5 Day Bachlorette Party?

That does seem kind of long :o but I've also seen bachelorette parties on this cruise I was on that was four days so I guess some people do them longer.

View Quoted Comment A cruise I would understand as there is a lot to do including island tours, ship activities, etc. This is literally 5 days in town.

That's a really long time. I don't even like bachelorette parties that are a weekend. Asking for almost a week is a lot. If other people can do it that's great, but you shouldn't get attitude about having responsibilities to get back to.

I think it just depends. If I had enough heads up and it was a close friend, I could probably make it work. But if it was shorter notice & super expensive, and I wasn't as close to the bride, I'd probably not go the entire time. That seems super long and I've never heard of one that long. The longest I've heard of is 3 nights.

Wow, that is just way excessive. I would be embarrassed to ask people to take off 4 days to go on a vacation to celebrate me getting married.

That seems long! I’m wondering if maybe the AirBnB has some sort of rental minimum? I know in my area there are a lot of places with a 7 day minimum. (...still, basically just means she may have to pay for the extra days not necessary it !). You’re completely within your right to go for a partial trip ! And I suspect others may do the same.

I know my husband’s crowd has tended to do destination Bach parties at Airbnbs and most of them seem to be Thursday to Friday...but MANY people don’t go for the whole thing—there’s always like a ‘Friday contingent’ of people who couldn’t or didn’t want to take the day off traveling together after work. Always seems to work out fine. (On only one occasion my H went late due to meetings and was a little bummed cuz he missed some of the good stuff). Just seems like par for the course of a long weekend !

That seems too long to me. I could see like others said if it was a cruise but just 5 days in a regular town? No thanks. Then again I wouldn't want to spend 5 days straight with anyone but DH so that's a factor as well.

My girls planned mine last December for it this coming February and we’re doing 4 days in Nashville. I think like everyone else has said if there is enough time for people to save then I think it totally doable.

Be sure to have a clear conversation with her about expectations. If she expects the party to pay her way the entire trip, this could be an expensive week for you!

I agree that it's on the long side. This is going to get expensive really quickly!

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It's honestly not about the money at all. It's about the fact that there isn't enough to do in Miami to last 4 full days of entertainment. Plus it's in winter, the average high the month she wants is 75...it's not exactly time to head to the beach. I just don't want to go and drink in a house for 5 days honestly. If she did a cruise I would be all aboard (LITERALLY lol).

For my friend's bachelorette, which was in Vegas, we left on a Thursday and came back Sunday and that was almost too long! 5 days seems way too long.

That's super long. My bachelorette was over Labor Day weekend (arrive Saturday AM - leave Monday PM). Even that seemed bordering on too long, just from a group-of-strangers-forced-to-hang-out-together standpoint. If you're able to go for the important things, then do that. You probably won't be the only one who can only go for a few days.

That does seem like a little long. The longest I have heard of is Wednesday - Sunday, but that's only 4 nights. AND it was at a family member's vacation home. There was virtually no cost to the bride and her bridal party.

It is too long for some, not long enough for others. Everyone is at different places in their lives. And you're in the place you are.

Go for the portion you can swing, don't begrudge them their longer stay and don't feel bad about leaving when you do. Chip in for your part and be present and supportive when you're there. That's what's important.

I think we all get a little too caught up on comparisons. Maybe the MOH just took a new job and has more time to spare, maybe the bride has been working without vacation for 10 months and using extra well earned days maybe other girls can only come for one night because of their schedule.... everyone is in different places in their lives.

All we can do is love our friends and be as present and supportive as we can be. If that's 2 days or 5.

View Quoted Comment Girl! I live in nashville.... if you want some suggestions !!!

I agree that is a long time! Its really tough when brides aren't more considerate of everyone else's time frame. It sounds like a whole lot of fun, but also a lot of time and money.