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As previously mentioned, the contest began in January 2009. In April 2009, the winners of the contest were chosen. There was a Green Wedding Panel created to review the essays and applicant information to select a winner. The Green Wedding Panel made their decision on Saleena and Kevin based on their clear and concise understanding of how to utilize the participating sponsors to make their wedding as eco-friendly as possible. The winners, Saleena and Kevin Washington, are a delightful couple who are very laid back yet very excited that they are the winners of a free wedding. Saleena is a 31-year-old school teacher, teaching at Tucker High School. She has been a teacher for 8 years. She grew up in King William, Virginia. Kevin is a quality assurance analyst for AquilQuest Corporation in Richmond. He grew up in Chesterfield. He is a Trustee and sings in the men's choir and young adult's choir at Oak Street A.M.E. Zion Church in Petersburg. The couple met through a mutual friend. As stated by Saleena and Kevin in their application submission, "Winning the Green Wedding 2009 would mean the world to us. Not only because it will give us an opportunity to have the wedding of our dreams that we cannot afford, but it will be practically walking distance from the place where we first laid eyes on each other." The couple met at TGI Friday's on Broad and Glenside. Their wedding and reception will be at Embassy Suites, directly behind TGI Friday's. Talk about ironic! There are many participating sponsors who are donating their products, time, and services to make this a very special day for Saleena and Kevin. For more details on Saleena and Kevin's exciting journey to their wedding which is November 14, 2009, please visit their wedding website www.wedannounce.com/saleenaandkevin.
SPECIAL THANKS TO PARTICIPATING SPONSORS
COORDINATING AND
DECORATING Planning with Excellence will coordinate the entire wedding, and provide the attire, invitations and accessories, centerpieces for the reception, and decorating for the wedding. Invitations will be on recycled paper. Flowers will be taken home after the reception by the guests to enjoy.
WEDDING AND RECEPTION Embassy Suites will host the wedding in their beautiful atrium. The reception will be held in the Wilson Room, which will be specially decorated featuring the colors selected by the bride for the reception. Some of the items from the ceremony will be used to decorate the reception area.
CATERING Candlewick Catering will provide catering services for the reception using locally raised and grown food selections.
PHOTOGRAPHERS Images by Judd and Baker Photography will be the photographers for the wedding. The photographers will provide photos on a CD and on an online website. The bride and groom can later select the photos they want to print. Guests can purchase photos online or view selected photographs on the couple's website.
WEDDING ALBUM
WEDDING AND GROOM
CAKES Cakes by Favienne will provide the wedding cake and a surprise design for a groom's cake. PERSONAL TRAINER AND WELLNESS CONSULTANT CRAIG COLES www.goal4life.net KAREN DAVIS www.realizeourdream.biz To help the bride and groom be in excellent shape and avoid that pre-wedding stress, Craig Coles from GOAL and Karen Davis, Wellness Consultant will offer his services to develop a weight training and nutritional plan.
ALTERATIONS FOR BRIDE Pleiades Bridal Design Studio will provide alteration services for the bride and design a veil for the bride from recycled materials.
CUSTOM JEWELRY FOR
BRIDE Stephanie Florie from Wired Stone Designs will provide custom made jewelry for the bride with appropriate eco-friendly stones.
FLOWERS FOR WEDDING Flowerama will provide bouquets and boutonnières for the wedding. The bouquets will be used to decorate the tables that the bridal party where the bridal party will sit.
MUSIC Kenny Parker, from Party World Entertainment, will provide DJ Services for the reception.
HONEYMOON REGISTRY Mary Cofield, from JustUs4Travel, will provide a Honeymoon Bridal Registry where Saleena and Kevin's guest can contribute to their honeymoon.
REFLEXOLOGY FOR BRIDE
AND GROOM Paula Quick, Bridal Reflexology, will provide a one-hour reflexology session for the bride and groom.
RSVP SERVICE AND WEDDING WEBSITE In an effort to eliminate paper and the cost of stamps, RSVP Reply Service will provide RSVP services for the guests to reply to their invitations and provide 24-hour service to guests on information on the wedding on everything from wedding registries to guest rooms at Embassy Suites. They also will develop a wedding website for the couple which will have lots of great information on line for guests.
WEDDING ALBUM After the wedding, once the bride and groom have selected the photos they would like from the CD provided to them, It's Scrap N Time will create a beautiful scrapbook album for the couple.
ASSET AND INCOME
ANALYSIS Jose Andueza, METLIFE, has offered the couple an asset and income consolidation analysis to help them coordinate the single lives to their married life.
MAKEUP Melissa Mangrum, professional makeup artist, will do the bride's makeup for her wedding.
MEDIA Thanks to Tidbits Newspaper who has provided coverage on the wedding since the contest and continuing to the end of the wedding.
BRIDAL GIFT REGISTRY
FAVORS AND WEDDING
PARTY GIFTS River City Bean Co. will provide chocolate and coffee products which are certified under Virginia Finest, for the favors and bridal party gifts. |
