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Couples are now letting people crash their weddings... for a price

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Taylor, J. (2026, October 24). Couples are now letting people crash their weddings... for a price. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16236275/Couples-people-crash-weddings-price.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Jason England and Kimberly Gedeon sold 14 tickets at $40 each to strangers attending their New York wedding through the Not A Wedding Crasher website. This US-based platform allows couples to sell unused seats to vetted guests for up to $200 per person, aiming to boost attendance numbers and revenue. Couples like England and Gedeon face high venue costs if they don't meet minimum headcounts; this trend has seen thousands sign up on the site but its success in Britain remains uncertain.

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As of October 24, 2026, couples are now selling tickets for strangers to attend their weddings in the United States and Britain. Jason England and his fiancée Kimberly Gedeon, based in New York, were among the first to implement this trend by charging uninvited guests $40 (£30) each. They sold 14 such tickets when they faced a minimum headcount requirement for their venue. The idea originated from a US website called "Not A Wedding Crasher," which lists weddings where couples charge anywhere from $25 to $200 per person, depending on the event's formality and location. Couples using this service aim to avoid financial losses by meeting headcount requirements or simply generate extra income. Bride Kimberly noted that she initially set a lower price as an incentive but received overwhelming interest once she increased it. This trend challenges traditional wedding etiquette norms, allowing for a more flexible approach to attendance.

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Sneaking into the wedding of complete strangers to scoff from the buffet and down the free drinks might be seen as the height of bad etiquette. uncertain

Sneaking → sneak → etiquette

But all that could be about to change if the latest American craze takes off in Britain – buying tickets to the weddings of people you don't know. uncertain

you → change → people

Thousands of uninvited guests have signed up to a US website which lets couples sell extra or unused wedding reception seats to carefully vetted strangers. asserted

couples → sign → strangers

British groom Jason England and his American fiancee Kimberly Gedeon were among the first to not only welcome gatecrashers to their New York wedding but also charge them $40 (£30) each for the privilege. asserted

England → welcome → privilege

Faced with the prospect of an expensive bill after failing to meet the minimum headcount for their plush venue, the couple sold 14 tickets to strangers for $40 each to boost the numbers. asserted

couple → face → numbers

Bride Kimberly said she stumbled upon the Not A Wedding Crasher website, where some couples charge up to $200 for a seat at their nuptials, and ended up being inundated with responses. asserted

couples → say → responses

'I thought that nobody would care to come to a stranger's wedding so I charged $40 as an incentive to get people to sign up,' she told Radio 4's Today programme. asserted

she → think → programme

'But the requests came flooding in – I should have charged $150!' asserted

I → come → 150

Thousands of uninvited guests have signed up to a US website which lets couples sell extra or unused wedding reception seats to carefully vetted strangers (stock image) asserted

couples → sign → strangers

She admitted that neither her family nor Jason's relatives, who had flown over from Nottingham, were aware that some of the guests were paid interlopers: 'They were all complete strangers, but they really came out and brought the energy.' asserted

they → admit → energy

The paying guests had to undergo identity, facial recognition and background checks before being accepted by the website. asserted

guests → pay → website

One, Kylie Perlow, said: 'Everyone thought I was crazy. asserted

I → say → ?

But for $40 we had an excuse to go out, have a nice night to dress up for. asserted

we → have → night

We had tons of food, an open bar and an excuse to party. asserted

We → have → food

But could it succeed in Britain? uncertain

it → succeed → Britain

Kimberly thinks so. asserted

Kimberly → think → ?

She said: 'I think it's definitely going to catch on, but slowly, possibly first with the more adventurous folks who like taking risks.' uncertain

who → say → risks

The Not A Wedding Crasher platform was founded by San Diego couple Jeff and Karina Besen. asserted

platform → found → Besen

The website has 24 weddings listed where couples are charging anything from $25 a head for a celebration in Charlotte, North Carolina – where guests are advised to 'avoid dark blue or navy blue colours' – to $200 a seat for a 'glamorous, high energy' wedding in Baltimore. asserted

guests → have → Baltimore

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