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Cancer Survivor Wins $100,000 Dream Wedding
Thursday July 17, 2008


Wedding Channel 2008

You voted: Courtney Dempsey, who has overcome incredible obstacles, is the winner of Us Weekly and WeddingChannel.com's first ever Dream Wedding competition.

Dempsey, 33, met her now-fiancé Gary Courtney, 37, at a networking event three years ago.

Watch the couple's video here.

"I'm going to be Courtney Courtney – I love it!" jokes the bride-to-be, who works as the corporate director of sales at entertainment restaurant company Tampa's Block Party.

Tampa, Florida-based Dempsey has battled melanoma, breast cancer (she's had a double mastectomy plus reconstructive surgery), thyroid cancer and a lung condition — with Courtney, an insurance analyst by her side.

"There's life after cancer and you can find somebody to fall in love with," she says.

(See more celebrity wedding photos.)

Over 4,200 couples originally entered the contest and around a million votes were cast to narrow down the finalists.

With the help of WeddingChannel.com and Us pros, the couple is planning a celebrity-inspired wedding to take place in September.

Follow the bride's entire planning process – including her fitness routine, dress shopping and picking a location – at usmagazine.com/wedding.

Click here for more info on the couple.

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PagePosted by Mandi Illuzzi at 4:48 pm ET     Permanent Link | 21 Comments
Categories: Courtney Dempsey | Gary Courtney


8:35 AM Anonymous Says:

Wow if any one deserves a Dream wedding I think Gary and Courtney do. I would Love to see the wedding pictures

4:06 PM Anonymous Says:

Wow, 1:42 is as stupid as Stella. This story is wonderful. It's nice to see things like this happening. There are so many horrible stories and this one is positive and inspiring. Please stop the negativity.

2:50 PM Anonymous Says:

God bless! Congrats and enjoy the rest of your life happily ever after.

1:42 PM Manbearpig Says:

Boooring. If only there were a couple of mental retards trying to get married, then they would have had some competition at least.

12:10 PM supernetuser Says:

Sometimes good things do happen to good people.

12:08 PM supernetuser Says:

This dream wedding means that good things sometimes happen in this world.

11:07 AM Anonymous Says:

I think that it's cute that her name is going to be Courtney Courtney

9:47 AM i agree stella sucks Says:

I AGREE!! I hope they show pictures of the wedding! Congrats to them both I am really happy for you

9:41 AM Stella sucks Says:

Actually Stella, this is a wonderful story. It shows that people can overcome difficult situations in life, find love and have a beautiful wedding!

9:34 AM Anonymous Says:

You yell at 6:15 when they were obviously being sarcastic about the comment made by 5:32 you STUPID person! Seriously how old are you? Get a life and a freakin brain you idiot. Then please explain to me how i am racist when i am marrying a black man. The only comment that sounded remotely racist was 5:32 so read the full thing next time and if you can't read let me know so I can help!

1:43 AM Anonymous Says:

Wow! I am so glad that they won this. I voted for them as much as I could, because this couple above anyone, deserves it.

Have your dream wedding- and enjoy it! Congrats!

7:28 PM victoria Says:

I'm so glad Courtney won this dream wedding. If I had known about it in time, I would have voted for her also. As a Thyroid cancer patient survivor 5 times , I know how hard it is to stay healthy, and worry from check-up to check-up. Their wedding will be beautiful and romantic I'm sure. I just hope their honeymoon is just as the wedding is. Beautiful and romantic!!! I wish them eternal love and happiness and peace. Courtney deserves this. Congratulations to the both of you!!!

6:20 PM Stella Says:

6:15, wtf are you talking about?? Don't say racist things!! I search the boards just to yell at people like YOU.

6:08 PM Stella Says:

Is this story STUPID or what??

5:43 PM Anonymous Says:

Congrats to Courtney Dempsey and and her now-fiance, Gary Courtney, on winning the $100,000 dream wedding, and it's really heroic how she overcame a lot of diseases, etc.

5:38 PM DEMETRIA Says:

Congrats! I love what her name is going to be...Courtney Courtney! That's to cool. What would be the odds of find the man your going to marry with your first name..

5:36 PM Lola Says:

Congratulations to the happy couple!

5:27 PM Yippie Says:

It is so wonderful that these 2 won. They truly deserve it. After everything they have been through together, now they get to have their dream wedding. Congratulations Courtney and Gary!

5:24 PM LeeLee Says:

I'm so happy for them! I voted for them as much as I could. Congratulations!!

5:09 PM Stella Says:

a million votes were casts? y`all must be smoking some good herbs there at us...lol.....nevertheless they seem like a great couple, best of luck to them

4:56 PM Anonymous Says:

That is awesome...I am sure that their wedding will be just beautiful

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