Iraq Veteran Journey From Dark Place to Dream Wedding

Iraq Veteran, Bride Have Dream Wedding 
CBS Pittsburgh
December 14, 2015

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An Iraq veteran and his beautiful bride had a dream wedding this weekend.

It was all free, courtesy of Pittsburgh’s swank new Hotel Monaco.

Matthew Brown and Hannah Reese were winners of the hotel’s Warrior Wedding contest:

Brown walked down the aisle Sunday with the woman of his dreams.

After returning from a tour of duty in Iraq in 2007, he said he was in a very dark place. That is until he met Reese.

“It’s been hectic. Three months to plan a wedding. Everyday there was something to do. It’s been pretty hectic, but it was all worthwhile,” Brown said.

The couple entered a contest on Facebook sponsored by the Hotel Monaco and they won.
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