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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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-24 · by Jacinta Taylor

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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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Jacinta Taylor
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 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.
2026-10-24 · mixed framing · Couples are now letting people crash their weddings... for a price
🔮 And guidance set out by Parkrun's online 'volunteer hub' says: 'When publishing photos of an event on social media, please take care to remove any photos that may reference the campaign/demonstrations.'
2026-10-17 · assertive framing · Tops worn by club trying to bar male-born racers in women's Parkrun are CENSORED by organisers in social media posts
🔮 With his jaunty beret, statement spectacles and oversized suit you might think football pundit Ian Wright was trying to copy Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson... or Frank Spencer.
2026-10-11 · assertive framing · Ooh Betty, some pundits do 'ave 'em! Ian Wright dons beret for Samuel L Jackson look but ends up more like Frank Spencer
🔮 One viewer joked: 'We will need ration books soon.' A chef at a Toby Carvery has been filmed weighing a slice of meat before serving it (file image) Toby – which offers unlimited sides and trimmings with its carvery meals – said the scales are used only for staff training.
2026-10-10 · assertive framing · No weigh! Fury as Toby Carvery chef is filmed carefully weighing a slice of meat he was serving up
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2026-10-11 · Daily Mail
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American Britain British New York Radio 4's

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American NORP · 2× Britain GPE · 2× Kimberly PERSON · 2× British NORP · 1× Jason PERSON · 1× Jason England PERSON · 1× Kimberly Gedeon PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× Nottingham GPE · 1× Radio 4's ORG · 1×

Narrative

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.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
🔮 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.
2026-10-24 · Daily Mail
Couples are now letting people crash their weddings... for a price · mixed framing

Claims (19 extracted, 4 hedged)

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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