If you have ever been to a destination bachelorette, you know that the experience is completely in the hands of the planner and how organized she is. If you’re reading this because you’re the lucky one in charge here, get excited. With our 8-step process below, you’ll have everything covered so your bride is fully celebrated and entirely prepped to be handed off for her wedding.
The weekend of a lifetime that the bride gets to indulge in, celebrate, wear all things extra, and have the blast that she’s always wanted to. Since all that the bride says goes (even if she’s not bride-zilla), picking the location will set the tone for the weekend away. Your bride may have a spot she’s always eyed. If not, here’s a few questions to ask her to spark inspiration:
The options above do not need to be entirely either or, but they do help you get an idea of what the bride sees for her bachelorette weekend.
A bride’s bachelorette weekend is most importantly about her getting to spend time and make memories with her closest friends. Once you know that you’re the one with the honor of planning her weekend away, we’d recommend having her send you a list of people she’d like at her weekend ASAP. From there, you can commence with the details.
Since Step 2 was about prioritizing the bride’s dear friendships, now comes the task of getting those friends together—all in one place at the same time. In order to do this, the most important task (and maybe the most difficult… it only gets easier from here) is to line up schedules of the invitees. We’d recommend having a vague budget in mind so invitees can know what sort of weekend they’re RSVP’ing to, but that budget will of course fluctuate pending which guests can all make the weekend.
Of course, it doesn’t always work out so smoothly that all of the invitees can make the same date, but that is where you and the bride get to work together to ultimately decide which date is best for her.
Now that you have a final number of guests for the weekend, look forward to the fun: Booking where to stay! Since you’ve got a bigger number to work with than you’re likely used to looking for lodging, make the most of it! Search out that gorgeous house on Airbnb, or the hotel suite that you know your bride would appreciate.
Beyond that, enjoy the options and book away.
The age-old favorite topic to discuss, especially among friends, and especially among a group of people that maybe have never met and now get to pool together finances to love on their bride. Here’s an overview of costs that you can estimate for the weekend:
The ones you can generally come to an estimate (or exact) amount prior to the weekend
These costs will vary, to be paid back later
If anything, we highly recommend discussing money in advance. Communication upfront keeps everyone in the know and aware of what they’re walking into. Which leads to…
(Not only in the bride’s coming marriage, but this weekend too)
Ah, the age-old concept that we know makes all the difference in any relationship—even in the ones you foster here for a seamless bachelorette weekend away. Here’s how to make sure you’re covering all the bases, from invitation to “see you at the wedding!”
You’ve got this, master planner. You’ve done the hard work of planning: Now you get to inform the people so you can have the bachelorette weekend that your bride has always wanted.
It’s always a good place to start with knowing how planned in advance the bride wants the weekend to be. To the minute or a bit more relaxed? If you’re planning for her, you likely know her well and could predict this. It is helpful for your guests to know how the time will be spent, since they’re putting time and money into being there, so we love an itinerary to answer all questions upfront. Plus, it minimizes questions sent your way. As well as gets everyone ready and excited for the fun ahead.
Get inspired, starting with these, expertly curated by Partytrick:
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A few thoughts and ideas on planning those in-between hours:
If friends traveled from near and far for the weekend and know the bride from all different stages of life, games are a great way to get to know each other. Try games about the bride for easy laughs and bonding: trivia from her childhood and now, or about her relationship you’re all there to celebrate.
Pending the questions your bride answered initially about the vision for the weekend, you’ll be able to determine how to spend the days from there. Group fitness classes are becoming an ever more popular way to feel good about the weekend, laugh together, and try something out of the ordinary.
Pro Tip: Book a private spin class, and send a few song requests to the instructor in advance (or at least let them know you’re there with a bachelorette weekend, and they’ll likely capitalize on that for their playlist).
Really, the activities are just to give structure to the fun. As long as you’re all together—and you provide a framework for the party to work within—things will go great. Keyword: Plan this in advance! The way 3-4 hours are spent on Saturday between brunch and dinner truly will make a difference in how the guests remember the weekend.
Perhaps what is most thought of when people think of bachelorette weekends. So with a little research ahead of time, you can prep your party for a weekend of fun at all the best spots. Go down a slide in a bar? Yes please (Hint: Check out Unbarlievable if you’re headed to Austin, Texas).
Consider the following:
Pro Tip: Pick an outfit theme for going out. We promise it’s not cliche if you all go out in the same color or with face masks of the grooms’ face… in fact, you may be doing it wrong if you don’t do this.
There you have it. Your 8-step bachelorette party planning, in your hands. With a bit of organization and a lot of intention, your bride can rock her last weeks as a ‘Miss’ commemorating the bachelorette weekend you slayed planning.
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