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Here Come the Bridesmaids! is the twelfth book in the Baby-Sitters Club Super Special series.

Back Cover Summary[]

Wedding bells are ringing on both coasts. Dawn's dad is getting married in California, and Mrs. Barrett (a favorite BSC client) is getting married in Stoneybrook. Looks like a job for the Baby-sitters Club!

Mary Anne, Kristy, and Claudia are flying out to help with the California wedding. And Dawn has a big surprise for Mary Anne: The stepsisters are both going to be bridesmaids.

Back in Connecticut, Stacey's a BSC bridesmaid, too — for Mrs. Barrett. Some of the club members have even been hired to baby-sit at the big event.

Being a bridesmaid sure is a lot of fun and a lot of work. But at least when it's all over, the Baby-sitters have something extra special to celebrate. Dawn's coming back to Stoneybrook — for good!

Chapter Narrators[]

Plot[]

Characters[]

California Wedding Attendees[]

Stoneybrook Wedding Attendees[]

Other Characters[]

Kids

Pre-Teens

Teenagers

  • The Clements' son

Adults

  • Mrs. McGill
  • Ms. Javorsky - woman who fits Jessi for a Santa suit
  • Lyle - florist for Carol and Jack's wedding
  • Reverend Gunness the celebrant at Jack and Carol's wedding
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey
  • Cecelia Parker (mentioned)
  • Andrea, Jennifer, and Randi - Mrs. Barrett's bridesmaids
  • The Clements - people who live on the same street as the Pikes.
  • Richard and Sharon Spier

Locations[]

  • Schafer House
  • McGill House
  • Ramsey House
  • Spier/Schafer House
  • Hobart House
  • Pike House
  • Winslow House
  • Barrett/DeWitt House
  • Unnamed church in Stoneybrook
  • Vista Hills Mall
  • Bellair's Department Store

Pop Culture and Real Life References[]

  • Charlotte's Web (book and 1973 movie)
  • Gilligan's Island
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • The Twilight Zone
  • Chronicles of Narnia
  • The Oscars
  • Medusa and the Gorgon from Greek mythology

Continuity and Inconsistencies[]

Continuity

Inconsistencies

  • On page 221, Dawn refers to Richard as "dad" at one point rather than by his first name like she usually does.

Trivia[]

  • This book’s working title was California Wedding [1]
  • This book takes place between books #80 and #81 in the regular series. At the time, Dawn has been living in California for several months (since #67 Dawn's Big Move) with her father, brother, and soon-to-be stepmother, but she is planning to come back to Stoneybrook right after the wedding. Meanwhile, BSC associate member Shannon Kilbourne has stepped up to fill her place. Dawn and her friends Sunny Winslow, Maggie Blume, and Jill Henderson baby-sit as the members of the We Love Kids Club. After Dawn's move back, she is in Stoneybrook from books #81-#88.
  • Maggie never read Charlotte's Web but might have seen the 1973 movie.
  • The Barrett/DeWitt's new house is about a half mile away from Stacey's house.
  • This is one of the few books where Buddy's real name is used.
  • One of Mrs. Barrett's college friends called to say that she couldn't be a bridesmaid.
  • Jobs lined up but not seen: Shannon for the Papadakises, Mallory for the Prezziosos,
  • The Santa last year at Bellair's had hair past his shoulders and had an earring, and instead of ho ho ho he said Yo What's Up to the kids.
  • Becca and Charlotte are friends with James Hobart.
  • Jake Kuhn and James Hobart found a birds' nest.
  • Suzi Barrett likes the way that Stacey writes and how she puts hearts on her "i".
  • Buddy Barrett doesn't believe in Santa.
  • Dawn's friends were able to visit her at school.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kishi are paying for Janine's college courses.
  • Carol added stuffed grape leaves, unsweeteened yams, roast duck, and carrot cake to the reception menu last minute.
  • Mary Anne doesn't like the idea of a beach wedding at first, but Claudia and Dawn do.
  • Jeff threw his tie in air (with Jack's full permission) after Jack and Carol had their wedding kiss.
  • Natalie and Franklin did not invite other kids to their wedding.
  • Claudia was hired to take candid photos of Jack and Carol's wedding.
  • Mallory and the caroling group went to the Clements', Goldmans', Braddocks', Kishis'', Prezziosos', Arnolds', and the Schafer/Spiers'.
  • Carol's furniture got stolen. She doesn't mind too much as she'd never really cared for the furniture anyway.
  • The Barrett/DeWitts have a piano, even though nobody knows how to play. At the end of the book they give it to the Brunos so that Hunter can play it.
  • Carol is a good tutor and helped Dawn with her midterms.
  • It's hard for Dawn to get used to the fact that Carol actually lives in her house now.
  • The epilogue is nothing but letters and notes.

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Baby-Sitters Club Books
The Summer Before | #1 Kristy's Great Idea | #2 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls | #3 The Truth About Stacey | #4 Mary Anne Saves the Day | #5 Dawn and the Impossible Three | #6 Kristy's Big Day | #7 Claudia and Mean Janine | #8 Boy-Crazy Stacey | #9 The Ghost at Dawn's House | #10 Logan Likes Mary Anne! | #11 Kristy and the Snobs | #12 Claudia and the New Girl | #13 Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye | #14 Hello, Mallory | #15 Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn | #16 Jessi's Secret Language | #17 Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | #18 Stacey's Mistake | #19 Claudia and the Bad Joke | #20 Kristy and the Walking Disaster | #21 Mallory and the Trouble with Twins | #22 Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter | #23 Dawn on the Coast | #24 Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise | #25 Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger | #26 Claudia and the Sad Good-bye | #27 Jessi and the Superbrat | #28 Welcome Back, Stacey! | #29 Mallory and the Mystery Diary | #30 Mary Anne and the Great Romance | #31 Dawn's Wicked Stepsister | #32 Kristy and the Secret of Susan | #33 Claudia and the Great Search | #34 Mary Anne and Too Many Boys | #35 Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook | #36 Jessi's Baby-Sitter | #37 Dawn and the Older Boy | #38 Kristy's Mystery Admirer | #39 Poor Mallory! | #40 Claudia and the Middle School Mystery | #41 Mary Anne vs. Logan | #42 Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | #43 Stacey's Emergency | #44 Dawn and the Big Sleepover | #45 Kristy and the Baby Parade | #46 Mary Anne Misses Logan | #47 Mallory on Strike | #48 Jessi's Wish | #49 Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street | #50 Dawn's Big Date | #51 Stacey's Ex-Best Friend | #52 Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies | #53 Kristy for President | #54 Mallory and the Dream Horse | #55 Jessi's Gold Medal | #56 Keep Out, Claudia! | #57 Dawn Saves the Planet | #58 Stacey's Choice | #59 Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym) | #60 Mary Anne's Makeover | #61 Jessi and the Awful Secret | #62 Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever | #63 Claudia's Freind Friend | #64 Dawn's Family Feud | #65 Stacey's Big Crush | #66 Maid Mary Anne | #67 Dawn's Big Move | #68 Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter | #69 Get Well Soon, Mallory! | #70 Stacey and the Cheerleaders | #71 Claudia and the Perfect Boy | #72 Dawn and the We Love Kids Club | #73 Mary Anne and Miss Priss | #74 Kristy and the Copycat | #75 Jessi's Horrible Prank | #76 Stacey's Lie | #77 Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever | #78 Claudia and Crazy Peaches | #79 Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | #80 Mallory Pike, No. 1 Fan | #81 Kristy and Mr. Mom | #82 Jessi and the Troublemaker | #83 Stacey vs. the BSC | #84 Dawn and the School Spirit War | #85 Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO! | #86 Mary Anne and Camp BSC | #87 Stacey and the Bad Girls | #88 Farewell, Dawn | #89 Kristy and the Dirty Diapers | #90 Welcome to the BSC, Abby! | #91 Claudia and the First Thanksgiving | #92 Mallory's Christmas Wish | #93 Mary Anne and the Memory Garden | #94 Stacey McGill, Super Sitter | #95 Kristy + Bart = ? | #96 Abby's Lucky Thirteen | #97 Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby | #98 Dawn and Too Many Sitters | #99 Stacey's Broken Heart | #100 Kristy's Worst Idea | #101 Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout | #102 Mary Anne and the Little Princess | #103 Happy Holidays, Jessi | #104 Abby's Twin | #105 Stacey the Math Whiz | #106 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade | #107 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! | #108 Don't Give Up, Mallory! | #109 Mary Anne to the Rescue | #110 Abby the Bad Sport | #111 Stacey's Secret Friend | #112 Kristy and the Sister War | #113 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind | #114 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier | #115 Jessi's Big Break | #116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever | #117 Claudia and the Terrible Truth | #118 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer | #119 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend | #120 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight | #121 Abby in Wonderland | #122 Kristy in Charge | #123 Claudia's Big Party | #124 Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? | #125 Mary Anne in the Middle | #126 The All-New Mallory Pike | #127 Abby's Un-Valentine | #128 Claudia and the Little Liar | #129 Kristy at Bat | #130 Stacey's Movie | #131 The Fire at Mary Anne's House
Super Specials
#1 Baby-sitters on Board! | #2 Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation | #3 Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation | #4 Baby-sitters' Island Adventure | #5 California Girls! | #6 New York, New York! | #7 Snowbound | #8 Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake | #9 Starring the Baby-sitters Club #10 Sea City, Here We Come! | #11 The Baby-sitters Remember | #12 Here Come the Bridesmaids! | #13 Aloha, Baby-sitters! | #14 BSC in the USA | #15 Baby-sitters' European Vacation
Portrait Collection
Stacey's Book | Claudia's Book | Dawn's Book | Mary Anne's Book | Kristy's Book | Abby's Book
Other
The Baby-Sitters Club Notebook (1987) | The Baby-Sitters Club Postcard Book (1991) | Trivia & Puzzle Fun Book (1992) | Ann M. Martin: The Story of the author of the Baby-sitters Club (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Guide to Babysitting (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa (1994) | Audio Books on Cassette Tape (1994-5) | BSC Movie Novelization (1995) | The Complete Guide to the Baby-Sitters Club (1996) | Autograph Book (1998) | BSC Graphic Novels (2006-present) | We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers (2021) | Welcome to Stoneybrook: A Guided Journal (2021) | The Official Coloring Book (2023)
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