Weddings Unique

As we are on the topic of amazing wedding planners, another valued partner and client is the lovely Ms. Heather Snively, award-winning Wedding Planner, who is known for infusing style and personal touches into every event she plans. Based in Orlando, Florida, the Weddings Unique team produces weddings in Florida as well as destination weddings around the world.

Some of our fabulous photos are courtesy of Heather's team at Weddings Unique... We provided her the popular white eccentric couches and accessories for her star studded wedding of Backstreet Boys' Howie Dorough and his beautiful bride and now wife - Leigh.

Click above to read more about Heather's celebrity designed wedding for Howie & Leigh as featured in the December 2007 issue of OK Magazine.

We are so thrilled for Heather and all the partners involved with the amazing coverage she recieved in the Summer 2008 issue of InStyle Weddings Magazine. We were honored to be a selected vendor and look forward to more exciting weddings with Heather and the Weddings Unique team!

Additional Thanks goes out to Damon Tucci for the always amazing photos!

E-Events & Unique Option

E Events, a true partner with Unique Option on providing furniture & decor to amazing weddings. As they boast- Effortlessly Elegant and Undeniably Chic- Offering graciousness and style, E Events is poised to design an event that is an extension of your true personality. Enviable, efficient, extraordinary, and exquisite are the words which will describe your fete when you select E Events. Permit us to inspire you.

Very special thanks to Lisa Konecny for the fantastic collection of photos that truly showcases our collaboration together. These photos most certainly display an outstanding exhibit of our capabilities together...

Photo kudos & credits go out to the very talented photographers at the following studios here in Orlando, FL- Liga Photography, Damon Tucci Studios, NuVisions in Photography, & Garrett Nudd Photography.

Additional props go out to our creatively talented friend- Lindsey Luxa of Dragonfly Custom Designs, who created the lovely passport invitations one of the wedding parties and the awesome floral on the Asian inspired wedding photos- Greenery Productions- much thanks to Tommy Murphy.

What you've been waiting for... Unique Option New Product Additions...

You've been asking about it... And we are delivering... The question all our clients have been asking lately-- Where are the new products Unique Option has to offer?

Here they are in Technicolor for your viewing pleasure... Interactive for your enjoyment: Click below on each square to view our latest and greatest additions.

Call us Today to discuss how these new items can be debuted at your next event!
800-254-5280
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The Weekly Unique Option BlogCast

Keeping up with new technology and to add a personalized touch to our site, we are embarking on a new Unique Option initiative- Our weekly BlogCast segment which will be brought to you by the people here at Unique Option.

This is the first installment of many to come, this week, our Reporter-in-Chief- Awny Khashoggi addresses an inquiry that we got from one of our clients, colleagues and friends.

This week's topic- Inventory.... Check it out....

HOT! HOT! HOT! The use of our furniture in ad campaigns...

Damon Tucci Photography Studios- http://www.damontucci.com/, An amazing photographer and his right hand woman, and Marketing Director - Rosy the dynamic duo, both true gems to the talent here in Central Florida. We cannot express and emphasis enough, the creativity and talent for this young man and his photography work.... A picture is worth a thousand words- that saying definitely speaks truth, a couple of weeks ago they did a photo shoot with Rachel of Elase Medical Spa here in Orlando for their upcoming ad campaign and once again our highly popular Eccentric White sofa appeared in the shoot, with a beautiful Toni Braxton look-a-like gracing over the sofa. This shot truly shows our items having diversified usage and can be functional for even a high power, sexy photo shoot...


Other items in our collection were featured in the shoot, more photos to come....

Unique Option & The Daily Buzz!

Partnerships, partnerships and more partnerships...

Drum roll please..... Unique Option is delighted to announce our furniture's silver screen debut on the nationally syndicated morning news program- The Daily Buzz.

July 1st, 2008, marks the day, we are proud to be featured on the set of the Daily Buzz. Our orange sofas and Topaz Maple coffee table & end table appeared on the show today and will be a staple on the set for the next couple of months till our new rotation arrives, and hosts, Kia Malone & Andy Campbell gave rave reviews... Check out the video...





We at Unique Option are so thrilled about our new relationship with the team over at The Daily Buzz. Our President, Awny Khashoggi was all the "buzz" and commented on the new partnership:

"Our business is about being seen. No greater platform can top- the hip and happening Daily Buzz Studio. I just love their energy." - Awny Khashoggi, Unique Option, President & CEO.


The Daily Buzz is a produced in Orlando, Florida at Full Sail University by ACME Communications shown mostly on The CW or MyNetwork affiliates. The show is one of the fastest growing syndicated shows in America. The three-hour program is broadcast every weekday morning. It is currently carried in 147 U.S. television markets, some of which only broadcast two hours of the program. Many stations carrying the show are affiliates of The CW Television Network.


**To watch The Daily Buzz direct, be sure to check your local listings! Or, you can watch them online at DailyBuzz.TV.

Special Thanks and appreciation to- Sandi Gehring, Mike Dryburgh, Kia Malone & Dale Dees.

2008 BOMA International TOBY Award Winner

Our office building is an award winner too!

Another award to add to our bookshelf! In addition to our past industry awards- ISES Esprit Award & Silver Addy Award we are proud to announce our office building was just awarded on

Tuesday, June 24th, the 2008 BOMA International TOBY (The Office Building of the Year) Award, in the Industrial Office Park Category- for our business office park-- Sunport Center, Orlando, Florida.

Special recognition and credit to our property managment group- EastGroup Properties.

Our office park previously competed in Orlando and then against seven other states in the Southern Region of BOMA before moving on to this International competition in Denver, Colorado. The competition for this category included properties from LasVegas, NV, Houston, TX and Windsor, CT.

“The TOBY is the most prestigious award of its kind in the commercial real estate industry, honoring the buildings – and men and women who own and manage the buildings – that exemplify the excellence in building management. This year’s winners truly represent the best of the best in our industry. They continue setting new standards of excellence that encourage all of us to operate our buildings – from energy efficiency and emergency preparedness to tenant retention and community impact - and serve our tenants at the highest level.” - Brenna S. Walraven, RPA, CPM, Chariman and Chief Elected Officer, BOMA International.

CONGRATULATIONS SUNPORT CENTER AND OUR NEIGHBORS!

Stonewall Festival South Florida- June 22, 2008

Unique Option believes in Community and being involved with causes that matter and that make a difference in the ongoing fight for equality. When presented the opportunity to work with Hot Spots Magazine- Florida's largest & oldest gay weekly publication in sponsoring their booth for the 9th annual Stonewall Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, we were definitley interested.

Pride of Greater Fort Lauderdale hosts the annual Street Festival to celebrate the Stonewall Rebellion on New York's Christopher Street in June of 1969, which is recognized as the catalyst for the modern-day movement towards LGBT rights.

This year, the theme was entitled- Sizzling with Pride! An estimated 40,000 people attended the two-day event the organizers were thrilled with the results and noted the event as a success, we were excited to be involved.

Check Hot Spots magazine-http://www.hotspotsmagazine.com/

A FABULOUS new addition of media partners to the Unique Option team!

The pictures for the event included...

Special Thanks to Peter Clark & Joseph Green of Hot Spots Magazine

Quinceanera (Sweet 15) Celebration@ The Mandarin Oriental Hotel

In addition to special events, Unique Option's furniture accentuates very special occasions, and on this occasion, The Miami Unique Option crew did an event for a Quinceanera (Sweet 15) for Claudia Hernandez. Under the amazing A Joy Wallace design team direction, UO provided Eccentric White Leather Sofas which added a chic, sophisticated appeal to the atmosphere, along with accessories from our industry partners at So Cool Events, who brought in the light up cubes to serve as cocktail tables which added "Cool" color appeal that definitely created a trendy mood to the seating areas. The Sweet 15 was a success! Even Infamous rapper - Pit Bull stopped in to greet the birthday girl.

"A Joy Wallace production & design team did an amazing job putting this party together. The accessories and decor really created an atmosphere that was creative and unique and our furniture really popped at the event. " Our South Florida rep- Zabrina Meneses exclaimed.

The celebration took place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami a beautiful luxury hotel on Brickell Key island in the Biscayne Bay, Miami.

Chateau De La Mer, Ft Lauderdale- June 21st, 2008

This past weekend, Saturday, June 21st- Unique Option had the opportunity to contribute our furniture and decor treasures for an amazing charity in the Ft. Lauderdale area -The Make a Wish Foundation South Florida chapter.

The event was entitled - An evening in St. Tropez, held at the posh Chateau De La Mer, on the waterfront. The event was a complete success and enough money was raised to grant three wishes for three children with life-threatening illnesses.

In addition to being a platinum sponsor at the event, additional sponsors for the event included; The Wasie Foundation, Windsor Imaging, Peter E. Baksa, Rokbar, L’Hermitage Catering, Hugh’s Catering, Proximo Spirits, Veev, Dr. Steven Gelbard, Belle Promotions, Eggceptional Donor Group, Dolphins Stadium, and Indigo Design, Inc.

Special Thanks to Don Schneider , Marketing Director at the Chateau- he raved about the evening- "Everything looked amazing... Unique Option's furniture really helped with the event's ambiance."

Orlando ISES Meeting - June 2008

June 5th Tantra VIP reception benefiting Hope & Help Sponsored by Unique Option- Starring Christian Siriano of Project Runway

Amazing event - amazing cause... Unique Option sponsored the June 5th fashion extravaganza starring Project Runway winner- Christian Siriano. The event took place at Disney's Coronado Springs & the adjacent Rix Lounge. Sponsoring the VIP reception was a pleasure and it was all for a great charity. The reception benefited Central Florida's Hope & Help Center, a charitable organization that focuses on supporting those who are affecting with AIDS & HIV. Incredible photos, incredible people, incredible publicity. Awny said it best:

“We love to bring beauty to life,” explains Unique Option’s owner Awny Khashoggi. “But it goes beyond that. We choose to surround ourselves with beautiful people, beautiful causes, and beautiful environments. That is our inspiration.”

AMAZING Photos from the evening- provided by Damon Tucci- www.damontucci.com:

The VIP lounge....
Decked out in ultra white wicker furniture from our Pacific line & decor accents hung from the palm trees courtesy of our friends at RKM Future Boys Decor in Miami.






The VIP lounge... decked out in plush Italian leather sofas and glass end tables. Topped with flower accents from Greenery Productions...
While the runway & backdrop for the Fashion show at Rix was provided by our friends and the amazing prop and scenery masters at: Clegg & Sons/ C&S Themed Events.




Guests & attendees from the event had a FABULOUS time!