Jen Glantz (she / her) is always a bridesmaid.

And after wearing a bajillion taffeta gowns, Jen’s friend had the bright—and soon to be lucrative—idea for the Brooklyn native to do it full-time. Flash forward 7 years, and now Jen’s worked as a matrimonial gal pal over 150 times for women who don’t have close friends, need some extra support, or want to avoid bridesmaid drama. (She also trains other women to do the same if you’re as fascinated with her job as us.)

Here, the 33-year-old tells us why tying the knot isn’t always smooth sailing, if she’d ever altar her career choice, and what 27 Dresses gets wrong.

What do you do as a professional bridesmaid?
I wear the dress, walk down the aisle, and do the maid of honor speech. I usually have a fake backstory, a fake name, and a fake “how I know them.” Nobody knows I’m hired except the client. Sometimes they don’t even tell the person they’re marrying!

Do you ever feel friction with the non-hired bridesmaids?
The friction is, “Who is this person, and why hasn’t she been there for other things?” And I usually become the bride’s favorite because I’m the one doing everything, so I step on toes a lot. But once my job ends, I never see these people again, so I don’t take it [too seriously].

What has been something unexpected about this job?
That I’ve had 100,000 people apply to work for me!

Do you pay for anything?
Nothing! I get paid for the job, dress, and travel accommodations. But it’s not as glamorous as you think, because have you seen a lot of these bridesmaid dresses? [Laughing.]

What do you do with all of them?
I give them to friends. I donate them to different organizations, and I save a select few as memories in my closet. Sometimes the wedding was so wild that the dress is like a scrapbook.

On a scale of 0-100, how much is your life like Katherine Heigl’s in 27 Dresses?
I would say 0%. [Laughing.] She got to go to these weddings and leave, but I think my job is a lot harder. That image of her opening her closet is a fraction of [what I do].

True or False: Giving a bride relationship advice is a good idea?
I do it because a lot of the reasons why people hire me is because nobody in their life will be honest with them. All I do is listen, and people usually talk themselves to a decision.

Are you still friends with any of the brides?
I am, and I’m friends with the first person who ever hired me, Ashley from Minnesota.

What’s been your wackiest undercover persona?
The one that didn’t really work was that I was someone’s friend from grad school, but she was like 45 and I was around 23 at the time. It was just weird.