The Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina

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A canceled wedding is turned into a dinner for homeless individuals and families at Villa Christina.

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Marvin Perkins Jr. (left) is passed salad dressing as he eats lunch with A.W. Franklin and Albert Williams during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Toni Washington (right) helps Navaeh Williams put on her makeup as they wait for the start of the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Isreal Russell checks out the coy pond behind Villa Christina in Atlanta as she waits for the start of the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Shantell Fallen (left) serves chicken salad croissants to David Fili, Christopher Ellis and Ariell Taylor as they wait for the start of the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Bre-Lon Waters (center) watches as Mya McMann pours him a cup of punch as they wait for the start of the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Willie H. Fowler (center), his daughter Tamara and wife Carol (right) socialize with Elisabeth Omilami during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Hezekiah Malit (left) and Robeson Williams wait for the start of the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Ottive Breedlove (bottom) climbs the stairs as she and others head to the banquet room at Villa Christina in Atlanta during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Elisabeth Omilami speaks to guests during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Demarcus Miller (center) peers through the back of his chair during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Dressed as MeeMee the Clown, Kathy Lawson entertains over 30 children during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Alecea Housworth dances during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Marvin Perkins Jr. (left), A.W. Franklin and Albert Williams are served salads by Thomas Prince Jr. during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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September 15, 2013 Atlanta - Marvin Perkins Jr. (left) is passed salad dressing as he eats lunch with A.W. Franklin and Albert Williams during the first annual Fowler Family Celebration of Love at Villa Christina in Atlanta on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Put together by Willie H. Fowler, his family and the Hosea Feed the Hungry organization, the dinner came about after cancelled wedding plans were transformed into an opportunity to feed 200 homeless individuals and families. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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