Great Bachelorette Party Ideas for Everyone

Bachelorette parties are renowned for inspiring women to really “let their hair down.” Frankly, women are seldom so naughty and as goofy as when they are giggling hysterically over a novel party favor, gag gift, or risqué party game. Males are objectified and generally ridiculed to gales of gleeful laughter. The female bonding is particularly strong and enjoyable as the silliness reigns. Sometimes these Bachelorette parties attempt to copy male bashes by taking the bride to Chippendales-type strip clubs, or hiring private male strippers for the party.

Whether you want the bachelorette party at home or outside, you should keep in mind the personality and wishes of the bride. Although everyone else in the bridal party may expect and desire a stripper, the preferences of the honoree need to be respected. Don’t embarrass the bride with a stripper if you really know that wouldn’t amuse her. Here are several possibilities to help you get started.

The Spa Bachelorette Party Ideas: Plan a day at a local day spa, or even better, at one that requires a weekend road trip. Massages, facials, mud baths, seaweed wraps, manicures, pedicures - any of these permit plenty of time for the girls to share thoughts and laughs together. The bride will appreciate the stress-buster, and you all may find great new looks for the wedding day. It can be as extravagant as going to a resort for a pampering weekend, and as simple as gathering at someone’s house to paint each other’s nails and eat delicious food.

Into the Future Bachelorette Party Themes: Every soon-to-be-bride is thinking about her future, so why not turn this into a bachelorette party themes by hiring an astrologer, fortune teller, or tarot card reader to come to your house. If the bride knows her Sun and Moon signs, plus her fiancé’s rising sign, we can predict with almost perfect accuracy that she’ll love a New Age party. Arrange for each party guest to get a short reading, with a longer featured reading for the bride-to-be. This bachelorette party ideas is a great one for decorating – use your imagination to turn your living room into a fortune teller’s parlor, complete with mood lighting, drapes of fabric, and wonderful scents. This idea can be a big hit — and not just with the starry-eyed bride. Who doesn’t want to know what the future holds?

Ante Up Bachelorette Party Idea: Let’s face it, marriage is a gamble. So why not hold the bachelorette party fun at a casino or racetrack? Most have a nice restaurant, and you might want to see a show or book rooms overnight. The great thing about gambling parties (other than the free drinks) is that some may walk away with enough money to pay for the bridesmaid dresses, a wedding present, or — even better — another girls’ night out! Just remember the odds are against you, so if betting is your thing, put down only what you can afford to lose.

Sporty Bachelorette Party: If you’ve got an athletic bride, don’t try to force her into drinking girly drinks and wearing a veil. Instead, be active. You’ve got many fun choices. Take everyone out to see a minor-league ball team, or arrange a tournament of the bride’s favorite sport. Other possibilities are

• A round of golf
• Go camping
• A yoga class
• A long bike ride where the less-athletic guests can meet you for a picnic.
• Follow these with replenishing food and beverages when they’re over.

Tropical Bachelorette Party : Depending on the time of year, and your location, you can have a “tropical” bachelorette party. Plan a beach or pool party, complete with Hawaiian leis, little plastic cups with the paper umbrellas, and have a great time. Different activities such as hula contest, pinata, and much more can help bring your tropical bachelorette party alive. Bring food out to the event, or have a bonfire so that everyone can participate.

Strippers and Bar Crawls Bachelorette Parties: If your bride really wants a wild night to remember, her bachelorette party is as good a night as any other. Make sure you communicate with the bride and ensure that she wants to have strippers – not only could she end up having a horrible time at her own party, but a unplanned-for stripper could cause arguments with her husband-to-be. Consider whether you’d rather have a stripper come to you, or go to a strip club. By going to a club, not only will the other patrons add to the energy and fun, but it can help a nervous groom to know that his bride will be out in public. You can plan some bachelorette party games, such as Suck for a Buck – where a bride wears a candy necklace with a t-shirt that advertises a suck of the necklace for a dollar. Another one is a scavenger hunt or similar game, where the bride has to find items such as condoms, men’s phone numbers, cocktail straws, etc. or complete tasks such as getting five guys to agree to let her sign their stomach.

Limousine Bachelorette Party Planning: Rent a limo for the day, stock it with a good bottle of champagne, and pick up all the girls for a fun day of boutique shopping. Your bride-to-be will feel like a star popping in and out of her favorite shops while taking breaks in a stretch limo. Arrange to end the day with foot-pampering pedicures. Or, if you’re looking for a more wild time, a limousine is perfect for taking everyone out to the clubs…or dance clubs, sleazy bars, pool halls, strip joints — why choose just one? Explore them all in the lap of luxury. It will likely be cheaper than taking cabs, and will ensure no one is drinking and driving. Just make sure the night ends at the house, apartment, or hotel where everyone will be crashing, so no one has to drive home. If a limo isn’t your style — or your group is too big — consider a rental van or chartered bus.

Bachelorette Gifts -Scrapbook: Pictures are a great way to capture the evening. Make sure to take pictures of all the girls having a great time! Just make sure not to take pictures of anything “naughty” since you don’t want these pictures haunting the bachelorette a few years later when her husband finds them! A great gift for the bride-to-be is to get the pictures developed and place the appropriate ones in a scrapbook, giving it to the bride for a present. It will be fun to look at the pictures a few years down the line, remembering all the crazy things everyone did! The bride will really appreciate it.

And remember…. Just because you are having a bachelorette party does not mean that it has to include bar hopping and male strippers. A bachelorette party can just be a time of fun and relaxation, to spend some quality time with friends, and most importantly, to help the bride relax and not stress over the wedding planning details for a while.

Have a fin filled party with these great ideas for bachelorette party!!

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