Arizona Uber Eats delivery driver's viral note to Chipotle customer leads to strangers to pay for his wedding
A Chipotle customer changed the life of her delivery driver after sharing the sweet note he left asking for tips to help pay for his dream wedding.
Erica Hernandez was inspired to post the heartwarming note from her Uber Eats driver Paul Slobodzian which she found in her order.
The note said: 'Thank you for your order! I am driving for [love] on the side to give my fiancée the wedding she deserves. Any additional tip through the app or Venmo is greatly appreciate!'
Her video went viral within hours, reaching a massive 32.9 million views and raking in donations for the Arizona couple's wedding in September.
'It's unbelievable to be able to say this right now and provide this update, but just within the last 24 hours we have earned enough to be able to stop driving,' the groom-to-be said on TikTok.
Erica Hernandez posted the heartwarming note her Uber Eats driver Paul Slobodzian left with her Chipotle order
Slobozian (right) said thanks to Hernandez's viral TikTok him and his fiancée Aly Perkins (left) are now able to afford their wedding and stop delivering
'I don't even know how to express my gratitude for this to anybody that has reached out and sent well wishes or money or anything, anything our way that is positive, it has truly changed our lives.
'I just wanted to say how thankful I am for everyone, how thankful I am to Erica for advocating for two strangers and I am just incredibly thankful.'
Hernandez tipped Slobozian and felt so moved by the handwritten note that she shared it on her social media to see if others wanted to contribute.
'I just felt really inspired to post it and see if my friends would be willing to donate or any followers that I had on there to donate,' she told FOX 10 Phoenix.
Hernandez (pictured) was touched by the note and after tipping Slobozian decided to she shared it on her social media to see if others wanted to contribute
Donations poured in from all over the world, including a $500 contribution from Chipotle headquarters.
Slobodzian met his fiancée Aly Perkins while they were college students in 2017 and when they got engaged last year the couple knew they wanted to have a big celebration.
'We decided early last year that we did want a wedding and a really special night to celebrate that kind of love that we have for each other,' he said.
'We realized how much it was going to cost to have the night that we truly wanted.
'I am not the only one who drives Uber Eats, Aly drives just as much as I do, and we have been doing it together for the last 15 months, going as many as seven days a week sometimes, trying to earn enough to put this on.'
Slobodzian and Perkins while they were college students in 2017 and decided to both drive for Uber Eats to afford the wedding of their dreams
Thanks to Hernandez's viral post now the couple will be able to afford their dream wedding and take time off from delivering.
'She is my rock, I love her with everything in my heart. She completes me and I am so grateful to have her in my life,' Slobozian said.
'Home for me is anywhere that Aly is and I can't wait for a night to celebrate the love that we have.'
The couple gave Hernandez $1,000 as a token of their gratitude and invited her to the wedding, which she happily accepted.
