Ladies Night Out: Bachelorette Party Ideas

Bachelorette parties can take on many forms from a night out on the town to a spa day and everything in between.  As you celebrate being you with your best girlfriends and/or family, remember to enjoy the moments!  Whoever is planning your Bachelorette events, consider the bride's interests, price, location, and time frame to the wedding.

A group of friend's at our co-owner Rachael's spa-inspired Bachelorette Party at the beautiful
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Spa and Resort in Northern New Mexico. They just
slathered themselves with the natural and nourishing mineral mud at the Ojo Mud Pool. 

The Bride and one of her bridesmaids at Ojo Caliente. 

The Bachelorette group enjoying food, drinks and gifts at the Ojo Caliente Pavilion. 

It is important to remember to plan something the bride enjoys.  Does she like to find adventure, escape to the great outdoors, sit back with a glass of champagne while getting her nails painted, or have cocktails on the dance floor?  Think about the bride on her own, not as a couple because this is her celebration;  Celebrate who she is and all the things that make her great and special.

The price can dictate whether you take a wine tour in Napa Valley or visit a local winery for dinner/picnic and tastings.  Consider all the members of the party the bride would want to be with her.  If some party members can't afford to fly to a desired location, try to bring that location to where you are.

Location, location, location.  Is the bride having a destination wedding?  Does she have friends and family in different states?  Sometimes the location of the bride, the friends, and the wedding must take a toll on the where and when of the activities.  Don't be afraid to do multiple parties if the bride has a diverse group of friends, just remember to find places the bride would enjoy being herself whether it is taking pole dance lessons or doing a classic black-and-white movie night while drinking champagne cocktails.

When is the event taking place?  Are you gathering together a week, 2 weeks, before the wedding, or the week of?  This also needs to be taken into consideration when planning a bachelorette party.  If you are waiting for friends/family to fly in for everyone to be in the same place at the same time, then make sure the bride can still make it to all her appointments that week without a hangover.  The week before the wedding can be a crazy busy week for any bride (unless she has an amazing planner!), so try to take her schedule and preference into account.  Maybe she will need a spa day to relax and get a massage, or she could need to release some nervous energy by taking a bar crawl complete with a scavenger hunt.

Remember most of all, the bachelorette party is for the bride!  What does she want to do?

Contact us at info@vintageandlace.com for more ideas, especially for Hawaii destination weddings or local Oregon brides!