PR Founder Savannah Engel on Being a Bridesmaid 40 Times
Savannah Engel, a PR founder from the Mississippi Delta now based in New York City, has been a bridesmaid 40 times. Her wedding party career began as a flower girl and expanded through middle school house parties and ushering. Engel attributes her high count to living in multiple Southern communities—boarding school in Asheville, Christian camp in Tuxedo, North Carolina, and SMU—where large bridal parties (10–20 bridesmaids) are common and people marry young. She also attended many weddings of European friends in New York. Engel estimates each wedding costs over $2,000, totaling significant expense, yet she has only declined one invitation—to work with Naomi Campbell. She offers tips like stocking bathrooms, carrying makeup, and perfecting the Irish exit. Engel has been proposed to three times but always said no; if she marries, she would have only her sister as a bridesmaid.
Key facts
- Savannah Engel has been a bridesmaid 40 times.
- She is from the Mississippi Delta and attended boarding school in Asheville, Christian camp in Tuxedo, North Carolina, and SMU.
- Southern bridal parties traditionally have 10–20 bridesmaids.
- Engel once declined a bridesmaid role to work with Naomi Campbell.
- Each wedding costs over $2,000 in flights, hotels, gifts, and events.
- She has five identical Monique Lhuillier gowns in different colors.
- Engel has been proposed to three times and always said no.
- If she marries, she will only have her sister as a bridesmaid.
Entities
Artists
- Savannah Engel
- Lupita Nyong'o
- Naomi Campbell
- Monique Lhuillier
Institutions
- SMU
Locations
- Mississippi Delta
- Asheville
- Tuxedo
- North Carolina
- New York City
- St. Barths