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goes to a good cause keeps them coming back despite the price of admission.for a promotional table at the Orlando event Fashion Style Cocktail Dresses , expecting to talk to 200 or more brides.said Tren Johnson, a family doctor who runs a jewelry business on the side.just enough to offset the cost of the table.Daytona-based photographer Neil Carter said he talked to 25 brides at the two-day Orlando show.He said event managers told him he would speak with 300 to 400.said Teresa Johnson, owner of Artistic Wedding Cakes in San Diego.It wasn’t anything to benefit the vendors.really, really dead both times.Alex Howell has performed as a DJ and master of ceremonies at 15 bridal shows in the last two years.Brides Against Breast Cancer show managers asked him to MC at their July show in Orlando, promising him exposure to brides who might hire him for their weddings.vendor ticket that would go to the cause.Smiling, he broadcast the organization’s talking points over the microphone.Don’t forget that 75 percent of your donation goes to people with cancer!said yes to the dress.The event was not what he expected.More than 70 percent of preregistered brides did not show up, according to numbers show managers gave him.There were only three other vendors specific to the wedding industry.Obviously that was not a true statement.and would even rock the same frock as her younger counterparts.You heard that right, just because she's nearly 90 doesn’t mean she got any special treatment on the fashion front.The bridesmaids wore a flattering strapless, convertible Jenny Yoo gown.Although Nana Betty did add her own flare to the purple garment with smart glasses and a neutral wristwatch.Christine’s grandmother, Nana Betty, has such a warm and fun-loving presence.As the other bridesmaids helped her into the dress, she had a huge smile on her face and sparkle in her eye," Julie Melton of Sweetwater Portraits told Us Weekly.She clearly was enjoying every minute of being by her granddaughter's side.News confirmed the couple's engagement in March with an insider adding that Ezra proposed in a very intimate setting while the couple was on vacation.The pair, who reportedly met through mutual friends, got engaged after about a year of dating.Israeli newspaperMaariv alsoreportedthat Ezra presented his bride-to-be with a Lorraine Schwartz-designed ring with an estimated 5-carat diamond.Additionally, an insider previously told E!News thatRefaeli's parents love Ezra and appreciate how he treats her.Plus Fashion Style Evening Dresses , he understands her upbringing and values, including her desire to raise her future children Jewish.Refaeli was previously married to Arik Weinstein from 2003 to 2005.She later dated Leonardo DiCaprio, although the two called it quits for good in 2011.Let the countdown begin for the happy couple!Originally published on July 23, 2015 at 12:37 p.News the Israeli bombshell will marry her businessman fianc on Sept.in their home country at theBeresheet Hotel, Camel Forest.News confirmed the stunning couple was engaged after about a year of dating.News that the two met through mutual friends, and (added bonus!Refaeli's family loves Ezra and appreciates how he understands her values.Bar has always wanted to raise her kids Jewish, and the bride- and groom-to-be are eager to start a family of their own.Cheers to the happy couple!Jessica Hayes has been married to Christ Of her big day, she told WANE.I’ve seen so many wedding dresses over the years that I think I’ve probably changed my mind very many times.I wanted my shoulders to be covered, and I would have to lie prostrate before the altar, so I really wanted to make sure that I was well-covered in a way that still shows the beauty of the bride.Though not a nun, a consecrated virgin is a Catholic woman who choses to remain celibate for her entire life.Hayes prostrates herself ahead of the prayer of ConsecrationAhead of the ceremony, Hayes, who works at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, described the event as a spiritual change and told Today’s Catholic News she will continue to live in her own home, keep her own name, wear her usual clothes and interact with the community as she has previously.A consecrated virgin is the image of the Church.It’s a sign that all of us are called to be open to the will of God.I’m giving myself in a way that I can’t take back.It’s total Sweet 16 Thanksgiving Day , it’s complete, it’s a public confession, this is what my role is in the Church.Hayes has described the move as a 'spiritual change' Bishop Kevin C Rhoades of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Blend officiated the ceremony and you can read his homily here.More pictures can be viewed here.In a personal blog for Our Sunday Visitor, Hayes wrote the process allows: "Christ to take possession of me in an entirely new way, as his bride.The rest of my life is transformed by this union that does not dissolve even in death; I will spend it growing in the knowledge and love of my Divine Spouse, who makes all things new.The Consecration of Virgins living in the world has its origins in Apostolic times.From the earliest centuries, the Church recognised the call given to the virgin to offer her virginity to Christ forever, in imitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Hayes says the ceremony will allow Christ to take 'possession of me.as his bride'View More: U.The diocesan bishop carries out the consecration and he becomes the virgin’s spiritual father in the consecrated life.Before the Prayer of Consecration, the intercession of the Mother of God and the litany of the saints are prayed as the virgin prostrates herself.With her hands in her bishop’s, she renews her resolve to remain in the virginal state and asks him to accept her resolve of perfect chastity.During the Prayer of Consecration, the supreme grace of God is implored upon the virgin and the abundant outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit for the service of God and the Church.The consecrated virgin devotes time to penance, works of mercy, apostolic engagement and holy prayer, with a special .