The
bachelorette party is a special time for the bride and close female friends to
spend time together before the wedding ceremony. The bachelorette party is not
nearly as formal or as large as the bridal shower. It is not customary to give
the bride gifts for her bachelorette party. This party is about having fun and
spending quality time together to celebrate the end of the bride's single
status. The maid of honor is usually in charge of making the arrangements for
the party. She should talk to the bride about the guest list to be certain that
everyone gets along. The guest list for the bachelorette party should include
the bride, maid of honor and the bridesmaids, as well as any other close
friends or family. Keep in mind that this should be a small gathering of very
close friends and family, with only about 10-15 people in total. It is much
harder to get larger groups together and the intimacy of this event will be
lost with a larger group. The maid of honor should send out invitations a
couple of weeks before the party. She should also ask for the bride's input on
what she would like to do for her party. This is a time of celebration and the
bride's preferences should be taken into account. There are an endless number
of options on what to do; hire a male stripper; go to a strip club, dance club
or bar; spend a day on a boat; go for a spa treatment; go on a scavenger hunt;
take a hike; play board games; or have a picnic. The key here is to have fun!
Make the bride feel special with an iron on shirt saying "My Last Night Out," a
bachelorette cap with veil or put a bachelorette car flag on her car to
advertise that you are out to have a wild time. End the evening with the group
signing a special bachelorette autograph hat to give the bride as a keepsake
for the amazing time you had
together.
This event typically
takes place close to the wedding date, but it should not occur the night before
the wedding. This would put unnecessary stress on the bride and wedding
attendants. Also, you don't want anyone hung-over or exhausted for the wedding
day. The bachelorette party is one of the last nights the bride will be a
single girl, however don't do anything to jeopardize the wedding. Just because
it's her last night out being single doesn't give her to right to cheat on her
fiancé.
By Nicole Mazzeo
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