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Heartbroken: Appearing on Brazilian television, Miss de Souza broke into tears. |
A jilted bride is suing her ex-fiance after he called off their wedding with just days to go. Brazilian Ilze de Souza, 29, was supposed to be marrying her boyfriend of eight years on September 24.
But three days before the ceremony she discovered her husband-to-be had got cold feet and fled, leaving her to pay all the costs.
Miss de Souza said she was shocked when she was told of the cancellation by the company that had been organising the reception buffet.
She told Brazil's Globo G1 website: 'They rang and told me he had cancelled everything. I thought it was a cruel joke. But I couldn't get hold of him, he had just vanished, so I had to confirm'.
'There was no explanation for what happened. The last thing I heard he had taken the rings to be polished so everything could be perfect on the day'. 'Then three days before the wedding he cancelled without speaking to me, or speaking to my family. It was so embarrassing, I had to tell all the guests not to come and assume all the costs of the cancellations'.
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| Happy together: Miss De Souza, above, said that when she learned about the wedding cancellation she thought it was a 'cruel joke' |
Miss de Souza claimed she had already paid for her relatives to travel from all over the country to the wedding celebrations in Brazil's northeast state of Bahia. She was also unable to get a refund on a package holiday she had booked for their honeymoon.
Miss de Souza claimed she spent a month in depression before deciding to sue her ex for moral and material damages.
The bride's parents said they are also taking the unnamed man to court, claiming they spent their life's savings helping to buy a home for the couple.
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| Jilted: Brazilian Ilze de Souza, 29, right, was expecting to marry her fiancé of eight years before he cancelled the wedding and vanished three days before the ceremony |
It is understood that there are three actions being taken against the man. Her mother, Eneida Souza, said: 'We just hope that we can get justice and get our money back, so that he learns a lesson'. 
