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The Daily Dot

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Couple with flowers(l), Phone with Airbnb app(c), Woman wearing hoodie over dress(r)

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‘Poor girl. She wanted to cry!’: Bride books wedding photographer through her Airbnb. She gets ‘stood up’

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Publix Cake

‘This is why we can’t have nice things’: Publix customer slams TikTokers ordering free wedding cake samplers, says trend ‘ruined’ experience for actual engaged couples

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Woman talking(l+r), Woman in wedding dress being buttoned in from the back(c)

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‘There wasn’t even a 0% option’: Woman asked to tip while buying wedding dress, only given 20%, 25%, 30% options

Bride charges guests $65 to attend wedding

Paying for Friends Wedding

‘So basically, you are paying for your friend’s wedding’: Bride charges guests $65 to attend wedding

Woman talking(l+r), United airlines airplane

united-airlines-cancels-wedding-flight

‘I have so many questions’: Viewers divided after bride says United Airlines canceled the flight to her wedding

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo Author Photo

Charlotte Colombo

Woman talking(l+r), Bride and groom at wedding(c)

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‘I hated every moment’: Bride-to-be says she’s excited to get married—but will not have a wedding. She’s part of a growing trend

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

How much should you spend on a wedding gift?

Wedding Gift

‘Cover your plate’: Viewers divided after wedding planner breaks down how much guests should spend on wedding gifts

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Woman shares that she does not want to spend her holiday weekend on someone else's wedding; Couple getting married

weekend Wedding

Unclick

Debate about holiday weekend weddings arises after TikTok decreeing them

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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bf danced with bridesmaid tiktok

‘100% on her side’: Girlfriend berates boyfriend during wedding after he danced with a bridesmaid, sparking debate

Jackie Ibarra is a former intern for the Daily Dot. The San Antonio native was previously a podcast host for the Drag. She has previously reported for Latinitas magazine and the Daily Texan.

Jackie Ibarra

woman kept relationship from friends revealed it with wedding invitations tiktok

‘My phone is POPPING OFF’: Woman says friends didn’t know about engagement until she sent wedding invitations, sparking debate

Melina Khan is a New England-based journalist and former editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her work has previously appeared in The Day, The Quinnipiac Chronicle, and more than 30 NBC station affiliates nationwide.

Melina Khan

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her own mom kicked her out of brothers wedding tiktok

‘She made the right choice, i was wrecked’: Woman says mom kicked her out of brother’s wedding

servers dance and eat wedding cake with captions "this is what happens to your left over wedding cake" and "but did we get fired?"

leftover wedding cake

‘At least it’s not ending up in the garbage’: Catering staff reveals ‘what happens’ to leftover wedding cake in viral TikTok (updated)

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘We are not zoo animals to be observed’: Karen crashes Punjabi wedding and records festivities in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

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Man says white people are better than Black people at wedding in viral video

Tiktok fat shaming

‘You don’t have any control of yourself to go on a diet’: TikToker exposes text messages from bride who demoted her from being maid of honor for being ‘too fat’

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