Unpopular Opinions: Bachelorette Party Planning Edition

The goal is not to just a throw a party for the bride, but to have a weekend she’ll remember for the rest of her life! Check out our bachelorette hot takes below:

• You Don’t Have to Spend a Ton of $$$

  • This is our #1 hot take, you don’t have to spend a ton of money on the bachelorette weekend to have a great time! The weekend is about spending time with your closest friends + making sure the bride to-be gets the weekend she deserves. Another piece of this includes budget transparency. You should provide the group with the most accurate budget you can from the start of planning. This will allow anyone in the group, who may not comfortable with the costs, to say they can’t make the trip OR longer to save money! Some easy ways to cut costs include: book during the slower season, more meals at the house, forget the favors, drivable location, etc.

  • Check out our entire guide to planning a bachelorette party + keeping your group on the same page right here!

• It’s Not About You

  • Face it: some girls find this more difficult to grasp than others, but let this be your gentle reminder. The weekend is not about you, it is all about the bride to-be! If the bride wants to do something during the weekend that you don’t want to do, either suck it up or kindly excuse yourself from the activity. We actually think its okay to say no! Don’t ruin the bride’s weekend by being miserable during something she’s really looking forward to!

• Let’s Stay In :)

  • We are seeing more and more groups choosing to designate one night of the weekend to staying in at the airbnb, ordering pizza, and playing some games. This is a great opportunity for everyone to get to know each other a little more before the big day! You can book a cocktail class as a fun activity to get the night started. Once everyone has a few drinks in them, they’ll be ready for all of those bachelorette games.

• Location ~really~ Doesn’t Matter

  • Unless the bride has dreamed of a specific location since she was a little girl then we think location really doesn’t matter. The main point of the weekend is to spend time together! Don’t let social media force you into believing that only the best bachelorettes happen out of the country, because that’s not the case. If the best option for the bride and rest of the group is to do something close by then do that! There’s nothing wrong with having a bachelorette party in the same city you live in.

• Schedule Some Down Time

  • We know everyone is excited for all the fun things to come during the weekend, but we think it is just as important to schedule down time throughout the days! Provide some time where people can choose to hang by the pool, watch an episode of their fave show, take a nap, scroll on their phone, etc. Yes, it seems silly to put this as a hot take, but you would be surprised at how many jam packed itineraries we see then the group says how exhausted they are at the end of the trip.

xo,

Randi + the Kay + Co team