Operation Wedding Gown Brings Free Gowns to Military Brides

June 26, 2014 - PRLog -- This July, Brides Across America will thank our heroes for their service and sacrifice by giving away free wedding gowns to our military brides at the annual nationwide event held July 7-18th. “Operation Wedding Gown” is Brides Across America’s mission to give away free wedding gowns to military brides on a national effort. Men get honored for their sacrifices, but fiancés and wives make a large sacrifice too. Often times military brides find it difficult to plan their “fairy tale” wedding due to deployment, injury and/or economic hardship. Heidi Janson, founder says, “A wedding is something everyone loves and to give a wedding gown to support our troops makes perfect sense! This is our gift to them, to say thank you for their service and sacrifice.” Brides Across America and bridal salons want to roll out the red carpet for our deserving military brides – making their wedding dress dreams come true.

From Coast to Coast, 32 bridal salons in 21 states will join the efforts by giving away free designer wedding gowns to military brides. To date, Brides Across America has donated over 12,000 wedding gowns from prominent designers. The donated gowns are valued between $500 and $4,000 and range in size.

To register: For more information on how to qualify and register for an event visit www.bridesacrossamerica.com.

In order to qualify, brides or their fiancé must be serving in the military; either currently deployed, have a future deployment, or have been deployed within the last five years to Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East, Korea, or Japan. Brides must pre-register for the event and bring proper identification along with deployment papers to be presented the day of the event.

Commemorative Coin: Brides Across America launches its first commemorative coin to assist BAA brides in their wedding planning needs by providing discounts to local and national merchants. Each coin purchased will provide a special code for its exclusive members to be part of this growing community. The commemorative coin launches today and is a limited edition. Coins are obtainable directly at the Brides Across America’s online store. www.bridesacrossamerica.com

About Brides Across America: Brides Across America is a nationwide 501c3 non-profit that provides free wedding gowns to our deserving military brides-making wedding dress dreams come true. Founded in 2008, Brides Across America and its affiliate salons continue to honor our heroes. To date, Brides Across America, in collaboration with bridal salons, designers, and individual donations has been able to donate more than 12,000 wedding gowns. Operation Wedding Gown made headlines when it was featured in PEOPLE magazine, NBC's "Making a Difference" with Brian Williams in August 2012. Brides Across America highest honor; 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 organization continues its mission in supporting wounded warriors, post-traumatic stress, and jobs for veterans.