Jennifer and Zach Win $30,000 Museum of Glass Wedding!

Last night was a special evening for us, as we — and a who's who collection of other top-tier Tacoma wedding vendors — joined forces at Museum of Glass's first-ever wedding open house. The turnout was great, and we enjoyed meeting a lot of wonderful future brides and grooms.

Of course, the highlight of the evening was the announcement of the essay contest winners! All the attendees packed the theater-style seats of the Hotshop (tucked inside the iconic cone) for the big announcement.

First, the runners-up were announced: Emily and Joe, who penned the memorable and touching line "Truth be told I would be happy to marry Joe in a cardboard box because all that really matters is that we are spending the rest of our lives together."

Then an excerpt of the winning essay was read to the crowd, and Zach was announced as the winner. He ran down to the Hotshop floor and was given the mic to explain to the crowd that his fiance, Jennifer, was finishing up her master's degree at Boston College and wasn't able to join him in person.

Little did he know that she was in fact hiding in a back room, and burst onto the scene to celebrate their amazing win!

The Museum staff asked us to snap a photo of the winning couple and we wanted to capture a memorable image for them, so we took Jennifer and Zach into the cold night air for a few quick shots in front of the Hotshop Cone.

Congrats to our new clients Jennifer and Zach! And for everyone else, we really enjoyed meeting you during the open house and hope to learn more about your wedding plans soon. In the meantime, here's a list of the other vendors who generously donated their services to the winners package:

• Gallucci's Catering
• Hotel Murano
• Celebrity Cake Studio
• J. Robbins Florist
• Stork Studios
• Thoroughbred Classics
• Christian's Plant and Tree Rental
• Sounds Unlimited