I have an idea!

I was reading all of the comments and you all have some pretty interesting things to say. I didn't know the voting wasn't working out well.
Here's what Partypop should do about this contest:
First of all, take the online voting off. Only those who submitted a story and are on the list can vote. What each of us will vote for is the top 10, 15, or 20 stories we each like and send it to partypop. Then partypop counts all the votes and list the most popular 10, 15, or 20 stories - that we voted for. Those stories should be mentioned on this site for everyone to view and then people will know where they stand.
The extension of the contest is definately unfair because we were all supposed to know the lucky winner by November 11th! It was a shame for those who are having their wedding this year and were hoping to win.
Caren, I agree with your suggestion of giving 5 winners 10,000 - this is plenty. Or 10 5,000.00 winners- that is a great prize too.
Hope this mayhem ends soon before it gets ugly.
Best of Luck to everyone who submitted their stories.
Sandra C.