. >> reporter: stacy becker can empathize. they'd also planned a big, elaborate wedding. >> we had our venue, i had my dress, brides maid dresses, our band, our photographer. >> reporter: she says her fiance called it off. >> there were nights i would spend crying my eyes out in bed. i couldn't get out of bed. going to work and having to put on a normal face while i'm dealing with people. then at home i'm just crying, sobbing. >> reporter: turns out canceling a wedding can be almost as hard as planning one. >> i was getting on the phone with vendors, having to explain while i'm completely devastated, over and over again. this is what happened, is there anything we can do to work this out? >> when a couple calls off the wedding the first thing they can do is hit their family and freps know. they can enlist family members, them spread the word. >> reporter: stacy managed to get her deposit back for the reception. but many can't. like a family in california who ended up donating the canceled wedding reception dinner to the homele

her former fiance, who she calls brad in her book, said in a statement, stacy becker was my best friend and i loved the time unfortunately, at 26, i was not ready to make a forever commitment. i am happy to have realized that and think that stacy and i are both in better places because of it." kylie's heartbreak is still fresh and reminders of her wedding are everywhere. >> these turned out well. >> and you made these. >> reporter: she plans to get the dress cleaned and donated to charity. >> it actually turned out really pretty. >> reporter: despite her despair, kylie says aside from the message coming over text, the breakup was actually for the best. >> i'm not mad at him for calling off the wedding. i thank him. because now i'm able to find true happiness. i thank him for that. i really do. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm linsey davis in new york. >>> next, they're huge stars in their own right. why did steve carell and ryan gosling find it so intimidating the new movie "the big short"? i sure had a lot on my mind when i got out of the hospital after a dvt blood clot. what about my