Bad Bridesmaid

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...