Bride Hosting Bachelorette Party

I think it can be totally casual like "join me for a night out on the town"

I would be very upfront with all of the costs they will be required to pay, so that they can decline at the outset if they need to. Many people will want to be nice and accept right away but then feel awkward later if they realize they can't afford it.

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Totally agree. Fortunately, they will not have to pay for anything so that's good.

Your wedding is still 5 months away which is more than enough time for someone else to offer to throw you a bachelorette. I would honestly wait before doing something that could be seen as rude or self centered.

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Good point, I do not want to come across that way at all. My MOH has already told me she will not be hosting it, how long do you think I should wait?

It is completely normal in my circle of friends for the bride to kickoff planning efforts- otherwise the group waits for someone else to do it until it’s too late! I sent my girls an email saying I would love for them to join me for a bachelorette weekend with the proposed date, estimated cost and asked for a response by a certain date if they think they can make it. (They all already know how excited I am for one)
The other option is to ask 1-2 of your closest friends if they would help you brainstorm for it bc you know how awesome/organized/creative/etc they are. They will likely jump in to help once you kick it off! They may be waiting to volunteer bc they are worried about having to carry the full cost if they speak up first.

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Great ideas, thanks for the feedback! Very similar situation.

I pretty much planned my own lol.. if we still get to go. Didn’t do invitations or anything like that. Just asked my bridesmaids and couple other friends in our group if they wanted to come to a beach weekend. I reserved the Airbnb and everything was split for each person.