a badly photoshopped vision of things to come?

In somewhat cheerier news for military betrothed, Le Belle Elaine Bridal Store will be handing out free wedding dresses to qualified fianceés tomorrow:

To qualify for a gown, candidates must provide proof of deployment papers for the bride or groom, dated after Sept. 11, 2001, and a wedding date set to take place before Dec. 31, 2007. Once the 100 gowns have been given away, the store will give qualified military couples who visit the store that day a coupon for a discounted wedding gown. [navytimes]

If it’s anything like the mad rush for $50 iBooks that occurred this week in Virginia [bb], it should be a really fun event for all involved. If emotions ran high for deeply discounted used computers, it can only be worse for stressed out brides desperate for good deals on wedding apparel.