One Lucky Couple to Live Out Dream Wedding Straight Out of Romance Novel at Virginia Library for Free

Mar. 15, 2025

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One lucky couple will soon have the opportunity to make a binding commitment in a most unique place!

The Arlington Public Library in Virginiaannouncedthat one lucky engaged couple from the Greater Washington National Capital Region in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia will be able to win a free wedding.

The ceremony will host a wedding party of 50 guests or less and be “open to the public,” according to theapplication website.

All “unmarried” and “engaged” couples who are over the age of 18 and Arlington Public Library cardholders can apply. The application noted that they were looking for applicants who “love books, love libraries and love love” and they have to answer the question of why they would “love to get married at the library?”

“At Arlington Public Library, we believe in the power of love,” said Library Director Diane Kresh, in a statement in a press release.

This comes as the library announced its theme for its2025 series of Arlington Readsauthor talk series: Romance. It’s set to hold sessions for notable romance writers includingJulia Quinn, who penned theBridgertonnovels(which spun-off Netflix’s hitBridgertonseries).

Quinn isn’t the only author featured in the series to have gotten a screen-adaptation for her work, as Casey McQuiston, who wroteRed, White & Royal Blue(which spawned an Amazon movie adaptation of the same name), will also be there.

Romantic Comedyauthor Curtis Sittenfeld andEverything, EverythingauthorsDavid and Nicola Yoonwill also be featured in the author talk series.

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To submit and application for a chance to win a free wedding, couples can visitthe Arlington Public Library’s website.

source: people.com