I don't like going out to bars---- bachelorette party ideas

w102nao · June 2012

My Fi and I have never been a fan of bars; I don’t like the loud music or boys trying to dance with me and the drama of losing your friends and finding rides home…..

I love to drink with my friends but I have always preferred house parties or barbecues where we can sit and talk.

I am having a rather large bachelorette party I am inviting my high school friends, college friends and cousins so there are around 28 of us (I think around 20 or so said they were free that night).

I wanted to host a party but it would have to be at my parents’ house (I am getting married in Ohio and live in San Francisco so everything is happening at home in Cleveland)

My mom and I are fine with wine and drinks/food in her back yard and then heading to our local dive bar that serves food and beer down the street. Every friend I have talked to though has a list of bars they want to stop at in the city and whenever I mention going to our local pub they all say no they want to go somewhere classier.

What should I do stay in a make myself happy or go out and make the girls happy (which may be chaotic with such a large group) Or do any of you have other suggestions. I really wish there were wineries at home or if I lived closer so people wouldn’t feel like we were back in high school again being at my parents house.

vixie2703 · June 2012

When is your bachelorette party? Because there are several wineries around Sandusky & the Lake Erie Islands that might do that. Or what if you do a nicer dinner for food instead of the back yard - that way the girls who want to dress up & go out are happy, and then go back to yours for drinks after?

w102nao · June 2012

thanks my sister (who is planning the party) found a wine bar in Ohio City and we are going to go to some place around there. They seemed pretty low key like Great Lakes Brewing Company and Bier Market so I think it will work out. Lots to do.

Summer2011Bride · June 2012

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[QUOTE]My Fi and I have never been a fan of bars; I don’t like the loud music or boys trying to dance with me and the drama of losing your friends and finding rides home….. I love to drink with my friends but I have always preferred house parties or barbecues where we can sit and talk. I am having a rather large bachelorette party I am inviting my high school friends, college friends and cousins so there are around 28 of us (I think around 20 or so said they were free that night)<strong>. I wanted to host a party but it would have to be at my parents’ house </strong>(I am getting married in Ohio and live in San Francisco so everything is happening at home in Cleveland) My mom and I are fine with wine and drinks/food in her back yard and then heading to our local dive bar that serves food and beer down the street. Every friend I have talked to though has a list of bars they want to stop at in the city and whenever I mention going to our local pub they all say no they want to go somewhere classier. What should I do stay in a make myself happy or go out and make the girls happy (which may be chaotic with such a large group) Or do any of you have other suggestions. I really wish there were wineries at home or if I lived closer so people wouldn’t feel like we were back in high school again being at my parents house.
Posted by w102nao[/QUOTE]

You should not be hosting your own bachelorette party. If someone else offers (even if your mom wanted to host, that would be OK), but you definitely should not be sending out your own invtations or hosting a party in your own honor. If no one offers to throw you a bachelorette party, you don't get one.

If someone does offer to host the party, they should ask you what you would like to do or had in mind. At that point, it's fine to be honest and say you don't care for bar hopping and would rather stick around the house.

kelnash89 · June 2012

Agree with PP, you should never throw a wedding-related party for yourself.

That aside, another idea is a spa day. Have someone come do mani pedis and facials. Or I saw something on one of the wedding blogs about a scent party. They bring all of the stuff to make your own perfume!

w102nao · June 2012

thanks I am not hosting it my sister (maid of honor is) but she lives in Florida so she asked me what I wanted to do and then she is sending out the invites.

In a couple of months she is getting married and we are doing the same thing. She is kinda planning it and then I am sending out the invites.

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