A Guy’s Perspective On Hiring A Professional Bridesmaid

Written by Jay Glantz of Bridesmaid for Hire

 

So, I guess people decide to get married – I just never would have imagined it would creep up on us in life as quickly as it has. When my mid-twenties arrived, it all began so contagiously fast, similar to an outbreak of the chicken pox in kindergarten. Proposals and Facebook photos of diamonds, bachelor parties and red-eye flights back from Vegas, and wedding after freakin’ wedding; my life was suddenly consumed with matrimony.

 

Amongst all the magic and romance in the air, strung a common theme of satire throughout the past five years of wedding chaos. As a guy, you really cannot help but focus on the hilarity and revelry of the entire marriage topic, so after serving as a groomsman seven times in a row and twice as a best man, I’ve actually developed an interesting perspective on the bridal topic which lends itself towards thinking that hiring a professional to help manage the wedding party and all its glory…might not be the worst idea.

 

 

Hours before the wedding ceremony, the tension amongst the bridal party seems like it could be straight out of the last thirty or so minutes of the movie The Hangover. The maid-of-honor screams out, “Where the hell is the best man, no one has seen him since last night!” and then the bride yells, ”This wedding gown feels like it’s two sizes too small, who picked this damn thing out?”…”Oh wait, I did.” Then, after an hour of chaos, a pile of perspired tissues and half of the wedding party no longer on speaking terms…while the other half is trying to sneak off for a last-minute cocktail, it’s finally time for the first-look.

 

The wedding party and close family members gather around while the bride and groom make their descent toward the hotel lobby for the most prized photo opp of the evening. “Where is the photographer and who the hell let in her drunk uncle again…AND has anyone tracked down the best man!?” Cries the maid-of-honor, as she notices out of the corner of her mascara filled eye that no one is paying attention and as expected the first-look just became the missed-look.

 

 

If there is one thing I’ve consistently observed throughout my years of honorary groomsmanship  – it’s that being a bridesmaid is not all mimosas and updos. In fact, bridesmaids should get paid top dollar for their duties, be required to hold a degree in psychology,  a background in project management and have their own annual award show on TV – The Bouquets. Compared to being a groomsman, which simply put is a blast – bridesmaids do not have it quite as easy. What should be a noble and blissful responsibility seems flat out demanding, exhausting and can potentially lead to PTSD.

 

Don’t just pity the Bridal party, as the poor Bride herself is under enough stress as it is to then have her entire wedding experience from the shower to bachelorette activities and even the big day itself lie in the hands of, well amateurs. Face it, they are your best friends, close relatives and far from being experts when it comes to nuptials and the contiguous responsibilities that fall in their laps. For some it’s their first wedding experience altogether, while others, aside from maybe not being totally cut out for the job, are as they should be – more focused on enjoying the moments and being there for the bride in the best way they know how to – as her BFF.

 

Just as you hire a wedding planner to ensure that the events in their entirety are immaculate and unforgettable, brides across the globe have began hiring a professional Bridesmaid to cater to the people side of the wedding. Whether it be behind the scenes as a coach and orchestrator of people or in fact as a stand-in member of the bridal party you can count on an expert to make sure everything and everyone is well taken care of so that the Bride and wedding party can focus on what’s most important – enjoying every second of the wedding experience together!