Bachelorette Party Guest List...Go big or go small?

I have been to both kinds. One was manis with just the bridal party and then activities with a larger group culminating in dinner and dancing at the end of the night. It was pretty exhausting.

I personally like the more intimate bridal party and few close friends smaller bach parties.

I always thought it was just the bridal party that went.

If it were me I'd keep it small, these parties can get expensive and the other people you're thinking of inviting can always come to your shower and celebrate that way with you!

I would personally say mani/pedis with just the bridal party and then invite the rest out for dinner and bar hopping

My bachelorette party was wine tasting, dinner, and bar hopping. I had my MOH, 3 bridesmaids, and 2 close friends. I had invited a couple other close friends but they couldn't make it. I wanted to include more than just my bridal party, but I didn't want it to be huge. I think keeping it down to 10-12 is probably good. I would consider transportation as well when you're thinking about how many people. If there's going to be bar hopping and driving will be necessary, you will need to have people that are willing to DD and the more people you have, the more DDs you need.

I agree with the above to keep the mani/pedis with just the bridal party then invite the other friends along for dinner and bar hopping. That way you get some quiet girly time that's just you and the bridesmaids and a larger group for the night out.

I agree with @Monger2Be. I think maybe keep the mani/pedi part smaller and then invite everyone else out for bar hopping later.

I prefer small. When it gets large it gets weird about money personally unless someone is really up front and on top of things. The larger it gets the more I think people (not the bride) spend and expect to split evenly in my experience

Thanks ladies! Yeah I think I am definitely leaning towards the smaller party, just the BP for meni pedi and then a few more at dinner and keep it small. Thanks again! Your input defiantly helped my decision

We kept mine pretty small, I have the same umber of BM as you. We did them, me, and 3 extra people Saturday night for all the fun and a little crazy stuff, lol. Then the next morning we invited my mom and FMIL to brunch and mani/pedis. I loved it, I felt like i got to have some more intimate moments with each of the girls and a lot of experiences with all of them as a group.

Intimate group all the way!

I had my bridesmaids and invited one of my close friends not in the wedding (8).

I say do something small, less chance for drama.

Mines the same day! My MOH asked for a guest list and before I knew It, it had ballooned to 20 people (I have 8 BMs so 12 invitees are not in the wedding). She is planning on a party bus, dinner and clubs after so I think it will be fun to have a crowd. I know not everyone will go

We're looking at having 15 invited to the Bachelorette party. I'm sure not all will be able to make it, but even if they can I think it's a good number!

I had 8 and it was perfect. I was in vegas earlier this year for a friends, there were 12. It was a lot of girls and rooms to keep track. Granted number of people depends on the space, and gist of the night. We did a weekend at tahoe, so one night was in and really low key and one was out. Anything over 10 can be hard to keep track of in bigger social settings( clubs, bars,etc)

I went back and forth with this too. I ultimately decided on keeping it to just me and my BP. At least in my circle of friends there's a few who only just tolerate each other and some who are annoying when they drink too much. I didn't want drama at my Bach Party. Also my MOH just lost her mom 2 weeks ago and I don't want her to stress out over people she doesn't care for being there. It will still be a blast with just the 4 of us.

ETA: spelling