--- title: DIY Taco Bell Bride Gown PHOTOS, Vegas Dream Wedding Contest description: A shared passion for Taco Bell inspired this bride to handcraft a wedding gown entirely out of burrito wrappers from the fast food chain. canonical: https://time.com/4688636/taco-bell-wedding-dress/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-02T18:19:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:33.759Z og:title: This Bride Made a Wedding Dress Out of Burrito Wrappers og:description: She got crafty with Taco Bell supplies. og:url: https://time.com/4688636/taco-bell-wedding-dress/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Bride Made a Wedding Dress Out of Burrito Wrappers twitter:description: She got crafty with Taco Bell supplies. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Creative Taco Bell Lover Made a Custom Wedding Dress Out of Burrito Wrappers > Sponsored content. 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That’s certainly the case for one crafty couple; the bride, Diane Nguyen, put her designer skills to work to make a voluminous dress worthy of a Disney princess with a particular palate [for Crunchwrap Supremes.](http://time.com/money/4099823/taco-bell-free-crunchwraps-world-series/) In a post to Imgur and her submission to Taco Bell’s [“Love and Tacos” contest](https://www.tacobell.com/loveandtacos/161600), which offers a free wedding package at the chain’s Las Vegas outpost for one lucky couple, Nguyen explained the inspiration behind the Cinderella-esque garment. “It’s time to spill the beans,” she wrote about the photo. “We have been engaged for 4 years, and together for 10\. Taco Bell has been there through the years, from the after school runs, to late meals after work (or a night of partying). Our love for each other is as cheesy as a quesadilla. We’re nachos getting married, it’s going to be a Las Vegas tacover. Lettuce celebrate our love at the Taco Bell Chapel in Vegas, cuz we are ready to guac and roll.” Clearly, this couple has quite a sense of humor, on top of impressive crafting skills and a profound and everlasting passion for Quesalupas. 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