Gulf Coast Grand Wedding

Gulf Coast Grand Wedding

Meet Lesley & Brandon, the couple that won a free wedding!

With the help of over 30 vendors, engaged couples had the opportunity to enter to win a free wedding with the exciting debut of the Gulf Coast Grand Wedding Giveaway!

The idea was originated by the Phocus & Co team. Timothy Sewell, co-founder of Phocus and Co., states, “Every year we sit down as a team and dream of what our company is capable of for the following year. We ask ourselves ‘What can we do to stand out and make a difference in our community; and how could we promote growth in our vendors around us?’

This often sets the projection for our year and what we will set our sights on. Out of this tradition, the concept of the Gulf Coast Grand Wedding emerged.”

This $100,000 giveaway, presented in conjunction with Supposey Warehouse and Gardens, The Bridal Loft, and Ash & Air, includes over 30 vendors with services ranging from decor rentals to novelty experiences. This experience is sure to stand out in the community and give back to a deserving couple who are dreaming up their perfect wedding.

Applications for the competition opened in January and had over 100 couples enter. In March, the top five couples were announced and they began to garner votes from family, friends, and the community! The five finalists are pictured above and listed in order from left to right: Michaela and Thomas, Jordyn and Abel, Kayla and Quadarious, Lana and Ryan, and Lesley & Brandon.

If you’d like to follow along, the wedding planning process will be documented to highlight the experience at @phocusandco on Instagram!

Lesley & Brandon

Introducing the winners of the Gulf Coast Grand Wedding! Here’s their love story:

“My fiancé Brandon and I are so excited about this opportunity! We were born and raised in the Panhandle, and we were looking at venues and vendors in the Pensacola area. Supposey has been our top venue since day one, however, the only financial support we have for our wedding is going to be coming from ourselves. I work a full-time job as a school psychologist for Okaloosa county and I have recently taken a part-time job in order to help create and plan the wedding of our dreams. Brandon works a full-time job as well and has long hours most nights in order to support us and this next adventure in our lives. We met in high school but never admitted our attraction to each other until we were in college. We met at just 16 years old, working at a movie theater! Once Brandon stopped being so stubborn, we realized we were the perfect match. We have been together for 5 years and he asked me to marry him in the most beautiful and intimate way - on a sailboat, just the two of us! Brandon is the most amazing man I have ever known, and he has absolutely taken down every wall I’ve ever had up. I come from a single-mother household, and he has shown me what a true man is every single day. He puts himself before everyone and is always my #1 supporter. The love we share for one another is unique, and we have an unbreakable bond. We have gone through so much these last 5 years and we continue to choose one another every single day.”

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Phocus & Company

Supposey Warehouse & Gardens

The Bridal Loft

Alyssa’s South

Ash and Air

Chrissy Florals Design

CJ Custom Jewelry

Classic City Catering

Coastal Weddings

Creative Entertainment

Culinary Productions

Elegant Rides of the Gulf Coast

Fete + Flora

Golden Gypsy

Graze Boarders

Hair by Mak Marie

Hair by Shell

Heidi Fisher Art

Hemstitch Rentals

Highlight Weddings and Events

Inflate Emerald Coast

Joe Hobbs Art Glass

Light Bright Events

Lily Hall

Marvelous Strings

Melinda Orona Weddings

Pearce Bespoke

Rollin in Dough

Sexton Event Company

So Diamond Events

Sweet Magnolia Baking Co.

Tap the Coast

Thirsty Ranch

Top it Off Cupcake Bar

Whim Cotton Candy