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Site fills empty wedding seats with strangers who love love

Listings on Not a Wedding Crasher show only the city, and payment is taken only after the couple approves a guest; dozens of weddings are available.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new website sells empty wedding seats to strangers, and couples all over the country are listing them, CBS News reports.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's called Not a Wedding Crasher, and I want it noted that every guest is invited. That's hospitality with a verification step.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGuests verify their identity through Stripe, and the couple approves each request before any money moves.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery guest verified, every payment confirmed. I've been to weddings where the bride wasn't.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSeats run from twenty-five to a hundred and fifty dollars, according to Yahoo Lifestyle. One couple in Tennessee is asking twenty-five.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the founder, Jeff Besen, says more people want to go than there are seats.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStrangers are lining up to watch two people they've never met say yes. Sorry. It's the, it's the part about wanting to be there.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, are you crying over a seating chart?

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'd like a seat. Twenty-five dollars, Tennessee. I'll bring my own tissues.

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