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On Nov. 15 and 16, The Wedding Embassy will thank our heroes for their service and sacrifice by giving away free wedding gowns to our military brides at their salon at 1900 Watertown Ave, Oakville, as part of the Brides Across America's campaign. "Operation Wedding Gown" is Brides Across America's mission to give away free wedding gowns to military brides on a national effort. Oftentimes military brides find it difficult to plan their "fairy tale" wedding due to deployment, injury and/or economic hardship. Brides Across America and The Wedding Embassy want to roll out the red carpet for our deserving military brides.

Brides Across America's continued support and commitment has donated over 10,000 gowns to military brides. Featured in PEOPLE magazine, June 24 and Aug. 26, see how Brides Across America is making a difference-one wedding dress at a time. "This is our mission to say thank you and support our heroes", says founder, Heidi Janson.

To register and for more information on how to qualify and register for an event visit http://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.

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 2007, 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 10,000 wedding gowns. Operation Wedding Gown made headlines when it was featured on NBC's "Making a Difference" with Brian Williams in August 2012. Brides Across America was 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 Wedding Embassy is a full service bridal shop located in the Waterbury area for over 20 years. The Wedding Embassy carries gowns from nationally recognized designers such as Allure Bridals and Aire Barcelona. The Wedding Embassy will host a special Champagne Reception for our Brides Across America on Friday Nov.15 between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Join us and our favorite vendors in celebrating your wedding style! The Wedding Embassy also welcomes brides Friday Nov. 15 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Saturday Nov. 16 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Wedding Embassy looks forward to giving back to those who've given so much! For more information http://www.theweddingembassy.com.