Ring, ring! It's 1-800-BRIDESMAID.

Author and pro bridesmaid Jen Glantz brings her hit newsletter to life in this judgment-free zone for all your burning real wedding, love, and friendship drama questions—plus expert advice to help sort it all out.

In this deeply vulnerable episode, Jen sits down with Lauren Tetenbaum—therapist, author of Millennial Menopause, former lawyer turned social worker, and self-proclaimed optimist who believes life gets better in your 40s—for an honest conversation about friendship scarcity, wedding anxiety, and why your worth isn't measured by your bridesmaid count.

From making friends at Pilates to why midlife means giving fewer fucks, Jen and Lauren tackle the invisible pressure women face to perform perfect friendships, especially when a wedding puts every relationship under a microscope.

Episode Highlights:

- Why weddings bring all your hidden issues to the surface (like friendship struggles you've been ignoring) - How to separate your relationship with your partner from your insecurity about friendships - The art of being bold: picking up girls at the gym and asking for friend-dates - Why you don't need matching bridal parties (or any bridal party at all) - How to stop being performative on social media and start living for yourself - Making peace with having "no group of friends" when Instagram tells you otherwise

If you've ever felt alone while planning a wedding, worried about how your life looks to others, or struggled to make real friends as an adult... this episode will remind you that you're not broken, you're just in a different season.

Ring, ring! It’s 1-800-BRIDESMAID.

Author and pro bridesmaid Jen Glantz brings her hit newsletter to life in this judgment-free zone for all your messy, real wedding, love, and friendship dilemmas—plus expert advice to help sort them out.

This episode features writer, entrepreneur, former wedding planner, and soon-to-be-bride Amanda Goetz. Amanda’s lived about seven lives: married young, became a mom of three, managed a celebrity wedding brand, built two startups, survived divorce, found love again, and is now planning wedding number two with a newfound sense of clarity, boundaries, and emotional growth.

Jen and Amanda dive into identity, ambition, the “seasons” of life, anxious attachment, trusting yourself after heartbreak, and why so many of us dim our own light without even realizing it.

Then they break open this week’s letter—an absolute jaw-dropper: A bride-to-be discovers her fiancé has been pretending to go to work for six weeks after secretly getting fired. Now they’re months away from the wedding with financial chaos and a mountain of lies to untangle. Can trust ever be rebuilt? Or is this a sign to run?

Episode Highlights: • The lies we tell ourselves when we’re scared to start over • What divorce taught her about self-trust, boundaries, and choosing better partners • Why postponing a wedding is so much easier than divorcing the wrong person • The emotional and financial cost of divorce (and how to avoid it) If you’ve ever questioned your relationship, compared your love to your past, or wondered whether cold feet is a warning or just fear talking, this episode is a must-listen.

Ring, ring! It’s 1-800-BRIDESMAID. Author and pro bridesmaid Jen Glantz brings her hit newsletter to life in this judgment-free zone for all your real wedding, love, and friendship drama questions—plus expert advice to help sort it all out.

In this episode, Jen is joined by writer, senior editor at TODAY.com, and beloved “Grinch Bride” herself, Elena Nicolaou, whose viral wedding commentary has helped thousands of brides feel seen during the messy, emotional, transformative rollercoaster of engagement.

Then they unpack this week’s letter: A bride-to-be runs into the ex who once made her feel wild, passionate, and alive… just weeks before her wedding. Now she’s questioning everything. Spark vs. safety, nostalgia vs. reality—what does it really mean?

Episode Highlights: • What it feels like to be a “Grinch Bride” (and why it’s more common than you think) • Why weddings bring out buried family and friendship dynamics • How to tell the difference between passion and toxicity • The surprising identity crisis that happens after you say “I do” • What to do when an ex resurfaces and throws your heart into chaos

If you’ve ever questioned your relationship, compared your love to your past, or wondered whether cold feet is a warning or just fear talking, this episode is a must-listen.