Linda Gunn and Doug Paton celebrate their marriage with a dance at the Delray Beach Club.
Photo by David Decoteau/Downtown Photo
Bride: Linda Gunn, 45, grew up in Ann Arbor, Mich. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and migrated to Florida in 1990. She is the district sales manager in South Florida for Luxottica, the largest eyewear-frame manufacturer and distributor in the world. When she isn’t working, she spends her time volunteering. Linda currently works with the National Society of Arts and Letters, the Spirit of Giving Network and the Delray Beach Public Library, and is co-chairing the 26th annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon for the Junior League of Boca Raton. She also is a past president of the Junior League.
Groom: Doug Paton, 54, was born in Canada. He moved to South Florida in 1996 after selling his business. Utilizing his management consulting skills, Doug worked with a local private school before accepting the position of CEO at Florence Fuller Child Development Center. Doug currently is a partner and COO of Flagship Solutions Group in Boca Raton. With Linda, he dedicates a lot of his free time to community causes and serves as the president of the Spirit of Giving Network.
How they met: When Linda was the president of Junior League, she invited Doug to come speak at a meeting on behalf of Florence Fuller. They continued to see each other as they both sat on the board of directors for the Spirit of Giving Network. They started dating three years later.
The proposal: In April of last year, Doug and Linda traveled to Paris for a trip to celebrate her best friend’s birthday. On a very cold, wet and windy afternoon, they climbed, shivering, the 284 steps of the Arc de Triomphe. At the top, Doug reached into his pocket and took out a special penny he had owned for 45 years. The penny was from the 1967 celebration of Canada’s 100th birthday. Doug gave Linda the penny and asked her to spend the rest of her life with him. She agreed. The couple will reside in Delray Beach.
The wedding: June 22, at the Delray Beach Club. It was a perfect evening with a ‘supermoon’ and 122 guests in attendance.
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