OutSource a Bridesmaid

I recently attended a wedding and I was shocked to see beautiful women in truly ugly bridesmaids dresses. I’ve seen the TV shows, “Say Yes to the Dress”, and “4 Weddings” and thought the trend of ugly bridesmaids dresses was out of style. Either I was making a wrong assumption or this bride was devious. After some conversations with tearful bridesmaids, the answer was a little bit of each. Cue the movie ‘27 Dresses’.

The idea to ask your friends or family member to pay for an ugly unflattering dress and tag along to all the pre-bridal events while smiling and paying their own way seems like a recipe for disaster. It is common that friendships collapse or are tarnished by being involved in “the wedding party”.

Here is my solution: Hire a professional bridesmaid. Never heard of this profession? I made it up or so I think. It seems like there is a void in the market. Brides live under a cloud of ‘perfection’. Every bride thinks their wedding will be the best, and every single person they know is as excited about their wedding as they are! They are delusional but who wants to burst their bubble and have a crying, melted down bride on your hands?

Hello wedding planners. In this economy I know there are plenty of unemployed actresses that would be willing to look as ugly or pretty as you want for $100.00 for 4 hours and a dinner. A suggestion to brides from a neutral person, i.e. wedding planner, may be well received. Friendships could be saved as well as a lot of money!

Does this sound crazy? Can you fondly recount all your experiences as a bridesmaid?

I know there are many that will say it is an ‘honor’ to stand up for your friend. This is true, but how about when all your vacation time is spent going to weddings and destination weddings, and destination bridal showers and really all the money spent! As Mother of the Bride, relative of the bride, friend of the bride, budding entrepreneur, think about outsourcing the bridesmaids!