Kay Cannon

I ran track in college. And that team, that all-lady team that I was on, I can remember just being so incredibly sad that I knew we were all going to leave each other after we graduated and that our lives would change. And even though I was the bridesmaid at all their weddings and stuff like that, it's just not the same, right?

American Writer

Juliana Hatfield

I have been a bridesmaid. Fortunately, the outfits were pretty tame. They were cream and black, but I still wouldn't wear them out in public, though.

American Musician

Jennifer Garner

I am usually part of any disaster at a wedding if I'm a bridesmaid, which I've been lucky enough to be several times.

American Actress

Wendi McLendon-Covey

You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!

Jill Kargman

My five best friends, who were my bridesmaids in my wedding, are still my best friends.

American Author

Piper Laurie

I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.

Kaitlyn Bristowe

I don't want my bridesmaids looking better than me.

Canadian Entertainer

Dorothy Malone

I was a bridesmaid at a wedding in one picture.

Peter O'Toole

Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot!

Irish Actor

Lindsay Mendez

Used specifically in the context of weddings, relating to bridal duties.

Event Specific

The role and importance of bridesmaids can vary significantly in different cultures.

Cultural Role

There can be one or several bridesmaids in a wedding party.

Number Varies

It's a metaphor for coming close to success but not actually achieving it.

Figurative Usage

This expression can imply repeated failure to reach a top position.

Negative Connotation

It emphasizes the lack of final triumph despite involvement or effort.

No Victory

 who is maybe not immediately likable, but eventually relatable. I don't like to acknowledge a problem without also acknowledging those who work to fix it, so just wanted to acknowledge shows like "Mad Men," movies like "Bridesmaids," whose female characters

Tavi Gevinson: A teen...

 eventually relatable I don't like to acknowledge a problem without also acknowledging those who were to fix it so just wanted to acknowledge shows like Mad Men movies like bridesmaids whose female characters or protagonists are