All of a sudden those canary yellow polka dot dresses don't seem so bad

Poor bridesmaids. Now, in addition to often having to buy and wear bizarre pastel frilly dresses they will never wear again, the latest trend is for the bride to ask them to get chemical peels or botox, and, according to this Times article, even go under the knife.

Becky Lee, 39, a Manhattan photographer, declined when a friend asked her — and five other attendants — to have their breasts enhanced. “We’re all Asian and didn’t have a whole lot of cleavage, and she found a doctor in L.A. who was willing to do four for the price of two,” said Ms. Lee, who wore a push-up bra instead.

Oy.