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5 awesome left at the altar outcomes

Meet five jilted lovers who turned awful into awesome.

By Kristin Wong Jan 21, 2013 6:05PM

Talk about a comeback.

Breaking up is bad enough. But getting dumped weeks or even days before your wedding? It's tough to recover from heartbreak like that. 

But these couples did bounce back--they took an awful, otherwise sad situation and somehow turned it into something amazing. Check out these five stories of awesome left at the altar outcomes.

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