Fact:  More than 2.2 million Americans devote their lives to serving our country through active duty and reservist U.S. military service.

That statistic alone is enough to explain why we were so thrilled to participate in Operation: Marry Me Military.

Operation Marry Me Military was founded by Oak Island Photography and Weddings , along with several wedding vendors, in order to give back to those who give their all.

The idea:  Host a wedding on Veterans Day for a deserving military couple.

We were thrilled to offer this fab U.S. Air Force couple a posh city wedding; designed and donated by local Raleigh-Durham wedding vendors.  We can’t begin to thank them all for making the Kruse-Powell Wedding such a spectacular occasion.

But we HIGHLY encourage you to check out their work .

More importantly, we were so lucky to meet such a deserving couple.  Connie & Bryan (read more about them) gave us the basics and allowed us to work our magic.   We could go on and on about this fantastic endeavor, but we were humbled to be able to play a role in creating a Perfect Plan for these two lovebirds.

Operation: MMM isn’t a one time thing — so, find out how you can help in 2012!