Need help organizing a bachloret party!
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Need help organizing a bachloret party!
| Fri, 03-04-2005 - 11:12am |
I have never been to one. I don't even know who pays for it, etc. Can you guys help me here? Also, I need to think of some crazy things that she has to do that night. We are making a list and she has to fulfill it. Any nutty ideas or nutty things that you did or had a bride to be do? Can you ask people to dress a certain way? Like theme style of something? This is supposed to be a crazy party, so I want it to be lot's of fun. We'll be bar/disco hopping downtown. Karoake, Irish Pub, 70's disco place, Coyote Ugly, etc. etc.

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If I'm not mistaken, the maid or matron of honor hosts the bachelorette party and the cost for the bride to be is split among the other attendees.
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There was a story that I was told about a friend of mine's cousin, who's bride-to-be's party involved a male stripper of a significantly different ethnic background.
Nine months after the wedding, the groom found out what her bachelorette party had been like. The annulment was granted.
Try not to let it get out of control.
Yes, the maid/ matron of honour is usually supposed to cover the costs of organizing the party, and everyone pitches in to cover for the bride-to-be's part. If you guys are bar hopping, that means everyone will be covering her drinks. Make sure you talk to the others and see if there's a budget/ limit to the spending, you don't want anyone going broke for one night, you know?
Dressing with the same shirts is fun, I know of one party that had t-shirts made that said "bachelorette party" and "bride" on them.
Another one they all wore bright pink tank tops and had feather boas and wigs.
Another one they made the bride dress in a one piece long underear outfit that had condoms and suckers stuck to it, and guys had to pay a dollar to get one- she had a sign that said, "one buck a suck or f*ck".
Usually the bride-to-be has a tiara, to set her apart.
Just make sure that you don't let things go too overboard, you don't want to get her sick or end up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning- you want the night to be unforgettable for all the RIGHT reasons.
Here is a link that has cute tshirts and tank tops on them . . . . I went to a bachelorette party where all the girls wore the "Bachelorette Party" tank tops and the bride to be wore the "Bachelorette" tank top along with a tiara with a veil attached.
http://www.weddingaccessories.net/bachelorette_party.htm?source=overture
I've never been to one that got out of hand before . . .
The best one I ever went to . . . we went to a really fun Italian restaurant for dinner, and afterword went to a nightclub and danced the night away . . .
The first time I got married - I had a bridal shower and the night before the wedding my two maids of honor and I went out for dinner and a little dancing. We ended up back at my house by 11 with a bottle of champagne. :)
Second time I got married - my bachelorette party was AFTER the fact - as we had a private wedding ceremony (TT hates when I say "we eloped" LOL!) - my girlfriends took me away for a day at the spa . . . just us girls, with dinner, drinks and dancing afterwords. We had a tons of fun.
Mindy
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I love your use of "private wedding ceremony" as the way to say eloped. That is what I would want, too.
Will you share your wedding story with us?
Ooh, ooh... Min!
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The spa outing with just the girls was HEAVENLY - and something I would totally recommend as a bachelorette party. We had a great time . . .
My private wedding ceremony . . . .
I wish I could find my old posts! The memory is already fading! LOL!
Before we left for our annual trip to Aspen, CO, we sent out our absolutely beautiful announcements. They said something to the point of "As you are reading this, we are exchanging our vows on the Maroon Bells Creek Trail. We've chosen to marry in a place that is very special to us, the place where it all began. Though you are not here with us, we have brought your love with us in our hearts." Something like that. I'd have to pull out my announcement (tucked in our album) to remember exactly what it said - but TT wrote it - and it made me swoon.
The day of our wedding . . . we woke up to a phone call from our photographer. He had fallen while hiking two days before and had a broken ankle. He would not be able to accompany us on our hike. We were bummed. The BIGGER bummer was that we had lost our really nice camera with the auto timer feature three days before at our birthday party. So all we had with us were two disposables. We packed our hiking gear, had a nice breakfast, and boarded the bus that takes you up to the Maroon Bells and drops you off. It was an absolutely beautiful day. The sky was clear and the air was crisp and cool. We set off on our hike. As we hiked, we talked and talked about our other trips to Aspen, numerous conversations we had over the years talking about our relationship and how we wanted it to be, what we wanted it to be. Clouds rolled in and out - raining cold, mountain showers on us. The trail was deserted - for miles it was just TT and I - and the animals. :) We reached our bridge - and we exchanged our vows. Not vows that we had written - and certainly not very traditional - but our vows to love each other, to support each other, to challenge each other - to be each others' partners in life and love. Months before - my engagement ring had broke - and I lost a diamond and my center sapphire. I wasn't expecting anything more than a simple band. When TT pulled the ring out of his pocket and slipped it on my finger (slipped being VERY serious as it was HUGE! LOL!) I kissed him and hugged him without looking at it - and was shocked to look down and see my ring. A beautiful 2.76 carat oval cut ceylon sapphire with .82 trillian cut diamonds on each side . . stunning and SHOCKING. We ate our lunch, and started hiking down to the road to catch the bus that would take us back into town so we could go to the Courthouse. Ran into two hikers, who took our picture. We ran down the mountain - we had totally lost track of time and almost missed the last bus off of the mountain - which would have meant walking a very long, very cold, very wet, 15 mile hike down to the town in the dark. OOPS! Boarded the bus and rode into town and ran all of the way to the courthouse. Filled out our marriage certificate, paid the $7 and left. We were married. We stopped in the drug store on the walk back to our hotel and picked up chips and salsa - we were just FAMISHED! LOL! Ran back to our hotel in a total down pour. Got to our room and between showering, making love, dancing in our room to our song - Beautiful Day by U2 (don't think we were slow dancing - that did happen - but not until much later! LOL!) and munching on chips and salsa - finished an entire bottle of champagne. LOL! We ran out the door and to the restaurant, Jimmy's - for our wedding dinner. We walked in and the owner and his wife greeted us and congratulated us and thanked us for spending our wedding night with them. We had the best table in the restaurant - overlooking the town and Aspen Mountain - and they brought out a bottle of champagne. The meal was fantastic - and with the hike, our lack of food, and the altitude, we were quite tipsy. We left the restaurant and walked along the streets in Aspen, and listened to the voice mails that started to pour in - both yelling at us and congratulating us - as everyone had received our announcements by then. Music was streaming from one of the restaurants - and we danced in the street.
We spent the next two days honeymooning. Sleeping in, lots of snuggling, lots of picnicing and hiking and poking around the town. We had an absolutely fabulous time. We got home late Wednesday night - and Sunday night - our friends (two sets who knew of our plans) threw us a lovely, simple reception at their home with all of our friends and family - - - it was absolutely PERFECT. :)
We were talking just last night - can't believe we've already been married a year and a half. Sometimes it feels like we've been married forever, sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday. It was a magical day - and I am so thankful that we did it exactly the way we wanted to do it!
Mindy
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I loooove that story! My first wedding was the big traditional shebang but if I ever get married again I'm doing it my way! Just about being happy and in love. Thanks for sharing.
Amy
What a great story!! And I love that song. I would love a hike, too.
PERFECT PERFECT Day - great memory - thanks for sharing with us.
How did he propose to you?
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