“2nd Annual Wedding of a Lifetime Contest” is Valued at More Than $20,000!
CMA & the Gold Diamond Source are pleased to announce a free Valentine’s Day wedding package! With the “2nd Annual Wedding of a Lifetime Contest,” one lucky couple will be chosen to get married on a platform over the main dolphin pool on the most romantic day of the year. Resident CMA dolphins Nicholas and Winter will assist in the nuptials.
The package also includes wedding rings (visit www.goldanddiamondsource.com to see additional pictures), a one-of-a-kind wedding dress, a honeymoon and much more. The bride’s custom-designed wedding dress will be created by celebrity costume designer Maria McGill. She has made dresses for ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” The value of the wedding package is more than $20,000!
Interested couples should submit a photo and explanation of why they should be chosen to win CMA’s “2nd Annual Wedding of a Lifetime Contest” to weddingcontest@cmaquarium.org. Please call 727-441-1790 ext. 228 with any questions. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday, December 4 and the winning couple will be chosen Friday, December 11. The couple deemed the most compelling story of why they should receive a free wedding will be chosen.
The wedding package will include the following:
• Wedding rings provided by Gold and Diamond Source – $4,000 value (www.goldanddiamondsource.com)
• One-of-a-kind, custom-designed wedding dress for bride created by Maria McGill’s Entrada Couture – $7,500 value (www.entradacouture.com)
• Photos by J. David Photography (includes two sessions for engagement and wedding photos) – $2,500 value (www.photoreflect.com)
• Wedding night hotel room stay on Feb. 14 in a suite at the Sandpearl Resort – $400 value (www.sandpearl.com)
• Honeymoon to Sanibel Island provided by Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa (includes a four-night stay at their Tarpon House) – $1,000 value (www.sanibel-resort.com)
• Tuxedos for groom and groomsmen provided by Deolinda’s Tuxedo & Tailoring (www.deolinda.com)
• Flowers for bride and groom provided by DJ’s Florist (www.djsflorist.com)
• Limousine service by Ambassador Limousines (www.ambassadorlimo.net)
• Wedding cake following the ceremony provided by Publix (www.publix.com)
• A sparkling wine toast following the ceremony provided by Zenzen Wines USA (www.zenzenwinesusa.com)
• Professional hair styling for bride and bridesmaids provided by Melissa Duchaine
• Professional make-up for bride and bridesmaids provided by Salon Vachon
• Chocolates by Michelle (www.chocolatesbymichelle.com)
• Use of CMA by bride and groom and 100 guests for a wedding Sunday, Feb. 14 (time to be determined by winner)
• An ordained minister to perform the ceremony
• Professional invitations by Clearwater Marine Aquarium
• Customized dolphin painting by Winter the dolphin (with winners favorite colors)
• Clearwater Marine Aquarium prize basket
Earlier this year, 78 couples from across the U.S. entered our first “Wedding of a Lifetime Contest.” The winning couple was Samantha Stahl and Kevin Freeland.
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This is truely wonderful
I think you should pick me and my fiancé Matthew because we are young and we don’t have a lot of money and we do love each other very much. We have experienced a lot in the past year that we have been dating. We have had a kid and lost him when he was 3 months. I think that we should really get this free wedding for the simple fact is that we really need and want this. We want to get married but we have just realized that it costs too much. I have tried looking at dresses and I did find one that I do love but it costs too much and I had to let it go. So if we do get this free wedding we would be so grateful. I know people might say we are to young cause I am only 18 and my fiancé is only 20, but I say who cares we love each other and that’s all that should matter.
Hello: My name is Jamie Crawford and my fiance’s name is Andrew Blake. We have been together for several years and have been waiting to get married. I own a small business in Brooksville and because of the economy we are unable to afford to put any money away for a wedding. Payroll and overhead has been put above all else. This sounds like the dream wedding we would love to have. Thank you!
Me and my fiance have been together for 8 years and we have planned on getting married for the past 3 years but we have had alot of obsticals in our way last year he had gotten rather sick and almost died and ever since then he has been my number one priority. From day one when he asked me to marry him he has dreamt of giving me my dream wedding but we just can’t afford it since i am the only one working. Please help me make his dream come true
Thanks for this opportunity!
This truely is a dream come true!!!! thank you s much for this opportunity!
This truely is a dream come true!!! Thank you so much for this opportunity!!
I am 35yrs old with 3 children and I have never been married before and this would just be a dream come true.
I am 40 years old and i have never been married. I have been with my finance for 10 years.We raised two girls together one was his and one was mine. My dream is to have a wedding and the man i am with is my sole mate.
What an awesome opportunity!
This is so wonderful… This would be a dream come true.
Thank you so much! What an amazing end to a very tough year this would be. Good luck everyone!
This would be wonderful for my Dad! Thanks for doing something so special!
HOW KIND OF YOU ALL TO OFFER SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! MY DAUGHTER AND HER FIANCE WOULD BE SO THRILLED AND THANKFUL. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS.
This is a Dream come true!!! I don’t think there is any better way! It is a blessing!
Mariah and Maurice are destined to be together. The hurdles are many and have kept them from tying the knot. This would be a fantasy come true for them both. What a fantastic opportunity for a very deserving couple.
I think 90% of the people who have submitted for this contest have had problems in some sort, whether is be finances or other stuff. I believe there are ALOT of deserving couples out there…good luck to all.