Hire a Bridesmaid
Wedding Stress is a Real Thing.
Hire a Professional Bridesmaid to Help.
Whether you need emotional support, maid of honor backup, wedding planning help, speech writing, or someone to handle the behind-the-scenes chaos of your wedding day, Bridesmaid for Hire is here to help.
Founded by Jen Glantz, the world’s first professional bridesmaid, Bridesmaid for Hire has helped thousands of brides, bridesmaids, maids of honor, and wedding parties survive everything nobody warns you about before getting married.
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“Stop wishing you just eloped, start working with Bridesmaid for Hire.”
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Hiring a Bridesmaid Sounds a Little Wild…
Professional Bridesmaid Services & Wedding Support
Bridesmaid for Hire Services
Hire Jen Glantz to be your bridesmaid. She'll be your support system & go-to bestie, plus she'll keep it a secret.
Looking for behind-the-scenes help? Hire Jen Glantz as your day-of coordinator for your wedding.
Let us write your wedding vows so they are deeply personal, beautifully written, and unforgettable.
Need help with timelines, vendors, family drama, or wedding chaos? Bridesmaid for Hire helps behind the scenes before and during your wedding.
We help couples plan intimate, low-stress elopements with support for timelines, locations, travel, vendors, and more.
From destination ideas and itineraries to budgeting, reservations, and travel logistics, we help couples plan unforgettable honeymoons.
From themes and itineraries to games, decorations, logistics, and awkward friend dynamics, we help plan unforgettable bachelor and bachelorette parties without the stress spiral.
If your maid of honor needs a little help, we have her back with lots of maid of honor planning and speech tools.
for brides, maids of honor, and wedding guests
Hire a Professional Bridesmaid to Help You Survive Wedding Chaos
Jen Glantz, the world’s first professional bridesmaid, helps brides navigate wedding stress, bridal party drama, speeches, timelines, emotional overwhelm, and all the behind-the-scenes chaos nobody warns you about before getting married.
The result?
A wedding day where you actually feel supported.
Let a professional bridesmaid take care of the dirty work
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Bridesmaid for Hire founder Jen Glantz has helped thousands of brides survive wedding stress, bridal party drama, speeches, and behind-the-scenes wedding chaos.
Hire a Bridesmaid & Make Wedding Planning Stress-Free
How it Works
01. Choose Your Support
Pick the service that fits your wedding chaos best — whether you need a professional bridesmaid, maid of honor help, wedding planning support, speech writing, emotional support, or day-of coordination.
02. Get a Personalized Plan
Once we understand your wedding needs, we’ll build a personalized support plan tailored to your timeline, stress level, bridal party dynamics, and the kind of help you actually need.
03. Use When You Need
From wedding logistics and timelines to emotional support, speeches, and last-minute emergencies, Bridesmaid for Hire helps handle the chaos so you don’t have to.
04. Enjoy Your Wedding
Instead of spending your wedding weekend overwhelmed and solving everyone else’s problems, you get to feel supported, present, and able to actually enjoy your wedding day.
"Paying Jen Glantz to be your Bridesmaid for Hire will be the best money you spend on your wedding"
You might be thinking like I did, how sad is it that I have to pay someone to be my bridesmaid? Stop that Negative Nancy train of thought. Paying Jen Glantz to be your Bridesmaid for Hire will be the best money you spend on your wedding. If you are anything like me, a 30-something-year-old professional whose friends and sister are all busy being moms and/or professionals and/or living out of state, you need the help. Truth be told, your wedding party will want to execute the wedding of their dreams, not yours. Your mother or your mother-in-law will drive you insane. If you don’t have a therapist, Jen Glantz will serve that role for you, and happily.
-Bryn, bride
Meet Jen Glantz, the World’s First Professional Bridesmaid
After being a bridesmaid more times than she could count, Jen Glantz started Bridesmaid for Hire in 2014 after posting a Craigslist ad offering to be a professional bridesmaid for strangers. What started as a joke quickly turned into a viral business featured everywhere from The New York Times and TODAY to Glamour, CNBC, and more.
Over the last decade, Jen has helped thousands of brides navigate wedding stress, bridal party drama, emotional overwhelm, awkward family dynamics, speeches, timelines, wedding emergencies, and all the behind-the-scenes chaos nobody warns you about before getting married.
From stepping in as a maid of honor and calming friendship tension to fixing wedding day disasters and helping overwhelmed brides feel less alone, Jen has built a career around supporting people during one of the most emotional and stressful moments of their lives.
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Questions? We have answers.
I want to hire you! What happens next?
Once you reach out, we’ll learn more about your wedding, your stress level, your bridal party dynamics, and the type of support you’re looking for. From there, we’ll create a customized support plan based on your needs — whether that’s professional bridesmaid services, wedding planning help, emotional support, speech writing, or day-of coordination.
Ready to get started ASAP? Pick a service and instantly get help.
DO PEOPLE KNOW YOU'RE HIRED?
Only if you want them to. Some clients proudly tell everyone they hired a professional bridesmaid, while others prefer to keep our role private. We’re experts at blending in naturally with your bridal party and supporting you behind the scenes.
what can i hire you for?
Everything nobody warns you about before getting married. Bridesmaid for Hire helps with wedding stress, speeches, timelines, logistics, bridal party drama, emotional support, family tension, vendor issues, bachelorette planning, wedding day emergencies, and behind-the-scenes coordination. You can see our services here.
What if i don't have supportive friends or family?
Honestly? You’re not alone. Weddings have a way of making friendship dynamics, loneliness, family tension, and emotional stress rise straight to the surface. Bridesmaid for Hire exists to give brides the support system they wish they had during one of the most overwhelming moments of their lives.
DO YOU TRAVEL FOR WEDDINGS?
Yes! Bridesmaid for Hire has traveled all over the country helping clients with weddings, elopements, bachelor and bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinners, and wedding weekends.