Virginia Bride Magazine ‘Dream Wedding’ winners revealed!
WASHINGTON - The votes are in! After over 12,000 of you voted online for the couple you wanted to see walk down the aisle in style with a luxury wedding – we have a winner!
April and Taquan took home the grand prize -- a luxury wedding worth over $100,000 from Virginia Bride Magazine!
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April and Taquan took home the grand prize -- a luxury wedding worth over $100,000 from Virginia Bride Magazine!
The contest began in December of last year – and over the past few months -- couples have submitted stories and pictures hoping for their chance to win!
The lucky couple, April and Taquan, met just before the COVID-19 pandemic stuck. April said winning was a ‘mind-blowing’ experience!
Virginia Bride Magazine Publisher Angeline Frame said no expense will be spared – from the gown to the honeymoon to everything in between!
Fox 5 caught up with April and Taquan, the winners of a luxury wedding from Virginia Bride Magazine, to check in on how their wedding planning is going.
Fox 5 got an inside look as April and Taquan, the winners of a luxury wedding from Virginia Bride Magazine, got a tour of the wedding venue at Morais Vineyards & Winery in Bealeton, Virginia.
With less than a month to their dream wedding, April and Taquan, Virginia Bride Magazine’s winning Luxury Wedding giveaway couple, give us an update on how the planning and preps have been going.
We're meeting the local vendors helping to make April & Taquan's wedding incredible. Sanaz Fahimi of Butterfly Photography talks about the way the couple will be photographed; Toya Hodnett from Via Paper Boutique shows off the luxurious invitations; Rathna from Oh Graze Away shows off the brunch grazing table for the bride and groom while they get ready; Victoria Wu from Cakes By Happy Eatery shows off the tasty desserts; and William Sanchez from Hercules Entertainment brings the sounds.
Let's Get Married: Meeting the local vendors behind April & Taquan's Wedding
We're meeting the local vendors helping to make April & Taquan's wedding incredible. Sanaz Fahimi of Butterfly Photography talks about the way the couple will be photographed; Toya Hodnett from Via Paper Boutique shows off the luxurious invitations; Rathna from Oh Graze Away shows off the brunch grazing table for the bride and groom while they get ready; Victoria Wu from Cakes By Happy Eatery shows off the tasty desserts; and William Sanchez from Hercules Entertainment brings the sounds!
The winners of a luxury wedding from Virginia Bride Magazine are officially married! FOX 5 got a look inside April and Taquan's big day as they tied the knot in Virginia over the weekend!
The FOX 5 & Virginia Bride Magazine Luxury Wedding Giveaway wouldn't have been possible without the countless number of wedding pros giving their time and talent.
Thank you again to the countless number of wedding pros giving their time and talent, including:
- Exceptional Events by Elisa: eyushan@exceptionaleventsbyelisa.com
- Butterfly Photography: info@butterflyportrait.com
- Glass Jar Films: weddings@glassjarfilms.com
- All For You Events and Designs: tasha@allforyoued.com
- Krystal Reese Events: info@krystalreeseevents.com
- Sammy’s Rentals: info@sammysrental.com
- Via Paper Boutique: info@viapaperboutique.com
- KK&S Designs: info@kks-events.com
- Perfect Choice U.S.: roximegachapin@gmail.com
- Seriously Sweet: amy@seriouslysweetcupcakes.com
- La Michoacana Frozen Mixes: lamichoacanafrozenmix@gmail.com
- Zulma’s Event Décor: zymcruz73@gmail.com
- Tuxedos by Sarno: abbi703@hotmail.com
- Morais Vineyards & Winery: hello@moraisvineyards.com
- Marian Style: marianstyleinfo@gmail.com
- That’s My Dress Bridal: valeriekettl@gmail.com
- Zesty Gourmet: info@zestygourmet.com
- Hercules Entertainment: info@herculesentertainment.com
- Cakes by Happy Eatery: victoria@cakesbyhappyeatery.com
- Bialek’s Music: Ray@bialeksmusic.com
- I Do Weddings with Love: idovirginiaweddings@gmail.com
- True Love Designs & Events: truelovedesigns21@gmail.com
- SolEvents Floral: soleventsfloral@gmail.com
- Luxury Bride: khatera@glamfacemakeup.com
- Ashley N Artistry: AshleyNArtistry@gmail.com
- The Inn at Cotton Hall: amy@cottonhallevents.com
- LeFay Cottage at Little Washington: lefaycottageatlittlewashington@gmail.com
- Marriott Fairview Park (Falls Church, VA)/ Marriott Tysons Corner (Tysons, VA) - 3111 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042 - 8028 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA 22182
- The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph (Washington, DC) - 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
- Sequoia - 3000 K St NW, Washington, DC 20007
- Sonesta Suites (Fairfax, VA) - 12815 Fair Lakes Pkwy, Fairfax, VA 22033