Brides Across America: FREE Wedding Dresses to Qualifying Military Members (Just Donate $20!)

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Here’s a great offer for any of you military members planning an upcoming wedding! Starting 11/6 and going through 11/24, Brides Across America is giving away FREE Wedding Dresses to qualifying military members in select cities (or their fiancees)! If this event is coming to your city (see the list here, dates vary depending on your city), you must pre-register online here.

The following are the requirements for qualification:

*You must be engaged, or had a civil ceremony and planning a wedding within the next 18 months.
*You or your fiance were deployed within the past 5 years to Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Bahrain, Libya, Kuwait, Korea or Japan and have not had a formal wedding.
*Or, you or your Fiance will have an upcoming deployment to any areas specified.
*All military brides must bring a drivers license or their military ID for verification.
*Qualifying proof must accompany the bride on day of event: Copy of deployment papers for you or your Fiance that states the time of deployment and location.

Note that a $20 event charge will allow the bride enterance into the event. Your donation is tax deductable and we will send you a receipt for your records. Head on over here for more information, and to register at a participating location near you!

(Thanks, Freebies for a Cause!)

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Comments 12

  1. Jess

    What a wonderful program! You brides deserve it!!!

  2. susie

    May God bless Brides Across America as much as they’re blesses to our military serviceman.

  3. animity

    Anyone know where to donate wedding dresses?

    • Em

      Oi- donating dresses is a pain! I bought mine in 2011 a size 6 from David’s Bridal and it was minimally altered (half inch of hemming). I emailed 3 different sites asking them if they’d like it- saying I didn’t want a tax form or anything just for the dress to go to a good cause. They practically wanted a DNA sample! They wanted all the measurements from it (heck if I know- a size 6 minus a half inch from the bottom!), style and designer name, how much I paid, when I cleaned it last, pictures from every angle imaginable along with a BUNCH of other stuff. After about 7 emails back and forth between several locations I said F this and sold it at a garage sale for $1 to some kids for dress up.

      • Jamie Curry

        I wanted to donate my dress too and finding it nearly impossible. For a start, my designer ($5900) gown is 16 years old. It was cleaned & vacuum-packed 10 days after I’d worn it.
        Somehow, some way, this dress will go to a veteran or bride of a vet even if I had to take a full page ad in the Chicago Tribune!

  4. Kathryn Buckel

    Does anyone know what time the expo is in Tampa? My friend just sent me this link and my fiancé and I are both active duty and have deployed to qualifying sites 3 times in the last 5 years, and I need to put in a request chit to get off and drive to the event! Thank you!

    • Linda R

      There’s a phone number included. I’d call them to find out the date.

      • Linda R

        Oops, I mean time 🙂

  5. Valerie

    This is awesome – I love seeing this kind of stuff! So thankful that there are companies/people out there still who are willing to honor & reward our servicemen & women and their families!!!

  6. shaun

    Wow *0* love this!

  7. Megan

    This is amazing! My husband and I married right before he was deployed and we want to have a “real” wedding when he comes back home. Unfortunately, NYC is already full! Oh well. I hope some of my other fellow hip2save readers were able to get one though 🙂

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