Congratulations to Ben & Stephanie, the winners of the
2011 Q Wedding Giveaway!
"My fiance Stephanie and I have been together for two years. We are both enlisted in the Army and currently deployed to Afghanistan. We first met when I returned from a one year deployment from Iraq and we were instantly drawn to each other. She is such a beautiful soul you cannot help but be drawn to her.
I started to hang out with her and her son Kaegan everyday and before too long we became our own little family, little but happy. I began to raise and love Kaegan as my own and for the first time in my life I found peace, I knew exactly what I wanted, which was to spend the rest of my life exactly where I never thought I would be.
News of deployment to Afghanistan started to spread and I did not have time to make the proposal I had planned before we left for Afghanistan. So here we both are, deployed in Kandahar, waiting and dreaming of coming home to our son, our piece of the American dream and God willing the wedding an amazing woman like her deserves. On top of the stress of being deployed, Stef is also stressinf abou the financial aspects of a wedding. She is planning to get out of the army after this deployment to be with our son more often and she does not feel we will be able to afford a wedding with her getting out of the military.
I want to marry my beautiful fiance and give her and my Kaegan who has been my son my name. I realize that life will still go on if we do not win this contest, but if just maybe we do, you all will fill my fiancés heart with more joy than she could ever imagine. Kaegan will proudly walk down the aisle as the ring bearer, and perhaps with butterflies in his stomach for the reassurance that I am and always will be here for him and his mommy.
Lastly, this would mean so much to me I couldn't describe it. Winning this contest would give me something that I can be proud of doing for my family. It will be something that I normally wouldn’t financially be able to give them. Being a soldier doesnt leave much to the bank for dream weddings for your dream girl. Thank all of you for this opportunity."
-Ben, Q108 Wedding Giveaway SubmissionClick here to read the list of prizes awarded to this lucky couple!
