Sacked for flirting, for putting on weight, for wanting a baby … Who’d be a bridesmaid?

‘The bride said it was supposed to be one big life event and not two.’ Photograph: Jamie Grill/Getty Images (posed by models)

Name: Bridesmaids.

Age: Some say the bridesmaid tradition stems from the story of Jacob, who had two wives, Leah and Rachel. They came with their own maids, as described in Genesis 29:24 and Gen …