Virginia Bride Magazine ‘Dream Wedding’ winners revealed!

By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
Updated  July 29, 2022 2:20pm EDT
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Virginia Bride Magazine ‘Dream Wedding’ winners revealed!

April and Taquan took home the grand prize -- a luxury wedding worth over $100,000 from Virginia Bride Magazine!

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.

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Let's Get Married: April and Taquan tour wedding venue

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.

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Let's Get Married: Wedding venue tour

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.

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Let's Get Married: Wedding planning update

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. 

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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!

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Let's Get Married: April & Taquan get hitched!

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.

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Let's Get Married: Thank You to our Wedding Pros!

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: