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Bridal Fest helps support two charities.

Brides will have an opportunity to plan details of their weddings while supporting good causes this weekend with the Bridal Fest Wedding Expo.

“Brides can bring their grooms, their families and can make decisions that are important for their weddings,” event coordinator Tammy Duke Paull said. “You can get all your planning done in one day because we all know wedding planning is stressful. We have everything from people starting their planning to those doing things at the last minute.”

The event will include vendors selling services for catering, invitations, wedding attire, a chance to win a four-day, three-night, all-inclusive honeymoon getaway to the Bahamas and more.

It will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Sloan Convention Center. Tickets are $10. Brides can preregister for tickets online at YanikaBrides.com. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Ava’s Lemons of Life.

“We’re there to assist those who don’t have a voice,” Paull said of Ava’s Lemons of Life, which she founded and named for her 16-month-old daughter. “We do various projects.”

Some of the projects include helping teen girls from financially challenged homes get prom dresses, coat drives and Backpacks of Hope, which involves giving backpacks filled with items such as toys, blankets and books to children who are suddenly taken from their homes to go into foster care.

Paull said she wants to encourage people, including her daughter, to help others.

“I hope she grows up with a passion to give back,” she said. “One person can make a difference.”

People from the Glasgow chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which works to improve the quality of life for people with the chronic illness, will have an information booth at the expo.

“It’s a very debilitating disease. It affects the lungs and the digestive system,” said Wendy White, a Glasgow chapter volunteer. “We’re getting awareness out there. We’re very, very excited to have Tammy’s help.”

The chapter will also sell $5 tickets for a chance to win a four-day, three-night, all-inclusive getaway to the Virgin Islands. All proceeds will go to the foundation.

“It’s one of the best foundations to give money to. Ninety percent of the money they give goes to research to find a cure,” White said. “They have a lot of new medicines coming out that are helpful of expanding the life expectancy of CF patients, which is 38 years.”


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