Brides Across America Thank Our Heroes. Salons Give Away Free Wedding Gowns To Military Brides

GEORGETOWN, Mass. - June 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Brides Across America, Operation Wedding Gown, will salute our troops and honor our heroes this July while making dreams come true for military brides. As part of Brides Across America’s commitment to support our troops and veterans, the non-profit organization will host their 7th annual bridal gown giveaway at salons nationwide.  From coast to coast, bridal salons are honoring veterans by giving away free wedding gowns as a thank you for their service to this Country. Events are taking place from July 7-15th.  To date, Brides Across America has donated over 10,000 wedding gowns from prominent designers.  

With a collaborative effort of bridal salons, designers, and individual donations; bridal salons can provide a selection of free gowns to the military brides. Designers such as Impressions, Kristie Kellie, Anthropology’s, BHLDN, Enzoani, Nicole Miller and many more have donated hundreds of wedding gowns for the cause.

In order to qualify, brides or their fiancé must be serving in the military; either currently deployed or deployed within the last five years to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Libya, Korea, Qatar, Kuwait or Japan.  Identification and deployment papers must be presented at the event to qualify. For military brides who are interested in more information, please visit www.bridesacrossamerica.com on how to qualify. Brides must pre-register for the event by logging on to Brides Across America’s website.

About Brides Across America

Brides Across America is a nationwide 501c3 that focuses on providing free wedding gowns to those military brides that have not been able to have their dream wedding. Brides Across America is connecting with bridal salons across the nation to help spread the military spirit. Operation Wedding Gown made headlines when it was featured on NBC's "Making a Difference" with Brian Williams this fall and will be featured in People Magazine June issue. Since 2007, Brides Across America and its partners have made a difference in the lives of many military brides. Brides Across America was just recently honored by the Joining Forces program, a national initiative to support and honor America’s service members and their families, which was launched by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden.  The national charitable organizations new mission is to support wounded warriors, post-traumatic stress, and jobs for veterans.  Brides Across America is an organization about helping people through building community awareness and be a leader in social responsibility.