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Georgia organization gives military couples free weddings

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    Elizabeth Prann reports from Atlanta, Georgia

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Well separated by deployment and war some military couples could use a helping hand to make their weddings come together.

Now an organization in Savannah Georgia is looking to give them the assistance they need with a completely free what it.

Elizabeth -- -- -- I was story hi Elizabeth.

Hi John good to see you first so many military couples walking down the aisle is -- nearly impossible task.

Because of unexpected deployments and for financial reasons that is of course until weddings for warriors came along.

For Coast Guard chief petty officer Jason Smith and his bride in the end -- Walking on the aisle at a big wedding was something they thought would never happen because deployment never know.

But for many their wedding day is only a simple ceremony at the courthouse.

It's not easy to -- -- -- it until weddings for warriors came along.

This group of volunteers in Savannah Georgia comes together plans and pays for active duty military couples weddings as well as vow renewal ceremonies.

The stories are so similar.

He or she was being deployed they had very little time they ran into the courthouse and T shirt and jeans and.

The venue the music even -- hair and -- We had no idea the depth of need.

And I think we had no idea of the depth of the community at large wanting to embrace the military and think of him.

In a meaningful way for some of these couples it was it dreamed a -- would never come true all the little.

Girls that dream of their wedding these ladies had dreamed of as well.

And they didn't how to -- Now John back you went on to say she's getting phone calls from as far away as Hawaii other people are starting groups.

In cities all over the country just like this one -- what a terrific thing Elizabeth branded herself these -- Elizabeth thanks some.

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