{"id":48880,"date":"2014-02-13T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T22:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=48880"},"modified":"2014-02-13T23:32:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T07:32:43","slug":"jazmin-and-oswaldo-win-a-wedding-on-the-blvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/02\/13\/jazmin-and-oswaldo-win-a-wedding-on-the-blvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazmin and Oswaldo win a \u201cWedding on the BLVD\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lancaster Council Member Sandra Johnson congratulates the couple at a press conference Thursday to announce the winners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 Jazmin Petty<\/strong> and Oswaldo Gonzalez<\/strong>, both of Palmdale, won the second annual \u201cWedding on The BLVD\u201d contest, The BLVD Association announced Thursday. The couple will receive a comprehensive wedding package for up to 50 guests on The BLVD in downtown Lancaster.<\/p>\n

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Oswaldo Gonzalez and Jazmin Petty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cJazmin and Oswaldo are such a beautiful couple,\u201d said Erica Allbee, owner of All About Fitness gym and Chairwoman of the Wedding on The BLVD Committee. \u201cTheir personalities truly shined in their video contest entry. We\u2019re very excited to help them make their dream wedding a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jazmin and Oswaldo first met when he was driving out of a business location. She was making an illegal U-turn and he accidentally cut her off.<\/p>\n

When the two stopped at the same red light a few moments later, Jazmin took the opportunity to give Oswaldo a piece of her mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was furious,\u201d Jazmin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen she was telling me everything she thought of me, it was love at first sight,\u201d said Oswaldo. \u201cI just had to get to know her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two began talking and texting, and soon after, they ran into each other at a nightclub. They stayed up talking all night long and soon discovered that they were both born in the same area of Los Angeles and had even attended the same junior high school without knowing it.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything she told me \u2013 her life story, my life story \u2013 we just connected,\u201d said Oswaldo. \u201cI\u2019ve wanted to be with her ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair has already begun getting involved in community activities as a couple. They recently coached a youth softball team together. In addition to serving the children, \u201cIt really brought us closer together,\u201d Jazmin said. \u201cWe were able to work together. It was our first year and we had no idea what we were doing, but we pulled it off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jazmin and Oswaldo also take active part in community activities organized by their church.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to take part as much as we can in the community,\u201d said Oswaldo. \u201cWe\u2019ve gone through some financial and emotional hardships, and the community has always been there for us when we needed them. We try to do anything we can to give back.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it was time to pop the question, Oswaldo returned to where they had first met. In the center turn lane where he had first cut Jazmin off, he set up white roses, balloons, and a heart-shaped sign that said \u201cJazmin Petty, will you marry me?\u201d With regular traffic flowing all around them, Oswaldo got down on one knee in the middle of the street and asked her to be his bride.<\/p>\n

The two will be married in a ceremony on The BLVD in June. The various aspects of the wedding package they have won are being donated by the merchants of The BLVD Association, with support from additional Lancaster businesses. For each item, the sponsoring merchant will work with the couple to select three options \u2013 for example, three wedding gowns, three reception menus, etc. Each week, the public will have the opportunity to view the three choices and vote for their favorite at www.theblvdwedding.com. These online votes will decide which item will ultimately be included in the couple\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inaugural Wedding on The BLVD was nothing short of spectacular, and this year\u2019s event is shaping up to be even better,\u201d said Tim Anders, owner of BeX and president of The BLVD Association. \u201cThis is a community event, and we encourage the public to actively participate in planning Jazmin and Oswaldo\u2019s wedding. Vote early, vote often \u2013 and learn something new about The BLVD along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple will receive the following at no cost:<\/p>\n