Here, two nearly-marrieds talk about being let down on their big days – and the people who dumped them explain why they did it.
That all changed when her phone rang.
Just two hours before the ceremony was meant to begin in early 2009, Lilly, now 28, was dumped over the phone by her boyfriend of three years, James Hudson.
While breaking the news to Lilly, James admitted he had kissed and sent sexy texts to other women.
Heartbroken Lilly became so hysterical after hearing the shocking news that her bridesmaid called a doctor to calm her down.
Lilly says: "I can remember posing for pictures in my dress and feeling like the happiest girl in the world.
"Then one of my bridesmaids answered my phone and said it was James.
"The moment I heard his voice, I knew something was very wrong.
"James was in tears and sounded distraught. He admitted he had cheated on me and that he didn't feel we were right for each other. I felt sick and humiliated."
Lilly, an admin assistant from Chiswick, west London, found love with American James, 28, when she moved to Los Angeles for a job. The couple met at a party and moved in together after three months.
After two years together, James, a barman, proposed and the couple arranged their wedding for January 16, 2009, in LA.
She says: "We couldn't afford a huge wedding so we invited 50 of our closest friends and family to a civil ceremony and a reception at an exotic gardens.
"The wedding cost £6,000 and we booked to have our honeymoon in England and Paris, costing £4,000. In the months leading up to the wedding, I started talking about our future and having kids. James told me to slow down, saying he didn't want to rush things.
"We started seeing less and less of each other. I was working all day and James worked overtime in the bar to get extra cash.
"I knew our relationship had been better but I thought it was just the stress of the wedding. I had no idea what was coming."
Like Jessie, Lilly, who is still single, felt the devastation of learning her fiancé had betrayed her.
She says: "When I answered the phone James said he couldn't go through with the wedding.
"He admitted that he had been on several dates with other women in the last few months and had kissed a couple of them.
"He also said he had been sending sexual text messages to them.
"I remember dropping to my knees and screaming. My bridesmaid had to break the news to my 50 friends and family who were waiting to see me get married."
The couple had to pay a £4,000 cancellation fee for pulling out of their wedding. Lilly adds: "Losing the money added insult to injury. And many of my family had flown over from the UK.
"I feel for Jessie, the embarrassment of cancelling your wedding on the day is horrendous.
"I'll always be known as the girl who was stood up on her wedding day."
James, who has recently got engaged again, says: "I am deeply sorry for all the distress I caused. I realise my actions were gutless.
"When the day of the wedding arrived, I knew I couldn't go through with it. Lilly wanted me to earn more and we wanted babies – it was a lot of pressure. I went on dates with other women before the wedding. This was a way of trying to convince myself Lilly was my soul mate, but she wasn't.
"I admit I was sexting these women and it was wrong. However, I still felt I needed time to play the field.
"I am convinced I did the best thing for both of us, even though I broke her trust and her heart."
On the eve of their big day two years ago, Joe, now 26, and his girlfriend of five years, Jennifer Sorrenson, excitedly drank champagne together before going their separate ways.
So Joe was mortified when Jen called him and dropped the devastating bombshell.
Joe, an account manager from Exeter, says: "I had posed for my wedding pictures and felt nothing but excitement and joy.
"When I answered the phone to Jen I remember grinning and saying, 'Hi baby', but she didn't reply. Then I heard her start to cry. A wave of nausea ran through my body and I felt like I was trapped in a nightmare."
Jennifer, a 25-year-old trainee accountant, told him she couldn't go through with the wedding. Joe says: "Although she was crying, her voice was cold and matter-of-fact.
"She said she didn't think that I was 'The One' and that she loved me like a brother.
"Jen then told me she wouldn't be coming to the wedding and hung up.
"I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I couldn't speak for ten minutes.
"When we arrived at the venue my best man had to tell our friends and family the wedding was off. The rest of the day is a blur.
"My friends were sympathetic and told me I'd had a lucky escape. But I felt humiliated and as though my future had been ripped from my hands.
"I couldn't work out what had gone wrong and I felt stupid that I hadn't picked up on the signs that she didn't want to marry me.
"As well as all the emotional damage, I had to pay £2,000 in cancellation costs."
Five weeks after being jilted Joe received an email from Jennifer explaining why she had cancelled their wedding day.
He says: "She said she had realised I wasn't the man she wanted to be with for the rest of her life and that she was too young to commit to marriage.
"She also said that I wasn't mature enough for her."
Two years since being jilted, Joe still can't forgive Jennifer. He adds: "I find it most hurtful that she could not have told me the way she was feeling before the wedding.
"Instead she left it until the day to be honest with me."
Joe, who is single, believes being dumped has affected his chances of finding love again.
He says: "I have gone on some dates since my non-wedding but when girls find out I've been jilted they start to question why.
"I feel like I've been branded as the bloke that girls don't want to marry."
Jennifer, also from Exeter, is now in another relationship. She says: "I never wanted to hurt Joe. I had known for a few months the marriage wouldn't work but everyone was so excited and I didn't want to upset them or Joe.
"But on the day of the wedding I couldn't put on the dress because I knew I'd be ruining both of our lives.
"Now I'm in another relationship and am properly in love, I realise I did the right thing. Joe and I had a friendship more than a relationship. That's not enough.
"I wish Joe well and hope that one day we can be friends again."
'Ender the line ... Jessie Wallace and ex-fiancé Vince Morse
Lilly Suli
EXCITED Lilly Suli posed in her wedding dress as she prepared for what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life.That all changed when her phone rang.
Just two hours before the ceremony was meant to begin in early 2009, Lilly, now 28, was dumped over the phone by her boyfriend of three years, James Hudson.
While breaking the news to Lilly, James admitted he had kissed and sent sexy texts to other women.
Heartbroken Lilly became so hysterical after hearing the shocking news that her bridesmaid called a doctor to calm her down.
Lilly says: "I can remember posing for pictures in my dress and feeling like the happiest girl in the world.
Gutless ... James Hudson and Lilly Suli booked a £6,000 wedding ceremony
"The moment I heard his voice, I knew something was very wrong.
"James was in tears and sounded distraught. He admitted he had cheated on me and that he didn't feel we were right for each other. I felt sick and humiliated."
Lilly, an admin assistant from Chiswick, west London, found love with American James, 28, when she moved to Los Angeles for a job. The couple met at a party and moved in together after three months.
After two years together, James, a barman, proposed and the couple arranged their wedding for January 16, 2009, in LA.
The moment I heard James' voice I knew something was very wrong. I felt sick and humiliated
She says: "We couldn't afford a huge wedding so we invited 50 of our closest friends and family to a civil ceremony and a reception at an exotic gardens.
"The wedding cost £6,000 and we booked to have our honeymoon in England and Paris, costing £4,000. In the months leading up to the wedding, I started talking about our future and having kids. James told me to slow down, saying he didn't want to rush things.
"We started seeing less and less of each other. I was working all day and James worked overtime in the bar to get extra cash.
"I knew our relationship had been better but I thought it was just the stress of the wedding. I had no idea what was coming."
Like Jessie, Lilly, who is still single, felt the devastation of learning her fiancé had betrayed her.
She says: "When I answered the phone James said he couldn't go through with the wedding.
"He admitted that he had been on several dates with other women in the last few months and had kissed a couple of them.
"He also said he had been sending sexual text messages to them.
"I remember dropping to my knees and screaming. My bridesmaid had to break the news to my 50 friends and family who were waiting to see me get married."
The couple had to pay a £4,000 cancellation fee for pulling out of their wedding. Lilly adds: "Losing the money added insult to injury. And many of my family had flown over from the UK.
"I feel for Jessie, the embarrassment of cancelling your wedding on the day is horrendous.
"I'll always be known as the girl who was stood up on her wedding day."
James, who has recently got engaged again, says: "I am deeply sorry for all the distress I caused. I realise my actions were gutless.
"When the day of the wedding arrived, I knew I couldn't go through with it. Lilly wanted me to earn more and we wanted babies – it was a lot of pressure. I went on dates with other women before the wedding. This was a way of trying to convince myself Lilly was my soul mate, but she wasn't.
"I admit I was sexting these women and it was wrong. However, I still felt I needed time to play the field.
"I am convinced I did the best thing for both of us, even though I broke her trust and her heart."
Joe Thomas
HEARTBROKEN Joe Thomas was dumped while in the car on the way to the ceremony.On the eve of their big day two years ago, Joe, now 26, and his girlfriend of five years, Jennifer Sorrenson, excitedly drank champagne together before going their separate ways.
So Joe was mortified when Jen called him and dropped the devastating bombshell.
Joe, an account manager from Exeter, says: "I had posed for my wedding pictures and felt nothing but excitement and joy.
Devastated ... Joe pictured before and, right, after he was jilted
"When I answered the phone to Jen I remember grinning and saying, 'Hi baby', but she didn't reply. Then I heard her start to cry. A wave of nausea ran through my body and I felt like I was trapped in a nightmare."
Jennifer, a 25-year-old trainee accountant, told him she couldn't go through with the wedding. Joe says: "Although she was crying, her voice was cold and matter-of-fact.
"She said she didn't think that I was 'The One' and that she loved me like a brother.
"Jen then told me she wouldn't be coming to the wedding and hung up.
"I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I couldn't speak for ten minutes.
Sob story ... Joe and Jennifer Sorrenson before she ended their relationship
"When we arrived at the venue my best man had to tell our friends and family the wedding was off. The rest of the day is a blur.
"My friends were sympathetic and told me I'd had a lucky escape. But I felt humiliated and as though my future had been ripped from my hands.
"I couldn't work out what had gone wrong and I felt stupid that I hadn't picked up on the signs that she didn't want to marry me.
"As well as all the emotional damage, I had to pay £2,000 in cancellation costs."
Jen told me she wouldn't be coming and hung up. I felt like I'd been punched in the stomach
Five weeks after being jilted Joe received an email from Jennifer explaining why she had cancelled their wedding day.
He says: "She said she had realised I wasn't the man she wanted to be with for the rest of her life and that she was too young to commit to marriage.
"She also said that I wasn't mature enough for her."
Two years since being jilted, Joe still can't forgive Jennifer. He adds: "I find it most hurtful that she could not have told me the way she was feeling before the wedding.
"Instead she left it until the day to be honest with me."
Joe, who is single, believes being dumped has affected his chances of finding love again.
He says: "I have gone on some dates since my non-wedding but when girls find out I've been jilted they start to question why.
"I feel like I've been branded as the bloke that girls don't want to marry."
Jennifer, also from Exeter, is now in another relationship. She says: "I never wanted to hurt Joe. I had known for a few months the marriage wouldn't work but everyone was so excited and I didn't want to upset them or Joe.
"But on the day of the wedding I couldn't put on the dress because I knew I'd be ruining both of our lives.
"Now I'm in another relationship and am properly in love, I realise I did the right thing. Joe and I had a friendship more than a relationship. That's not enough.
"I wish Joe well and hope that one day we can be friends again."