I am in the process of trying to plan a bachelor/ette party for my sister and FBIL... they got engaged pretty quickly after meeting and we have a pretty large wedding party (10 on each side) the BMs and GM dont know each other at all and we are trying to figure out a weekend bonding party for every one to meet and have fun! initially i was thinking vegas..stay in the same hotel but have different suites for the girls and guys...meet up at the pool during the day have lunch/drinks together and when evening rolled around go our separate ways and have a proper bachelorette party while the guys do their own thing. However, after working the numbers i think this idea is going to be over budget for our group. Now i am back to square one and probably thinking of doing something along the lines of..renting a large vacation house somewhere for the weekend and going out separately at night... only concern I have for our group is that most of the WP have SO's that will not be invited to this weekend "get to know you" party and might be uncomfortable with their SO staying in a house full of the opposite sex partying for a weekend... maybe that is a silly concern to have but who knows? I think I might feel weird if my fiance attended something like this (fortunately i dont have to worry because he will be a GM and will attend with me)....we'll see though. I am going to bring the idea up to my sis and see if she likes it.... anyone that has been to something like this or any advice would be much appreciated