Anika Noni Rose and Jason Durden get married

Anika Noni Rose Is Married! On Jan. 17, three months after she tied the knot with fellow actor Jason Durden, 42, the ‘Princess and the Frog’ star, 50, revealed news of her wedding. made it twitter“Soooo you did a big thing. Your princess found her prince,” she tweeted. “@jasondirden & I’m so happy.”

Rose shared details about the couple’s wedding in a new interview with Brides, also published Jan. 17. Neither actor has publicly announced that they are dating or engaged. No, but Rose told the outlet that her husband proposed at the family’s annual December 2021. Secret Santa Zoom.

“Jason shared the beautiful video he made about the time we spent together, highlighted in Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me, and Jason’s desire for love, partnership and Jason’s proposal of marriage. “I played back a phone conversation with Jason and his father about,” Rose recalled. asked me to marry him.

After sorting out their busy schedules, the pair decided to get married on Oct. 16, 2022, a date that only gave them two months to plan their special day. “I never thought I would only have eight weeks to plan my wedding. I had planned a year,” Dirden shared.

They eventually got married on the lawn of the Paramore Estate in Los Angeles, California, surrounded by close friends and family in a beautiful ceremony officiated by Euphoria star Colman Domingo. According to The Bride, the couple capped off their wedding night with a celebratory reception that included Domingo performing a motorized slide, as well as an evening bike ride. This is a special request.

Rose and Durden have been largely tight-lipped about their relationship, but Brides points out that they first met as co-stars in 2014’s Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun.” “We were friends for a few years, actually,” Rose said. It was the right moment for both of us to be open and available to the possibilities of what we have now.”

Rose also admitted that “neither of us was meant to be with anyone in the business,” but said their careers wouldn’t interfere with their relationship. We laugh a lot, which is really, really important,” she added. “And we don’t talk about business much.”

The actor concluded the couple’s interview with words of advice for future brides and grooms. “You might think your ‘plan b’ couldn’t be more perfect. We certainly did.”