Trying to get some help so my brother and his fiance can get married before he gets deployed again

Howdy Reddit,

So my brother recently proposed to his girlfriend (now fiance), good news right?

Well sort of. Shortly after he proposed and they got to planned the wedding next year (they were going to wait for her to finish with Nursing School before they tied the knot), he found out he was getting deployed this December for his second tour overseas.

He is a career firefighter and Army Reserves, and she is still in school so money is a little tight with them. Not a paycheck to paycheck scenario, but bumping up something like a wedding over a year is not something they can cope with financially.

They are currently entered in a contest at a local Hilton that would essentially pay for the wedding. Allowing them to actually have a service before he is gone for anywhere up to a year. He asked me to put this out to as many people as I can, so I'm obliging.

This is their entry :

Rescue Me by Elizabeth Corker

Jon is a firefighter and EMT in the county where we both live. Originally from the Northern Virginia area, he followed his childhood dreams here, where he became a firefighter. Growing up an Air Force brat, my family moved all over the East Coast, but finally we settled here, and truly call this home. Jon and I met in early 2011 when I began volunteering as an Emergency Medical Technician at the rescue company where Jon worked. From the moment I met him, I knew Jon was a wonderful man, and even though we started as friends, I admired him for the work he did and the fun-loving demeanor he approached each day with. Patience was certainly an attribute Jon exemplified as he helped me learn the ropes and treat patients. Quickly, his friendship became very important to me, and we both realized what we had is one in a million. Sharing home-cooked meals, movie nights and ambulance calls at the firehouse all became part of the excitement of our relationship. Beginning nursing school, Jon shared in my frustrations, and continues to cheer me on through many study sessions and wearisome days. Like turned to love, and after I met his entire family at Thanksgiving, I knew he was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. Amazingly, it turns out Jon wanted to spend his life with me too! My father passed away from cancer in 2004, but Jon asked my mother’s blessing on December 9th, 2011. Emphatically she told him, “I can’t keep a secret!” so Jon proposed to me that night. Learning of a deployment order set for an unknown date between November of 2012 and February of 2013 for Jon’s Army Reserve unit presented us with a challenge, and we realized we would have to move our date up much sooner than originally planned. With finances tight at this time in our lives, we are struggling to make plans that we can afford, and share a joyous day of celebration before Jon leaves the country for up to twelve months. Winning this contest would enable us to share our day with our loved ones, many of whom live in the Tysons Corner area- making it an ideal central location for all of our family and friends to gather- and celebrate in a wonderful and exciting way that we wouldn’t be able to otherwise.

Thank you for the wonderful opportunity! Liz & Jon

It would mean the world for them to have the opportunity before he deploys,

Here is the link to vote

If you could take the time to vote I would be deeply indebted...

TL/DR I'm trying to help these two get hitched before he has to go here on his second tour, by getting people to vote for this contest.

Is it a bit shameless? Probably, but dammit I love the guy and I'll take the ridicule.

Cheers,

~Mic