It’s not yet March, but the March/April 2012 Bridal Guide is already arriving in mailboxes across the U.S. and women wanting a Twilight themed wedding will have a pleasant surprise waiting.  The latest issue of Bridal Guide features Twilight Bridal by Alfred Angelo.

The issue, which features Bella’s wedding dress on the cover also features the first two page advertisement (to our knowledge) for Twilight Bridal,which you can see below.  In addition to the lovely imagery of Edward and Bella on their wedding day, the ad lists all of the U.S. locations where the gown is available.

In addition to featuring the gown on the cover and providing details on where to find the lovely new gown, Bridal Guide is offering brides-to-be a chance to win Bella’s gown and a South Season island resort honeymoon.

Winners will receive a replica of Bella’s wedding gown as seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (or another style from the Alfred Angelo Bridal Collection).  Then they’ll experience a one-of-akind island getaway at South Seas — a resort village and wildlife sanctuary in Captiva, Florida.

The seven-night honeymoon package includes breakfast, one dinner at Harbourside Bar & Grill, a guided kayak tour, complimentary cruise from Captiva Cruises, a couples massage at Kay Casperson Lifestyle Spa and Boutique and more!

To enter visit bridalguide.com/twilight or pick up the latest issue of Bridal Guide for more details about the gown and the sweepstakes.

To enter you must test your Twilight knowledge on a mall Facebook Page and enter for a chance to win a 3 day / 2 night trip for four to Forks, WA where you will visit the heart and the home of the Twilight saga. Trip includes:

• Round trip airfare for four to Seattle, Washington.
• Round trip via private limousine to Forks, Washington.
• 3 days / 2 nights in rustic Forks, Washington.
• Suite accommodations at the Miller Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast, designated as the “Cullen House” by the Forks Chamber of Commerce.
• Enjoy the beauty and magic of Forks, Washington with a guided tour provided by Twilight Tours in Forks. Tour includes the attractions of hometown Forks, LaPush Beach and the Hoh Rain Forest.
• $500 Shop Etc. Mall Gift Card.

PARTICIPATING MALLS: Pick your local mall or choose one at random to enter.

Alderwood http://www.facebook.com/AlderwoodMall
Altamonte Mall http://www.facebook.com/AltamonteMall
Animas Valley Mall http://www.facebook.com/AnimasValleyMall
Bellis Fair http://www.facebook.com/BellisFair
Birchwood Mall http://www.facebook.com/BirchwoodMall
Brass Mill Center http://www.facebook.com/BrassMillCenter
Bridgewater Commons http://www.facebook.com/BridgewaterCommons
Chula Vista Center http://www.facebook.com/ChulaVistaCenter
Clackamas Town Center http://www.facebook.com/ClackamasTownCenter
Colony Square http://www.facebook.com/ColonySquareMall
Coral Ridge Mall http://www.facebook.com/CoralRidgeMall
Deerbrook Mall http://www.facebook.com/ShopDeerbrookMall
Eastridge Mall (CA) http://www.facebook.com/ShopEastridge
Eden Prairie Center http://www.facebook.com/EdenPrairieCenter
First Colony Mall http://www.facebook.com/FirstColonyMall
Florence Mall http://www.facebook.com/FlorenceMall
Galleria at Tyler http://www.facebook.com/GalleriaAtTyler
Gateway Mall http://www.facebook.com/ShopGatewayMall
Hulen Mall http://www.facebook.com/HulenMall
Jordan Creek Town Center http://www.facebook.com/JordanCreekTownCenter
Lansing Mall http://www.facebook.com/LansingMall
Lynnhaven Mall http://www.facebook.com/LynnhavenMall
Mall of Louisiana http://www.facebook.com/MallOfLouisiana
Mayfair http://www.facebook.com/MayfairMall
Neshaminy Mall http://www.facebook.com/NeshaminyMall
Newgate Mall http://www.facebook.com/NewgateMall
Northbrook Court http://www.facebook.com/NorthbrookCourt
Northridge Fashion Center http://www.facebook.com/NorthridgeFashionCenter
NorthTown Mall http://www.facebook.com/NorthTownMall
Otay Ranch Town Center http://www.facebook.com/OtayRanchTownCenter
Park Place http://www.facebook.com/ShopParkPlace
Peachtree Mall http://www.facebook.com/PeachtreeMall
Pecanland Mall http://www.facebook.com/PecanlandMall
Pioneer Place http://www.facebook.com/ShopAtPioneer
Providence Place http://www.facebook.com/ProvidencePlace
Provo Towne Centre http://www.facebook.com/ProvoTowneCentre
Quail Springs Mall http://www.facebook.com/QuailSpringsMall
Regency Square Mall http://www.facebook.com/RegencySquareMall
River Hills Mall http://www.facebook.com/RiverHillsMall
RiverTown Crossings http://www.facebook.com/RivertownCrossings
Salem Center http://www.facebook.com/SalemCenter
Sikes Senter http://www.facebook.com/SikesSenter
Spokane Valley Mall http://www.facebook.com/SpokaneValleyMall
Stonebriar Centre http://www.facebook.com/ShopStonebriar
The Mall in Columbia http://www.facebook.com/TheMallInColumbia
The Shops at Fallen Timbers http://www.facebook.com/TheShopsAtFallenTimbers
The Streets at Southpoint http://www.facebook.com/StreetsAtSouthpoint
Valley Plaza Mall http://www.facebook.com/ValleyPlazaMall
Vista Ridge Mall http://www.facebook.com/VistaRidgeMall
West Oaks Mall http://www.facebook.com/VisitWestOaks
West Valley Mall http://www.facebook.com/WestValleyMall

All of the above centers are owned by General Growth Properties, Inc.

Last month we share the announcement of Volvo’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Contest: Journey to the Wedding, and today the contest officially kicked off with the first challenge.  This post will act similar to last years Solving Volvo’s Lost In Forks Game post and will offer hints and walkthroughs of the game as each challenge is revealed.

Challenge 1: The Wedding Invitation

Though the first challenge kicked off on November 1, 2011, we actually had the solution to this challenge posted in September.  If you’re having trouble solving the first challenge do a search on our site for “Fandango” for a closer look at the actual wedding invitation. Check back on November 8 for the launch of challenge 2.

Note: We welcome your comments below, but for ongoing questions, discussions, or to share hints we highly recommend you visit us at Facebook.com/wheresedward.

Challenge 2: The Perfect Wedding Gift

Challenge 2 was scheduled to kick off on 11/8, however as of right now [the morning of 11/8] it appears that many folks are complaining that they can’t access the game yet.  The rules of the game state, the second Challenge will begin on November 8, 2011 at 12:00pm ET.  If you read the official rules you’ll discover that the second Challenge uses your reasoning, logic and critical thinking skills to scroll over a map of Seattle and use the clues provided to find the store that sells the perfect gift for Bella and Edward’s wedding.  We’ll post updates on the game once it’s revealed in about an hour.

Now that you know where you are going you’ll need to pick up the perfect wedding gift.  Drive your 325hp Volvo S60 T6 R-Design through the streets of Seattle to see if you can find the store that sells the perfet gift.

This is the message that greets you once you kick off the second challenge.  Unfortunately because of the nature of this challenge hints are hard to come by, however thanks to reader Savvi, we established the following and it definitely helps:

• The building you are looking for is purple
• The building you are looking for is Northeast of the location you start from if you think of North as the direction you are facing when the game starts.

Use the information above along with the indicator on the right and you should have no problem finding the perfect gift. Good luck!

Challenge 3:

Challenge 3 will kick off on November 15, 2011 at 12:00pm ET and while we don’t know exactly what to expect here is a preview of what is to come courtesy of the contest official rules:

Finalists will be required to go to the Contest Site and follow the directions provided to navigate the Volvo S60 through the maze in the shortest amount of time.  If any Finalist hits the walls of the maze more than five times, such Finalists will be required to restart the Third Challenge from the beginning.  Finalistis may participate in the Third Challenge as many times as they wish.  Only the shortest time in which each Finalist successfully navigates through the maze will be considered in the determination of the Grand Prize winner, regardles of the number of times a Finalist participates in the Third Challenge.  If any Finalist does not follow the directions provided, he/she will be disqualified and will not be eligible to win the Grand Prize.

When you kick off this challenge here is the message you receive, “You’re almost there. Using the best-in-class performance and T6 engine of the Volvo S60 R-Design make your way through this maze in the shortest amount of time and you could win the grand prize. Hurry!”

For those of you who have trouble with mazes, below is the path you need to take to reach the finish:

Again we are working with a challenge that doesn’t have a specific solution, so your best bet here is to work the turns. I personally found that making wider turns to clear some of the crazy curves helped me to keep my speed up.  Good luck and feel free to post your best time in the comments below or head over to the thread on our Facebook Page and leave your time.

Well the day is finally here.  The day that the Where Is Edward Cullen community has been waiting for over a year, Volvo has officially kicked off their contest for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.  The new contest is called “Journey to the Wedding” and while we’ve all been waiting for this day for weeks, it appears that this was just a sneak peek at what is to come.  The first challenge in the game will not be available from Volvo until November 1.

In the tradition of last year’s post “Solving Volvo’s Lost In Forks Game“, I will be doing my best to reveal what hints and advice I can during each phase of the game.  Keep your eyes on the website as well as the Where Is Edward Cullen Facebook Page for regular updates and discussions about Journey to the Wedding.

The Journey So Far

If you’re part of Volvo’s mailing list from last year, you should have received an exclusive invite to the game that looks like the one below.

As you can see, this year’s contest offers up two opportunities to win.  The first is the “What Would You Wear” contest where Twilight fans can upload a photo or drawing of their dream outfit that they would wear if they were invited to Edward and Bella’s wedding.  Submissions are then voted on by the community, and the person with the most votes can win two tickets to the premier of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.  This part of the contest is the only part that actually starts today and will run now until October 23.

The second part of the contest is the part we have all been looking forward to.  Called Journey to the Wedding, this new game is broken up into three challenges and like past contests is judged by how quickly you complete the challenges.  Complete all three challenges in the least amount of time and you have the chance to win a trip for two to Rio de Janeiro, just like Edward and Bella. Plus, you could take home the actual 325hp Volvo S60 T6 R-Design from “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1.”

Journey to the Wedding Website

Once you reach the Journey to the Wedding website you are greeted with a mashup of clips from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 featuring many of the film’s characters receiving their invites to the wedding, clips from the wedding itself, and some clips from the honeymoon.

As the movie plays out the challenge unfolds:

The Wedding of the Century is almost here.  Are you ready?  Make your way to the wedding of Edward and Bella and you could win a trip for two to Rio de Janeiro just like Edward and Bella. Are you Ready?

Just over two weeks until Journey to the Wedding starts, and just like the video asks; Are you ready?  Visit Facebook.com/VolvocarsUS to sign up for either challenge.

Eclipse Ultimate Sweepstakes Prizes

Enter for your chance to win!

Other commenter’s are complaining that the game is experiencing significant lag, which is unfortunate since the ability to win is based on the amount of time it takes to complete the final phase.  However, that being said, we are getting reports of various readers who have already completed the phase and felt that it was much easier than they expected.  One in fact referred to it as “lame”.  Have you played the final round of Lost In Forks?  What are your thoughts?

We’ve also started a new thread in our recently announced forums, that you can comment on here

That being said I thought I’d take a little time to answers some of the most frequently asked questions in the comments and give some answers that I don’t feel will be too revealing to the solution of the puzzle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can someone just tell me how to do it?

No. However, I am considering revealing the solution just before the game deadline, but I haven’t yet decided yet.  What are your thoughts?  Will you hate me if I do it?  Those of you who REALLY want us can hit us up on the contact form and we’ll send you the answer.

What is a tickertape?

The tickertape is the strand of streaming questions and information that trails along the bottom of the screen.  There has been some debate on the compatibility of this feature in different web browsers.  I have only been able to get this to work in Internet Explorer.

Where are the footprints?

Where is the mailbox?

There have been a handful of other questions that we simply don’t have the answer to, such as “Where are the 3 forks?” and “Where is Bella’s backpack?”

Lost In Forks Hints

Below are a handful of the less obvious Lost in Forks hints that require some serious side scrolling or a second action to make them happen.  Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full tickertape listing as well, which can help in addition to these hints.

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Feeling Victorious? The tickertape will help you on this fork as well.

4.5.

Lost In Forks Easter Eggs

Below is a collection of all of the Lost in Forks easter eggs I could find.  I’m pretty sure these are all of them since I haven’t heard of any others mentioned.

This Lost In Forks easter egg gives you some insight into newborn vampires and a newborns wallpaper.

Find Riley's missing poster and turn left to find Bella's house. Sneak into her bedroom to watch a scene from Eclipse with her and Edward discussing her transition as a vampire.

Nothing to see here...unless you like a quick video of a passionate kiss between Edward and Bella in front of Jacob oh yeah, and a Jacob and Bella Wallpaper

This easter egg reveals a brief clip of Edward and Bella in the meadow

This easter egg features a video clip of some vampire and werewolf carnage.

Tickertape Messages

Below is a collection of ALL of the tickertape messages featured in the Lost In Forks game.  You can use them to solve the game without having to wait for all of them to scroll by.

• Ice Cold Drinks – Is That A Reference To Edward
• Who’s Driving the other car?
• Is That Bella’s Real House?
• What Does the Shadow in the lake mean
• The river is flowing to the left right is that a clue
• Is that a smoke signal?
• What does the sign in the forest mean?
• Has anyone noticed how the trees are taller on the left?
• Why is the tree blocking the road?
• When did the party take place?
• Whose helmet is that?
• Where’s Edward? (Our personal favorite!)
• Is it Mason or Masen?
• What’s Jacob’s favorite food?
• Is that James Island?
• Everything looks the same
• Has anyone seen Seth?
• Who’s the guy on the poster?
• Which way does the Eclipse go?
• Where is Everyone?
• Is that Bella’s truck outside the bar?
• Did you find the treaty?
• Eclipse – Left or right?
• What happens at the end?
• What does the bar poster mean?
• Are those boats next to the cop car?
• Today’s weather in Forks: Cloudy with a chance of showers
• Todays weather in Forks: Overcast with light rain
• Today’s weather in Forks: Rainy
• Keey your eyes open for the exciting film footage
• Click on a hotspot to reveal the bonuses
• Look out for the easter eggs
• Puzzle closes Sunday July 4, 10AM PT
• Submit the shortest route, for the chance to win Edward’s car
• Submit the shortest route, for the chance to win a Volvo XC60
• The Has anyone found the Culen house yet? (Yes it really has that typo!)
• Is the lake supposed to be a clue?
• Do the road signs mean anything?
• What does A-KA-LAT Mean?
• Have you seen the eyes?
• Has anyone found Bella’s house yet?
• Is that a real sign?
• Which way did you go at the shops?
• Why are there 3 sets of footprints?
• What does the campsite sign mean?
• Why is the police car on the right?
• How many wolves have you found?
• What do the footprints mean?
• Do you follow Victoria?
• What does the bulldozer mean?
• Did anyone find the easter egg at Bella’s house?
• What’s that on the table?
• What does Masen mean?
• What do the yellow lines mean?
• Is Jacob at the fire?
• Did anyone see Bella’s backpack?
• What does the 12 miles sign mean?
• Does anyone know the shortest number of forks?
• What’s with the red eyes?
• Why is that polic siren broken?
• What’s with the mountain lion?
• How many easter eggs did you find?
• Is there anything hidden inside Bella’s house?
• What do the owl noises mean?
• The sign is on the left, but the clouds are going right, why?
• Did you know Bella’s house number is 184?
• Has anyone found the guide to newborns?
• How long did it tak you to find the Cullen House?
• What’s at the Cullen House?
• Why isn’t Edward at the campsite?
• Has anyone seen Bella?
• Which tire tracks did you follow?
• What do the shops mean?
• Why is the bulldozer going up and down?
• Is that a cougar?
• Did Bella and Edward go to Florida?
• Did anyone notice that the roof of the gas station curves left?
• Has anyone found Jacob’s house?
• Which way did you go at the lake?
• Is that charlie’s police car?
• Which way did you go at the Eclipse?
• Why is the backpack brown?
• Why is the police car door open?
• What do the deer mean?
• Which way do you go at the dog poster?
• What does the rustling mean?
• Where are the bonuses?
• Whose footprints are those?
• Has anyone been able to get into the shops?
• Did anyone notice that the path is muddier on the left?
• How come it’s not raining? It always rains in Forks.
• Didn’t Bella break her arm?
• What’s the red thing?
• What does that fallen tree mean?
• When was Bella born?
• Is there anything hidden in the warfield?
• Is that blood?
• Who made the tire tracks?
• Where are the red eyes?
• Check out the mailbox!
• Has anyone found 3 forks?
• Can you catch Victoria?
• Where does the lake lead?
• Is the dog bark coming from the left?
• Is that Bella’s truck?
• Why are there two tire tracks?
• Check out the poster
• Is the deer blinking some kind of code?
• Is Jacob a Gemini?
• Did anyone find Charlie yet?
• Could anyone open Bella’s backpack?

Good luck everyone!

When you visit lostinforks.com to partake in the “Lost In Forks” Eclipse game you are first prompted to enter your date of birth to verify your age.  From there you are basically given the option to  start the game or learn how to play. The problem with ‘How To Play’ is that it tells you how to navigate and not really how to play.  After a few hours of frustration I noticed the “Visitor Center” link in the upper left corner of the page and was taken to a much more informative section.

Prior to finding the Visitors Center I was flying blind, but then I discovered a handful of helpful tips on how the game is actually played and what to look for to properly navigate all of the forks in Forks.

How To Play

“You start off in the center of Forks and then have to get to the Cullen House in the shortest number of steps, by successfully navigating a series of forks. Each fork provides you with one or more clues to help you choose your path. These clues directly relate to the Twilight Saga characters and story.

It is up to you to decide what each clue means and where it might take you.

But be careful, some clues can be quite misleading.”

Interestingly enough this is somewhat true, however I didn’t find a clue at every fork in the road as they lead you to believe.  I will say this however, many of the clues are hidden or take a moment to appear.  I’ve spent the majority of the night scrolling over every inch of road just to see if it reveals anything.  It’s also helpful to magnify various items along the way for additional clues.  Another help is to make sure you move as far left or as far right as possible before deciding.  In a few instances the “clue” was outside of the bounds of the main view.

Easter Eggs

There are a handful of these that I have come across so far, but clearly I haven’t hit all of them.  So far I have uncovered the following throughout the evening:

• The Meadow
• Bella’s Bedroom
• The Newborn Vampires
• Jacob and Bella with the Quilieutes
• La Push (seems to be nothing more than a dead end and nothing special)
• The battle scene (again nothing more than a dead end, I only know it was the battle scene from the background music and noise)

F.A.Q.

One of the first things outlined in the FAQ is that if you get lost you should refer to the “Forks tickertape at the bottom of the screen…”.  I have tried this game in both the Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers and have not found or seen anything of the sort.  This could be a compatibility issue, but I didn’t have the patience to even consider using Internet Explorer to try it.

The other thing that isn’t mention is that occasionally the direction you choose will play part of the Volvo opening sequence.  My assumption is that when this happens you have gone in the right direction.  However, these instances are not referenced anywhere on the Volvo site and therefore I cannot confirm for certain.  The other thing I’ve noticed about these is that they aren’t consistent if you restart the game, which has me wondering if the shortest path to the Cullens changes each time you play, or if these scenes simply happen at random.

Overall the game is quite fun, but getting “Lost In Forks” is actually quite easy.  I do warn you however that because it is so frustrating you are sure to obsess over conquering it, so be sure to slot a good chunk of time to play the game if you’re serious about it.  I’m serious…This game is frustrating as shit!

I will leave you with one hint for your journey. A-KA-LAT is Quilieute for “Top of the Rock” AKA James Island.

UPDATE: Just a reminder to all our readers. Please do not provide the answers in the comments. We have been asked by a number of our readers not to reveal the actual path to the Cullen’s house.  Instead feel free to provide clues, help, hints, and tips that will help our readers to solve Lost in Forks and find the shortest route. And just so you know, we made it in 11 and haven’t been able to do it in less thus far.

UPDATE: Due to the success of this post we have done a more in depth post that has images of some of the hints, images of the easter eggs, and a complete list of the clues in the ticker tape! Lost In Forks Game FAQ, Hints, and Easter Eggs

UPDATE: Since the first round has concluded in the U.S. we will no be providing the solution via email anymore.  We will however continue to moderate this post and provide updated information about the game as it becomes available.  Good luck in round 2!

UPDATE: A commenter on the site has been posing as various commenters throughout 7/10/2010 and perhaps prior to this date.  We are investigating this problem further and have blocked the commenter based off of our initial findings.  We will be following up and deleting the imposter comments and making additional changes as needed.  We will most likely be launching a forum on the site to counter these problems in the future.

To enter fans must complete an entry form, take a Twilight Saga trivia quiz and score 80% or higher in under 3 minutes, and create a 30-60 second video convincing the world that you are the biggest Twilight Saga fan.

Submission deadlines are July 12, 2010 so be sure to visit the Vitamin Water contest page on Facebook.  Additional the company is still running it’s Eclipse wallpaper contest where users can slowly unlock exclusive Twilight Saga: Eclipse wallpapers.

The contest which will begin on 6/12 consists of uncovering all 20,000 pixels that make up each wallpaper.  The catch? You can only click a single pixel so if 20,000 people don’t click the wallpapers will never be unlocked to download.

Additionally they are announcing that a new contest is on it’s way where the winner will land a chance to be on the set of Breaking Dawn.