*Anika Noni Rose and fellow actor and “Greenleaf” star Jason Dirden tied the knot in an intimate ceremony last year in Los Angeles.
The couple married on Oct. 16 at the Paramour Estate in Los Angels, the actress tells Brides. Rose, 50, and Dirden, 42, first met in 2014 when they both appeared in the Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun.” He popped the question in December 2021.
“We were friends for a couple of years, actually,” Rose told Brides. “We both went off and did our things and were disconnected for a while and then swung back.”
After getting engaged, the couple planned their nuptials in only 8 weeks.
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“The space was so gorgeous and natural that we didn’t want to overwhelm it with flowers,” said Rose of choosing the Paramour Estate as their wedding location. “We just wanted them to enhance what nature had given us.”
Rose surprised Dirden on the day of the ceremony with an original cover of Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me,” which was their first dance song.
“The only other person who knew that this was happening was the DJ,” Rose shared with Brides. “I saw the moment Jason realized it was me singing. Meanwhile, my family knew it was me from the moment the first beat dropped! Jason was so focused on the dance that it took him about two lines in before he had that ‘Ah’ moment.”
For her wedding gown, Rose opted for a custom look, so she collaborated with London-based designer Gbemi Okunlola of Alonuko Bridal.
“When we met, we talked about the story we wanted to tell with the dress,” she said. “[Our vision was] that of a rose coming into full bloom, but without being too fussy. I also didn’t want anything I could wear on a red carpet,” she said.
There were some unexpected hiccups during the wedding planning process but her overall journey to the altar was quite smooth.
“My grandma always told me, ‘Every kick is a boost,'” Rose said. “Things are going to go wrong, but everything that went ‘wrong’ during our planning was followed by something better. You may find that your ‘plan b’ couldn’t be more perfect. We sure did.”
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