Twitter Wedding: Social Media Plea Saves UK Couple's Big Day (VIDEO)

When UK couple Lauren Lane and Daniel Welch found out that their wedding venue had closed permanently just six weeks before their February wedding -- taking their deposit of about $7,000 with them -- they were devastated.

The bride-to-be reached out to the Twitterverse, desperate for help. She tweeted: "Help needed with aspects of our wedding after venue goes bust with 6 weeks 2 go & with our £4.5k!"

She received an overwhelming response: Twitterers donated everything from jewelry to a wedding cake to a new event planner. On Tuesday, the newlyweds shared a video of their Twitter-sourced wedding, via Twitter, of course.

The bride told The Guardian that she was surprised that her "dream wedding" came true as a result of her tweet. "I had gone on Twitter on the off-chance that someone might be able to help us but it just went mad," she said. "It was a lovely wedding and I cannot believe how many people and businesses came forward to help us -- it was amazing."

Watch the clip above to see their Big Day.

Comments

[belldn3]

08:42 PM on 04/05/2012

People still don't have enough sense to stay single.

[rockymtnleather]

05:06 PM on 04/05/2012

And then there are those who aren't even ALLOWED to get married, no matter how little or how much they plan to spend.

[patdamenace]

04:34 PM on 04/05/2012

I will never get married (because I am not crazy like that) but if I ever did, I would rather have a small pathetic wedding and a big marriage. Too many folks out there are more concerned about the wedding rather than what's coming afterwards. To each their own though.

[Tamra Louviere]

04:07 PM on 04/05/2012

I can't see spending thousands of dollars on a wedding. It is MY PERSONAL OPINION that a large part of what is wrong with our world is people wasting money on stupid stuff. $1000 for a purse or a pair of shoes? For a watch? I see where people spend $30,000 for a piece of jewelry! OR...for a wedding. Most people don't realize (or care) that with that money, they could put a needy family into a BRAND NEW MOBILE HOME! It's just amazing to me how people will shell out their hard earned bucks for frivolous bits of nothing, but wouldn't even consider helping somebody else who is not so fortunate for whatever reason. YES, if you earn your money, you deserve nice things and such...but it wouldn't hurt to practice some common sense AND humanity in the proces....

[karmabites2011]

04:04 PM on 04/05/2012

Selfish, self-centered, immature; spending all that money on a wedding. There ARE more important things in life than an expensive wedding.

[bch444]

03:30 PM on 04/05/2012

there is goodness in the world even with sadness---all the best to the couple who were blessed with luck & love after their "mishap"

[Ken Holden]

02:03 PM on 04/05/2012

Lose 30 pounds?

[springsswttooth]

02:18 PM on 04/05/2012

Could you not stand that this story had a happy ending? You just felt compelled to make a negative remark.

[Pakele]

03:55 PM on 04/05/2012

He is not a happy person. Those kind of people need to be ignored.

[teresathegreat12]

01:42 PM on 04/05/2012

Sounds a little self-centered to me. Where the wedding is, how fancy it is, who's there, don't matter. What matters is the Marriage afterwards. My husband and I had a "cheap" wedding: my mother's a minister - she married us. My grandmother owned a bridal shop, she gave me my dress (I know - lucky). We used the church my grandparents helped found, had a small cake and punch reception afterwards. We spent a total of $500. We're still married after 23 years.
Most of our friends and family had huge, elaborate weddings. They didn't last. Their children have had huge, elaborate weddings. Those didn't last. They seemed to focus all their attention on the wedding and not the day, week, month, years after.

[metalsmithgirl71]

01:56 PM on 04/05/2012

the point of the story was the good will of others, coming together to help out a fellow person. good grief.

[Carol Harvey]

02:27 PM on 04/05/2012

Self centered? You know this how? You sound a little self-righteous and judgemental to me. And who said her focus was strictly on her wedding? You had resources many brides don't have. You had numerous people donating services, cake, minister and venue. She apparently does not have all the freebies you did so give her a break. I agree some folks go crazy spending thousands of dollars they really cannot afford, but nothing from her letter indicates this was the case. Having a nice wedding in a special place is many bride's dream. Has nothing to do with the success of the marriage. And $500 back then was a whole lot more to work with than it is today.

[adika3z]

01:34 PM on 04/05/2012

marriage / wedding is harder,
better let a man and a woman are living together in a home better than marriage,
both have to be use a pre-nup agreement,

[thumper1]

01:26 PM on 04/05/2012

Did you ever notice that the size of the wedding is inversely related to the success of the marriage? The bigger the wedding the less likely it is to be successful and shorter it will last.

[Carol Harvey]

02:41 PM on 04/05/2012

No, I never noticed that! The corrulation might be that some couples overspend and create financial pressures from the start. Could be a sign of a spending pattern that creates friction in the marriage, but other than that, I don't think the price of the wedding affects the longivity of the marriage. Many couples are working professionals and can afford to have their dream wedding. Personally I never wanted a big dreamy wedding, but not everyone shares my preference. What seems frivolous to me might not be that way to someone else. So, no, I don't think the size of the wedding is a true indication of the success of the wedding.

[argh38]

03:25 PM on 04/05/2012

My parents had a big wedding and they've been married for 30 years. Perhaps you should look to examples from real life and not Hollywood.

[spicebabieforlife]

01:06 PM on 04/05/2012

It does have really good people in the world, with an actual heart. The bad ones just make everything seem so 'bad' but it is through stories like these that reassures us that good people are still alive and kicking. Way'd it go? have a great weekend everyone.

[Carol Harvey]

02:47 PM on 04/05/2012

I agree. I love reading stories like these. Just have to overlook the negative comments. Some people just refuse to see the good in anything.

[Autora]

12:56 PM on 04/05/2012

Nice story, and I'm glad so many people helped out. I also think that any groom who flubs the line and turns 'trust' into 'lust' might be a very nice man around the house, grin, as long as the lust is directed at the right woman.

[Savannah5]

12:55 PM on 04/05/2012

I hope their commitment is strong enough to weather the bad storms life has to offer.
With their first crisis behind them, I wish them well.

[Simon Zolar]

12:07 PM on 04/05/2012

I have never heard of ANY husband that thinks it is a GREAT IDEA to spend THOUSANDS of dollars for a wedding.
That being said and the soon to be wife INSISTS on spending THOUSANDS of dollars on a wedding, the two of you, the couple, has/have already have opposite views on how money should be spent.

[Simon Zolar]

12:03 PM on 04/05/2012

OH, its the BIG DAY, The BIG DAY, The BIG DAY !
My wedding must cost THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS !

No, the BIG DAY, is when you go to court with 4 lawyers to get out of a marrage
and it drags on for several years and the lawyers get most of everything.
Get married at the court house and save everyone soooooooooooo much money and your spouse will think that you are SO SMART for wanting to save this money and invest in their future in things that will make money or hold their value.

[Carol Harvey]

03:47 PM on 04/05/2012

Simon, get a grip! You have become obsessed with money. I think you have a miserly spirit. Just because your life is a bag of s$it doesn't mean everyone is doomed to the same. You and some of the bitter folks on here act like you are angry that this story had a happy ending.

[Simon Zolar]

04:10 PM on 04/05/2012

Then you make or have WAY too much money have have no concept of the dollar.
Money that people spend on weddings could go for better cars that get
better mileage or an education for their kids.