Before he got down on one knee to propose, Gurneet Arora staged an accident on the ice that "genuinely scared" his girlfriend of three and a half years

The bride-to-be has also thrifted dessert plates, candlestick holders, baskets, lace tablecloths, lace doilies, antique furniture and picture frames for her big day

The bride "advocated" for herself and found her dream dress a week later

"I would say that it was more of a coincidence than anything else," one of the twins tells PEOPLE

"I absolutely bawled my eyes out," the bride-to-be tells PEOPLE of her reading her letters

"This is extremely problematic for me," the bride's sibling wrote of the cruise ship nuptials

"I died inside and I froze like a statue. I just felt like I couldn't even breathe," the bride recalled

"The bride had asked me to go big or go home and that was a promise I intended to keep, the goofier the better!" the flower girl tells PEOPLE

"The bride had asked me to go big or go home and that was a promise I intended to keep, the goofier the better!" the flower girl tells PEOPLE

Although it was a kind gesture, those who waited for the single taxi doing round trips for more than 100 guests didn't get home until the middle of the night

The "extremely sad" bride wrote on Reddit that she feels "betrayed by the whole thing"

"She didn’t consult me before sending the invite, and I only found out because my ex let me know they had received it and were planning to attend," the bride's sibling wrote on Reddit

Aniyah Gordon's mother couldn't physically be at her wedding, so she found another way for her to be a part of the big day

High school sweethearts Betty and Elton Denner got married on Oct. 18, 1942

An audio message from the couple's child left the groom and his wedding guests in tears

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"Our wedding was so surreal and the best day of our lives," the groom tells PEOPLE

"Our wedding was so surreal and the best day of our lives," the groom tells PEOPLE

The couple is currently expecting their first child together, a baby girl

"The matching color became an instant conversation starter," the bride tells PEOPLE

"I'm trying to compromise but she [is] not giving me anything to work with," an individual said of their girlfriend on Reddit