The Bachelorette Soiree

My best friend got married last Spring, and I was so excited to find out that she wanted me to plan the Bachelorette Party! Little did I know, she and a close childhood friend wanted a double bachelorette -- whew! 2 Brides??? Getting right to work, we started to plan the weekend. Here are a few tips for you (or those Maid of Honor's...) when planning your final girl's outing of single life.

1) Make sure to take the Bride's wishes into consideration when planning...but also make sure she has her head in the right place. :) Many bride's have lofty ideas of what they want to do for their Bachlorette Party. A few that came up for us - Disney World, Vegas, Destin and the list goes on... Many of our friends are single ladies just beginning their careers and still tight in the pocket book, so we decided that we could still have fun somewhere not so lavish. Nashville was our choice: within a 3 hour drive and a friend with a house as homebase.

2) You don't have to party all night! How about a pizza party in the hotel room the first night? Or movie night? Game night? We had the most fun the first night in Nashville - we each ordered our favorite personal pizza's and hung out in the hotel playing silly games. It was nice to catch up with each other. After a few phone calls about noise from the front desk, we woke up Saturday morning feeling refreshed.

3) Find something fun and touristy to do as a group. It sounds corny, but when else are you going to do that stuff as a group? We found a comedic tour of Nashville -- check out www.nashtrash.com -- and it started our day off great.

4) Every bride has a right of passage...but that doesn't mean tacky and vulgar flair. If she is up for it, I say go for it! but you can still dress them up without making them such for a buck. Keep it classy ladies...your mom will want to see the pictures, right?

5) Have a theme -- we were in Nashville, so I themed the invitations and made sure we hit up the Honky Tonks. Beach themes, spa days...endless possibilities.

6) Get crafty! I made sure that each girl had something special... making coozies and stickers for each girl to use on our night out. Each was given a task to dare the bride(s) to do something.

6) Lastly...have fun, don't over plan, and keep it easy for all of your friends to attend. It's a night to remember (or not!) but keep in mind -- what goes around, comes around...