At Every Girls Dream, Inc. our mission is to provide a beautiful gown to brides undergoing financial hardship.  Our goal is to match brides with a beautiful dress for their wedding day. These are very difficult economic times.  By partnering with local benefactors we hope to give every bride a chance to gain the delight that every bride feels as her wedding day approaches.

We are currently seeking young ladies who live in the Southeastern Michigan area.  Each candidate must provide 3 pieces of Identification.  A Michigan Drivers License or State ID plus a current Financial Statement which must include two of the following:

•      FIA letter from Worker                                                     
•      W-2 form 
•      1040 form  
•      Current Pay stub            
•      Unemployment denial/approval letter
•      2 personal References

    2018 Michigan low income family wage chart. Person in families/households low income guidelines
                                                                                       
   1} $15,282.00         2} $20,628.00        3} $25,975.00        4} $31,322.00        5} $36,668.00        6} $42,015.00       7}  $47,361.00       8} $52,708.00   

Our selection process consists of five stages: a letter of nomination telling us your story, (by the bride, a friend of the bride or a relative), interview (with EGD staff), must provide proof of income, application fee, and scheduling (with our community partners).

Step One: A written request recommending a bride who is in need as well as her current dress size. Please fill out and print application along with your letter and mail it to: Every Girls Dream, Inc.
P.O. Box 372 Eastpointe Michigan 48021.   To reach us faster copy and paste your application and letter and email us at dreams@everygirlsdream.org

Step Two: The Bride will be contacted and if she is interested in applying to the program, she must submit a letter telling us her story.  She must provide contact information.  All letters will be read by the EGD staff and the bride will be contacted by EGD to schedule the interview. During the interview, if the bride meets our few simple criteria, the bride will receive access to our inventory of the gowns and a FREE wedding gown we have in their size only! Once dress is selected no exchanges.  NO BRIDEZILLA’S!

Step Three: The bride must be able to provide written proof of her income along with picture ID.

Step Four: If selected to receive a FREE wedding gown in their size then there will be a non-refundable $25 application fee.  We will provide a list of what this application fee covers..

Step Five: The bride must sign a participation agreement:

I _____________________ certify that I am in need of a wedding gown and have a wedding date set for__________________. If the wedding is canceled permanently, I ____________________ certify that I will return the wedding gown for a full application fee refund. I also certify that I will not resell my wedding gown. (Code of Honor)

Please remember that gowns normally run 2 sizes smaller, so please provide us with your current size on your application