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<\/p>\nA PERPETUAL bridesmaid has been living out the real-life version of 27 Dresses.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s been a bridesmaid 12 times and, despite forking out a total of $10,000 on other people's weddings, she thinks it is \u201can honor\u201d to be one.<\/p>\n
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Although Bridget Herrmann, 40, has not yet tied the knot herself, she\u2019s walked down the aisle 12 times \u2013\u00a0as a bridesmaid.<\/p>\n
And she has the dresses to prove it.<\/p>\n
Bridget calls it "an honor" to be in the wedding party, and insists that she\u2019ll never say no, meaning she likely has another bridesmaid ask coming her way.<\/p>\n
So that means more spending.<\/p>\n
Adding up the cost of a dress, alterations, flights, the bridal shower, gifts, and hotel, she has spent upwards of $2,000 as a bridesmaid at a single wedding.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s also spent as little as $500 on others.<\/p>\n
Bridget estimates she has forked over $10,000 total being a bridesmaid 12 times \u2013\u00a0for high school friends, her sister, her cousin, and college friends.<\/p>\n
But the Chicago, Illinois, local doesn\u2019t regret a single one.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI absolutely love it. I\u2019d never tell someone no. I love doing it. Maybe that\u2019s just in my nature but I feel it is such an honor,\u201d she said in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n Her debut experience came in October of 2006, when she wore a sage green, strapless, satin dress.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first time I got asked to be a bridesmaid was pretty exciting,\u201d she remembers.<\/p>\n For the 11 other weddings, Bridget has worn everything from a simple short navy dress that she called \u201creally beautiful,\u201d to a big gown with a petticoat.<\/p>\n \u201cI ripped out the petticoat after the ceremony and put on sneakers.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn't a fan of the really big dress. It had a pickup in the skirt and a corset back and layers of petticoats,\u201d she admits.<\/p>\n Luckily, she\u2019s gotten a few re-wears out of the navy mini.<\/p>\n Still, she says for the most part she\u2019s liked all her looks.<\/p>\n \u201cOut of the 12, I've maybe had two that I haven't been crazy about. They haven't been terrible."<\/p>\n As for her one of her favorite gowns, that\u2019s one she picked out herself.<\/p>\n \u201cOne bride wanted everyone in black and let us pick our own dress. I ended up loving that one."<\/p>\n She currently has three of the dresses in her closest \u2013 all from her most recent weddings \u2013\u00a0and has donated many of the others to girls who can\u2019t afford a prom dress.<\/p>\n At 5-foot-1 inch, Bridget said the alterations are often a costly part of being a bridesmaid.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s extremely expensive to have alterations. I\u2019ve paid $200 for a dress, and the alterations have come out to $400.\u201d<\/p>\n She used to have her own seamstress when she was living in New York who would alter all her dresses.<\/p>\n \u201cI would go to her with a dress, and she\u2019d say, \u2018Oh Bridget again.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Bridget believes she has been a bridesmaid so much due to keeping in touch with her circle of friends from high school and college, as well as meeting others along the way.<\/p>\n She was once a bridesmaid three times in one year, but has not taken on the role since May of 2022.<\/p>\n That\u2019s when she was a bridesmaid due to being friends with the groom, and even went on the boys\u2019 trip.<\/p>\n \u201cI went to Vegas with guys. That was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n But the costs added up.<\/p>\n The bachelorette in Las Vegas, the wedding in Napa, and the dress saw Bridget spend upwards of $1,500 \u2013 meaning she put a hold on her plans for a vacation in Italy.<\/p>\n \u201cThe wedding was in Napa. The flights, hotels, all kinds of things \u2013 it becomes really expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n The radio promoter thinks the price of a wedding has increased over the last two decades due to the \u201cculture\u201d \u2013 where you once paid very little for a dress, bridal shower, and a gift, now you have to cover the cost of destination trips.<\/p>\n She says strangers are often shocked to find out how many times she has been a bridesmaid, but it\u2019s not something she plans to stop doing.<\/p>\n \u201cThey think that highly of you, that you played a role in their life to ask you. It\u2019s the biggest honor.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel I\u2019m not quite done yet but if I never get asked again, I\u2019d still be happy with that.\u201d<\/p>\n She calls her experiences wonderful and says she likes to be there for friends.<\/p>\n \u201cI love being a bridesmaid because I love helping people.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to think, \u2018She\u2019s done it 12 times and it won\u2019t be special when she is my bridesmaid.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Bridget still hopes to find her own groom and have children \u2013 and decided to freeze her eggs three years ago believing her time will come.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve not met the right person. I\u2019m a big believer that I\u2019m meant to be a wife and a mother. I have faith it will happen to me.<\/p>\n \u201cI love weddings.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/da-tom-comp.jpg\")
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