臥底伴娘時薪上千 專業消除婚禮尷尬
A woman has forged a career as a 'professional bridesmaid' after making it her mission to help stressed-out brides.
一名女子開創了“職業伴娘”這一行當，她將幫助壓力巨大的新娘輕鬆應對婚禮發展成了自己的事業。Tiffany Wright, 34, from London, deals with family dramas, writes speeches, and ensures she's the first on the dance floor.
34歲的女子蒂凡尼·萊特來自倫敦，她的工作包括演家庭劇、寫演講以及第一個在舞池跳舞等。Since setting herself up as an 'undercover' wedding guest, she says that business is booming and she now charges up to 125 pounds for her services.
她表示，自從開始幹這“臥底伴娘”一行，生意就一直非常好，現在收費每小時125英鎊。
She says she had her lightbulb moment after attending 17 weddings in two years and realising that each ceremony had a 'common' theme - the bride was stressed.
蒂凡尼在兩年內參加了17場婚禮後有了這個主意，她發現每一場婚禮都有一個共同點：新娘們都很緊張。
The romance expert, who also runs a business helping men propose to their girlfriends, set up her latest venture in April this year - calling it The Undercover Bridesmaid.
這名浪漫專家也幫助男士向女友求婚。她從今年4月起開辦了自己的這個新公司，名字就叫“臥底伴娘”。While the wedding planner is busy organising vendors and the traditional bridesmaids are getting themselves ready for the big day, Tiffany runs errands for the bride and deals with her family.
當婚禮策劃者忙於應對供應商、而傳統的伴娘爲婚禮當天做準備時，蒂凡尼則爲新娘跑腿，處理與她家人相關的事項。Tiffany also offers services such as hen party organising and maid of honour speeches and says she is a 'better' bridesmaid than any of the brides' friends.
她也提供一些其他的服務，比如組織準新娘的聚會、撰寫主伴娘婚禮發言稿等。她表示，相比新娘的朋友，自己是更合適的伴娘人選。She has so far served as an undercover bridesmaid twice, and says she has lined up four more events next year.
目前她已經擔任過兩次“臥底伴娘”，並稱來年已經有了4個預約。Tiffany, who got married in Ibiza in 2012, said: 'My husband thinks I'm mental. He works in finance, so his job is completely different to mine. But I think I've proved everyone wrong, as I made a successful business out of proposals, and now this is doing really well too.'
蒂凡尼於2012年在伊比沙結婚，她表示：“我丈夫認爲我瘋了。他在金融行業工作，工作性質與我的截然不同。但是，我覺得我證明了他們是錯誤的，我把一個想法發展爲成功的事業，而且目前這件事進行得非常順利。”
