Imagine yourself wearing a wedding dress made by well-known designers such as Vera Wang, Carolina Herrera, Simone Carvalli, among others for FREE! Yes that's right, it is for FREE! Brides Across America is giving away free wedding dress to show support to American troupes and their families. When marriage and military is brought together, many would claim it as a marriage made in heaven which is true in many sense. It is also good to know that these wedding dresses comes in size 4-22, so there is definitely a gown for everyone qualified.
The funds where this wedding dress came from is believed to be from the joined efforts of bridal salons in America. Heidi Janson, founder of Brides Across America, came up with the idea in giving away free wedding gowns to help the military bride find the perfect wedding dress of her dreams, also to lessen the financial burden of the couple accompanying with their belief in making a difference in someone else's life.
It is known to many that military brides don't always get their dream wedding, some even give up getting married due to the fact that their loved ones will soon be deployed in no time. Others put up with having just a civil ceremony and then wait for a couple of years until their fiancee returns and finally get married. So to pay tribute and show support to the ones fighting for our country, Brides Across America was born.
But this is not for everybody, there are certain qualifications that should be met in order to obtain such a precious dress. And what are these qualifications?
- You must be engaged and planning a wedding
- You were deployed or will be deploying to either Iraq or Afghanistan, or have a fiancee on active duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan.
- You may qualify even if you got married by the Justice of the Peace and are planning an upcoming wedding.
- All military brides must show proper ID, copy of deployment papers for you or your fiancee, orders or other qualifying proof must accompany the bride on day of event.
- There is no registration just show up the day of the event. Please check with the individual stores for date and time.
Note: Each store has selected a certain number of gowns to giveaway. Once the limit has been reached the store will put you on a wait list for upcoming events. Gowns are given on a first come, first serve basis. Times and dates vary from state to state.
As an individual, or a bridal salon owner you too can make a stand and support this advocacy by participating in the annual nationwide military bridal gown give-away. How to join?
- Host an in store event along with other bridal salons across the country on one of the nationwide selected dates.
- Donated gowns are provided by each store or bridal designers.
- Donate your gowns to the nationwide event.
By participating in this event, you can reap personal rewards by gaining loyal customers, reduce you inventory while helping others realize their dreams; Brides Across America will recognize your individual territory; and most importantly you are honoring our heroes who have chosen to live in the foreign land so that peace will be preserved.
To date Brides Across America has handed out 3,000 gowns across the country for FREE in the last few years.
