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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.

At a glance
- First reported by CBS News: “You are cordially invited to crash a wedding: site helps fill empty seats at ceremonies”, with reporting from Inc., Dexerto and Yahoo Lifestyle.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 7:52 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
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- CBS NewsYou are cordially invited to crash a wedding: site helps fill empty seats at ceremonies
- Inc.Couples Spend $292 Per Wedding Guest. This Startup Is Selling the Empty Seats to Strangers facts used on air
- DexertoThis website lets you buy tickets to weddings of complete strangers - Dexerto facts used on air
- Yahoo Lifestyle‘Not a Wedding Crasher’ website lets people pay to attend strangers’ weddings. It’s kinda brilliant. facts used on air
What BBN said about it

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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