Bridesmaid Cult Documentary - SNL

A documentary trailer depicts the cult-like horrors of being a bridesmaid.
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[@SLO0106]

The way this isn’t even a comedic parody, it’s just fully what happens

[@canaisyoung3601]

But it's funny because it's true.

[@cindywhy2342]

😭 I'm still scarred from the last 2 weddings I was in. They were in the same summer, 10 years ago. Which is why I love my cousin's response when I'd asked her if I could help with anything. She'd said No, because she still wanted me to like her afterwards 😅

[@janetmainor8364]

One of my best friends asked me to be a bridesmaid. Our friendship ended immediately after the wedding. She was a monster for an entire year. I have refused 2 other friends asking. I heard from mutual friend she was getting a divorce 2 years later. I got engaged and sent her a text Message asking her to be a bridesmaid so I could pay her back for the h*** she put me and the other women through. She has not responded yet 😂

[@cindywhy2342]

@Janet Mainor I had a friend stop talking to me after I missed her wedding. My grandmother had passed. I would have missed the funeral (also, her wedding was 4 hrs away from me). Eventually, she apologized for yelling at me, but the damage was done. I did have one wedding as a BM where everything went smoothly. It was beautiful. And one of the weddings I mentioned before would have been ok, the bride was fine but it was her crazy sister I had to contend with 😅😭

[@wuraolaolagunju]

Including the clipboard beating?

[@ligeialovelace]

The wedding industrial complex is terrifying

[@matthewmacdonald4687]

"Adam Ruins Everything" … Season 1 episode 15, "Adam Ruins Wedding" .

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Wild how materialistic everything is about a ceremony that's supposed to celebrate the immaterial

[@ms0824]

Completely agree.

[@phamptom]

Yeah, Big Wed is terrifying

[@rvdb7363]

​@Call me Shaggy These traditions are being 'imported' to Europe as well. And more and more people combine it with European traditions and they expect you to attend twice (and more importantly: bring presents twice). So you're expected to attend the engagement party and a bridal shower/bachelor party. An American style baby shower and the traditional maternity visit. At this rate we might even become more materialistic than you Americans...

[@kellygreengables3936]

It's scary how good SNL is at mimicking these serious documentaries. This is also the perfect precursor to wedding season (spring/summer) and all the potential cults that may arise!!

[@rooseveltwilliams1073]

High school prom cults are on the rise too. 🤣😂

[@atlsongbyrd6084]

😂😂😂 I’m already planning a wedding and I’m not even in a relationship. That’s how obsessed I am with weddings. That way when I find the one I’m all ready to go.

[@SuperKirezi]

@@atlsongbyrd6084😅😅😅

[@devilsfavorite999]

​@@atlsongbyrd6084if you're not joking, that's sad

[@OvSpP]

Thousands of women suffer from this every year. Together we can stop this.

[@Gumbier_Than]

Not my family. I asked them to come as they were and we did it at the courthouse. No bridal party needed. The we had a kick-ass party at my cousin's house, the one who always throws the best parties. 😅🎉

[@Jen-oo8ss]

@@Gumbier_Than so you are part of the solution… yes, together we can make this stop.

[@jennifergersch9126]

Group hug!

[@rvdb7363]

I had to decorate a bra. Bride-to-be is my former roommate. She is very evangelical, innocent and prudish. I'm very lesbian. I decorated my bra with rainbows. Her even more evangelical friends interpreted it as the rainbow of Noah's covenant... I've been to my fair share of weird bridal parties, but for me this was the weirdest experience. Like an alternate universe. They spoke a completely different language.

[@asophia0886]

Do we want to tho😅

[@roldanflynn4531]

Love seeing Quinta’s success unfold before my eyes. Going from doing bits on IG to hosting SNL. Keep going Quinta!!!

[@supb1437]

She went from “oooh he got money!” to “oooh she got money!”

[@malanenix4033]

​@@supb1437 that was great! 😂

[@jennifergersch9126]

Yes! She's a delight!

[@cbpd89]

She fit in so well with the cast too.

[@wearenottogetheranymore2658]

@@cbpd89 she writes and performs in a black lady sketch show so she’s a pro

[@Spashblush]

“Almost always in Nashville” 😂 this got me.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Nashville actually is the bachelorette party capital of America.

[@kkpenney444]

As a Nashvillian I cried.

[@tomatopie34]

There's an Air BnB full of them up the street from me right now.

[@sarahruf]

I saw 6-8 bachelorette parties in Old Town Scottsdale yesterday….we are quickly approaching Nashville levels…sooo many pink cowboy hats! Like, no one wears cowboy hats here unless you are here for a horse show

[@legallyregarded]

Top bachelorette destination!!!

[@feurigerStern]

This hits home. Every time my younger daughter was asked to be a bridesmaid she would tell me in a dreary voice, and I would ask what's what's wrong. Shouldn't you be happy? She would always respond that she didn't have the money and her calendar would be booked. I think that is why she had no bridesmaids at her wedding.

[@feurigerStern]

@Aimee Lynn 💯 Back in the day, when I was a bridesmaid, we just had to buy the dress and show up for the bridal shower, dress rehearsal, and wedding. But for my wedding, I paid for the bridesmaid dresses, so they just had to show up for the rehearsal and wedding. My sisters and 2 close friends were the bridesmaids. They were young and not yet working, so I don't think any bought me a bridal shower gift, and that was ok with me because I was in the same financial boat. I was just happy that they shared my special day.

[@InvisibleRen]

No bridesmaids? A true hero. 🥲

[@jenmatt1923]

I had no bridesmaids and only immediate family (~25 people). Best decisions ever.

[@B-Moye]

My wife had bridesmaids but didn’t do all ‘the extra stuff’ she had a casual shower and then the wedding. I feel like it should be about what you want it to be, not what everyone expects it to be.

[@vanessawilliams4432]

@@feurigerStern U were a great bride for how u handled ur end! Congratulations to you!!!🙏💐💝🎉👰🤗

[@stephanies9255]

My best friend was the best bride ever. She opted not to force the bridesmaids get specific dresses. She said to just get something of our choice that was appropriate, affordable, and rewearable, as long as it was in a shade of her color choice. There was no bachelorette party. It was just her and I staying at a nice hotel the night before the wedding, doing facial masks, whitening our teeth, talking, laughing, reminiscing and me just being there for her as she excitedly looked forward to her big day. It was the best night and it only deepened our bond of friendship. The big day was chill and calm, but very beautiful, memorable and meaningful.

[@laalaa99stl]

"I was drugged... by myself." 😆

[@BeautyforAshess]

That was my FAVORITE LINE LOL

[@susannebradley6498]

It seemed extra ✨✨

[@VisionRa999]

That needs to be a shirt🤣

[@amandaschumacher5034]

I’ve been a bridesmaid 11 times. Where was the traumatic mentions of the bridal shower? The rehearsal dinner? THE GIFT OPENING BRUNCH THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING?!

[@str0wb3rry9irl]

11 times. You must be a great friend.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Since it's a commercial for the documentary and not a full-on doc, I'm guessing you have to watch it in full to see it.

[@jamiejoygatto]

AH HELL NO, after the wedding brunch? Holy shit.

[@digby_dooright]

My cousin just got married. 25 people she paid for and invited didn't show up or even tell her. She was heartbroken, but tried not to show it.

[@jamiejoygatto]

@@digby_dooright about 1/3 of all guest lists will not show even at high profile parties and events such as weddings. Things do just happen such as emergencies, social anxieties, forgetting the date, sick children, other issues such as transportation. I used to own a catering business. This should always be planned into an agreement with catering. Please tell your cousin she is not alone, it wasn't about HER specifically and it doesn't mean she has terrible friends. I'm really sorry she was upset and can understand!

[@SelenaHill]

“I was drugged -- by myself…I had no choice!” That line took me out!

[@charlesahweyevu]

One of THE best descisions of my life was having the most low key wedding in the pandemic. Invited only our parents and had it in a cute public park. Took pictures with our phones and went the fuck home lol.

[@apok1980]

See, that actually makes me want to get married. But I’m difficult and cheap if I don’t want the stress and the experience of being ripped off by an organizer, caterer, and anyone else sticking their hands in my pocket.😅

[@Greeneggsandham123]

The more to spend on a wedding, the shorter the marriage lasts.

[@charlesahweyevu]

@@apok1980 I wouldve liked a mid size wedding but it didnt make financial sense to us. I used the money we had for the downpayment of our home. Much better use of our money. If I had loaded parents, I wouldn't mind a nice wedding.

[@Swordfish393]

​@@Greeneggsandham123 yeah, also like the more you spend on the wedding, the less money you have for the honeymoon, and I'd much rather have an outstanding vacation than ostentatious wedding.

[@1midnightfish]

@@apok1980 Is eloping still a thing...? You could do that

[@Maniac536]

Finally someone is revealing the truth about this horrendous institution. Here’s a reality check. If you’re making someone take several days off from work (which in the US is most likely to be unpaid at worst or cost them valuable vacation days they won’t be able to take an actual vacation with at best), spend tons of money they don’t have on a useless dress and presents for you, on top of travel expenses (gas, plane, hotel), you HATE that person

[@mykki.d]

This is because weddings and all of the displays involved were something only wealthy people did to show off their wealth. Now it has been sold to us that EVERYONE should have this extravagant wedding outside of their means, and we drag our friends down with us. It’s sad honestly

[@treystaton282]

This is such a pessimistic view. Like you can have a get away bachelor trip with friends as that is what life is for.

[@Maniac536]

@@treystaton282 hey everyone! I think I found the guy who inspired this sketch!

[@treystaton282]

@Maniac536 If you are making it about yourself 24/7, then sure, it can be awful. My bachelor party was doing 70% of what my friends wanted, and they made new friends they are close with after. Escape room, projector playing games, etc.. To let someone know you care about them and are close to them can be a great thing. Like with most things, just don't be an ass

[@treystaton282]

@@Maniac536 like c'mon

[@LyndaStarr]

The fact that I’m a bridesmaid and we JUST had the bridal shower last week makes this even more hilarious and accurate 😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@its_that_serious]

Godspeed, Lynda 🙏

[@juliasmith960]

Thoughts and prayers!

[@LyndaStarr]

@@juliasmith960 🤣🤣🤣

[@LyndaStarr]

@@its_that_serious hahaha thanks!

[@DarthAndylus]

@@juliasmith960OMG I was about to type that haha.

[@throneofheros8755]

A documentary I would absolutely watch

[@estherchampagne3609]

Sameee

[@ball1106c]

Definitely.

[@stephenpenrice1230]

It would be interesting to see more on Brittany’s change of attitude after her chat with the maid of honor.

[@jmatwood]

The "don't worry, I'm gonna be such a chill bride" followed by the laugh and video effects actually made me snort laugh out loud. Ah, so good.

[@focusedficus]

This did not go far enough. It needs to be a series.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Or a mockumentary, a la Best in Show or This is Spinal Tap or really any of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, though those are the ones that are considered the best. I know there's one more...

[@jennifermunoz9758]

​@@canaisyoung3601You're thinking of A Mighty Wind, and it's fantastic!!

[@peanutsarecheap1997]

😢 yasssss it do

[@depalma13]

This needs to be made into a full length mocumentary movie, like Best in Show.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Or any of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries. And Christopher Guest actually was a Saturday Night Live cast member (season 10, 1984-1985).

[@jennifergiannantonio7764]

oh Best in Show was hysterical

[@paytonlewis3438]

Have you seen Bridesmaids? With Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph? similar but not exactly the same

[@andrewkuhlmann7395]

This needs to be expanded into a 90 minute movie

[@jennifergersch9126]

Three hours. Better yet, a miniseries. (Cue Quinta Brunson looking savage [if that's even remotely possible!])

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

A bunch of SNL alumnae already did a movie called Bridesmaids.

[@jennifergersch9126]

@@gregoryeatroff8608 Yes, though this version is a thousand times better....although, admittedly, Wiig would be stellar in this.

[@canaisyoung3601]

​@@gregoryeatroff8608 Yeah, but it wasn't a harrowing documentary on how it's no different than a cult.

[@WarriorMongoose]

Also movies like bridesmaids and all the other wedding/bachelor bachelorette party movies all depict it like is oh so great... There needs to be a movie that shows regular people with regular lives, (not rich and that hoity toity picture perfect life vibe). A comedy that doesn't rely on typical dumb jokes and stereotypes and all that stuff...

[@laalaa99stl]

This is practically a PSA 😂

[@jennifergersch9126]

Yes!

[@lucy_heaven]

I bounced out of the wedding 5 weeks before it happened. Sold the dress, returned the shoes. Needless to say we are no longer friends. I will never be a bridesmaid again unless everything is paid for by someone else. This is scary and accurate 😂

[@Cherrycreamsoda1]

I am proud of you! Honestly I've never understood all these weird customs like rehearsal dinners and stuff, it does seem very cult-like. Well done for sticking up for yourself 👏

[@Johanna288]

The Cults: uses MK Ultra Mind Control! Wich means a girl is going to be a bridesmaid for life, never the bride 🎉 😢😢😢

[@Boujeebello]

Said no to the $2000+ bachelorette weekend and faced 6 months of silent treatment up til the wedding day. I only wish I had said no to being a bridesmaid at all. Weddings have a way of revealing who your real friends are.

[@danitho]

I'm more glad you gave a solid no. Lots of people allow themselves to be pressured into a bad situation.

[@estherruth4692]

Insane. I’ve never been in that situation before, I’ve only ever been a bridesmaid for my sisters’ weddings and they were all awesome brides that didn’t have crazy/lavish weddings, My wedding was planned only a few weeks beforehand so it was very casual and I didn’t have a bridal shower or anything. I had a quick shopping trip to David’s bridal with my mom and sisters and got a $100 dress. Awesome memories.

[@crazymonkey1545]

The 6 month silent treatment wasn’t NEARLY long enough. And it should’ve been coming from YOU, not the bride.

[@potmki6601]

Good on you for putting your foot down

[@sharonshin4574]

Quinta Brunson did an AWESOME job on SNL!!! She was hilarious. Great monologue!!! 😎❤️

[@marylhere]

She has history of sketch comedy. She’s amazing.

[@jennifergersch9126]

Perfect girl-next-door, best friend, adorable sister all rolled into one.

[@LisaSoulLevelHealing]

A natural in all sketches.

[@truelove2283]

I hope she hosts again

[@marisgoldenhour6212]

I've suffered these bridal cults in silence. Good to know I'm not alone. 😢

[@juliannehannes11]

Nothing is more evil than making someone buy a $300 dress she could only wear once that she didn't pick out.

[@MsTimelady71]

Someone watched A LOT of Netflix documentaries because this is spot on!

[@canaisyoung3601]

A lot of the cast members and writers I feel watch Netflix a lot, because they did that spoof of Wild Wild Country (where Kenan plays a black guy who joined because the cult was filled with horny white women) and that also was frighteningly accurate.

[@sciencebunny]

This cult has tried to recruit me multiple times. It wasn’t until my 30s when I realized I had the power in me to resist and say no - not just to the bridesmaid cult, but to the whole gateway wedding event

[@pennysunshine5261]

I have said “no” to being a bridesmaid before and have no guilt at all! Especially when I asked the bride “do you even know what my boyfriends name is?” She didn’t even know. 😂 seriously the time, commitment, financial expectations of being a bridesmaid is ridiculous! I just want to be a guest and enjoy your day, don’t make me your slave!

[@MsZephyra]

This is an excellent point about women being sucked into the wedding industrial complex even when they're NOT the ones getting married. Women already have a tough time maintaining financial stability for so many reasons. At a time when I was broke and in between jobs, I was expected to fly halfway across the country twice even before the wedding, and offered zero financial assistance. I was maid of honor and my friend appreciated my efforts, so I didn't complain.

[@kimcheezy3433]

Absolutely. Instagram and Pinterest are really to blame for setting unrealistic expectations and making everyone feel like that have to do more and bigger things for the gram.

[@prtdiva]

Twice BEFORE the wedding?! Girl, you should’ve had a little chat with your friend about that. That’s inconsiderate. I can see you flying over for the bachelorette or bridal shower but not both. Plus you still had to fly somewhere for the actual wedding? So that’s 3 trips for someone else’s wedding. Why don’t people do the math before asking folks to commit to unrealistic expectations.

[@erinruss]

Saaaaame I took vacation days time in the first month of my 1st brand new job after grad school to drive cross-country for a former (lol) friend's big wedding, stayed late to help her parents clean up the day of the wedding, had to drive back at 6am the next day (10 hour drive, on 6 hours of sleep) to be back at work by Monday. Was told by the bride I didn't do enough to contribute to the wedding, and that I also didn't care because I didn't attend the bachelorette party which was a week before beginning aforementioned brand new job. Was also 26 and broke having just finished grad school btw...Let's just say my parents told me not to be friends with her anymore because of the unbelievable entitlement and selfishness...

[@anneotherday]

No literally the amount of EVENTS that brides expect their bridal party to participate in/pay for now is insane. Engagement party, bridal shower, bachelorette, rehearsal dinner, etc etc etc. and half of those will be destination events too on top of the wedding itself. I refuse lol.

[@malloryoates8580]

@@anneotherday lol i refuse too which is why my one bridesmaid doesnt have to do anything but show up the day before the wedding for rehearsal and have a good time! 😅

[@SuburbanSavage]

When I got married, I texted my BFF, "hey, I'm getting married in November. Buy a dress that you don't hate." She answered, "what color?" I replied, "IDGAF! Whatever you like!" She got a $30 dress and has worn it on multiple occasions since 2009. Our "bachelorette" party was the 2 of us at our favorite bar, doing shots, then taking a cab home. It was a great time.

[@lranieri1]

The middle class girl in me loves this more than you know!

[@SuburbanSavage]

@@lranieri1 after enduring bridezilla sisters and having to shell out a butt-ton of money for what is essentially a party, I didn't want to burden my friend with that. She has 2 kids, a husband, a mortgage, etc., so why ruin that with a bunch of nonsense? Let's have fun, drink and dance to Barry Manillow, which we did! And she bought her dress at Ross, which still delights me! It's held up well.

[@lranieri1]

@@SuburbanSavage I feel the same way! I don't want my guests to suffer because of some ridiculous social norm. I'm so basic and easy going. I told my boyfriend that were not putting anyone out financially. I don't even want gifts! I'm like you, let's make the best of what we have and love and be content with it!

[@SuburbanSavage]

@@lranieri1 exactly! I told everyone, "I'm here for the marriage and not the party!" I found my photographer on Craigslist for $275 + an additional $25 for gas, because he had to drive up from Delaware. Still, I got ALL of the pictures, uploaded them to Shutterfly and had a wedding album + mini albums for our parents for $50. Friends of ours, who got married a year before we did, spent $5000 for just the photographer and another $5000 for the album, and our book is way better!

[@kross6478]

I went to the courthouse and threw a big reception for everyone afterwards. Still married and lasted longer than all of the weddings I was in as a bridesmaid/matron of honor.

[@ran52475]

That awkward moment when you can’t send this clip to any of the friends that come to mind because they’ve all done this to you. ….it’s literally less than 24 hours since I returned from a bachelorette party

[@mhuwae]

I really feel you! Just sent it to the only unmarried friend (apart from me) in our friendship group - because she knows the pain!!

[@whateverlolawants]

Yep, I definitely can't post this on social media. 😆

[@xXChinxX14]

I was a bridesmaid for the first time last year for my favorite cousin and this was so hilarious and real. 🤣😂

[@richardduerr9983]

SNL writers are really killing it this season, I love it!!!

[@glittermytimbers]

I paid my own way to Hawaii, made all of her decor, and was forced to do the bride’s own choreography to Hall &Oats and the Jonas Brothers, only to be publicly offended for my sexuality when the bride got drunk the night before the wedding and basically never spoken to again once her wedding was over. And that’s the short version.

[@glittermytimbers]

Well the bride would have been gutted and there would have been terrible drama if any of us refused. The day wasn’t about me and I didn’t want to ruin it for her, because she had been a good friend for a time. So I chose the option that sucked for me, yes, but my point is that I shouldn’t have had to sacrifice all that just for a good friend to turn on me.

[@allthingswavy6420]

Whew--choreography? That's rough 😢

[@heyhey1754]

omg im so sorry

[@petrasworld913]

@@aimeelynn6365 coercion, peer pressure, withholding affection-those are all real, really!

[@user-lk4dp4hg3l]

Omg you poor thing. What an awful person

[@centigradz2centigradz289]

This is y I refuse to be a bridesmaid. It's a six month commitment to a marriage that only lasts 2 years. The group chats at 2am, the drunk fittings, the yoga retreats, the 9 am fitness program on the day of the wedding, the atrocious outfit that makes me look like a 9 year old princess, the destination that is too expensive to get to, the weird bachelorette parties with creepy looking strippers, the constant micromanagement and the barrage of threats. After all that the couple decides to get divorced in the 3rd month mark and once their dog custody battle is over they r officially divorced before their 2nd anniversary.

[@OG_Wonder_Woman]

So, you are a poor quality individual with shitty friends. If you already know your friends won't last two years in any marriage, you know they are bad people. Shitty people make shitty friends and shitty partners. Weddings are beautiful, so long as the people are.

[@anne-droid7739]

Has anyone asked?

[@chickenisindeedmystyle7316]

Are you a bridezilla/crazy bridesmaid? 🤨

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

If you think that's bad, try being the mother of the groom. 😔

[@alltoomel]

Oddly specific

[@GailGallaghermusic]

My favorite one liner from when I planned my wedding “planning a wedding is like producing a show except the patriarchy is on your production team”

[@babyvia6712]

The “no worries” with the exclamation points and sparkle emojis is so real that’s how you know someone isn’t happy

[@brandiebishop8473]

As someone that lives in Nashville these are 100% accurate as I see this cult every day. Oof the parties where the bride looks mad. I know some drama went down…

[@jackzwahlen764]

"almost always in Nashville" facts. I went on vacation there and it was full of bachelorette parties. Would be a great place to live for a single guy

[@allano7814]

Is it now?! 🤔😏

[@la9863]

They should really make a bridesmaid scary movie. I know there was a comedy but I would love to see this one in real life because so many of us can relate.

[@nitiya9187]

Quinta is holding the dress I literally just wore in a friend’s wedding 😂😂😭😭

[@ljubalicious]

This is so genius. Quinta fits right in to the dynamic and really compliments it

[@juliannehannes11]

She got years of great practice on Buzzfeed, she can do SNL in her sleep and not miss a beat

[@laurenfletcher8506]

Former bridesmaid here, the accuracy of this sketch is peak!

[@jso6790]

Wow! For years I had observed these train wrecks around in Philly.. yes, in Nashville, and I never once thought that someone should satirize it, but you did, and it was wonderful. It hit ALL of the notes!

[@canaisyoung3601]

Philadelphia, too? This is worse than I thought.

[@grandmaknarf]

2:35 perfect line delivery 😂

[@trandomgo9195]

Molly as Michelle was amazing- I loved the way they made their voice 😅

[@brewster9235]

I feel so called out. Just last week I was the gay man in Nashville for a bachelorette party wearing Bride Tribe tattoos while riding on one of those drinking bike vehicles.

[@jameeckashaw5776]

I’m a bridesmaid in an upcoming wedding. I honestly never really knew much about weddings before being asked to be a bridesmaid. Had I known there was so much to do, I probably would’ve declined 😭 the part about paying for an ugly expensive dress that I’ll only wear one time really hit home. Never again though 🙅🏽‍♀️

[@milliedragon4418]

That's why I'd just say wear black and formally, I don't even have to wear high heels, shoes as long as they are clean black LOL I don't think wedding planning would be my thing. I think it's better to save my money, for life stuff, and a honeymoon. As long as I have good food, honestly good food. And good time now that's my wedding but looks like just marry my self 🤣

[@surlespasdondine]

This must be an American thing, in my country we don't really have bridesmaids, you pick one person as a bridesmaid but it's more like a witness, and they usually organize some games to be played at the wedding together with the other friends who were invited. That's all. They can wear what they want and there is nothing else expected.

[@elissa8242]

@@surlespasdondine What country do you live in? That sounds lovely.

[@katebriscoe6103]

This is exactly how I feel about not just being a bridesmaid but all of the run up to the wedding

[@canaisyoung3601]

SNL should do another Netflix documentary parody about the run up to the wedding and the bridezilla.

[@cntsingbutigtsol]

This needs to come with a trigger warning! Still traumatized from the behavior of “friends” who I no longer have in my life b/c of their bridezilla behavior during wedding season.

[@mhuwae]

Same!!

[@kitcoffey7194]

I've never been a bridesmaid or invited to anyone's wedding. And I'm broke too, that's probably why. Life is a popularity contest 😢

[@June26Brown]

In some ways, yes; but who says we have to compete?

[@domeatown]

Less people are getting married, and the people who do are burned out from three to four years of covid and laws that shift on a dime and are equally likely to have a huge reception and not file the certificate as they are to run away and get legally bound without telling anyone as they are to just do it the normal way and then dissolve it in exactly 8 months, because you and I both have been around long enough to know that is how long it takes and then they will do it again next year I would not worry about it too much. I would worry about living as authentically as you can and know that this whole thing was once pretty standard, but the lines are made up and the rules don't matter anymore

[@pakuma3]

​@@June26Brown True

[@darlenerdz1300]

Weddings like the ones the industry portrays are extremely overrated and huge waste of money. Consider yourself lucky in that sense.

[@garymartin7369]

You luck

[@dianacarbonate]

I'm proud of how chill and fun our wedding was. No one had to do anything for us. It was literally a booze cruise where everyone wore whatever they wanted (my coworker wore his safety yellow shirt to test me lol) and the open bar was open even before the ceremony, which only lasted like 10 minutes. That's how you do it.

[@joylastname3035]

I was a bridesmaid once. She didn't ask. She just informed me i was, and i felt bad about turning her down. There i was, spending money i didn't plan for on a mountain dew green satin atrocity of a dress. I couldn't wait to take off. I got married at the registry in a black dress. My husband and our friends who came to witness went out to a nice lunch afterward, and everyone went home. We've been married 10 years as of this year. Weddings are nice if that's your thing, but we really need to chill tf out with stressing ourselves and others out.

[@youssefzeineddine2488]

I remember from the Buzzfeed days, Quinta made a very funny sketch mocking horror movies called “wedding season” or something similar. She is just great!!

[@greengopost]

I would watch this docuseries cuz I've lived it 😂

[@photofreak56]

Honestly this is why I'm glad I'm a nerodivergent nerd who has no friends

[@canaisyoung3601]

I'm neurotypical (possibly) and all my friends just disappeared after high school and college and Job Corps.

[@MK-bq1hh]

I 'll never be a bridesmaid again....been in 6 weddings....too much catty drama and stress every time. And half of those weddings have now ended in divorce. Never again!!

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Almost always in Nashville had me dying😂.

[@nancymcmonarch]

Uh oh. Bet this sketch pissed off more than a few brides to be. 😆 Seriously, kids, elope! Your friends and family will be SO grateful. If you've attended one big wedding, you've attended them all.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Or get married at the courthouse and have a nice dinner afterwards. I don't have many friends, so that's probably what's going to happen with me.

[@noree5807]

Agree! Make it easier

[@HerbalQueen]

Exactly… they are literally ALL. THE. SAME…I can’t understand why people still spend such an obscene amount of money on something no one is going to remember

[@kellylyons1038]

My parents dont want us to elope. My brother did that and i guess everyone was bummed they couldnt be at the ceremony. Trust me, i wish my fiance and i could elope 😓 But all my friends are broke/busy and i am disabled so i absolutely will not be doing all this dumb pre-wedding shit.

[@nancymcmonarch]

@@kellylyons1038 Well hey, since it's your parents pushing for the ceremony, you'd be perfectly justified informing Mom and Dad that all the arrangements are up to them.

[@itme999]

This is totally a documentary.

[@lealmelisa]

I loved every character, this was perfect. I love seen all the girls in one sketch!! SNL really makes your week!

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Beat snl sketch of night so funny ,and accurate especially bridesmaid documentary😂.

[@MsBettyRubble]

Eloping is the kindest thing you can do for everyone: your family, friends, coworkers, perfect strangers. The only ppl hurt are apart of the Wedding Industry which is huge.

[@rays.3242]

Lol being a bridesmaid sounds like a seasonal job

[@LyndaStarr]

It really is 😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@therealdorianfinch]

Unpaid internship

[@BrentBrewington]

Quinta Brunson killed it with this episode. Might have to check out her stuff!

[@Ben-tu3hw]

You have to watch Abbott Elementary if you haven’t already! She created and stars in it!

[@juliannehannes11]

Look up her early Buzzfeed sketches she wrote and starred in, it's what made me a lifelong fan

[@jenniferbond7073]

Omg I thought she looked familiar. She’s loving on up, good for her. Seem buzzfeed lost all the good ones. Sofia try guys minus Ned of course amoung others

[@user-lk4dp4hg3l]

Black Lady Sketch Show!!!

[@Edgarto156]

Did the maid of honor beat her with the clipboard ? Lmao

[@Mehki227]

It was the smacks upside the head by the matron of honor for me. She understood the mission.😅😅😅

[@carag2567]

"I...don't have many memories from the bachelorette trip. Because I was drugged...by myself." 😂

[@TeaPourSixFour]

Every moment of this ^^ So good. My wedding dress Was the first one I tried on at a thrift store and cost $10. Everyone wore what they wanted and it was gorgeous, sober, spiritual, and beautiful 😊

[@HerbalQueen]

Yep…same…I think my dress was $60…and a courthouse ceremony later we were seated in our favorite restaurant on the ocean eating surf and turf…It was so much fun

[@willow1840]

james austin johnson nailed the speech cadence and facial mannerisms of docu scientist experts lolllll

[@KerttuKaron]

perfect execution! these DPs/editors and cast soo freaking good :D

[@AnaYglesias]

"Whenever a girl starts calling me sis, that's when I know I'm in trouble." i love bowen

[@vanessawilliams4432]

I love SNL for bringing those "serious" topics to the forefront an putting them in a lighter version of "seriousness"!!!🙏😍😂

[@Whyamiherel0l]

Quintas acting is the best in this. Everyone else seems like a comedian playing funny while shes acting serious and more believable.

[@gurlio1000]

I literally laughed throughout this entire video LOL. Soooo relatable as I've been a bridesmaid three times!

[@70s80s]

Too bad this isn’t a real documentary-I’d totally watch it!❤

[@user-fx8cf5yy6z]

Quinta is OFFICIALLY the most successful Buzzfeed alum. LOVE HER!

[@WhiteRaven696]

This is such a full circle moment; Quinta started doing sketch comedy on social media, then on Buzzfeed and now on SNL. 😍

[@bardnightingale]

After years of being a bridesmaid, I decided that my gifts for my own bridesmaids were going to be things they needed for the wedding and a personal gift for each. I bought the girls their bridesmaids dresses and jewlery for the wedding and then each something individual. My sister and sister-in-law were the only 2 local bridesmaids and they were such a big help. They were such a help.

[@dafttool]

My gay ex-bf was a “bridesmaid” in several weddings while we were together. I was pleasantly surprised towards the beginning, but it actually became an annoyance towards the end. I didn’t even know half of them, as they were often from his work at a university.

[@Shernicet]

This was GREAT! The acting from everyone was 👌🏾👌🏾

[@ericahiser7601]

2:12 haha with a moderate neckline

[@carlosmanuelbolanos7210]

That ending was a cryptic sign for what is to come in season 2 LMAO!!!!

[@wintercame]

I thought it was gonna be the 61 year old guy.

[@NayatSari]

I would absolutely watch this documentary! 😂

[@juliannehannes11]

We all would. Over 90% of American women have fallen prey to this cult.

[@libbyhouse1341]

This is the elevated version of the buzzfeed video Quinta wrote a few years back

[@thedevmarvelous]

3:05 the "COME OUHN"s got me 😂😂😂

[@LZBNFEET]

HAHAHAHA 56 seconds in and I'm ROFL. This is one of SNL's best EVER

[@ruffey1748]

I have a bridal shower to attend next week, a pricey brunch, and then a destination wedding in the Caribbean at the end of the month. Mercifully, it's no gifts!

[@adesuwaonaghinor77]

Had to replay this again this is soooo funny😂

[@theycallmetundraboy914]

A moment of silence for all our sisters stuck dancing with the Random Old Man at the wedding. RIP ✨✨

[@OvSpP]

3:13 the cycle of abuse continues.

[@TamaraInTanzania]

My brother's wife wanted me to be a bridesmaid and I almost went through with it. I backed out at the last minute and opted to be the videographer...it's just cringe to me. My husband and I had a small wedding with none of that bridesmaid best man ring bearer stuff. ...different strokes 🤦🤷

[@ChannelCreator]

I got married at the courthouse and don’t regret it. I think most weddings are excessive and aren’t the celebration of love and families coming together that weddings should be.

[@chanthana7694]

Same boat here, no regret. The way that everyone does it seems so stressful. If I'm the bride, don't think I'll survive for the wedding day.

[@dees_good_vibes3391]

Backing out at the last minute is kind of tough on the wedding party though lol But after being a bridesmaid 10 years ago, I refuse to do it all over again 😂

[@TamaraInTanzania]

@@ChannelCreator we decided to save money....we had a party and are building a house.

[@TamaraInTanzania]

@@chanthana7694 I mean....the party can still be beautiful with out all the kitchy stuff. 🤷

[@Galactic123]

When my then-GF-now-wife demanded that we don't have a big wedding I knew she was the one. She hates weddings with a fiery passion of a thousand suns, it's awesome.

[@baconu.s5743]

I just got back from a bachelorette party and I want so badly to forward this to the bride.,..... 1:35 hit home lol

[@Abby_Normal_1969]

one of the better sketches I have seen in a while. Well done.

[@ReeniEspino]

Was waiting for the "in the end it brought us all closer" with one strangling the MoH

[@antongourman9320]

It's great to see the new cast finally landing as a group. Going to be a good SNL generation!

[@AlaciaLaRobin]

I have been a bridesmaid no less than ten times. If I ever get married, we’re going to the court house.

[@d.r.7396]

It’s the ‘Don’t worry, I am going to be such a chill briiiide.’ 😂

[@snowwhite2524]

I have been a bridesmaid 6 times and I can tell you that skit was accurate and well researched.