{"id":38169,"date":"2020-05-15T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/dream-bridesmaid-for-hire\/"},"modified":"2020-05-15T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:31:00","slug":"dream-bridesmaid-for-hire","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/dream-bridesmaid-for-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dream Bridesmaid, for Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Winkie writes on Vox.com:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jen Glantz is there for women on the biggest day of their lives&mdash;for about $2,000 a wedding. The 31-year-old entrepreneur has been a professional bridesmaid since 2015, working dozens of ceremonies each year around the country. She&#39;s a dear friend for a day, not a wedding planner. Glantz says, &ldquo;I&#39;m not going to be able to pick your flowers or taste your cake with you.&rdquo; Instead, she specializes in energizing the dance floor, distracting problem relatives, and above all, comforting the bride. &ldquo;You&#39;re running around putting fires out. You&#39;ll clock 30,000 steps in one wedding.&rdquo; Some clients have suffered a recent falling-out with a bridesmaid and need a quick fill-in, while others just don&#39;t have enough close friends.<\/p>\n<p>About three-quarters of the time, brides ask Glantz to make up a fake name and backstory&mdash;she usually claims to be a friend from some obscure hobby. Glantz launched her company, Bridesmaid for Hire, in 2015 after serving as a civilian bridesmaid in her 20s for numerous friends. &ldquo;That got me thinking that if I could do this for friends, I could do it for the wedding industry.&rdquo; She now has a team of pro bridesmaids but rejects any applicants who emphasize how much they love to party. 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