IT STARTED WITH A CRAYON & STACK OF LIBRARY BOOKS. 
WELCOME TO MY LIFE STORY & BIGGEST ADVENTURES SO FAR.

I remember being 6 years old, scribbling poems on napkins, inside books, perhaps even once or twice on the walls (sorry, Mom), and understanding how powerful words, stories, and feelings could be once they left your own heart.

I began writing tiny little things for anyone who'd let me, and eventually for myself in 2011 when I created the blog "The Things I Learned From" as a home for the mistakes, the moments, and the memories that just felt too unsettling to keep to myself.

Since then, I've proudly pushed for my words to be published in over 125 different publications, from TODAY.com to the New York Times, from Glamour magazine to Women's Health magazine. In 2013, I published my very first book, "All My Friends Are Engaged," which became an Amazon bestseller.

My life ended up taking a one-way trip toward the adventure of a lifetime in 2014 when I posted a Craigslist ad offering myself as a bridesmaid for hire to strangers around the world. The ad went viral, and just three days later, I started my first business, Bridesmaid for Hire, which I still run today.

I wrote an entire memoir about this time in my life, which was equal parts extraordinary and equal parts unbelievable. It's called "Always a Bridesmaid (for Hire)." My most recent book is about trying to get married in a pandemic. Meet "Finally the Bride."

I've also found myself telling my story on a lot of TV shows, like the TODAY Show, where Hoda Kotb gave me the warmest hug; Good Morning America, which came with me to video my very first wedding as a professional bridesmaid in Minnesota; and Fox News, where an anchor called my job the "weirdest ever." I'm working really hard to turn my story into a reality show or a TV show—maybe even a movie.

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Today, I live in Brooklyn with my Adam, Gemma, and Goofy (the dog). I'm always writing books and my newsletter, The Monday Pick Me Up.

 I've expanded Bridesmaid for Hire to not only offer in-person support. We now offer a suite of wedding AI tools (speech and vow writing, bachelorette party planning, etc.), templates, and a 24/7 hotline that you can call when you need unbiased advice, support, and actionable next steps.

I also have a newsletter and podcast called 1-800-Bridesmaid, in partnership with David's Bridal and Love Stories TV, where strangers call in to share their most honest wedding, love, friendship, and life secrets, and we try our best to give them advice.