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Jen Glantz is a professional bridesmaid and on her website, Bridesmaid For Hire, you can do just that. Hire a bridesmaid, which is kind of like hiring a best friend or a personal cheerleader/bodyguard.
And after being a bridesmaid over 125 times, she has seen it all — the drama, the cold feet, the arguments, the romance, the disasters…
Back in her 20s, Glantz was the single woman among all her friends, who were busily getting engaged and married. She was often asked to be a bridemaid — even to distant friends who hardly knew her past their college days.
"I was always a bridesmaid and it was fun for a while until it wasn't," she tells Mamamia's No Filter.
"I didn't realise how much it actually costs to be a bridesmaid. Before you know it, you're spending $400 on a bridesmaid dress, you're taking time off work. It felt like being an unpaid intern. It feels like a job."
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After lots of money spent and countless hours assisting brides, Glantz came to a realisation.