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Katydid
VIP May 2014

who pays for bachelorette party?

Katydid, on April 29, 2014 at 10:01 PM Posted in Planning 0 13

Just to be clear, I am not involved in the planning of the bachelorette party. My MOH is my sister, and she has been presenting ideas to me to get a sense of what I might like to do.

She suggested dinner and a comedy club. I asked her if she was expecting the guests to pay, and it was obvious that was the case. I suggested that the guests not be expected to pay, as they are not the hosts.

Please back me up on this. I don't want to come off as being unnecessarily bossy.

13 Comments

Latest activity by Out the Window, on April 30, 2014 at 3:03 PM
  • MrsMark
    Devoted December 2014
    MrsMark ·
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    Each girl pays their own way. It's not your MOHs duty to pay for all the guests

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  • MichiganBride104
    VIP October 2014
    MichiganBride104 ·
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    The only kind of bachelorette party I've been too have involved party busses and bar hopping. At those, the bridal party covers food and such (typically at somebody's house) and then the guests who come pay their way into the bus.

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  • Fit Bride
    VIP August 2014
    Fit Bride ·
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    From my experience everyone pays their own. The bridal party or just MOH covers the bride.

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  • Katydid
    VIP May 2014
    Katydid ·
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    Really?! My sister will be relieved. Thanks!

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  • DFG2014
    Super November 2014
    DFG2014 ·
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    I agree with everyone else! It's different than a hosted shower where the guests obviously don't chip in.

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  • RequiresSnacks
    Devoted October 2014
    RequiresSnacks ·
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    We are all dividing up the cost. My MOH (also my sister) is organizing it. I am inviting a few girls not in my bridal party and everyone is paying their own way.

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  • Julia Beth
    VIP July 2014
    Julia Beth ·
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    In my experience, everyone pays their own way. Usually the cost for the bride is divided by the number of participants and added to the per person cost. Usually the bride doesn't pay.

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  • Shannon S.
    Master March 2011
    Shannon S. ·
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    I usually expect to pay my own way at a bachelorette, unless it's hosted in someone's home. I would include a less-expensive option as part of the evening. Dinner (with cocktails and wine, I assume), plus tickets to a comedy show can easily run $100-150 pp. Maybe have an option for meeting at a bar later on?

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  • TiffanyShay
    Master October 2014
    TiffanyShay ·
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    Usually whoever is hosting may chose to pay a larger portion of the total cost but ultimately each person attending would pay their own way... and the bride should always be covered.

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  • D
    VIP October 2014
    DanieGee ·
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    My MOH is having guests pay for themselves and the bridesmaids chip in to cover me.

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  • kaylarae
    Master April 2015
    kaylarae ·
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    The bridal party or whoever is attending pays their own way. You can't expect the MOH to cover everyone like that. In my case, I know my MOH is covering all my costs as well as a few smaller things and everyone else is covering themself (I have no idea what we're doing though)

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  • Katie
    Super June 2014
    Katie ·
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    Everyone pays their own way, unless it's require that they attend the bachelorette party ( which it shouldn't be).

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  • Out the Window
    Master May 2014
    Out the Window ·
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    Everyone (minus me, the bride) split the bill for everything.

    Girls offered to buy me drinks.

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