Bachelorette Party

My bridesmaids and I are going to just hangout and relax at a Lake and then go shopping afterwards for the honeymoon. Nothing too crazy

I live in Boston, MA and am doing a weekend in Portland, ME with my ladies, so a little less than a two hour drive. Luckily my fiancé has a family member who owns a house close to Portland that sleeps about 20 people and they are letting us have the house for the weekend which cuts costs down a lot.

I told my MOH's I didn't want anything over the top or expensive at all. They also know I'm not the type to go clubbing/bar hopping and most definitely not the type for a strip club. My ideal bachelorette party would be getting dinner with all of my girls, then hanging out at one of our houses and playing games, watching movies, having snacks and maybe some wine!

I told my maid of honor that I don't want to do the usual bar hopping/clubbing thing and that I'd really prefer just a night in with the rest of the girls. Watch Netflix, order pizza, drink some wine/liquor, do face masks and mani/pedis. Just a girls night lol

I just had a day of activities . I don't think it needs to be a full trip

I went to Palm Springs for my bachelorette party and it was SO fun!

We're going to Southwest Michigan for Memorial Day weekend! One night will just be a dinner, bar hoping, bonfire. The main event is either doing a winery bus tour or a boat rental on Lake Michigan. My goal is to keep it more relaxed, but we'll see what my sister plans lol

If you're trying to keep it budget friendly, I'd do a one-night thing (dinner and dancing, or whatever it is that you like). Having your bridesmaids dish out money for a weekend thing doesn't just mean paying for travel, they're also paying for the accommodations, food, alcohol, etc. It's VERY pricy when you add it all up (I was MOH and we did a weekend getaway that was a 2 hour drive away and after all was said and done, I was out almost $1,000.00).

For mine, since I had one coming in via plane, and the other ones driving hours, I just did something the same day as the bridal shower (since they were gonna spend the night anyway). We went to dinner and a comedy club.

Probably a super controversial opinion, but I think getaways for bachelorette parties are selfish (unless if there's some sort of caveat like someone has a house that can be used and no one has to pay for lodging, and nor is there airfare). You're already asking a lot of your bridesmaids (dress, shoes, in some cases hair and makeup, gift for your shower and wedding and engagement party if you have one, etc--yes, I know that this varies and that they don't have to get you a gift, but it is customary) and to ask them to then shell out that much more money is just selfish. Now, if they're all totally able to do it, then I say go for it if that's what they want, but don't be surprised if some or most (or all) say they can't afford a getaway.

I live in NJ & my Bm's and closest friends (10 of us) went to Dewey DE for the weekend. We went off season (the week after Labor day) total cost for each girl including lodging, meals, booze and other stuff was $300- $320. If you are smart about it, it doesn't have to cost a fortune and we created memories that will last a lifetime.

This is both of our second marriage, so we are non-traditional. We are having a co-party. We are doing a pub crawl to different breweries in our city (Cincinnati). We are riding the street car, which is only $2.00 for the night. Some of us got hotel rooms, some didn't...totally up to them. Some will be catching Uber/Lyft rides. My MOH is buying apps, cupcakes & the street car tickets and the BM is buying the first couple rounds at the first brewery. Rest of the evening is on them. We are calling it our "brews before I do's" party.

We are trying to be very respectful of cost for both the MOH and BM as well as our friends who will be attending. I paid for my MOH's dress and shoes and BM is wearing a suit he already owns, so cost has been low for them :-).

Also - We had note on the Facebook invitation that we are requesting no gifts, but we'll let you buy us a drink if you insist.