Thursday, January 21, 2010

Layla & Paul ~ 2009 Grand Prize Winners!

Solutions Bridal is so excited to spotlight one of our Grand Prize winners from the 2009 Florida Bridal Expo. They won a $5,000 wedding day package, including contributions from the best wedding vendors Gainesville has to offer! It is so special to get to know the winning couple and realize how much they truly deserve this extraordinary prize. Layla and Paul met in Gainesville in 2004 while walking their dogs. They have a beautiful love story, and an even more amazing journey to their wedding day. Paul is in the Armed Forces, and he was in Iraq before coming home recently. Knowing that he has devoted his life to protecting our amazing country makes this story hit home even more.

The beautiful couple will be getting married this Spring in Gainesville, and they will be using some of our favorite vendors. We are so excited to see pictures of their big day later on this year. Paul and Layla, we hope your wedding day is more than you ever dreamed it would be and that your marriage is full of love and laughter!! Congratulations!

For those of you readers who are interested in being one of our Grand Prize winners {a $5,000 wedding day package}, you can purchase tickets to the 2010 Florida Bridal Expo here. Tickets are selling out fast, and don't forget the Expo and fashion show is Sunday, January 31st! {You must be present at the Expo to win.}




Vendors they are using:
Adore Weddings and Events
AP Limousine
Crevasses Regency Florist
Ms Debbie’s Sugar Art
Plantation Hall at Haile
Posh Pastry
Solutions Bridal Designer House (Yay! That's us!)
Storybook Events DJ
Sweetwater Branch Inn
The Plant Shoppe Florist
Verve Studio Photography
Posted by Kari at 7:57 PM

2 comments:

Krystal Radlinski at Verve Studio said...

I'm so excited to be working with all of you!

I'm a veteran too, so it's really special to be a part of Layla & Paul's day. And I might just throw in a little something special for them! :)

January 23, 2010 at 3:17 AM
Betsy said...

I got to meet with them just a few weeks ago to update their flower order. It is going to be an amazing day for all involved. I am so glad that The Plant Shoppe is able to be part of this.

January 25, 2010 at 8:49 PM

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