Boca Raton woman works as a bridesmaid for hire
Author, 29, shares stories, lessons learned from being bridesmaid more than 40 times.
The lyrics in a Pink song are the soundtrack to Jen Glantz’s life right now.
The 29 -year- old from Boc a Raton was told she should pursue a difffffffffffferent profession because writing wasn’t her strong suit. She was asked why “a nobody” like her would be the perfect person to speak at a women’s business brunch. She was bullied for being the shy tomboy who chose books over boys.
“Raise Your Glass” by Pink is the celebration anthem for the underestimated, the underrated, the unknown underdogs. Everything that Jen Glantz was. Keyword: was. Today, she gets paid to put on polyester dresses and walk down the aisle with strangers.
For the past two years, Glantz has been in more than 40 weddings. In other words, she’s made a living being a bridesmaid. Most recently, she’s built a business, www.BridesmaidForHire.com, and wrote a book about what it means to be a bridesmaid-for-hire.
This shy kid always knew she’d be successful. What she didn’t know was that witnessing couples fistfight all the way to the altar or fifinding a bride blackout drunk behind a couch on her wedding night would be part of her journey toward greatness.
With all those ceremonies under her belt, imagine the stories she can tell.
“I’ve seen people get married for other things — not love. I’ve seen people completely back out of their situation. But I’ve also seen people look at each other in a way that I’ve never seen before,” she said.
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