Romantic Inns' Members Support Weddings for Warriors, Pro Bono Military Weddings in Savannah GA

SAVANNAH Georgia (January 24, 2014) --  Gifted military weddings in Savannah are becoming a happy tradition. Annually, the Savannah-based, one-day spectacular event of Weddings for Warriors stops the presses and leads the television coverage. Why? Who can pass up the opportunity to give a roaring, respectful "Thank you!" to our USA military families?!    

Savannah Weddings for Warriors photo in Chippewa Square by Michael P. Edde, Beacon Photography. Photo used with permission.

Many of our Romantic Inns of Savannah members passionately accepted the invitation from the Weddings for Warriors team for our Savannah bed and breakfast inns to take active roles. Through three years of support -- time, contributions, and passion for this tribute to honor our military families -- we know firsthand how very generous and eager to give that our Savannah hospitality community is!

ROMANTIC SAVANNAH INNS HOP IN, WITH SLEEVES ROLLED UP, TO HELP SAVANNAH'S WEDDING COMMUNITY TO GIFT MILITARY WEDDINGS AGAIN IN 2014 

Innkeepers Diane McCray at Green Palm Inn and Jackie Heinz from Zeigler House Inn first helped with steaming dresses and welcoming at the reception two years ago. This year they took on bigger roles to coordinate the grand reception and pre-event logistics. Joined by Jane Sales and Anna Sales from Presidents' Quarters Inn, and Lori Glass from Forsyth Park Inn all four inns were back with hearty support for the January 15, 2014 weddings in Savannah, Georgia.

Generous gift certificates for future Savannah B&B stays came also from more Romantic Inns -- Armstrong Inns, McMillian Inn, Olde Savannah Inn, and Savannah Villas.

 “...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.” ― George S. Patton Jr.

IT IS A PROUD PRIVILEGE TO DO SOMETHING MEMORABLE FOR AMERICA'S MILITARY FAMILIES. 



Talk about pay it forward! For the 2014 Weddings for Warrior project, devoted innkeepers went a step further, extending invitations to their staffs to volunteer.  Eagerly responding, staff members redoubled the efforts from the small Savannah B&Bs, taking in important roles in the eleven beautiful weddings and two receptions. The pre-event reception was hosted by Laura and Fred Mackey at The Mackey House at Red Gate Farm, a plantation special events and wedding venue. The second party was the now-traditional grand reception -- complete with wedding cakes, honor guards, DJ and dancing, and toasts for the military brides, grooms, and their closest family. This year the highlight event was held at The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force near Savannah.  

You'll see more about the Mighty Eighth Air Force when the HBO series, spearheaded by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, airs!

THE ROMANTIC INNS' CALLED ON SAVANNAH RESTAURANTS AND HOSPITALITY BUSINESS TO HELP EVEN MORE.  

When small bed and breakfast inns call on other top-of-their-field small businesses for donations, they know well they are using up precious reciprocity. Small businesses can only do so much pro bono.

Happily, however, Savannah hospitality and tourism businesses came to the plate, donating resources to generously extend thanks to military families during the 2014 Savannah Weddings for Warriors. On this list we thank those that our Romantic Inns' bed and breakfasts in Savannah work with daily and came to the fore for our military families.  There are hundreds of volunteers and businesses that we are confident the Weddings for Warrior project will identify for you soon.

When you get an opportunity, please say "Thank you!" back to these USA military-loving and supportive businesses.  

• Alligator Soul
• A.Lure
• Armstrong Inns
• Baker’s Pride
• Cha Bella
• Crystal Beer Parlor
• Elizabeth’s on 37th
• Forsyth Park Inn - 1 B&B stay
• GeoVista Credit Union
• Green Palm Inn - 1 B&B stay
• In Any Event Catering
• International Gourmet Foods
• Kiwi Fleur
• Lulu’s Chocolate Bar
• McMillan Inn - 2 B&B stays
• Old Savannah Tours
• Olde Savannah Inn - 1 B&B stays
• One Fish, Two Fish
• Presidents' Quarters Inn - 3 B&B stays
• Ranco Party Rentals
• Saavy Tours
• The Salt Table
• Savannah Bee Honey
• Savannah Menu
• Savannah Villas - 1 B&B stay
• Zeigler House Inn - 2 B&B stays

The United States Marine Corps might say, "Oorah", "Hooah, the US Army and "Hooyah" the US Navy and US Coast Guard.  We want to join in and hope our small gestures will say more loudly, "God bless us every one." We thank each one who took part in any way. 

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