As any good bridesmaid knows, it's not about you—it's about the bride. And yes, this goes even for celebrities. While they're typically in the spotlight, these women took to the sides of their favorite brides to help celebrate their big days. Take a look at these star bridesmaid photos.
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Lauren Conrad
For a friend's wedding at which Lo Bosworth was also in attendance—and one of her first outings since giving birth to a son in July—Conrad stepped out in a tasteful taupe gown.
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Mary-Kate and Ashley's friend avoided the mayhem often involved in assigning a particular dress or color for the bridesmaid's dress by simply telling her bridal party to wear florals. The Olsens, obviously, did not disappoint.
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Rachel Bilson
No acid green gunnysacks here—for her best friend's wedding in southern California, Bilson was blessed to wear a pale pink off-the-shoulder gown over which she layered a cape. Hmm, wonder what she'll choose should she ever decide not to be #alwaysabridesmaid, as she captioned her snap.
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Kate and Pippa Middleton
In video obtained by the Daily Mail, the Duchess of Cambridge, then 9, and her sister, then 7, can be seen acting as (somewhat fidgety) bridesmaids at their uncle Gary Goldsmith and Miranda Foote's 1991 wedding. Pippa apparently knew what was up with flower crowns, even then.
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Emily Ratajkowski
The actress wore a bell-sleeved mini-dress for her friend's wedding, captioning the photo she posted to Instagram with a simple: "Bridesmaids." If only all bridesmaids dresses could be so on-trend.
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Taylor Swift
Dressed in a stunning blush Reem Acra gown, Taylor Swift made a beautiful maid of honor at her childhood bestie Britany Maack's Pennsylvania wedding on February 20, 2016. The pop star shared a sweet message Instagram that read: "I met her when I was 10 days old, and him in kindergarten. Now they're married and I'm the happiest maid of honor ever. Congratulations @britmaack and Ben!" (Side note: Check out Tay's firm grasp on that bouquet there. *Hint hint, nudge nudge.* Your move, Calvin Harris.)
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Paris Hilton
The businesswoman and DJ looked beautiful in this light blue Dennis Basso gown for her sister Nicky's wedding at Kensington Palace. #FitforRoyalty
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Sofia Vergara
The bride-to-be/actress took a break from planning her own nuptials with Joe Manganiello to be a bridesmaid in her friend's wedding. We're fairly certain no one else could make pale yellow look this good.
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Rachel McAdams
The actress wore a pale blue halter dress at her sister Kayleen's wedding in Canada. The bridesmaid teared up quite a bit as her sis walked down the aisle. #AlltheFeels
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Eva Longoria
The actress was seen walking down the streets of Spain barefoot (noooo) in this gorgeous, strapless tulle gown (yessss) for the wedding of her friends Alina Peralta and Manuel Gutierrez in Cordoba, Spain.
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Rihanna
Rihanna wore this long lilac number for her assistant Jennifer Morales' wedding in Honolulu on April 20, 2015.
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Cara Delevingne
The actress/model wore a Chanel Couture dress while acting as the Maid of Honor for her sister's wedding in 2014. (She was reportedly one of 17 bridesmaids. DANG.)
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Jennifer Garner
The actress wore this lilac strapless gown for her assistant's wedding in 2006.
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Jessica Alba
The actress wore this blue dress as her husband, Cash Warren, served as best man while she served as a bridesmaid for their friend's nuptials in 2010.
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Jessica Biel
Reunion time! The actress wore this strapless gown at the 2008 wedding of her 7th Heaven co-star Beverley Mitchell.
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Jessica Simpson
The singer was stunning in pale pink at the 2004 wedding of sound engineer Sean Sullivan. Fun fact: Justin Timberlake also attended the wedding.
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Jessica Simpson
Round two! Simpson made another bridesmaid appearance at best friend CaCee Cobb's wedding to Donald Faison in 2013.
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Kate Bosworth
Kate Bosworth helped her friend say, "I do," in Sydney in 2008. (Champagne really helps.)
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Keira Knightley
The British actress was a bridesmaid to her (now) sister-in-law Kerry Nixon, who married Knightley's brother Caleb in Glasgow in 2011.
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Kim Kardashian
The E! reality star looked beautiful in this purple gown at the wedding of her sister Khloe in 2009.
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Selena Gomez
Selena kept it blue and tropical for a Mexican beach wedding in 2011. (J. Biebs was her date, which is kind of nuts when you think of how long ago that was.)
