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No matter how difficult the times may be right now, love still prevails!

ESSENCE staff member Aisha Becker-Burrowes and her longtime love Kelton Cumberbatch got engaged during a romantic date night at home in April. Of course, they never planned to be quarantined while taking such a big step in their relationship, but Kelton’s well-planned proposal was “perfect” in Aisha’s eyes.

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Even on the darkest of days, our love continues to shine through. There’s no one way to do this love thing but the one thing I know for sure is that we will continue to do it our way. Here’s to choosing you every day! We’re engaged!#QuarantineEngagement #Engaged #BlackLove #coronabride

A post shared by Aisha (@dulcevidaa) on Apr 1, 2020 at 4:18pm PDT

After their engagement photos went viral, the couple was approached by the Tamron Hall Show for a rare opportunity. “The show came across our engagement announcement on social media and reached out to us asking if we wanted to have a virtual wedding,”says Aisha. “They asked us on Wednesday, and we got married on Monday. We had one day to decide and five days before the big day! [We had] no dress, no wedding bands, nothing!”

Aisha and Kelton, both avid travelers, were originally considering a destination wedding. They even had potential wedding venues and vendor contacts all mapped out in spreadsheets. However, they soon realized that life as we knew it may not return for a while due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are typically such planners,” says Aisha, “so it was totally out of character for us to spontaneously get married like that, especially in such a public way. But as crazy as it felt, we thought that perhaps it offered us and our loved ones a beautiful gift. What a precious thing to be able to share this with the world!”

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We got hitched in 5 days y’all! COVID-19 gave us nothing but time to plan our dream wedding. And so we chose a destination, spoke to vendors and narrowed down venues. And then we realized that the world might not return to normal for awhile and when it does, will it look the same way we imagined? In these times, we’ve realized that each moment and crazy memory we could make with each other and our loved ones is more precious than ever. So when the @tamronhallshow reached out to us asking us if we wanted to have a virtual wedding, we had no idea what to expect! So these two over-thinkers did something incredibly spontaneous and we had an absolute blast! Life is short and it was such a gift to be able to share this moment with each other, our loved ones and the world. Here’s to forever with you @iam_kbatch! Can’t wait for the world to open up again so we can celebrate and honor our love with everyone in person! A very special thank you to @tamronhall @carlypaigeloveman and @fiercelookoftheday for holding so much integrity. And to @fete.ny @jungleeny for handling all of the beautiful details! and @christianothstudio for these gorgeous photos! And last but not least, a huge thank you to all of our friends and family for being nothing short of amazing and supporting us. We would be nothing without y’all #lovewins #blacklove #coronabride #zoomwedding #wedding #bride #married

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Wearing a fabulous beaded wedding gown from Morilee, Aisha headed to the altar (set up in their living room!) to say “I do” to Kelton. Their mothers, Carla and Alma, were present for the ceremony, and family and friends tuned in via live stream.

Hall officiated the wedding remotely and was almost brought to tears as the couple exchanged their heartfelt vows. After the ceremony, the couple turned their living room into a dance floor to host their virtual reception. “We asked our friends and family to dress up, prepare drinks, and even had two friends DJ for us,” Aisha says. “We popped champagne and cut cake while our friends toasted to us and shared fun memories. The virtual party went on for almost four hours and we really had so much fun.”

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We can’t wait to share this beautiful ceremony with everyone today! It’s a virtual wedding on “Tamron Hall” with our lovely host officiating. Hope you’re joining!

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Looking back, Aisha and Kelton are happy with their decision to marry virtually. “It was a blast and we felt so lucky to be able to celebrate with our friends and family more intimately in this incredibly unique way. “

Congratulation Aisha and Kelton! See the ceremony below, including footage of the couple planning their at-home ceremony from A-Z with event planner Jung Lee.

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