Serving as a bridesmaid can be a great honor and testament to years of friendship. But as anyone who's been in a bridal party can attest, it's not always hunky dory.
Here are 20 tweets that sum up the struggle of being a bridesmaid, from the required public speaking to the not-so-flattering dresses.
Trying to write a maid of honor speech for a wedding, but I don't know how to say these emojis out loud.
— Alison Leiby (@AlisonLeiby) July 28, 2014
person: aw you're going to be a bridesmaid do you know what you'll be wearing
— Emma Gannon (@girllostincity) October 14, 2015
me: Yes. Spanx.
Getting asked to be a bridesmaid instead of the maid of honor is like getting asked to be the Kelly Rowland instead of the Beyonce
— Michelle Markowitz (@michmarkowitz) January 6, 2014
Always the bridesmaid, never the guest who gets to drink and eat for free with no ceremonial responsibilities.
— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) October 4, 2015
You were right, Janet. I did find a second use for that bridesmaid dress. pic.twitter.com/QXPGTdgoDZ
— Elizabeth Hackett (@LizHackett) January 28, 2015
The one time you really don't want to have resting bitch face is when you're a bridesmaid.
— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) August 9, 2015
Bridesmaid dresses are really the one night stands of clothing.
— Alison Leiby (@AlisonLeiby) April 18, 2014
Being a bridesmaid is like touring a sausage factory; you shouldn't see all the unappetizing things that go into that thing you're craving.
— Why You're Single (@YoureSingleShow) September 5, 2015
Love my friends, love their love stories—but being a bridesmaid on the regular is a very high stakes expensive hobby pic.twitter.com/cU5VttxfZ2
— Rachelle Williams (@rachrwill) April 4, 2016
I'm hereby trademarking the phrase "bridesmaid bankruptcy." #neveragain
— Leigh Munsil (@leighmunsil) May 9, 2011
Being a #bridesmaid is like holding the cone while someone else licks the #icecream. #Rhoda
— Sage Bergman (@SageBergman) June 5, 2014
I googled "bridesmaid hairstyles" pic.twitter.com/iEiECoNgON
— Erin Ruberry (@erinruberry) September 13, 2015
The hardest part of writing a maid of honor speech is taking out all the parts about marriage being a patriarchal institution of oppression
— Alexandra Svokos (@asvokos) September 10, 2015
I have concluded that being a bridesmaid in someone's wedding is like pledging the world's worst sorority
— Jen Lap (@jennifer_lap) June 9, 2015
When a friend asks you to be a bridesmaid, she's really saying "Give me $1000 & get ready to look pregnant in an empire waist dress."
— Jade Tolbert (@jadelizroper) February 26, 2014
I'll probs be the least helpful & reliable bridesmaid, but I will DEF be the bridesmaid who comes up with the wedding hashtag. So yer welx!
— Jackie O (@JackieOProblems) December 24, 2014
My friend's bachelorette party is a half marathon, because it's slightly less offensive than just telling her bridesmaids, "You're fat."
— Alison Leiby (@AlisonLeiby) January 13, 2014
Don't mess with me today, Air Canada. I'm reporting for bridesmaid duty in Toronto and am prepared to go full bridesmaidzilla to get there.
— Eva Holland (@evaholland) September 25, 2014
Being a bridesmaid is like reliving prom season
— Heather Reid (@heatherreid247) January 10, 2016
"I'm gonna wear jeans and a t shirt when I get married" My daughter, 2nd time a bridesmaid in 2014
— Thandie Newton (@thandienewton) December 29, 2014