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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

‘As if we’re real guests’: the startup selling strangers invitations to weddings

Newly married bride and groom laughing with the Eiffel Tower behind them
In return, the paying ticket-holders, who may not otherwise be invited to many weddings, could mingle with other guests and enjoy somebody’s happy day. Photograph: Raquel Arocena Torres/Getty Images

When Jennifer, an actor, visited a Paris wedding fair with her future husband as they planned their big day, she noticed a company offering something that seemed bizarre.

A Paris startup was proposing couples sell tickets to their wedding to a handful of strangers via an app in order to help pay their costs. In return, the paying ticket-holders, who may not otherwise be invited to many weddings, could mingle with other guests and enjoy somebody’s happy day.

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