DOVE® Chocolate Brings To Life Stories Of A Love Less Ordinary This Valentine's Day
Online video series features real couples with unique love experiences
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Love stories aren't always perfect fairytales – but they're always worth celebrating. As people around the world take a moment to cherish their loved ones on Valentine's Day, DOVE® Chocolate is celebrating love stories that are a little less ordinary.
Through an online video series on the DOVE® Chocolate YouTube Channel, three couples tell their stories firsthand. From the touching but amusing account of a spontaneous marriage that began on a farm to a romance-filled grand proposal that came at the end of a ballet, these stories show that the imperfect, real nature of love should always be cherished.
"We wanted to find and showcase stories of couples who share our passion for taking pleasure in all of life's great moments, big and small," said Kerry Cavanaugh, Director, DOVE® Brand. "With our silky smooth chocolate made with 100% pure cocoa butter, DOVE® is known for bringing chocolate lovers a 'pleasure less ordinary' – and these tales of love deliver on our promise to revel in the unexpected."
Love Less Ordinary Stories
- The Ballet Fairytale – Julia and Zachary met as professional dancers when dancing for the San Francisco Ballet. They fell in love while on tour in Spain and Zachary later proposed after the curtain call while both were performing the leads in Romeo & Juliet. Watch the video here.
- City Girl. Country Love. – Connie and Michael met on the Northumberland Studs Farm in Nashville, Tennessee, where Connie's big-city upbringing forced her to fake her knowledge of horseback riding to try to gain Michael's attention. The two spontaneously got married after they got a call from Michael's mother in Ohio before Thanksgiving letting them know there wasn't enough room for both of them to have their own separate rooms, as his mother didn't believe in cohabitation. When Michael hung up the phone, he looked at Connie and said, "Well I guess we've just gotta go get married then!" Watch the video here.
- Vicky's Proposal – Jonathan had proposed to his girlfriend Vicky twice during their seven year relationship. When Vicky felt the time was right, she made up her mind to ask him herself with the help of their family and friends at a local chapel. Each person held a sign telling the history of Jonathan and Vicky's courtship and at the end, the signs flipped over to reveal her proposal: "Make her the luckiest girl in the world." Before saying yes, Jonathan turned the tables and insisted she would be making him the luckiest guy in the world. Watch the video here.
DOVE® invites everyone to be inspired by these couples – and others like Janice and Prentiss who are featured in a photo essay on the DOVE Facebook page – and share their own unique stories of love less ordinary this Valentine's Day on Facebook or Twitter using #LoveLessOrdinary.
A Pleasure Less Ordinary: DOVE® Chocolate
From bean to bar, Mars Chocolate takes great care to maintain the highest standards of quality when creating DOVE® Chocolate.
It all starts with only the best cacao beans, which are tested twice by expert Mars technicians for quality and flavor. The beans are then taken through special roasting and grinding techniques to create the signature silky smooth taste of DOVE® Chocolate. Finally, Mars adds the perfect combination of chocolate liquor and 100 percent pure cocoa butter to create a balanced taste that's not too sweet, nor too bitter.
For more information about DOVE® Chocolate, visit Dovechocolate.com, Facebook and Twitter
About Mars Chocolate North America
Mars Chocolate North America is the North American chocolate operations of Mars, Incorporated. In 1911, Frank C. Mars made the first Mars candies in his Tacoma, Washington kitchen and established Mars' first roots as a confectionery company. In the 1920s, Forrest E. Mars, Sr. joined his father in business and together they launched the MILKY WAY® bar. In 1932, Forrest, Sr. moved to the United Kingdom with a dream of building a business based on the objective of creating a "mutuality of benefits for all stakeholders" – this objective serves as the foundation of Mars, Incorporated today. Based in McLean, Virginia, Mars has net sales of more than $33 billion, six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience, and more than 72,000 Associates worldwide that are putting its Principles into action to make a difference for people and the planet through its performance.
Mars brands include: Petcare – PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, KITEKAT®, BANFIELD® Pet Hospital, NUTRO®, SHEBA®, DREAMIES® and CESAR®; Chocolate – M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Wrigley – DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT® and 5™ chewing gums, SKITTLES® and STARBURST® candies, and ALTOIDS® AND LIFESAVERS® mints. Food –UNCLE BEN'S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE® and ROYCO®; Drinks – ALTERRA ® Coffee Roasters coffee, THE BRIGHT TEA CO.® tea, DOVE®/GALAXY® Hot Chocolate, and FLAVIA® brewer; Symbioscience – COCOAVIA™, WISDOM PANEL™ and SERAMIS®.
For more information, please visit www.mars.com. Follow us: facebook.com/mars, twitter.com/marsglobal, youtube.com/mars.
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