Is anyone considering doing a combined party? I don't want to do the whole awkward "sit around and watch the bride open things and then play corny games no one really likes" typical bridal shower. I'm way too active and fun of a person for that. I also don't want a "go out and get smashed" bachelorette party.
My SIL (who is my MOH) and I had a girls night out tonight because I had a massive wedding meltdown due to three bridesmaids backing out in a 24 hour period. While we were out, one of the things we discussed was what I wanted to do for a bachelorette party, and she proposed the idea of combining it with the bridal shower and just having a big old fun party a few weeks before the wedding.
Right now the tentative plan is some variety of laser tag/arcade place. There are quite a number of them around Dayton and Cincinnati (where most of the guests would be coming from). Some are just laser tag, some have an arcade, some have additional things like inflatables, bumper cars, etc. My SIL is calling tomorrow to see what kind of packages and pricing things would be. We're aiming for under $15 per person, including food and fun. The guest list for the party right now stands at 22 people, which is the women from the wedding guest list that I'm closest to.
Is anyone else doing something like this? Not just the alternate idea for location, but combining them?