Nineteen-year old Brittany Boyer could not hide her tears of happiness as she received her free wedding dress from a popular retail store in Phoenix, Arizona.

She immediately sent a photo of herself wearing the dress to her fiancé who’s currently stationed in Iraq.

“This is the dress I’m going to be married in. I know it’s silly to cry, but this is it. This is my dress,” she said. All she needs now for her big day is some bridal lingerie!

The Azteca Wedding Plaza took part in the national campaign called Brides Across America to donate wedding dresses to future military brides. Boyer was one of the 41 lucky recipients.

According to reports, most of the fiancés of the recipients are stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Azteca posted their ad in one of the websites and the first 41 female respondents got the wedding dresses.

Azteca co-owner Royna Rosell said that the initiative serves as a gift to the soldiers who bravely took the risk of being stationed in war-torn countries and their loved ones left in the U.S.

The initiative was a huge success since Azteca received donations from other vendors and manufacturers. The prices of the gowns range from $550 to $2,000.

Just as you need the perfect gown for your wedding day, you sure are going to need the perfect bridal accessories to perfectly match your wedding gown. What bridal accessories should you consider? Furthermore, how do you go about choosing the perfect bridal accessories? There are only two steps to follow. Read through:

Step 1: Choose from the bridal accessories available for you.
The first step to follow is to know exactly what you are looking for. After finally deciding what you are looking for, choose from the available bridal accessories that correspond to what you want. Choose from the available hair accessories, bridal lingerie, tiaras, garters, gloves, veil, wraps, purses, handkerchiefs and shawls.

Step 2: Consider your gown as well as the color you have already chosen for your gown.
You might be overwhelmed from the available bridal accessories you can see from the shop but do not ever forget to consider your wedding gown especially its color. Remember that your goal here is to choose the bridal accessories that will go perfectly with your wedding gown. Try matching the material of your shawl or handbag or purse with the material of your gown etc.
One thing that you should keep in mind is that your wedding gown is the principal element of your whole attire. All things that you should choose to accentuate your attire should compliment your wedding gown perfectly.