ETA: Sorry this is long, and turned out as more of a vent than anything. CN version - B-party was both good and bad, and I could use a hug.
So, BFF's bachelorette was this weekend. It was fun - despite the many, many setbacks.
My sister and I got to the hotel early and started decorating and put the food away, and then headed to the restaurant. As we arrived, and my BFF called and said she was on her way with her sister, I realized that it was just going to be the 4 of us and one other girl. EVERYONE ELSE BAILED.
Out of 11 people invited, I had 3 people RSVP no to my invite. I then had 2people say they would be there only during the day, 2 only during the night, 1that was still looking for a babysitter, and 1 that was definitely in for the whole thing. Every single one of them - except for one of the daytime girls - fvcking bailed.
So lunch ended up being 5 people. The scavenger hunt was only 3 people, since my sister and I had to go back to the hotel to finish setting up. And the people that went to the bar were me, BFF and my sister.
There were other issues throughout the day - like I gave them my GPS for the scavenger hunt, forgetting that I had to find my way back to the hotel. My sister and I had to call my uncle and have him talk us through Boston, which ended up with she and I yelling at each other and both of us in tears. I forgot to bring playing cards for games at the hotel before the bar, my camera died and my phone ran out of juice so I didn't get a single damn picture, and I somehow lost the piece of paper that I needed for us to get into one of the bars without paying cover. Also, most of the food I slaved over went to waste because, well, there were only four fvcking people there. None of those things ended up being a huge deal, but it made me feel like total sh!t.
We did end up having a great time with just us, but I felt really bad for my friend. She was upset that no one made her a priority - she said it made her realize who she should not be going out on a limb for anymore. She was so grateful for everything I did, and pissed that more people were not there to see it. She really handled everything very well and managed to have a great time anyway. I love her so much.
At this point, I am just glad that anything I had to plan is over. I'm not looking forward to having to bite my tongue around certain people at the wedding, but obviously I don't want to cause any drama for my friend. Particularly with her rotten, clueless, selfish future in-laws, but that is a whole different story (she just texted me to say that her FMIL told her today - two weeks before the wedding - that they no longer want to do the RD).