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First Coast Weddings and Events is a full-service event planning firm serving Northeast Florida. Our goal is to make every wedding stress-free and fun for the bride, groom and their families.

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Reminder: Peek Romance Photography Giveaway!

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

One week from today, we will be announcing  the winner of Peek Romance Photography giveaway!  Check out the post about the contest here:

http://www.firstcoastweddings.com/wordpress/2009/11/were-back-with-prizes/

We’ve had some great entries but it’s not too late!  Get your entry in soon.

We’re Back – With Prizes!

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Melanie and I are finally back from the Association of Bridal Consultants’ annual conference, and we have lots of great ideas and thoughts to share.  But in the mean time, we want to announce a special contest to celebrate our 7th anniversary!

Lucky 7sWe are excited to be giving away a boudoir photo session from Peek Romance Photography’s Jennifer Brum.  We are so honored to know Jen and she was so sweet to give us this prize for our readers! Jennifer was even featured recently on WJXT’s The Morning Show.  What a great holiday present for someone special in your life!

So how do you win?!  Either write a comment on this post about that someone special in your life and why you’d like to surprise them with a sexy, sophisticated photo of yourself.  Or, if you’re too shy to make it public, send an email to contest{at}firstcoastweddings.com.  The winner will be chosen on Tuesday, November 24th.

We have some other great prizes too, so stay tuned!

Coming Soon: Anniversary Blog Contest!

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Guess what?! Next month (November 8th, to be exact), is the seventh anniversary of First Coast Weddings and Events!

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We’re adopting a “Lucky 7s” theme for the whole month of November, complete with giveaways all month long! We can’t spill the beans just yet, but we will have some great prizes lined up for our blog readers, Facebook fans, and Twitter followers!

Do you have a product or service that you would like to give away in our contest?  Click here.

WJXT’s “Reveal Your Romance” Wedding Giveaway

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Reveal Your RomanceLocal TV station WJXT (Channel 4) does a contest each Valentine’s called “Reveal Your Romance.”  This year, they will be giving away a complete wedding that will be live on the Morning Show!

The contest was announced this morning on The Morning Show.  Engaged couples will be asked to write the story of their engagement, and send it in to the station or drop it off at Jacksonville’s new Alfred Angelo store.  The producers will read through the submissions and narrow down the field to 10, then to 5. They will be looking for great, romantic stories. 

The winner gets a wedding in mid-May for up to 75 guests. It will be a weekday morning wedding and it will be shown live on Channel 4’s Morning Show.  Everything will be provided, from catering to flowers to entertainment.  The “dream team” of vendors includes:

  • Wedding attire from Alfred Angelo 
  • Le Jardin on Park will be the venue 
  • Wedding gown and bridesmaids’ dresses by Alfred Angelo
  • Catering by Katerlady
  • Cake by Classic Cakes
  • Photographer Michael Myatt
  • Videography by Turner Classic Weddings
  • Floral design by Katrina Cox of Le Jardin on Park
  • Hair stylist Casey Powell
  • Makeup artist Kimtasha Armstrong
  • And of course wedding coordination by First Coast Weddings and Events!

Watch our blog for updates as we begin working with the winning couple to produce their spectacular wedding!  Be sure to visit News4Jax.com for complete contest information.