A Virginia Beach resident named Kelly Gray decided to raise money for her wedding by auctioning off a spot in her bridal party on eBay to the highest bidder. ABC News reports that the highest bidder turned out to be a representative from Dr. Pepper and Snapple. They also raised their bid to $10,000 giving lucky Kelly Gray more money for her wedding.
With the top bid at $5,700, the auction ended Wednesday night, and the winner was, surprisingly, a man named "Nick" who told Gray that he was raising his own bid to $10,000.
But it turned out "Nick" was actually a representative for the owners of Dr. Pepper and Snapple. And he won't be in the wedding. Instead, the company is launching an online competition to decide who Gray's bridesmaid should be -- and they say it could even be a surprise celebrity.
The amount of money and media attention is more than Gray ever expected.
"We can have a honeymoon," she said with glee. "I wanted my wedding, now we can have a honeymoon."
Here's a video about the wedding sponsorship from the AP.
