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    Bad Bridesmaid: Bachelorette Brawls and Taffeta Tantrums. What We Go Through For Her Big Day
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    Bad Bridesmaid: Bachelorette Brawls and Taffeta Tantrums. What We Go Through For Her Big Day

    By Siri Agrell

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    About this ebook

    Bad Bridesmaid: an underachieving, inadequate, sinful, vulgar, naughty or disobedient bridal attendant. Usually characterized by eye-rolling, drunkenness, lack of pantyhose and an overdrawn bank account.

    Siri Agrell didn’t mean to become a bad bridesmaid. It just kind of happened when this National Post columnist innocently asked—via a newspaper piece—if it was really necessary for the bride’s best and most loyal friends to endure 12 months of themed showers, endless fittings and the inevitable “taffeta terror” of coming face to face with the chosen dress. Agrell got her answer when she was promptly fired as a bridesmaid. But her friend’s loss is a win for the millions of women-in-waiting who, despite the fact that they love their brides, can’t quite believe what they’re being asked to swallow along with their champagne.

    Part memoir (including both Agrell’s story and countless other confessions of bridesmaids-gone-bad) and part cultural analysis, Bad Bridesmaid is wholly and smartly funny, a stiletto-heel print on an ivory silk train. Bad Bridesmaid devilishly dissects the hilarious, expensive and unbelievable experiences of leading a treasured friend down the aisle, and asks why it all has to be so damn difficult. From the history of bridesmaids—who in ancient times were used as decoys—to their contemporary role of strapless dress–wearing servitude—Agrell covers it all.

    Why are we powerless against the shower’s reign? Why do we not demand more than a one-night stand with our bridesmaid dress? Does anyone really want to watch a male stripper?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJul 17, 2012
    ISBN9781443403924
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    Bad Bridesmaid: Bachelorette Brawls and Taffeta Tantrums. What We Go Through For Her Big Day
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    Siri Agrell

    Siri Agrell is a reporter and columnist for the National Post. Her weekly column, "Launched,” explores the latest and loopiest in products and trends. She has covered a wide array of subjects and pop culture phenomena, and is known for turning the exploits of her twenty-something generation into thought provoking and irreverent cultural analysis. She has degrees in history and journalism and, before joining the National Post, worked at Saturday Night magazine, the Toronto Star and the Ottawa Citizen. Siri Agrell lives in Toronto.

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    • 2/5
      I expected this to be funnier...most of these girls just seem mean.
    • 3/5
      Usually when a woman gets engaged, after figuring out things like cake choices and flower selection comes assigning the role of bridesmaids. What "Bad Bridesmaid" seeks to do is provide readers with a front row seat as to the worst situations that can happen to a bridesmaid like being kicked out of the wedding or having to be in a wedding for a person you barely know. The book starts out with the author's own tale of going from a good bridesmaid to a bad bridesmaid. Mainly, after the author was chosen to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding, she wrote a newspaper article asking why bridesmaids were necessary in a wedding at all. Although others were amused and some sympathized with her opinions, the bride did not feel that way and told the author she was fired as a bridesmaid and was to be replaced the the bride's cousin. The remainder of the book is made up of stories from other former bridesmaids who also suffered the fate of being labeled a "bad bridesmaid." I feel "Bad Bridesmaid" has a split personality complex in that it goes from discussing the history of bridesmaids and their role in weddings to personal stories from other women who have been bridesmaids. I personally feel that the author of this book should have picked to either focus on the stories from former bridesmaids or the history of bridesmaids but not both. Another issue I had with the book was the way in which it was organized. While each chapter was introduced with a catchy title, interesting quote and a nice picture, there was no definite separation between the bridesmaid history and the former bridesmaid stories. Also, it was easy for the reader to get confused when confronted with all the different former bridesmaids who are involved in making this book. That being said, I think it would have been easier for the reader to have had a chart before the start of the book start the woman's name and how many times she served as a bridesmaid. I just think that a chart would have a lot more helpful so I would remember that the Giselle from Chapter 3 was the same Giselle in Chapter 8. All in all, this was a funny book which will make you think twice before saying "I do" to bridesmaid duty.
    • 3/5
      very entertaining... fast read
    • 5/5
      This is a laugh-out loud funny book, except perhaps to brides. Despite the title, and cover picture, the book is less about bridesmaids behaving badly, and more about how they are imposed upon by bridezillas. Perhaps the title will allow it to be "mistakenly" given to brides at engagement parties and showers as a subtle hint. It can also serve as a horrible warning to young women who might want to avoid agreeing to be a bridesmaid, or bail out early. Funny as it is, there is a serious point about brides out of control.
    • 5/5
      This is a laugh-out loud funny book, except perhaps to brides. Despite the title, and cover picture, the book is less about bridesmaids behaving badly, and more about how they are imposed upon by bridezillas. Perhaps the title will allow it to be "mistakenly" given to brides at engagement parties and showers as a subtle hint. It can also serve as a horrible warning to young women who might want to avoid agreeing to be a bridesmaid, or bail out early. Funny as it is, there is a serious point about brides out of control.
    • 4/5
      After reading this book I realize how easy my bridesmaids had it. I didn't ask them to do squat, of course they didn't do squat either.... From bridezillas to bad dresses it is all here...a very fun read.
    • 3/5
      A funny book that showcases the worst Bridal behavior I've ever heard of!March 2007