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They Do! Celebrity Bridesmaids

They Do! Celebrity Bridesmaids

They're usually the center of attention, but these stars are happy to play second fiddle when it comes to their best friends’ weddings

By Alex Apatoff and Kate Hogan & Alison Schwartz

Updated January 24, 2020 12:30 PM

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Madelaine Petsch

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The Riverdale star (third from left) was one of seven bridesmaids and four bridesmen that stood up at the wedding of Petsch's castmate Vanessa Morgan to her baseball player love Michael Kopech.

Petsch and the other bridesmaids (pictured getting ready in matching robes) wore orange cowlneck slip dresses, and the actress read “To Love Is Not to Possess,” by James Kavanagh during the ceremony.

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LADY GAGA

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Celebrities often spend so much time in the makeup chair that they become close friends with their glam squad members, and that's definitely the case with Lady Gaga and her pro, Sarah Tanno. The Global Artistry Director for Marc Jacobs Beauty and Haus Laboratories co-founder got married in Mexico this weekend, and her celebrity bridesmaid wore a pretty pink Jonathan Simkhai slip dress with matching pink hair. Gaga wrote on Instagram, “Two of my best friends just got married. Time to party!”

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VANESSA HUDGENS & ASHLEY TISDALE

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High School Musical I Do! The two former costars and pals reunited (in matching silver beaded Adrianna Papell gowns) to serve as bridesmaids in the wedding of mutual friend Kim Hidalgo.

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RIHANNA

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Rihanna headed back home to Barbados for the wedding of her childhood friend Sonita Alexander and was all-smiles during the ceremony, seen here cheering on her bestie in a cobalt blue dress with ruffled sleeves.

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CHRISTINA HENDRICKS

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The actress served as "groomswoman" for her Mad Men co-star Michael Gladis' wedding to actress Beth Behrs (inset), wearing the same Joanna August wrap dress that Beth's bridesmaids wore.

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TAYLOR SWIFT

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It's the ultimate BFF tradeoff: Taylor wrote childhood pal Abigail Anderson into one of her songs, and Abigail gave her the honor of carrying her train (while wearing a ruched maroon halter and matching lipstick).

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HAILEY & IRELAND BALDWIN

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Hailey Baldwin (left) was the maid of honor at her sister Alaia's wedding, posing for a family photo with her mother (center) and cousin Ireland (right) who also served as a bridesmaid looking chic in all black.

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NINA DOBREV

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Bestie Julianne Hough's wedding marked Nina's first time being a bridesmaid, and it did not disappoint: "It was absolutely breathtaking and perfect,” she tells PeopleStyle of the experience. Of course, we'd feel the same if we got to wear custom pale pink Marchesa and hit the dance floor with pros like the Houghs!

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MARY-KATE OLSEN & ASHLEY OLSEN

When the bride says "wear floral," you wear floral - even if you're an Olsen with a longtime devotee to all-black everything. (They opted for vintage, kimono-y attire, however - they couldn't go too far off their aesthetic.)

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TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

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Tracee served as a bridesmaid in her brother Ross Arne Naess' wedding (and so did sister-in-law Ashlee Simpson!) wearing a simple white slip dress and wreath crown. And yes, she had permission to wear the bridal color, as all the ladies who participated in the nuptials wore that hue, including her mom Diana Ross.

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MARGOT ROBBIE

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Just five months after saying "I do" at her own nuptials, the actress walked down the aisle again! This time she served as a bridesmai d for her friend Julia Koenig, wearing an outfit perfect for the Hawaiian ceremony -- a floral-print slip dress, flower crown and nude block sandals.

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VANDERPUMP RULES CAST

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Stassi Schroeder, Scheana Marie, Kristen Doute and Brittany Cartwright stood up for castmate Katie Maloney's wedding in silver V-neck halter gowns (that cost less than $180!) from White by Vera Wang for David's Bridal. And Maloney told PeopleStyle the key to finding a style all the "picky b---s" would agree upon was making sure it "was pretty but not over the top or with a ton of sequins or sparkles."

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RACHEL BILSON

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Rachel wore a pale mauve off-the-shoulder mermaid gown, an ethereal golden crown and a buckled wool cape to be #alwaysabridemaid for Hart of Dixie costumer Gelareh Khalioun.

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JOJO FLETCHER

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The Bachelor winner (pictured with fiancé Jordan Rodgers) walked down the aisle - as a bridesmaid, don't get too excited! - in a rented pale apricot Watters gown from VowtoBeChic.com.

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ARIANA MADIX

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Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Marie's wedding may not have been enduring (she and her husband split two years later), but the peach gowns worn by her 'maids, including costar Ariana, third from left, will stand the test of time.

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XOSHA ROQUEMORE

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The Mindy Project star and mom-to-be (center) got to pick her own dress for actress pal Molly Tarlov's wedding - but she and Molly's other BFFs prepped for the big day in matching floral robes from Love Ophelia.

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GEORGIA MAY & ELIZABETH JAGGER

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Jerry Hall's daughters with Mick Jagger wore elegantly draped pale blue Vivienne Westwood gowns to stand up for their mom's wedding to Rupert Murdoch.

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MIRANDA KERR

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The bride-to-be wore a white dress and wreath of flowers to serve as a bridesmaid for her younger brother Matthew’s big day – perfect for the relaxed outdoor ceremony, which took place in Hunter Valley, Australia.

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EMMA SLATER, LINDSAY ARNOLD, BRITTANY CHERRY AND JENNA JOHNSON

When Witney Carson chose her bridesmaids, she also guaranteed the dancefloor would be lit. The Dancing with the Stars pro’s bridesmaids included fellow dancers Emma Slater, Lindsay Arnold, Brittany Cherry, and Jenna Johnson.

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KELLY TRAVIS, CHRISTY HANSEN AND ANDI DORFMAN

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The friendships in Bachelor Nation run deep. So deep, in fact, that Nikki Ferrell had three of the former stars in her bridal party! When Ferrell wed Tyler VanLoo in October 2016, fellow reality stars Kelly Travis, Christy Hansen and Andi Dorfman stood by her side as baby pink gown-clad bridesmaids.

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TIFFANY TRUMP

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Donald Trump's daughter, Tiffany, spent a picturesque "Saturday down south" serving as mom Marla Maples' sister's bridesmaid in a gorgeous petal pink gown with a side pony, accentuated with a jeweled headband.

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TAYLOR SWIFT

There are quite a few perks to having Taylor as your Maid of Honor, as her childhood friend Britany Maack found out. Not only do you get an incredibly heartfelt speech, but you also get an impromptu wedding singer, someone to call in a custom gown for you (they're both in Reem Acra) and someone to bring a Vogue reporter along to document the whole day.

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VICTORIA BECKHAM

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Another star doing triple duty at her best friend's wedding? Victoria, who not only stood up with her pal, but also designed her wedding gown and helped with her shoes. "She was amazing - a true bridesmaid!" Eva told People.

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KELLY ROWLAND & LA LA ANTHONY

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As if it wasn't fun enough to be part of Ciara and Russell Wilson's fairytale wedding in an English castle, the nine bridesmaids -- including the singer and TV star -- received custom gowns from Michael Costello.

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LENA DUNHAM

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Not every bridesmaid adores their outfit, but Lena was so sold on the custom sequin J.Crew pencil skirts each girl wore to stand up with pal Audrey Gelman, she Instagrammed a close-up of the details.

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PARIS HILTON

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Even before she saw designs, Paris had no qualms about being stuck in a bad bridesmaid gown. "I know that Nicky has impeccable taste so the bridesmaid dresses are going to be beautiful," she told People. The end result? A flowy, powder-blue custom Dennis Basso gown that coordinated with mom Kathy's mother of the bride dress.

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AMY SCHUMER

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High praise from the queen of comedy: Amy dubbed her bud's wedding "the best ever" (and happily wore the strapless chiffon number that went with).

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SOFIA VERGARA

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Sofia executed all her bridesmaid duties perfectly, from smiling big in identical buttercup yellow gowns to ‘gramming the cake-cutting moment to actually eating the cake to bringing the hottest date. (Wait a minute, is that last one a bridesmaid duty?)

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RACHEL MCADAMS

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She’s all smiles here in her cornflower-blue halter, golden stilettos and freshly-blonde bob, but the actress spent much of her sister Kayleen’s Muskoka, Canada ceremony wiping away tears with a tissue.

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NICKY & PARIS HILTON

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You never thought it would be tough to spot the Hilton sisters in a crowd, but in this “ready to partayyy” pink-clad coterie of ‘maids, they blend in big time!

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FERGIE

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A winter wedding in May? The “Fergalicious” singer carried a snowflake-esque bouquet and wore a long black gown when she stood up in the wedding of pals Forman Lauren and Angela Weaver in Boca Raton, Florida, on May 2, 2015.

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BEYONCE KNOWLES

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To stand up next to her little sister Solange, (and the rest of the wedding party) Beyoncé wore a figure-hugging white Torn by Ronny Kobo dress.

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BEYONCÉ, SOLANGE & KELLY ROWLAND

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Tina Knowles’s wedding on a yacht may have had the most star-studded wedding party of all time – and, like her daughters before her, Tina opted for an all-white theme.

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EVA LONGORIA

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It’s not easy being green, unless you’re Eva, who made her mint dress look quite refreshing for a family wedding in May 2015. Posting several Instagrams from the big day, the actress couldn’t help but add #blessed to her snaps.

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RIHANNA

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How excited was Rihanna to don her lilac, crystal-embellished Badgley Mischka Couture gown to stand up in the Honolulu wedding of her assistant Jennifer Morales? Judging by her Instagram, very excited.

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