Dr Pepper says I do to bridesmaid auction. Drinks are on them!

I turn the channel when this news story comes on. A big wedding doesn't a happy marriage make. We too had a child and made almost nothing being in the old navy and we just wanted to be married so I think we spent a grand total of $500. Was good enough for us. I think it is sad and pathetic that she expects that she deserves a big wedding and will do anything to get it. Look go to the justice of the peace get hitched and enjoy your family. 15 years of marriage tells me that I didn't and still don't need a fairytale to be in love. As we all know fairytales aren't real anyway.

At least tax payers are not paying for the wedding.

So those of us who think this was tacky and tasteless, live within our own means, and who choose to pay our own bills instead of expecting someone else to, suddenly "mean spirited" and "haters"? Oh, okay. Whatever.

You have a young couple with a goal, a dream, and they figured out a creative way to get it and you're mad? Have you ever stopped to think that they could have taken money that they use to support their child to pay for their wedding? That would have been selfish and irresponsible. There is nothing wrong with wanting have to a special day that they will be able to remember with fondness. I commend them for coming up with a way of making their dreams come true. Their creativity, perseverence, and ambition will take them far in life and says a lot about them as people. Just as the negativity some of you have spewed says a lot about you as people. Shame on the lot of you for not cheering on the ambition and inventiveness of our future. Do you really want the future generation that will be taking care of us to just settle for what life dishes out?

Now how many of you wish you would have done this? I'm one of the few, the proud, the SINGLE ones with no need to subject myself or others to whoring out on Ebay.. However, I would love for someone to pay off my mortgage and my car.. I am single though, no kids.. so no pity! Maybe if I run off and have some rug rats, I'll get some help too.. No.. Maybe I need a Sugar Daddy.. Not Ebay :)

I think all the positive and negative comments are somewhat amusing since they give you a insight into how differently people think. If Dr. Pepper thought this was good advertising it was their choice. I am surprised that they stepped up to the plate for something this unusal.
Seven or ten thousand dollars is not a lot of money in today's world and I have known people to spend much more and the marriage lasted less than a year. You see all sorts of dumb attention grabbing commercials today
and I guess Dr. Pepper can take credit for this one since it was their money. Maybe they can show the bride and groom taking a break on a hot
roof enjoying a frosty cold Dr.Pepper since the groom works in the roofing trade. No matter how dumb it seems I wish them luck.

that all these people think they know this couple and all the circumstances that are involved in this wedding and in their life. i say be careful getting of those high horses. good luck to th future Mr and Mrs Gau.

Seems like she wanted her cake and eat it too! I mean most of us pay our own way, we dont go and beg for hand outs. If she wanted a big wedding, she could have saved up for it! Yes, she used her brains to get her wedding paid for. But what type of person does that make her?? Is she going to skate through the rest of life hoping someone else pays her bills, since she only brings in 30,000? She lucked out that the right person saw her cheesy add.

Certain people really should learn to spell before passing judgment on anyone and everything in a public forum the way they do... Oh, and by the way, just who was this couple hurting by auctioning off a place in their wedding? I for one, felt no pain from it. Nor am I personally affected by the way they choose to live their lives. Am I missing something here or are the majority of posters on this board just narrow minded and overly full of themselves?

...my initial feeling was that they should plan within their means and the whole eBay thing was a bit over the top. But, hey! It worked out...they are getting their dream wedding, Dr P gets publicity, and I bet their parents are breathing a huge sigh of relief.

Who is this hurting? Honestly? The Today Show sponsors weddings...do you mean spirited people send Matt Lauer "hate mail" too?

Just because this wasn't "your" idea of creative, or "your" idea of a wedding, or "your" idea of how a marriage between two people should begin, is it really necessary to spew so much vitriole? Seriously!

Good luck to the couple...I hope they have a long and happy marriage!

It was a very creative thing to do, although I don't agree with it. If you're a young couple struggling to make ends meet, then maybe a $7,000 wedding isn't the smartest thing to consider. I think all comments posted (positive and negative) have value. Most marriages can attribute problems mainly because of money; either lack of it or unwise spending habits. Fairy tale endings are few and far between, so take the negative comments with a grain of salt and just try to read between the lines.

that Ms. Gray found a way to subsidize the wedding she couldn't afford without sacrificing the needs of her child. The $10K donation by Dr. Pepper should be more than enough to have a simple wedding to include the venue; therefore, she can still feed her child, pays her bills, etc. and not have to worry about foregoing the fantasy. Although I would not personally opt to make my wedding somewhat of a circus, it is really no big deal that she benefit from a corporate donation. It didn't cost any of us anything and it certainly doesn't make a difference in our daily lives. Ms. Gray - I hope your marriage is as successful as your solicitations!

Cannot afford a wedding; yet they can afford a child and payment to Yahoo! I think they have their priorities in the wrong place and order.

A wedding does not make a family nor a marriage last. It is the love of the heart and how they share with each other. They need to get their act together and spend their small joint salary on things needed in life.

Dr. Pepper lost one avid drinker.

I think it's a great idea and I wish the couple the very best. The Today Show just had a contest with several couples and the winning couple was married on the show along with many other perks. I don't see this as being that much different. You can't please everyone! I wish ebay was around when I got married!

...Ms. Gray's wedding shenanigans aren't "cute" or "creative". "Creative" is managing to have a lovely wedding while staying within your means - a close friend of mine was married last year in a dress she bought on sale, with the bridesmaids in thrift-store dresses and carrying silk-flower bouquets they'd made as a group, with a reception in the church hall and food made by friends as a gift to the couple. Going on eBay and begging strangers for handouts to fund a splashy wedding because you can't be happy without a big bash is just TACKY. This couple isn't living in abject poverty to the point where the bride can't even afford a nice dress. This is simply about a Bridezilla who wants more more more and feels that the world owes it to her. I wish Ms. Gray and Mr. Gau luck, but I hate to think of the lesson they'll take away from this - why live within your means when you can con strangers into subsidizing you with a sob story?

I think it is sad that there are so many people commenting on this article with negative remarks. You can see how negative people can be. I think all the negative comments about how it will not last and how there are already strikes against them are just commenting about their own past. I an married and have been for almost 10 years. When my wife and I got married we had a combined income under 20k with a daughter and we made it. We did what any RESPOSIBLE adult would have done. We adjusted our priorities and had to deal with the cards that we dealt ourselves. We realized that we didnt need to keep up with the latest trends and be like Hollywood. We also did things to better ourselves instead of going on Pilotonline and discourage others. Here is your whatever happened to moment. I know have a career that supports my, my wife and my 3 children. I am a homeowner and have enough money to cover my bills and put gas in my car. Probably more that most of you that are complaining can say.

I couldn't agree with you more...instead of waiting 1)to have a child and 2) saving your money UNTIL you can afford the wedding and child...the gist here is to get some suckers help you foot the bill for you. They should be embarrassed and ashamed to use this cyber panhandling method. What this couple needs is a good swift kick "you know where!"

Initially it was my opinion that a $7K wedding on their salary was selfish, not to mention a stranger in the wedding that could very well have ruined it.

But I'm glad it turned out as it did. Maybe they'll get even luckier and get a honeymoon donated as well.

Best wishes to this couple for a long and happy marriage.

Big soft drink company rewards couple who chooses to move in together,have a kid, then get married. Kids take note, doing it the conventional way won't get you the big bucks. Great lesson for our youth, Dr. Pepper.

My husband and I started out the same way--had our first child in high school and made $32,000 combined when we married at 19 on the cheap. Mom made my dress and cake and family and friends made the buffet food and fake floral arrangements. 13 years later we're still married and now have 4 kids and our 2nd house. Congratulations and good luck!