Celebrate love and grow your audience with a Valentine’s Day Photo Contest.
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Valentine’s Day Photo Contest Template
Celebrate love and grow your audience with a Valentine’s Day Photo Contest.
This template helps you collect user-generated content by inviting participants to share their romantic, creative, or fun photos for a chance to win themed prizes like flowers, chocolates, or a romantic dinner.
Running a photo contest during mid-February is an engaging way to connect with your audience while showcasing how Valentine’s Day is celebrated. By encouraging entrants to share their submissions on social media, you’ll expand your reach and gather authentic content to use in your future marketing campaigns.
Offer themed prizes like red roses, Valentine cards, or chocolates to encourage higher participation. This adds a fun cultural tie-in, since February 14th is widely recognised as the day to exchange Valentine cards and express love stories.
What This Template Does
- Collects visual content with Media Upload Actions
- Expands reach and engagement using Viral Share Actions for referrals
- Captures long-term leads with Subscribe Actions to build your email list
- Provides a fair way to manage entries and select winners with Gleam’s Random Winner Tools
Benefits of This Template
- Encourages community interaction with authentic user-generated content
- Boosts brand visibility across social media during Valentine’s Day
- Provides seasonal content marketing material you can repurpose
- Helps your brand stand out in mid-February when the day is celebrated worldwide
- Creates excitement by offering participants multiple chances to win
Who Should Use It
- E-commerce brands promoting themed Valentine’s Day offers
- Restaurants, cafés, and venues running seasonal promotions
- Lifestyle and fashion brands encouraging customers to share their love stories
- Any business aiming to grow visibility with a seasonal photo contest
Integration Support
- Media Upload Actions to collect photo entries
- Viral Share Actions to encourage participants to invite friends
- Subscribe Actions to capture emails for future promotions
Official Gleam Resources
- Instagram Contest Guide – Tips to set up and manage contests on Instagram.
- Photo Contest Guide – Learn best practices for running successful photo contests.
- Competition Installation Guide – Instructions for installing your competition on your site or using Gleam’s hosted landing page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Valentine’s Day giveaways increase emotional engagement and boost seasonal sales. Click to see why they are perfect for customer connection.
Gift cards, romantic bundles, and self-care kits are top prize ideas. Click for Valentine’s giveaway prizes that attract your audience.
Start 2–3 weeks before Valentine’s Day. Click to plan your giveaway for maximum visibility and participation.
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How to Set Up Your Valentine’s Day Photo Contest
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Select the Valentine’s Day Photo Contest Template in your Gleam dashboard
➡ Open the template here -
Define your prize (e.g., flowers, chocolates, romantic experiences) and write clear entry rules
➡ See our prize ideas for inspiration -
Expand your reach with Viral Share Actions to encourage referrals
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Capture long-term leads by enabling Subscribe Actions for email growth
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Promote your contest across social media, highlighting how participants can exchange Valentine cards or share love stories
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At the end of the campaign, select winners fairly and announce them publicly
Celebrate love and grow your audience with a Valentine’s Day Photo Contest.