The Bridesmaids: True Tales of Love Envy Loyalty . . . and Terrible Dresses (Picador True Tales)

An entertaining beach read… [and] a nice way to provide your besties with reading material for the bachelorette weekend.―Lauren ConradWHAT DO A FORMER FASHION MODEL AN EX-NUN AND A FRAT BOY HAVE IN COMMON? VIRTUALLY NOTHING EXCEPT THAT EACH HAS EXPERIENCED A UNIVERSAL RITE OF PASSAGE: BEING A BRIDESMAID.. Each year 11 million bridesmaids lead their best friends down the aisle. Most wear matching dresses and nearly all have a thing or two to say about the bride. In this uproarious oral history editor and journalist Eimear Lynch offers us an intimate glimpse at the moments the wedding photographer failed to capture.. From the accidental bridesmaid who helped sew the bride into her designer gown to the tomboy who struggled to carry Princess Dianas twenty-five foot train The Bridesmaids lifts the veil on the Big Day. Opening with her own experiences as a five-time maid Eimear gives us stories that are by turns heartfelt funny scandalous and sometimes downright strange. An ode to the good the bad the strapless chiffon and the occasional three-piece suit―and above all to the supporting actresses and actors who wore them―The Bridesmaids is a colorful walk down the aisle that you wont want to miss and the perfect companion for every bridesmaid-to-be.