Our couples are thinking of creative ways to get votes on Done. in order to win the wedding contest. Jesse and David promoted themselves by passing out free fortune cookies in Times Square last weekend. We love the creativity guys! 
Getting married soon?
Would you like to have your wedding in Central Park?
For free?
If not, would you like to help give away a free wedding to a deserving couple?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, check out our Done. Wedding Contest! We are giving away $4000 credit to use on Doers to help put together the perfect Central Park wedding. We have everyone you need for a great wedding, from a minister to a wedding singer to someone who can clean up the mess afterwards, and everything in between. We are also giving away $1000 Airbnb credit for accommodations in NYC. The ceremony will take place in the romantic South Garden of the Conservatory Garden.
Interested couples can submit their photo and story and they must gather the most votes by June 1st. Vote for your favorite couple, or better yet, enter the contest if you’re looking to get married in Central Park. Visit Done.com/Wedding for more information.
May the best couple win!
Our friends over at RedRover just launched a social network and planning app for moms. It’s brilliant and getting raves reviews from the likes of the New York Times and The Early Show. Check them out!
Moms are a leading contender for the World’s Busiest Person award. We’re extra keen to help them out, and are partnering with RedRover to help spontaneous fun happen!
By: Tova W., Done. Seeker
My friend and I moved into a new apartment a month ago and since it was basically just a big open space, we needed to get two walls built. We were dreading the whole thing - desperately thinking of ways to avoid paying $2,000 through a sketchy New York wall-building company. Unfortunately, I failed when trying to build the wall myself (how hard could it be to build a wall? Answer: hard.). And although my father thought he’d be able to pull it off, that was a failure too. I was tempted to find a construction site and ask one of the workers there, but soon realized that that could be a recipe for disaster.
Then I heard about about Done. and we kissed our woes goodbye! We’d be able to avoid going through a busy, impersonal company and support a freelancer and even make a new friend in the process. I posted a task on the website and almost immediately heard back that Eric W. was willing to take on the job. And for a great price!
The experience was an awesome one. Eric was eager to come measure and check out the digs and the walls were built within the week. We felt totally comfortable having Eric in our apartment all day and he was nice to come home to. But most of all, we were so thankful for the opportunity to hire someone that we otherwise wouldn’t have been able to find.
Thanks again, Eric! You rock!
(Now what color do you think we should paint the kitchen??)
Who knew getting stuff done on Done. would be so en vogue? Vogue magazine thinks so!
http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/springcleaningcom-10-websites-to-organize-your-life/
By: Rachel A., Director of Community
Our Done.com office orders lunch every Monday from some generic restaurant in the neighborhood. As much as I love chowing down on warm, soggy egg rolls and mystery meat bits, it was time to shake things up. We decided to ask one of the talented chefs on Done.com to cook lunch for us instead. The process was super easy—I just posted a task to all Doers in the “Help with my Party” category and described what we needed: lunch for 10 people, at 1pm, vegetarian, for $200 total (including all the food supplies). Doer Emily A. responded immediately, putting our take-out worries to rest.
She showed up right at 1pm with a pep in her step and a smile on her face (the delivery people we usually get aren’t nearly that adorable). We munched on crunchy salad with apples, cranberries, and fresh dill in a lemon/mustard vinaigrette. She also made us garbanzo burgers on brioche bread with avocado mayo and sprouts that were so delicious that even the carnivores in the office commented on how tasty they were.
Emily A. brought our office a scrumptious, healthy, homemade lunch for the same amount we would have paid a restaurant! We will only order lunch via Done.com from now on—it’s much healthier and we like the surprise of not knowing exactly what we’re going to get!
By: Rachel A., Director of Community
About a minute after moving to NYC from L.A. to work with my friends at Done.com, I took on the responsibility of throwing a party to celebrate the public launch of our site. I needed a venue, food, drinks, and music to make this party a party, and time was not on my side (I had less than a month to plan).
I was in WAY over my head (don’t tell my bosses that though :-). How was I going to plan a launch party for 400 guests in a city I had never lived in?
I’ll tell you how I did it. I did it by hiring amazing Doers using Done.com.
We found our event space through the friend of one of our Doers.
We hired Ania W. and Jen O. to D.J. the event. 
Peter M and Tim N were on board to bartend.
Candy H helped plan the party while Deepika worked on preparing all the food.
Sue L. was in charge of baking cookies because you can’t have a party without dessert in my opinion.
Then, I sent an email to around 20 of our Doers asking if anyone would volunteer to help out before, during, or after the party. I was overwhelmed by how many people responded saying they’d be happy to help. I felt like I was on a hippie commune, not New York City!
Okay, I know this sounds cheesy but the party really did exceed all of my expectations. The music was perfect, the bartenders professional, the food was great, and everyone pitched in to help in any way they could. Doer Paul E., an illustrator, took it upon himself to bring his sketchpad and drew amazing and hilarious caricatures of partygoers. It was my favorite addition to the party!
When I got up to give my toast, I almost cried as I looked around the room at all of the people who helped make the party a success and NYC feel like a community.
