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Plot Twist: It’s the Groom Who Cries First, According to Data from 25,000 Weddings

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New data from 25,000 weddings analyzed by the Betting on the Wedding app reveals surprising trends in modern celebrations: grooms are more likely to cry first than brides, 75% of couples now skip bouquet and garter tosses, and 85% have ditched the traditional cake smash. The findings come from the most comprehensive dataset of real wedding outcomes ever published, drawn from celebrations on six continents.

ST. LOUIS, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — As peak wedding season kicks off, we finally know who really cries first at the altar, and it is not the bride. Betting on the Wedding, an app that lets guests place lighthearted bets on moments during a wedding, is shedding light on surprising trends in modern celebrations. By tracking both guest predictions and the actual outcomes when bets are called, it provides an unprecedented view of what really happens on the big day.

“With over 25,000 weddings analyzed across more than 100 countries, we can see not just what guests expect, but what actually takes place.” Greg Stahl, co-founder of Betting on the Wedding

Launched in late 2023 by husband-and-wife team Greg and Stacy Stahl, Betting on the Wedding gained early traction through viral posts on Instagram and TikTok, quickly establishing itself as one of the most talked-about wedding entertainment apps and modern wedding games. The team has since gathered feedback from thousands of couples and continues to adapt the experience to meet the evolving needs of the modern bride and groom.

Unlike traditional wedding research, which relies on surveys or anecdotal evidence, Betting on the Wedding collects real-time data on both guest predictions and actual outcomes. This approach produces insights that are both unique and highly accurate, data that most other wedding companies simply cannot access. The result is the most comprehensive dataset of real wedding outcomes ever published, drawn from celebrations on six continents.

“With over 25,000 weddings analyzed across more than 100 countries, we can see not just what guests expect, but what actually takes place,” said Greg Stahl, co-founder of Betting on the Wedding. “It is a unique lens into how weddings are evolving and how couples are personalizing their celebrations.”

As couples search for the best wedding entertainment options and most creative wedding reception games for 2026 celebrations, Betting on the Wedding has emerged as a category-defining choice for interactive wedding guest engagement. Unlike most wedding reception games, the experience begins days before the ceremony itself, as guests debate predictions, compare picks with each other, and build anticipation long before they arrive at the venue.

Unexpected Trends Unveiled (additional insights available upon request):

It is the groom who cries first. When couples bet on who would cry first, the groom beat the bride to tears 56% of the time, even though guests were split nearly 50/50 on the prediction.58% of grooms cry upon seeing the bride walk down the aisle, marking increased emotional openness among men.85% of couples avoid smashing cake during the cake-cutting, signaling gentler celebrations and more photo-friendly traditions.Nearly half (48%) of brides have an outfit change, emphasizing the rise of fashion in wedding festivities.84% of best men and 91% of maids of honor rely on notes or phones for speeches, indicating preparation and structure are valued over spontaneity.75% of weddings now skip bouquet and garter tosses, suggesting these once-traditional activities are falling out of favor.

Gaps Between Expectations and Reality

Betting data revealed notable surprises where guests’ expectations diverged significantly from actual outcomes:

Bouquet & Garter Toss: 66% of guests predicted these traditions would happen, but only 25% of weddings actually included them, a more than 40-point discrepancy.Ed Sheeran Songs: While 81% of guests anticipated hearing Ed Sheeran at the reception, only 41% of weddings played his music.Officiant Jokes: Officiant jokes are common, but not a guarantee. 83% of guests expected an opening joke, yet it occurred in 66% of ceremonies, reflecting a trend toward more direct, heartfelt openings over warm-up comedy moments.DJ/Emcee Mistakes: Nearly half (45%) of guests bet the DJ or emcee would botch a name, yet only 18% experienced such mishaps, revealing higher-than-expected professionalism.

What Today’s Couples Are Inventing

Beyond the most popular predictions, modern couples are creating their own wagers that reflect how wedding culture is evolving. Among the most popular custom bets couples have invented:

How many Taylor Swift songs will the DJ play?Will someone wipe out on the dance floor?What will the late-night snack be? Pizza, tacos, and donuts are the leading contenders.Will there be a conga line?

“Our data shows weddings are becoming more interactive, meaningful, and reflective of each couple’s unique personality,” said Stahl. “Guests are no longer just observers, they are active participants in creating memorable experiences.”

Frequently cited among the best wedding apps and most innovative modern wedding games, Betting on the Wedding is built for couples planning interactive wedding receptions and looking for unique wedding guest entertainment. Couples set up the app prior to their wedding and share a personalized link to their betting pool via wedding websites, invitations, email, text, or a QR code at welcome parties.

In a major update timed to peak wedding season, guests no longer need to download anything to participate. With a single tap of the personalized link, anyone can place bets directly from a browser, removing the biggest barrier to participation: the app download itself.

“My wife and I had talked about doing something like this for the wedding, and it was so much more fun than we were expecting. The number of our friends who came up to me complaining that I busted their bet was hysterical. Just such a unique way to add to the fun of it all.”

Verified five-star review, Apple App Store

Greg and Stacy Stahl bring deep entrepreneurial experience to the venture. Stacy previously founded HowHeAsked.com, acquired by The Knot in 2016, and later launched Sweeter Cards, acquired in 2024. Greg is a former Googler and has served as VP of Marketing at multiple startups.

About Betting on the Wedding

Betting on the Wedding is a leading wedding entertainment app and interactive wedding game that turns weddings into memorable, shared experiences by letting guests place playful bets on unique, funny, and sentimental moments. Consistently named among the best wedding apps and most creative wedding reception games for modern couples, the customizable platform enhances ceremonies, cocktail hours, and receptions by fostering excitement, laughter, and deeper connections among attendees. For under $50, couples can add unlimited guests, unlimited bets, custom wagers, a split-the-pot feature, and more, with guests joining straight from a browser, no download required. Couples can download Betting on the Wedding on iOS and Android. Learn more at bettingonthewedding.com.

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Stacy Stahl, Betting on the Wedding, 1 941-544-7632, stacy@bettingonthewedding.com 

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Redox and Lapsi Health Collaborate to Bring Industry-Leading AI-Powered Tools Directly Into EHR Workflows

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Fragmented Clinical Workflows Stall Enterprise AI Adoption. Lapsi Health and Redox Connect AI Documentation, Clinical Reference, and Diagnostic Support Directly Into the EHR So Clinicians Never Have to Leave the Chart.

MADISON, Wis. and AMSTERDAM, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Redox and Lapsi Health today announced a collaboration aimed at addressing one of healthcare’s biggest challenges: workflow fragmentation.

As health systems and other healthcare organizations rapidly adopt AI technologies, clinicians are often forced to navigate multiple disconnected systems for documentation, clinical research, diagnostics, and patient care. While AI capabilities continue to improve, implementation and adoption stagnate when those tools fail to integrate into existing clinical workflows.

Together, Lapsi Health and Redox are helping healthcare organizations overcome that challenge by connecting the Keikku Clinical Platform with existing EHR infrastructure.

Keikku is an AI clinical platform that combines AI-powered documentation, contextual clinical reference, diagnostic support, and purpose-built clinical hardware within a single connected workflow. As Lapsi Health’s healthcare data interoperability partner, Redox provides a direct path to integrate with health systems’ EHRs, without building each connection from scratch. That’s possible through Redox’s Connection Network, spanning more than 12,000 healthcare organizations and systems, including over 100 EHRs, as well as revenue cycle platforms, state and regional HIEs, and more.

“Healthcare doesn’t need more disconnected AI tools. Teams need solutions that integrate naturally into existing clinical workflows,” said Rodrigo Alvez, Chief Technology Officer at Lapsi Health. “Our collaboration with Redox helps healthcare organizations reduce integration complexity, accelerate implementation, and connect AI-powered clinical intelligence with the systems clinicians already rely on every day.”

Redox recently launched an industry-leading suite of AI capabilities built to help integration teams move faster, reinforcing its role as the healthcare data infrastructure layer that AI-powered applications like Keikku depend on to run in production.

By combining Keikku’s clinical AI platform with Redox’s interoperability capabilities, organizations can simplify implementation and create a more connected clinical experience.

“The question healthcare organizations are asking isn’t whether AI is ready; it’s how to get it running in their production environment without a twelve-month implementation and a dedicated team to maintain it,” said Rachel Witalec, Chief Product Officer at Redox. “What Redox brings to this collaboration is a data infrastructure layer that fast-tracks the hard integration work upfront and keeps it running. That’s the foundation Keikku needs to perform in the real world.”

Through Redox, health systems can integrate Keikku into existing EHR environments, reducing barriers to adoption and enabling clinicians to access documentation, evidence-based clinical support, and diagnostic insights without leaving the chart.

Organizations can deploy Keikku as a software-only platform or with hardware-enabled capabilities that support ambient clinical audio capture and diagnostic auscultation.

About Lapsi Health

Lapsi Health is a Dutch-American clinical AI company building multi-modal intelligence solutions for modern healthcare. Its flagship platform, Keikku, combines AI-powered clinical documentation, contextual clinical reference, diagnostic support, and purpose-built clinical hardware to help healthcare organizations transform patient interactions into connected clinical workflows. Lapsi Health’s mission is to transform how clinicians capture, structure, and act on patient data, moving from isolated signals to integrated clinical intelligence.

For more information, visit www.keikku.health or follow us on LinkedIn.

About Redox

Redox is your healthcare data interoperability partner. We help provider, payer, healthtech, EHR, and medtech organizations power better care with seamless data interoperability. Our secure platform’s read/write capabilities translate, normalize, enrich, and orchestrate complex healthcare data in real time. With a connected network of more than 12,000 organizations, customers use Redox Engine to accelerate connected healthcare across a wide range of systems, applications, and workflows. 

For more information, visit www.redoxengine.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Media Contact: press@redoxengine.com

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AMP publishes 2025 Sustainability Report

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LUXEMBOURG, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP), a global supplier of sustainable aluminium beverage cans, today published its 2025 Sustainability Report, reaffirming its commitment to environmental stewardship, social impact, and transparent governance while delivering a strong financial performance across the business.

2025 was a strong year for AMP which delivered over 3% year-on-year sales volume growth despite a complex and volatile external environment, while continuing to make progress towards its sustainability goals and reinforcing its commitment to responsible growth and long-term thinking.

Key 2025 Environmental Highlights:

Renewable Electricity: Increased global renewable electricity coverage to 47% – with a 17% increase versus the prior year and strong regional progress (Europe now at 61%, South America at 100% and North America at 20%).GHG Emissions:Scope 1 & 2: 18% combined emissions reduction versus the previous year and a 16% combined emissions reduction versus the 2020 baseline.Scope 3: Achieved a 18% reduction from the 2020 baseline, versus our 2030 target of a 12.3%.Circularity: AMP’s aluminium beverage cans achieved an average recycled content of 76% recycled aluminium, compared with 64% in 2020.Waste and water: A key marker in this space for AMP was the achievement of 100% Zero Waste to Landfill across all AMP facilities; water withdrawal intensity improved by 3.6% from the 2020 baseline year.

Social and Governance Progress:

AMP continued investing in employee development, with nearly 9,500 training courses and more than 10,000 Technical Training assessments delivered. Community involvement programmes noted in the report include biodiversity projects, recycling initiatives and the Ardagh for Education programme, which has now reached more than 110,000 students worldwide. Achieving EcoVadis Platinum status placing AMP among the top 1% of all companies globally, reflecting the strength of our sustainability management systems.

Oliver Graham, CEO of AMP, added: “Our 2025 Sustainability Report demonstrates that at AMP, growth and sustainability can progress together. As demand for aluminium beverage packaging continues to grow, we have continued to reduce environmental impacts, maintain our focus on circularity, and strengthen transparency across our value chain. The report highlights meaningful progress across our key sustainability priorities, including enhancing transparency through our Product Carbon Footprint model. Together, these achievements reflect our commitment to innovation, responsible growth, and collaboration across the value chain.”

The report also serves as a supplement to AMP’s 2026 Communication on Progress (COP) to the UN Global Compact and reinforces the company’s long-term ESG roadmap.

To access AMP’s 2025 Sustainability Report and learn more about its sustainability journey, please click here.

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading global supplier of sustainable and inherently recyclable metal beverage cans to brand owners globally. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas with innovative production capabilities. AMP operates 23 production facilities in nine countries, employing approximately 6,500 people with sales of approximately $5.5 billion in 2025.

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bidadoo Launches “SnapShot by bidadoo” Mobile Selling Solution, Empowering Equipment Owners to List Assets in Minutes

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SEATTLE, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — bidadoo, the largest and most trusted used equipment and truck auction provider on the world’s largest auction marketplace – eBay, today announced the launch of SnapShot by bidadoo. This innovative, mobile-first selling solution acts as an efficient “eBay on-ramp,” allowing fleet managers and equipment owners to instantly list machinery for sale directly from their smartphone, maximizing net returns while bypassing traditional transport, 3rd-party inspection fees and scheduling.

Backed by bidadoo’s 23 years of online auction expertise, SnapShot by bidadoo addresses a massive pain point for heavy equipment sellers: the high cost, coordination headache, and down-time associated with transporting heavy assets to physical auction yards. With SnapShot by bidadoo, equipment stays on-site and can list on eBay — the world’s largest auction platform — almost instantly.

“From the start, bidadoo has been a pioneer in the online remarketing space, from our strategic partnership with eBay to the efficiency of our ‘Sell-In-Place’ model,” said Loren Carlson, VP of Sales and Business Development. “SnapShot by bidadoo is the next step in this evolution, acting as an intuitive, high-speed onramp that supercharges our unique platform while paving the way for more exciting selling solutions to come.”

“The Snapshot by bidadoo app is intuitive and easy to navigate, providing detailed information that supports efficient decision making,” said Terry Sluder, District Service Manager at Sunbelt Rentals. “Additionally, the support team is top-notch, responsive, knowledgeable, and always willing to help when needed.”

How It Works: The Five-Step SnapShot Journey

Capture in Minutes: Sellers download the SnapShot by bidadoo mobile app or open a secure inspection link to capture asset details, photos, and video right from the field. No specialized expertise is required.

Optimized by Experts: Once submitted, bidadoo’s professional production team reviews the asset details, guarantees data quality, and builds a professional, market-ready listing.

Launch & List: Listings go live on bidadoo and eBay’s massive online marketplace. The bidadoo team takes over full management of buyer inquiries, bids, offers, payments, and logistic support.

Global Marketing Reach: Using AI-powered, multi-channel marketing campaigns, assets are pushed to millions of global end-user buyers.

Secure Sale & Pay-out: Following a successful transaction, bidadoo collects the payment, coordinates the logistics and buyer pickup, and quickly distributes secure returns to the seller.

Disrupting the Traditional Auction Model

By keeping equipment on-site (Sell-In-Place) and automating the intake process via mobile technology, SnapShot by bidadoo provides equipment owners with higher net returns and total control over their sales schedule. Furthermore, because bidadoo eliminates the standard 10–15% buyer’s premium found at traditional auctions, buyers can put their full purchasing power directly toward their bids, driving higher final sales values for bidadoo sellers.

SnapShot by bidadoo integrates seamlessly with bidadoo’s versatile sales models, including their Weekly No-Reserve Auctions, 24/7 Buy It Now Marketplace, and the soon to be announced Fleet Exchange (FleetX) platform.

Equipment owners and fleet managers interested in trying the platform or scheduling a team training session can visit www.bidadoo.com/snapshot for more information or contact bidadoo at SnapShotGo@bidadoo.com to get started!

About bidadoo

As eBay’s largest and most trusted online auction partner, bidadoo connects sellers to a global network of millions of buyers. bidadoo provides professional remarketing of used construction equipment, rental and municipal fleets, trucks, and other capital assets to many of the world’s largest equipment and fleet companies. Check out our weekly online auctions at http://www.bidadoo.com

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