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An Alberta couple is auctioning off the role of Maid of Honour at their wedding on, where else but that global garage sale known as eBay. Word is that the first choice for the role could not afford to fly from Ontario to Alberta for the nuptials, so logically, one's next choice would be to include a paying stranger off of the internet in the wedding party.

I am not sure which is more frightening, the fact that this couple is looking to eBay for someone to act as a witness to what is to become the most over-rated, most expensive day of their lives or that they have posted all of their personal information (last names included) on the internet for everyone to see.

No wait, I do believe that I have figured it out. The most disturbing part of this entire affair is that this couple, who are clearly have no shame when it comes to taking handouts from strangers via the internet, did not even think to fill out the gift registry on their wedding site!

Talk about an opportunity wasted.