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If you’ve read Mindy Kaling’s first book, you know she has a pretty tight girl posse, mostly friends from college and from her early years in New York. She recently complained about how difficult it is to make good friends in LA, so I’m guessing that she’s hung on to those early girlfriends and they are her main squad. So, it’s unsurprising to learn that Mindy has been to her fair share of weddings and even served as a bridesmaid a few times. That’s what happens when you have close girlfriends – you end up going to a lot of weddings. When Mindy appeared on Wednesday night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, they ended up talking about bridesmaiding and how much it sucks.

Seth sets her up – because they’re friends and they obviously did a rehearsal – by talking about how they’ve both been in a lot of wedding parties and how groomsmen have it a lot easier than bridesmaids. Mindy says:

“Yeah, I think that when you’re a bridesmaid at a wedding, although it sounds kinda glamorous when you’re younger, you’re essentially like a maid. You’re like a slave, an unpaid slave to the wedding and you’re job is to—you’re a maid and you know it because you’re wearing a dress that’s the same color of the other maids. Like, your uniform. And you’re job is to just, like, guide grandparents and talk to foreigners and meet people who look confused. Find the rings and stuff. But when you’re a groomsman, you’re technically supposed to be helpful. But, all they do is drink beer and like play with the dogs and stuff.”

[From E! News]

Honestly, the excerpts from Mindy’s book and her interviews thus far have just made me want to read the second book even more. I would read a book devoted to Mindy’s experiences at weddings. And yes, for some ladies, bridesmaiding is like slavery. Only so many bridesmaids have to shell out a significant amount of money for the pleasure (travel to and from, hotel room, bridesmaid’s dress, shoes, etc).

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