from among all remaining eligible entries. To claim the prize, each winner must respond to the Sponsor’s notification with a valid email address, phone number, and street address after notification and (details of how to get a prize). Valid photo identification may be required by the Sponsor in each case.

Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and non-transferable. No substitutions are allowed by the winner. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned as instructed by the Sponsor. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes the winner’s consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information, and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation to the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners by these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of the Sponsor.

8. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed by their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

9. Sponsor. The "FALLS FREE WEDDING AND RECEPTION" Sweepstakes is sponsored by THE FALLS. The decisions of the Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding in all respects. Administrator will not be responsible for typographical, printing, or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or other materials relating to the Sweepstakes. 

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