文章讲述了一对新人在自己的婚礼上，允许朋友向其女友求婚的故事。新娘Kassia Cox和她的丈夫Anthony认为，婚礼的意义在于分享快乐，让所有宾客都度过愉快的时光。他们不仅欣然同意朋友的求婚计划，还积极参与其中，包括在抛花环节“掉包”花束。婚礼上的惊喜求婚给宾客带来了额外的乐趣，也让新娘感受到了帮助他人的快乐。文章探讨了婚礼的真正意义，以及分享和给予带来的喜悦。

💍 新娘Kassia Cox和她的丈夫Anthony在婚礼上同意朋友Jeff向Krystina求婚。Jeff希望给Krystina一个惊喜，因为Krystina知道他们很快会订婚，如果不是在婚礼上求婚，她可能会有所察觉。

💐 为了配合求婚，新娘在抛花环节“掉包”花束，将花束递给了Krystina，Jeff随后单膝跪地求婚。这一幕给所有宾客带来了惊喜和欢乐。

😊 新娘分享了她的感受，她认为婚礼的重点是让所有宾客开心，分享喜悦，而不是仅仅关注自己。她还提到，这让她感觉减轻了专注于自己的“自私”感。

💖 婚礼上的求婚也让新娘回忆起自己的订婚经历，她的丈夫也是在朋友面前求婚的。分享朋友的喜悦让她感到特别，也让婚礼增添了更多乐趣。

💬 尽管有人认为婚礼是属于新人的时刻，但新娘和她的丈夫并不这样认为。他们认为婚礼的最终目标是结婚，而让朋友求婚并未影响这一目标，反而让婚礼更加圆满。

We let our friend propose to his girlfriend at our wedding — he really wanted her to be surprised.I liked sharing the attention and didn't feel their proposal took away from our big day.Their engagement added to the fun, especially since we have a lot of the same social network.

In the middle of my wedding reception, one of our friends got down on one knee and pulled out an engagement ring.

Most of our guests were shocked — but my new husband, Anthony, and I shared a gleeful smile. We knew this "surprise" proposal was going to happen.

In fact, we'd even helped him plan it.

We didn't want our wedding day to be only about us

Toward the end of our wedding-planning process, our friend Jeff asked if he could propose to his girlfriend, Krystina, at our reception because she wouldn't expect it.

She knew they'd be getting engaged soon, and he thought she'd suspect a proposal done in any other way. Anthony and I were immediately on board.

I also checked with my parents since they were paying for our wedding, but they didn't care one way or another. Their priority was seeing us get married and enjoying time with their friends.

So, the plan moved forward. As a bride, I was excited to cater to someone else's wishes instead of my own for once.

Planning a lavish event for myself felt a little selfish, especially since my professional life, doing nonprofit work, has been devoted to raising up other people.

Sharing the day was a way to mitigate those feelings. It was also a relief to know that the spotlight would be off of me for at least a few minutes that day.

Plus, Anthony and I's top priority was for all of our guests to have a good time.

In some ways, a surprise engagement would make our wedding even better. It'd be a chance to spread more joy and be extra entertainment that none of our guests would anticipate.

Guests were shocked, and the proposal seemed to be a hit

For the proposal, I stood with my back to the handful of single women on the dance floor as the emcee narrated the bouquet toss.

When it came time to "toss" the bouquet, I turned around and handed it to Krystina instead. Then, Jeff tapped her on the shoulder and got down on one knee.

Cheers erupted throughout the reception hall. As I saw how happy everyone was, I knew we'd made the right decision.

This moment was reminiscent of my own engagement. My husband had proposed to me in front of our friends, most of whom were attendees at the wedding.

The proposal felt extra special, since most of the same social network knew Jeff and Krystina already (and would later attend their nuptials).

Getting to spotlight someone else's love is still a highlight of our wedding day

After our wedding, one of my friends, who wasn't friends with Jeff and Krystina, told me she would never let someone get engaged at her wedding because it's supposed to be "her" moment.

I let the comment pass because I understood her perspective and respected it. However, the ultimate goal of a wedding is to end up married, and we accomplished that.

Letting someone else get engaged at our wedding didn't interfere with that at all. The rest of our guests seemed delighted. Krystina was, too.

When I asked her later, she said she was shocked and overjoyed by the proposal. She said it meant a lot that I shared "my" day with her, too.

And each year when we review our wedding photos, that moment remains one of our favorites.