being a bridesmaid: the bad, the bad, the ugly

hot pursuit by AsianBossGirl

Emily, Madelyn, Jen

Relationships, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

bachelorette trips, bridezillas, & financial ruin... oh my! the girls of hot pursuit share some (a lot) of rants & woes about the exhausting experience of being a bridesmaid, but would we do it again for our best friends in every lifetime in a heartbeat. 0:00 reading listener nightmare stories 7:40 bridezillas and entitlement 9:50 bridesmaid makeup and dresses really ain’t it 16:04 unconventional bridesmaid approaches? 17:31 bachelorette trip faves & rants 27:32 would all of this exist without social media? 29:52 do the bride and groom deserve a gift? 32:04 shoutout to the maid of honors 35:02 welcome party exhaustion 38:35 where are the cute groomsmen?! 40:42 so, would we have bridesmaids? CONNECT WITH US Connect with us @thehotpursuitpod on Instagram/TikTok/Youtube. Email us at ⁠hello@thehotpursuitpod.com⁠. Learn more at ⁠thehotpursuitpod.com⁠. THE HOT PURSUIT PODCAST: Hosted and written by: Jennifer Han, Emily Lin, and Madelyn Ong Produced by: Hot Pursuit Media and AsianBossGirl Edited by: Josh Jang Theme song composed by: Shawn Halim Art by: Kelsey Cordutsky Motion Graphics by: Matt Ebling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.0	One night of winding down in every drop.
0:18.0	Your moment of serenity.
0:23.9	Brought to you by twining sleep.
0:25.1	Twinings.
0:27.8	Alive in every drop.
0:31.9	I hate being a bridesmaid.
0:36.4	Spending lots of money when you're not as close to them as they think you are.
0:37.0	Yes.
0:38.3	Bridesala is real. A few of the times that I was going to be a bridesmaid, COVID happened. Oh, thank God.
0:43.4	Bride tribe. What do you guys hate most about being a bridesmaid? Hello and welcome back to Hot Pursuit, a podcast about creating conversations where nothing is off limits.
1:02.8	Welcome to season two.
1:03.9	This podcast was produced by Asian Boss Girl.
1:08.6	I'm M.
1:09.4	And I don't think you deserve a wedding gift if I'm going to be your bridesmaid.
1:14.9	I'm Jen and I don't understand welcome parties. I'm Madeline and please get hotter groomsmen.
1:28.4	For real. You have hotter friends.
1:31.4	All the grimsmen are always a letdown.
1:33.3	It's always a letdown.
1:34.8	Sorry, we're vain.
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