Veteran’s Day Wedding
Today is hugely special. It’s Veteran’s Day…a day that we should all feel so incredibly grateful to celebrate. Because, if it weren’t for those amazing men and women that are out there fighting for our country, well, let’s just say life wouldn’t be quite as sweet for all of us. And to help do our teeny tiny part in such a grand cause, I thought that we would share one of the most incredible stories that I have heard to date. Before I go into details though, I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of the Maine Luxury Vendors (including a big handful of our Little Black Book members) for choosing Style Me Pretty to share the brilliant story…
Gita and Aron, the gorgeous Bride and Groom behind today’s affair, are the filmmakers of the acclaimed and award winning documentary How We Get By. The film follows three Maine senior citizens and their tireless efforts to greet American troops returning from overseas conflict. With homemade signs in hand, the trio has greeted nearly 1 million troops from their tiny airport in Maine, demonstrating just how deep the word “community” goes at a time when America needs it most.
The Way We Get By – Trailer from The Way We Get By on Vimeo.
The insanely talented Maine Vendors that we know and love got together to gift this talented couple a pro bono wedding, to give back to the pair that is reminding us of just how important our Veterans are, just how good it feels to give back to total strangers. And today, we are taking you through every part of their amazing wedding story…from the rehearsal dinner through the farewell brunch. It’s a great, great day on SMP.
The Way We Get By won the Special Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival. AMAZING. We have so much gorgeousness coming up for you today! Stay tuned!
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Teary and touched! Can't wait to see this unfold today
Thanks Abby. That was very sweet... and yes, now I'm crying.
Thank you for sharing! It's too early to be crying!
Thank you so much for sharing this! I wish there was a way to see the full thing in my community! And yes... like everyone else I am balling.
The wedding is amazing. That trailer brought a tear to my eye. I wanted to see more of it so I went straight to my Netflix and added it to my queue!! Congrats for everything!!!
Thank you for sharing. What a beautiful wedding too! I can't wait to watch the movie on PBS tonight.
Thanks so much for sharing this, Abby. It's really touching, especially since I know the rural area in this film well - it's very close to where I grew up. I had not heard about this film though. I can't wait to see this and share it with all of the veterans in my family - some of them even flew into the airport in this film on their way home from serving overseas. Happy Veteran's Day!
I'm crying all over my keyboard right now. No matter your opinion on the wars going on overseas, our troop deserve some love from their countrymen and this group of old veterans giving it to them warms my heart.
Happy Veterans Day
That trailer was beautiful. My father was a veteran so it hit close to home (tears anyone?). I can't wait to see this film. And it's so touching that the Maine vendors got together to give them this wedding. Thanks for posting this!
i am truly touched by those veterans giving back. what a simple way to touch someone else's life. many of us don't take the time to give back.
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