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Bachlor/Bachlorette Parties
What did you and DH do for yours?
We both went to Philly on different weekends and did the traditional dinner, bars, strip club for him. Granted we got married in our 20's and that was the "thing" to do.
We now have 5 weddings this year so all those parties are beginning to be planned. One guy is planning to go to South Carolina for a whole weekend. One guys brother is planning a weekend in the mountians at a lake house in April. So too warm for skiing or winter sports of any kind. He wants to go up with all the guys for a weekend and have bonfires. But the best man also has control issues when alcohol is involved so Im sure his wife put the brakes on a night out at the bars and casinos which is what the groom would normally have wanted.
Is it the been there, done that, that is making people want to do bigger and better things for these parties? I mean, they all spend their 20's and early 30's partying their asses of every weekend.
Re: Bachlor/Bachlorette Parties
I went to OC, MD for the night and we laid on the beach for a while, ate dinner, then went to Secrets. Jeff's GM didn't do anything and I felt bad, but he was ok with it. Mind you, one was my nephew, one was in VA and the other isn't really a planner.
I went to AC for my friend's bachelorette, OMG it was so expensive. The guys went too, so we got a party bus ($$)... then we separated for the weekend. The hotel was double what we were told, we went out to dinner where people got this seafood platter and wanted to split the bill evenly - UM NO... I love this friend, but with the $300 bm dress and everything else, it just put me over the edge.
Greg also went to the beach but stayed at my inlaws place since they were away that weekend. I think they took him golfing and then went to Dewey.
I can understand doing big get aways when you're younger with not many bills or kids, but I'm at the point now where I would probably decline to do any of that. It's so much freaking money.
um I just went out to dinner and drinks with my girlfriends and then we went back to my house and drank and I opened lots of fun presents. everyone was from out of town so it was easy and I was quite happy with it.
Ben went away for the weekend to his parents cabin in VA with all of his friends and I'm fairly certain they did nothing but drink and cause a ruckus:)
The Rowdy Roberts
The Rowdy Roberts
H just hung out with his groomsmen in their hometown. They played golf and drank in the best man's basement. The guys have all recently said that they feel like they really dropped the ball (since H was the first one to get married and they didn't have their act together), but he really wouldn't have wanted anything else. He's actually in the process of planning the bachelor party for the next guy in their group to get married. They're going to AC for a weekend.