Web wedding

Online bargain hunters can this week pick up a share in a young couple's wedding for just £10.

Emily Warr and Stephen Shaw recently made plans and put deposits down on an £11,000 bash before Shaw's employer cut his hours, leaving them unable to make payments on the wedding essentials.

Cancelling the whole thing would leave them even more out of pocket, so the pair turned to eBay. Buyers get a thank you letter, a photo from the day, a card on their first anniversary, a piece of cake and a "warm feeling inside".

I'm sure some observers have poured scorn on this (perhaps even on a channel-based blog), but I sympathise and wish them the best of luck. I may even dig deep myself; I think I'll donate 10 per cent of Gordon's commission for this month.