LIFESTYLE DESIGN EXPERT PAIGE HEMMIS TO WED SINGER JASON SHORT ON TWO TIME DAYTIME EMMY(R) NOMINATED LIFESTYLE SERIES "HOME & FAMILY" A HALLMARK CHANNEL "HOME & FAMILY" WEDDING PRIMETIME SPECIAL JUNE 22

Hosted by Emmy(R) Award Winner Mark Steines And TV Personality and Culinary Phenom Cristina Ferrare

"Home & Family" lifestyle expert Paige Hemmis and musician Jason Short, of the Australian pop/opera music group ARIA, will be married on a very special "Home & Family" primetime event, Monday, June 22 (8pm ET/PT, 7C). Paige Hemmis is an accomplished and skilled designer, carpenter, home builder and licensed real estate broker. As a lifestyle design expert for Hallmark Channel's "Home & Family," she incorporates real estate, design and DIY projects into her popular segments aimed at improving viewers' lifestyle through design. Hemmis' fiancé Jason Short was born in Melbourne, Australia, destined for a life in the arts. After performing lead roles in productions of Les Misérables and 42nd Street, he toured the world with Australian vocal group The Ten Tenors. Four years later, Short and his band mates regrouped as ARIA (Aussies Reuniting in America), a unique musical group, blending pop music with opera.

In the months leading up to this "Home & Family" primetime special event, "Home & Family's" lineup of family members - including lifestyle expert Debbie Matenopoulos, Hollywood beauty specialist Kym Douglas, healthy living advocate Sophie Uliano, DIY expert Tanya Memme, medical expert Matt Iseman, garden coach Shirley Bovshow, chef Fabio Viviani, decorator Ken Wingard, dog trainer Laura Nativo, parenting professional Dr. J.J. Levenstein, family man Matt Rogers, financial advisor Jeanette Pavini and renegade chef Dan Kohler - will contribute innovative DIY wedding tips and projects to be incorporated into the wedding and help the bride prepare for her special day.

Hallmark Channel's Daytime Emmy(R) Nominated Lifestyle Series, "Home & Family," continues inspiring viewers to live their best lives in 2015 with the help of its co-hosts: Emmy(R) Award Winner Mark Steines and TV personality and culinary Phenom, Cristina Ferrare.

"We are thrilled to be sharing beloved 'Home & Family' designer Paige Hemmis' special day with our viewers," said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President of Programming and Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks. "With our team of 'Home & Family' specialists on hand to offer DIY tips as the wedding approaches, our audience will benefit from expert advice as they celebrate along with the bride and groom."

Woody Fraser is the creator of "Home & Family." Marty Tenney is the executive producer and Bob Levy is the director of "Home & Family" from Woody Fraser Enterprises. "Home & Family" is broadcast in 1080i, Hallmark Channel's selected HD Format. This program carries a TV-G parental guideline.

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