Jen Glantz is the author of four books, including memoirs about dating, weddings, and becoming the world’s first professional bridesmaid, plus her first children’s book.
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Meet Author Jen Glantz
Jen Glantz is an author, entrepreneur, and the founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. Her books turn real-life experiences—from dating and friendship to weddings, marriage, and motherhood—into funny, honest stories about figuring life out as you go.
She is the author of four books: Finally the Bride, Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire), All My Friends Are Engaged, and the children’s book Gemma & Goofy’s Great Ducky Adventure.
Finally the Bride
A memoir about finding love after walking down everyone else’s aisle.
After years spent helping other people get married—and wondering whether she’d ever find her own happily-ever-after—Jen Glantz found herself navigating dating, heartbreak, self-doubt, and eventually, love.
Finally the Bride is a funny, honest memoir about what happens when a professional bridesmaid finally becomes the bride. It’s a story about dating, relationships, confidence, marriage, and learning that life doesn’t always happen on the timeline you planned.
– Trista Nord
“Funny, honest, and painfully relatable. Jen Glantz writes about love, dating, and finally becoming the bride in a way that feels like talking to your funniest friend.”
Finally the Bride is for anyone who has watched everyone else hit their milestones first and wondered, “When is it going to be my turn?” Jen shares the messy dates, unexpected lessons, heartbreak, and plot twists that eventually led her down the aisle.
Gemma & Goofy's Great Ducky Adventure
A Central Park adventure for little readers.
Jen Glantz's first children's book follows Gemma and her fluffy sidekick, Goofy, on a playful adventure through New York City's Central Park.
Created for young children and families, Gemma & Goofy's Great Ducky Adventure is a story about curiosity, friendship, exploration, and the magic hiding in everyday adventures.
– sam kantor
“A sweet, playful adventure that little kids will want to read again and again.”
Gemma and Goofy’s adventure through Central Park is filled with friendship, curiosity, and just the right amount of silliness. The colorful illustrations and lovable characters make it an especially fun read for toddlers and preschoolers—and a story parents won’t mind reading on repeat.
Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire)
What happens when being a bridesmaid becomes your actual job?
In Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire), Jen Glantz takes readers behind the scenes of her unconventional career as a professional bridesmaid. Between walking down the aisle for complete strangers, handling wedding-day chaos, and keeping brides’ biggest secrets, Jen is also trying to figure out her own friendships, dating life, career, and what growing up is actually supposed to look like.
Funny, candid, and packed with stories you couldn’t make up, it’s a memoir about love, friendship, weddings, taking risks, and finding your own path—even when everyone around you seems to have theirs figured out.
- Mary Anne
“Hilarious, heartfelt, and unlike any wedding book you’ve read before.”
Jen takes you inside the wild world of being a professional bridesmaid while telling a bigger, incredibly relatable story about friendship, dating, career, and figuring out adulthood. It’s funny, vulnerable, and full of moments that make you feel like you’re swapping stories with a friend.
All My Friends are Engaged
What happens when everyone around you seems to be moving forward—and you’re still figuring it out?
In All My Friends Are Engaged, Jen Glantz writes about dating, friendship, heartbreak, bad decisions, and the strange experience of watching everyone around you get engaged while your own love life feels anything but figured out.
Funny, raw, and painfully relatable, Jen’s first book is about surviving your twenties, comparing your timeline to everyone else’s, and learning that there’s no one right way—or right time—to figure out love and life.
- Mary Anne
“The book for anyone who has ever looked around and wondered, ‘Am I the only one who doesn’t have this figured out?’”
Funny, messy, and refreshingly honest, All My Friends Are Engaged captures what it feels like when everyone else seems to be hitting life’s big milestones before you. It’s like swapping dating stories with a friend who isn’t afraid to tell you the embarrassing parts, too.
