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Loveland Hearts on Sale Dec. 1, 2024

11/26/2024

It's a time honored tradition in Loveland - lining the streets with love messages through the Sweetheart holiday season. The Thompson Valley Rotary Club is the owner of this romantic tradition. It has become so popular over the years, that more and more hearts and streets have been added to the program. Even so, it sells out within minutes!

Looking to leave a message for your sweetheart/s this Valentine season? Jump online at 12am on December 1st!
https://portal.clubrunner.ca/3528

2025 Valentine Card & Verse and Cachet Contest Announced!

10/9/2024

It is a time-honored tradition in Loveland, Colorado! The Valentine card, verse and cache contest! Get your submissions in for a chance to be forever memorialized in the nation's Sweetheart City! Details below sent on behalf of the Loveland Chamber of Commerce.

2025 VALENTINE CARD AND VERSE AND CACHET
CONTEST SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Deadline: 5 p.m., Fri. November 8, 2024

Card verse requirements: one 4-line verse or two 4-line verses (8 lines maximum); ‘City of Loveland’ or ‘Sweetheart City’ must be referenced in a line of the verse; romantic, sentimental or humorous content; typed or neatly printed.
Card design requirements: finished folded size of 4 ⅝” x 6 ¼”; no color restrictions other than it must be able to be printed on a 4-color press; may be cut out, embossed, bordered, etc.; only original art will be accepted (copyrights will be checked prior); design theme carried throughout card; single- or multi-folded; can submit rough draft but camera-ready art required for printing at cost of entrant; all types of art accepted as long as quality can be maintained when printed through digital press.

Cachet verse requirements: 4-line maximum; ‘City of Loveland’ or ‘Sweetheart City’ must be referenced in a line of the verse; typed or neatly printed; each verse must be submitted separately with name, daytime and evening phone numbers, complete address and email address.

Cachet design requirements: dimensions of 3” x 1 ¼”; rough draft acceptable; camera-ready art for printing; only original non-copyright art accepted; year must be somewhere in design; Loveland, CO must also appear in design; all types of art accepted if quality can be maintained when printed through digital press.
Each person can submit multiple entries for all contests, if each separate entry includes name, phone number, complete address and email address.

The submission deadline for the card, cachet and cancellation contests is 5 p.m., Friday Nov. 8, 2024.

To submit entries, drop off or mail them to 5400 Stone Creek Circle Suite 200, Loveland, CO 80538, or email them to [email protected]. Questions can be directed to (970) 744-4791.

Chosen designs and verses will be incorporated into the card and cachet, which will be unveiled in January 2025. The valentine card is sold throughout northern Colorado through select retailers and will be available for sale immediately after it is unveiled. The chosen cachet design and verse will be used to produce the official cachet that is stamped on all outgoing valentines that come through the 79th Annual Valentine Re-mailing Program, which kicks off on January 7, 2025. The cachet verse appears inside the cachet design. The completed cachet is reproduced on rubber stamps and used to handstamp the envelope of each valentine card re-mailed from Loveland. It is also printed on the envelope of the 2025 official Loveland Valentine card.

Winners of the card and cachet contests are awarded cash prizes and become part of Loveland’s history.

In partnership with the Loveland Post Office, the Loveland Chamber stamps its special Sweetheart City cachet on approximately 100,000 valentine cards that arrive in Loveland each year. The cachet is hand stamped on each valentine and re-mail them to their final destinations that include more than 100 countries around the globe and all 50 states.

Loveland Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Deanna Sloat
[email protected]

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A Fully Planned Wedding for Just $160?!?!

2/7/2024

An entire wedding for only $160?? YES PLEASE!
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
2024 brings a once in a lifetime opportunity to get married ON THE ICE at Blue FCU Arena - prior to a Colorado Eagles Hockey Game!
*Registration must be made online in advance
Renew your vows or get married on Valentine's Day in the Sweetheart City - Loveland, CO
Just $160 per couple for all this...

Custom Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremony in the Sweetheart City, Loveland CO
Romantic Ceremony & LIVE Music
Your Marriage Certificate Signed by the Officiant
Signature Wedding Cupcakes from B Sweet Cupcakes
Gift Bag from Participating Northern Colorado Businesses
Keepsake Photo with Custom Backdrop - Onsite
Keepsake Lock you can Use to Permanently 'Lock your Love' on the Famous Loveland Sculpture or Heart from Visit Loveland!
2 Tickets for Each Couple to Attend the Eagles Hockey Game After Your Ceremony!
FREE Parking for All Wedding Couples
Discounted Game Tickets for Your Family (limited number)
Professional Photographer Photos of the BIG DAY

-PLUS-

Win up to $4,000 in prizes!

A gift basket of items donated by local businesses!
2 CUSTOM Eagles Hockey Jerseys "Bride/Groom" valued at $400, donated by Visit Loveland Colorado
A trip around the ice during the game in the Colorado Eagles "Fanboni"
The chance to kick off the game by hitting the STARTING BUZZER (Goal Horn)
NoCo's Biggest Kiss Photo Opp - (You could be on camera at the start of the 2nd period)
A 'Honeymoon Suite' at the Eagles Hockey Game for 16 guests (after your ceremony), donated by the Larimer County Commissioners!

The Loveland Valentine's Day Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremony - Say "I DO" for the 1st time -- or again and again.
Tickets Available!
https://www.valentinesdayinloveland.com/

You Have Wedding Questions - We Have the Answers!

1/16/2024

What to expect if you book tickets to the Loveland Valentine's Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremony 2/14/24

Event Q&A
*Q: What type of ceremony will it be?
A: We will offer a ceremony suitable for everyone, no matter your religion or faith. The officiant will offer vows that you can repeat to each other. He will also offer a silent moment for any unscripted vows or things you want to say to each other.

Q: How do I know if I'm booked?
A: When you check out from our pay portal, you'll receive an email confirmation.  You'll also receive an email reminder with additional details prior to Valentine's Day.

Q: What do I need to know or bring with me prior to arrival?
A: No need to print a receipt. We will have your name on our list at registration. Wedding couples must bring their County Marriage Certificate and IDs. Vow Renewal couples just need to bring their IDs.

Q: What does the ceremony look like for the wedding?
A: The ceremony will be private, for wedding/vow couples only. Additional Eagles tickets can be purchased for family attending. *limited tickets available - first come, first serve

Q: Can I bring my own photographer or videographer?
A: Yes, but you must send their information to BIG DEAL Company. They will need a Press Pass from the Eagles to enter. They will only be able to stay for the ceremony, and must leave before the game.

Q: How long is the ceremony?
A: About 30 minutes. Keep in mind that you will need extra time before or after the ceremony to take photos, if you wish. You will also need to wait in line post ceremony to collect your marriage certificate or vow renewal certificate.

Q: Do I need to make a dinner reservation ahead of time in Loveland?
A: YES! We highly recommend that if you'd like to dine in Loveland on Valentine's Day after the ceremony, that you make a dinner reservation far in advance. Since we are the Sweetheart City, restaurants get VERY busy over the holiday.

Q: Where can I learn more about what's going on around Loveland during this time?
A: We recommend you visit a couple sites: VisitLovelandCO, the Loveland Downtown District, Loveland Chamber and Loveland Events and Happenings.

Q: What about health and safety?
A: Safety is our priority. Here are some of the ways we are keeping you safe: Contactless ticket purchase: All reservations must be made online in advance. Following the rules: Your planning team follows all local and state regulations and is obsessed with event safety. ADA accessible: The building and wedding are ADA friendly.

Q: What about bad weather?
A: All of our events take place rain, snow, or shine. It could be below zero, or 60 degrees. We never know on Valentine's Day. Dress appropriately. The event will not be cancelled for weather, and we do not offer refunds.

Q: For attire, do we have to be formal? Do I need ice skates?
A: No, you can wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Please dress for the weather. There will be red carpets on the ice for you to safely walk on.

Q: Can I bring friends/family members who aren't participating?
A: Additional tickets can be purchased for family to witness your ceremony and attend the hockey game. *limited tickets available - first come, first serve.

Q: What if my guests don't want to attend the Eagles Hockey game?
A: They do not have to stay. However, all guests must have a ticket to enter the building. For safety and security reasons - all guests need a ticket at the door. The Colorado Eagles have offered a very generous discount of $22 per ticket for guests.

Q: Where is check-in?
A: The address for check-in is Blue Arena - Eagles Hockey 5290 Arena Cir, Loveland, CO 80538
Check-in is at 2:30pm on 2/14. The ceremony will begin at 4pm.
Once you enter the building, you will proceed to the Bud Light Balcony.

Q: What will we and our guests do between the ceremony and the game?
A: Your ceremony is at 4pm and will go until about 4:30pm. Post ceremony, there will be photo opportunities on the ice and around the arena. We will have a photographer available, and you can take your own - or have a family member take photos of you as well. Your guests will be allowed to visit with you on the VooDoo Ranger Lounge (balcony) prior to the game. After the ceremony, you will receive your gift bag and signed marriage certificate or vow renewal certificate. There will be a photo booth available for wedding couples to capture fun photos in. Finally, there will be a cash bar available for all, and concessions open for pre-game snacks!

Q: Where is the ceremony site located? Where do I park?
A: The ceremony is ON THE ICE at the Blue Arena, prior to the Sweetheart Eagles Hockey Game! Your ticket includes an Eagles Hockey Game ticket - one per person. Wedding couples will also be emailed a link for their FREE parking pass - you must fill this out to receive the paid parking.
You park in the general parking lot at the arena and enter through the main doors.
Guests of the wedding couples will need to pay for their own parking.

Details:
Loveland’s Annual Valentine’s Day Group Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremony
***Sweetheart Eagles Hockey Game*** Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
Blue Arena - Eagles Hockey Game 5290 Arena Cir, Loveland, CO 80538
Ceremony Time: 4pm Puck Drops at 7pm

Loveland Valentine Re-Mailing History

12/27/2023

About the Loveland, Colo. Valentine Program

Valentine Re-Mailing Program
Loveland, Colo., also known as the ‘Sweetheart City,’ has been doing the Valentine Re-Mailing Program for 78 years.
Each year, the city and its volunteers lovingly hand stamp and re-mail valentines from all 50 states and more than 110 countries. Many of the ‘Sweetheart City’s’ residents are thrilled about the program, so much so that there is a waiting list of volunteers to stamp and re-mail valentines. Loveland’s Re-Mailing Program has grown to be the largest program of its kind.

History
According to Gwen Masche, daughter of stamp collector and history buff Count Masche, Elmer Ivers, Loveland Postmaster in the 1940s and ‘50s, Harold Dunning, Rome Dietrich and others from the Loveland Stamp Club came up with an idea of a Re-mailing Program as a stamp collection oddity, rather than a Sweetheart angle. The club tried to promote the program for a couple of years but realized they needed someone with more marketing abilities. Ted Thompson, who managed Loveland’s Rialto Theater and served as president of the Loveland Chamber of Commerce in addition to his remarkable marketing skills, was asked to help. Ted realized that Loveland, Colo. had a unique opportunity to share a little love and friendship with the people of the USA, and indeed, the world through the Valentine Re-mailing Program.

The program gained nationwide exposure when Guy Lombardo was designated honorary mayor of Loveland on Feb. 14, 1950. Lombardo’s orchestra, The Royal Canadians, had recorded the song, “There’s a Lovely Lake in Loveland” and featured the song during the program.

As Forrest S. Knox declared in a letter to the Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald dated Feb. 8, 2001, “They could not have found a better person to shepherd their valentine activity. He and Mabel, even though it was not their idea, were responsible for the success of the Re-mailing Program. They did a superb job of managing the program for the rest of their lives.” Now, in its 75th year, the program is growing every year.

Loveland’s “Valentine Sweethearts,” as they are affectionately referred, Ted and Mabel Thompson have since passed away and the Loveland community feels their absence. To commemorate their vision and love of Loveland, their memory lives on through this annual program and the people of Loveland. A bronze relief of the Thompsons is featured in Thompson Park in Downtown Loveland.

Today, the Loveland Chamber of Commerce continues to operate the program, in partnership with the Loveland post office by creating the special postmark annually.

Loveland Chamber of Commerce
5400 Stone Creek Cir Suite 200, Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 667-6311
Loveland.org

Lock Your Love in Loveland

12/20/2023

Love Lock Opportunities in Loveland, Colorado
Love locks have gained attention around the world from being placed on bridges and public places in Paris, on New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, Cologne’s Hohenzollern Bridge and more. Loveland’s love lock sculptures are a chance to give the love lock tradition new life through art and sculpture and eliminating the risk to public places. These sculptures are intended for love locks, where the locks are part of the artistic story in the nation’s Sweetheart City, Loveland, Colorado.

Lock Your Love in the Nation’s Sweetheart City
Visitors can experience two love lock sculptures in Loveland, Colorado.

Launched January 2020: Loveland’s Second Love Lock Sculpture
Loveland has unveiled its second love lock sculpture, which is one of the largest love lock sculpture in Colorado and in the U.S. The sculpture will sit in the Foundry Plaza downtown for six weeks, through the Sweetheart Festival Feb. 14-15, before moving to its permanent location along the south shore of Lake Loveland near the American flag and Statue of Liberty sculpture. The 12-foot-3-inch-tall, 14-foot-3-inch-wide steel sculpture is a simple, heart design created and constructed right in Loveland by Doug Rutledge, Beatty Construction Services and Loveland Ready Mix Concrete.

Loveland’s First Lovelock Sculpture - the largest in Colorado
This 24,000 lbs, 10-foot-tall, 30-foot-wide steel sculpture is made up of four sculpted letters L, O, V, E and includes heart cutouts and places for love locks on the back. It was unveiled in 2019. It is anchored at the Loveland Visitors Center and visible from US 34 welcoming visitors to Loveland, encouraging them to come and see it and learn more about what to do in Loveland. Since its unveiling, the sculpture has hundreds of locks on it - from visitors, locals, those who have lost love, those celebrating love and more. It was designed by local sculptor Doug Rutledge, constructed locally by Beatty Construction Services and Loveland Ready Mix Concrete poured the concrete for the bases. Doug and Jeff also worked together on the Equinox sculpture with the horses at I-25 and US34.

How to get a love lock or participate
Love locks sell for $20 at the Loveland Visitors Center, or visitors can bring their own. Locks will also be for purchase during the Sweetheart Festival in the 4th Street Gallery. The love locks can be customized with a paint pen or hand carving to include names and dates of those locking their love.

About the love lock tradition
Love locks are a symbol of love and commitment that has been inspired by an ancient custom, which is believed to have originated in China – where lovers lock a padlock on a chain or gate and then throw away the key, symbolically locking their love forever.

Link for more information: https://www.visitlovelandco.org/lovelock/

Valentine Hockey Wedding Promo Video

2/8/2023

Thank you to our partners at Visit Loveland and the Colorado Eagles for supporting LOVE this Valentine's Day!

Valentine Wedding on Pirate Radio 93.5

2/3/2023

Celebrating love on the radio today! Thank you Pirate Radio 93.5 FM for hosting Todd Harding and My Big Day LLC to promote Loveland Valentine's Day Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremony 2023 and the Loveland Sweetheart Festival !
Say I Do on February 14th at Budweiser Events Center with the Colorado Eagles !

Festival Volunteers Needed

1/27/2023

The amazing events hosted in Loveland could not be made possible without our amazing volunteers!
Volunteers are still needed for the Sweetheart Festival. Please sign up here to support Loveland and our incredible events! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0948acab22a2f9c61-2023#/

MBD Announces Annual Loveland Valentine’s Day Group Wedding to be Hosted on the Ice at Colorado Eagles Hockey Game in 2023

10/15/2022

Colorado’s own Sweetheart City will once again be offering couples the chance to get married or renew their vows in a group celebration of love. "The Loveland Valentine's Day Wedding and Vow Renewal Ceremony" has taken place for 6 years. So far over 300 people have been married or renewed their vows on Valentine's Day in Loveland at this event!

2023 brings yet another change in venue to offer couples a once in a lifetime opportunity to get married ON THE ICE! Partnering with The Colorado Eagles, MBD Marketing & Events, along with support from local Loveland businesses, the chamber, and the city, are keeping love alive and giving couples a memorable wedding experience.

“It’s so exciting to host this long-standing Loveland tradition for the first time on our ice as part of the Eagles 20th Anniversary season” -Gavin Riches, Executive Vice President, Colorado Eagles

Tickets go on sale November 1, 2022 and will be capped, as wedding registration includes tickets to the Eagles hockey game. Event information and tickets are available at ValentinesDayInLoveland.com .
The cost is just $140 per couple and includes a memorable experience, customized ceremony & music, along with gifts! The event is hosted by My Big Day Marketing & Events, with the support of many city and local small business partners who care about spreading the love on Valentine's Day in the Sweetheart City.

Say "I DO" for the first time or again and again at The Loveland Valentine's Day and Vow Renewal Ceremony!

The Loveland Valentine’s Day Group Wedding is brought to you by MBD Marketing & Events and is supported by The Colorado Eagles, Visit Loveland and the Loveland Chamber.
Media Contact: Christine Forster (970) 613-1455 [email protected]

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This event is based in Loveland, CO but serves all of Colorado and surrounding states. While the majority of our guests come from Northern Colorado and Denver, we have had wedding couples join us from NE, WY, MS, FL, KS, CA and MO! Celebrate Valentine's Day in the most unique way with us!