ding ▁reception . ▁ ▁The ▁five ▁br ides ma ids ▁have ▁found ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁room ▁of ▁Mer ed ith , ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁b ride . ▁The ▁women ▁come ▁to ▁realize ▁that ▁despite ▁their ▁differences , ▁they ▁have ▁more ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁than ▁any ▁of ▁them ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁b ride . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁▁ ▁Mer ed ith ▁Mar low e : ▁The ▁b ride ' s ▁reb elli ous , ▁pot - sm oking ▁younger ▁sister ▁who ▁is ▁very ▁sar cast ic ▁and ▁much ▁anno yed ▁with ▁the ▁whole ▁f ias co ▁down st airs . ▁Sport ing ▁an ▁out ward ly ▁t ough ▁attitude , ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁in security ▁to ▁hide . ▁Br ides ma id . ▁▁ ▁George anne ▁Dar by : ▁T racy ' s ▁" ug ly ▁side k ick " ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁college . ▁Accept ed ▁the ▁inv ite ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁br ides ma id ▁even ▁though ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁T racy ▁is ▁stra ined ▁because ▁T racy ' s ▁boy friend ▁had ▁once ▁got ▁her ▁pre gn ant . ▁Br ides ma id . ▁▁▁ ▁Tr ish a : ▁One ▁of ▁T racy ' s ▁former ▁friends ▁with ▁a ▁supposed ▁bad ▁reputation ; ▁a ▁j aded ▁beauty . ▁Br ides ma id . ▁▁ ▁Frances : ▁The ▁very ▁na ive ▁and ▁religious ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁b ride . ▁Br ides ma id . ▁▁ ▁Mind y ▁Mc Cl ure : ▁The ▁gro om ' s