For one engaged couple, April 30 may be the second happiest day of their lives.
That's the day that local wedding coordinating company Orlando Wedding Team will be drawing the names of the lucky couple who will win a wedding worth more than $20,000.
Senior wedding coordinator and co-owner of Orlando Wedding Team, Allison M. Yates, is excited about the possibilities of the contest.
"So far we have 19 wedding professionals involved," Yates said. "The winner of this contest will have everything covered, the wedding Web site, invitations, gown, tuxedo, photographer, videographer, officiant, décor, cake, limousine, ceremony and more."
Her staff, who are all Association of Bridal Consultants certified and two of whom are UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management graduates, would also be working on the design, creation, management and coordination of the event.
The only cost to the couple would be the guest dinner package, a bar for the reception, guest transportation and any upgrade of services. Even with this in mind, the winning couple will get a $20,000 wedding for roughly $4,000.
This contest will be helping out more than just the lucky couple and their families. Of the 19 vendors on board so far, 18 of them are local businesses.
The ceremony would be held at Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club where the winners would receive an outdoor patio ceremony, a cocktail hour including a fruit and cheese display with two hot hors d'oeuvres, wine, a four-hour reception in the grand ballroom and pre-printed cards with directions to Mystic Dunes to insert into the guests' invitations.
Other local vendors include Invitations by Design, Sterling Photography International, Frosting on the Cake, Jonathan's Flowers and Crown Limousine, to name only a few.
The lucky bride who wins the contest will also receive an in-store credit of $500 toward a Private Collection Gown from Savannah Grace Bridal.
"We are here to help make each bride's dream come true," Daissy Sanchez, a senior sales consultant at Savannah Grace Bridal, said. "Just because a lot of people are going through hard times right now due to the economy doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to have a beautiful wedding."
Yates said as they promote the contest they are promoting these vendors and hopefully will gain future business in return.
"We want to help out brides in the community," said Sanchez. "Even for those couples who do enter the contest but do not win, we could work with [them] on finding the perfect gown, tuxedo, invitations and cake at the right price."
The contest does have a few stipulations: you must be at least 18 years old at date of entry, a legal resident of the US, have been engaged for at least one month prior to date of entry, be able to provide a valid marriage license within 60 days of event date, be able to marry on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 or Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, agree to meet with each vendor at least once before the event, use vendors within giveaway, meaning no substitutions, and have a minimum of 50 guests or maximum of 250 guests.
The contest is also open to gay couples interested in having a commitment ceremony.
That's the day that local wedding coordinating company Orlando Wedding Team will be drawing the names of the lucky couple who will win a wedding worth more than $20,000.
Senior wedding coordinator and co-owner of Orlando Wedding Team, Allison M. Yates, is excited about the possibilities of the contest.
"So far we have 19 wedding professionals involved," Yates said. "The winner of this contest will have everything covered, the wedding Web site, invitations, gown, tuxedo, photographer, videographer, officiant, décor, cake, limousine, ceremony and more."
Her staff, who are all Association of Bridal Consultants certified and two of whom are UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management graduates, would also be working on the design, creation, management and coordination of the event.
The only cost to the couple would be the guest dinner package, a bar for the reception, guest transportation and any upgrade of services. Even with this in mind, the winning couple will get a $20,000 wedding for roughly $4,000.
This contest will be helping out more than just the lucky couple and their families. Of the 19 vendors on board so far, 18 of them are local businesses.
The ceremony would be held at Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club where the winners would receive an outdoor patio ceremony, a cocktail hour including a fruit and cheese display with two hot hors d'oeuvres, wine, a four-hour reception in the grand ballroom and pre-printed cards with directions to Mystic Dunes to insert into the guests' invitations.
Other local vendors include Invitations by Design, Sterling Photography International, Frosting on the Cake, Jonathan's Flowers and Crown Limousine, to name only a few.
The lucky bride who wins the contest will also receive an in-store credit of $500 toward a Private Collection Gown from Savannah Grace Bridal.
"We are here to help make each bride's dream come true," Daissy Sanchez, a senior sales consultant at Savannah Grace Bridal, said. "Just because a lot of people are going through hard times right now due to the economy doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to have a beautiful wedding."
Yates said as they promote the contest they are promoting these vendors and hopefully will gain future business in return.
"We want to help out brides in the community," said Sanchez. "Even for those couples who do enter the contest but do not win, we could work with [them] on finding the perfect gown, tuxedo, invitations and cake at the right price."
The contest does have a few stipulations: you must be at least 18 years old at date of entry, a legal resident of the US, have been engaged for at least one month prior to date of entry, be able to provide a valid marriage license within 60 days of event date, be able to marry on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 or Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, agree to meet with each vendor at least once before the event, use vendors within giveaway, meaning no substitutions, and have a minimum of 50 guests or maximum of 250 guests.
The contest is also open to gay couples interested in having a commitment ceremony.
