ROCHESTER, N.Y. Michael and Cathy Parson will finally get that wedding Iraq keeps postponing.

The couple had to postpone two wedding dates when Michael's Marine unit was deployed to Iraq twice in the past two years. Instead of a fancy wedding, they got married in San Diego on Christmas Eve 2003 in a last-minute civil ceremony just before the Livingston County native was deployed overseas.

But now they'll get to walk down the aisle in style, thanks to the Nuptial Network of Greater Rochester, a consortium of bridal specialists. The businesses sponsored a contest offering a wedding worth more than 20-thousand dollars for someone who had served in Iraq.

The Parsons' story of commitment beat out 24 others. They'll reaffirm their vows next January, followed by a lavish reception in Rochester.

Cathy Parsons tells the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle she already has her wedding dress -- it's been sitting in her closet for two years.

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