Tip #17: A Couple More Games

You girls are probably surprised I haven’t run out of games to talk about yet, huh? Well, believe me, I have plenty I’ve played to talk about what’s worked and what hasn’t. I could probably make this blog just about games and go on forever. But I don’t want to bore you, so I’ll make this my last post about games, at least for a while, and we’ll get back to other tips next time. I just remembered a couple of games that I really wanted to post about before we moved on.

The first one is one of my all-time favorite bar games, hands down. A little disclaimer, these aren’t just regular card or coin games I’m going to be talking about in this post, but I think this one is well worth the money. It’s only $10, after all. It’s called the Male Stereotypes Game.

I’ll try to explain it as best I can without giving too much away, because you really have to play this game to understand what’s so great about it. There are 36 cards in the game set, each depicting a stereotypical male - from the geek to the frat boy to the metrosexual. You give each girl a card (or more, if you want to play multiple rounds) and give them an hour to find the stereotype on their card. Bars aren’t the best place for this, because some stereotypes are much more common there than others, but if you’re out in a popular downtown area you should give your girls free reign to look all over the area for their targets (just make sure they don’t get lost!) Each card has some questions for the girls to ask their man, and dares to perform with him, and they get points based on what they do. Then, when time is up, the girls who have the most points win! It might not sound too spectacular, but trust me, I know from personal experience that running around looking for a tree hugger or a sports fanatic and asking him to do some of the crazy things on that sheet is super fun. This is one game I would suggest you do before the girls are too tipsy, though, so they don’t get lost, or worse, leave the party to be with one of the more desirable stereotypical males...

A game that gets more fun when you’re drunk, though, is this next one - Bachelorette Mad Libs.

I saw a mad libs book at the book store the other day when I was doing some last-minute christmas shopping and it made me remember when I played this at a friend’s bachelorette party and so I had to include it in this post. I don’t think I need to explain what mad libs is, everyone loves them. So really all I have to tell you is that some of the ones in here are especially good for girls thinking the way we always are at bachelorette parties. A great thing about this, now that I’m thinking about it, is that it’s versatile, you could have a fun time with it even if you keep things clean. But if you don’t, well, you can imagine all the hilarious possibilities.

Alright, like I said, that’s it for games now. Unless some really good idea comes up in my head between now and next time, the next post will be about something else, I promise.

-Carly

Tip #16: Coin Games

Like I said last time, I think I’ll continue with the drinking games theme again. This time it’ll be another simple type of game you can play with stuff you probably already have, but this is even easier to get ahold of than cards or dice. There are plenty of fun coin-based drinking games, too. And someone should certainly have a few coins on them, especially if you’re going out for the evening. Here are a couple fun coin games you can play whether you’re at home or at a bar. Well, they’re basically the same type of game, but a little different.

Okay, the first one is one I bet you’ve heard of before. It’s called quarters. This one’s really popular with guys at the bars or college kids but girls can have fun with it too. You all sit in a circle around a tall glass (usually a beer pitcher is used but you can use any big glass) on a hard surface like a table. You take turns trying to bounce a quarter off of the table and into the glass. If you get it in, you get to tell any of the other girls to drink and then you get to try again. If you miss, it’s the next girl’s turn. If you make three in a row, you get to make up a rule - anything you want. Be creative. I listed a couple possible rules in my post about the card game Waterfall. So that’s all there is to quarters. It’s simple, fun, and all you need is a coin and a glass, which you should have access to whether you’re at home or at a bar. Just make sure if you’re at a bar that you drink everything in the pitcher first or ask for a clean one, because you don’t want to have to reach into beer to retrieve the quarter after your success!

The other game I want to suggest is a variation of quarters which I think is even more fun. It’s called Ice Tray Quarters. Instead of a beer pitcher or glass, you use an icecube tray. Each different slot in the tray means something different if you land a quarter in. When it’s your turn, make sure the tray is facing you longways - so if it’s a 2 by 6 tray, there should be 2 columns and 6 rows. If you get your quarter in the right column, that’s the give side - you tell another girl to drink. But if you land it in the left column, that’s the take side - you have to take drinks, and then your turn is over as if you had missed it. But wait, there’s more! The number of drinks you give or take corresponds to how close the quarter is. If you get it in the closest row, that’s only one drink. But every row further back is more drinks. So if you get it in the furthest row, you’re giving or taking 6 drinks! Now I bet you see why I like this version better than regular quarters. You can get tipsy much faster this way! But no matter which version you and your girlfriends want to play, if you want to play a fun drinking game and don’t have anything on you but the change in your purses, quarters is a good bet.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #15: Dice Games

You know, there are lots of fun games for bachelorette parties that I can think of, so I think I’ll continue with that theme for a while more. This time, I’m going to talk about another kind of drinking game, but instead of cards, it’ll be dice this time. Here’s a simple dice game called sixes.
First, you line up six empty party cups in a straight line and decide which end will be ‘1’ and which end will be ‘6’. Then you take turns rolling a die. The number you roll corresponds to one of the six cups. If it’s empty, you can fill it up with as much beer (or other beverage the players have agreed upon) as you want. If it’s already got booze in it, you have to drink what’s in it, then roll again. To keep the game flowing quickly, you should probably chug, but if you know you’re playing with girls who can’t chug, be careful not to fill the cups too much or the game will take quite a while.
In addition to that simple game you can play with ordinary dice, I wanted to share these special bachelorette party drinking dice I found.

You’ve probably seen pairs of novelty dice like this for all kinds of things, not just drinking games - sex positions is a popular one too. Anyways, this is fairly self explanatory. Whoever the first dice indicates drinks whatever the second dice indicates. This is a good, cheap game which I can tell just by looking at it will get everybody drunk pretty damn quickly, if you ask me.
This post seems kind of short, but that’s all I really have to say about drinking dice. I’m sure there are other fun dice games out there, so if you know one, post it as a comment here! I’m sure other readers will appreciate your ideas just as much as mine.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #14: Drinking Card Game

Looks like we’ve gone and turned this into another post series now, because this week it’s another thing about games. While games like pinatas and pin the macho on the man can be fun, and I highly recommend playing them, not everybody wants to. Or maybe you just don’t have the spare cash to buy them because you went over your budget on other things for the party - believe me, I know what that’s like. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun games! You can play drinking games with things you already have around the house, like cards or coins or dice - chances are someone at the party already knows a few. But in case you’re looking for one and don’t know this one already, my aboslute favorite of all time is waterfall. It has a bunch of other names, I’m told, like “kings” and “ring of fire,” but you’ll recognize it as soon as you see the instructions if you’ve ever played it before. You shuffle a deck of cards, lay them out in a circle face down on the table, and put a can of beer in the center. You also each have your own drink. Each girl takes turns taking a card from the circle and putting it under the tab of the center beer. Whoever pops the tab has to drink that beer. But the majority of the drinking comes from your individual drinks, because every value card has a different effect. Here’s what they do:
2 is You. Everybody else drinks.
3 is Me. The person who took the card drinks.
4 is Whores. Girls (so here, that’s probably everybody) drink.
5 is Five Fingers. You play a quick game of five fingers (also called “Never have I ever”), which I’d be really surprised if you’re not familiar with.
6 is Dicks. Guys (so here, probably nobody) drink.
7 is Heaven. Everybody points to the ceiling and the last person to do so drinks.
8 is Date. You choose someone else to become your “date” for the rest of the game. Whenever they drink, you drink, and vice versa.
9 is Rhyme. You say a word. Then, going around the circle, everyone else has to say a word that rhymes with that word. If someone can’t think of a rhyme or says a word that’s already been said, they drink.
10 is Categories. You say a category (like fruit or cars) and everyone going around the circle has to say something in that category (like apple and banana if it’s fruit, or jeep and cadillac if it’s cars). When someone says something that doesn’t fit or has already been said, they drink.
Jack is Thumb Master. You become the “thumb master”, which means that at any point you can put your thumb on the table. Then, everyone else has to follow suit (no pun intended!) and whoever is last has to drink. You lose the power when someone else draws a jack.
Queen is Question Master. Whenever you ask a question to someone, they must reply with a question. If they don’t, they have to drink. Like thumb master, this power is passed on to another girl who draws a queen.
King is Rule Master. You get to make up a new rule. It can be whatever you want, just don’t go too crazy. If you feel like the bride isn’t having a good enough time at her bachelorette, you could make it “the bride has to drink every time.” That’s a popular one.
Ace is Waterfall. You start drinking, then the person next to you starts, then the person next to them, and so on and so forth. The person next to you can’t stop until you stop, and so on and so forth. As you might imagine, this is a killer for whoever’s at the end, especially if some of your guests can chug.

There are tons of rule variations, so if someone knows a different one that you like better, switch it up. Everyone has their own house rules for the game.
And if you’re looking for something fun to play with - here’s a funny little deck of cards shaped like penises:

You can play kings, or any drinking card game, with any set of cards, obviously. But if you do have the money to spend, this is a fun way to spice up your drinking games at your bachelorette - I guarantee all the girls will love it.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #13: Choosing a Pinata

While we’re on the subject of games, here’s a pretty classic one that you probably wouldn’t have thought of for your bachelorette party: a pinata. Your first thought is that those are for kids’ parties, right? Well, not necessarily. They can be fun at any party, especially a bachelorette. After all, who doesn’t want to hit a giant penis with a baseball bat? How can that NOT sound like a great time?
Not surprisingly, there are quite a few penis-shaped pinatas on the market. So how do you decide which one to get? Well, price is a factor, obviously. So is size. Most that I’ve found are around 15 to 18 inches - which should hold two good-sized bags of candy. If size is all that matters to you (yes, yes, I’m sure there’s a joke in there), I’ve also seen this one, but I wouldn’t recommend it. To me, it doesn’t really even look that much like a penis, but maybe the picture’s just at a bad angle. Instead, I’d recommend one of the following.

First, there’s Willy Whack-It. What I love about this one is that it comes with stickers to give it silly faces. That’ll be sure to get even more laughs out of your guests, no doubt about it. This definitely emphasizes the silly aspect of it. As if whacking open a giant penis with another phallic-shaped object wasn’t silly enough. This just takes the cake for laughs. But my favorite is probably this one, instead:

This penis pinata kit. First and foremost, for convenience. I bought this one the first time I threw a bachelorette party with a pinata because it comes with the blindfolds, some baggies, and the bat (which it calls a dick stick - which the girls also got a kick out of), so I didn’t have to buy those things separately. If you don’t already have them, this is the best deal for your money, I think. Also, this pinata has really good quality. It’s not too hard to break open, which is always important. You don’t want to spend too much time whacking your penis! So that one’s definitely my favorite. And a pinata is definitely one of my favorite things to have at a bachelorette party. Not only is the penis pinata itself a riot, you can fill it with penis-shaped candy, too, and keep the fun going. Maybe I’ll talk about my favorite penis shaped candy next time, whenever that’s going to be. Sorry again that I’ve been posting sort of infrequently lately, but that’s life.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #12: Dirty Party Games

Would you look at that, I managed to get a post two weeks in a row! Wish I could say that was going to happen more regularly. Unfortunately, I ought to warn you not to get used to it. Well, today I’m talking about games again. Posting about bingo last week gave me an idea for a tip of advice: it’s really easy to turn basic, kind of boring old party games into fun, raunchy bachelorette party games that’ll be a riot. I’ve got two examples today.
First, pin the tail on the donkey. It was really fun as a kid, right? But you’re probably thinking of playing it now and it would be pretty lame. Well, what if instead of pinning a tail on a donkey you were pinning a silly-looking cartoon penis on a picture of a hunky man? That’s the idea behind pin the macho on the man.


I played this at a bachelorette party I threw once and it was an absolute riot. All the girls loved the silly shapes of the penises, and the “donkey” wasn’t too hard on the eyes either! I didn’t expect it to be such a hit, but this one really went over well.
The other one went over pretty well too, but that didn’t surprise me. This one’s like hot potato, except, well, you’ve probably already guessed that it’s not shaped like a potato.

Yep, that’s right. Hot Willy is a game where you wind up this little guy and pass it around a circle. Whoever has him when he stops shaking is out. As you can probably imagine, this game is hilarious and everybody has a good time when we play it at parties. And of course, there’s no shortage of vibrator jokes about the guy, too. It was a great time and I distinctly remember having tears in my eyes from laughing so hard playing this game once.
There are plenty of other games that have raunchy versions you can think of, you just have to use your imagination. In fact, if you think of any others, leave a comment! I don’t have to be the only one giving ideas and advice here.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #11: Bachelorette Bingo

First of all, I want to apologize for how long it’s been since I last posted. I’ve been absolutely swamped at work lately. Sorry everybody. I’ll try to get back to posting regularly, but unfortunately I can’t make any promises.
Anyways, today I have a new game to talk to you about. It’s another regular game, specialized for bachelorette parties. If you looked at the title, you already know what it is: bachelorette bingo. There isn’t a whole lot to say about it. It’s just like regular bingo, but with words related to bachelorette parties and getting married. My favorite party planning site has free sets of bingo cards you can download for it. They have two versions: bachelorette party bingo and bridal shower bingo. The difference between them is that the words for bachelorette party bingo are a little raunchier, so if you’re throwing a cleaner-themed party you should pick bridal shower bingo.
It’s pretty straight forward. Just print out the bingo cards (however many of them you need for your number of guests) and the list of all the words. Cut up all the words from the list into strips of paper and put them in a hat, so the caller can pick words from the hat for people to mark out. You should let the bachelorette have the honor of being the caller, and let her play at the same time. Just make sure she doesn’t abuse her power and cheat! You can use something small like pennies as markers for the cards.
I know bingo might sound like kind of a lame game for a bachelorette party, but don’t underestimate it. It can be really fun, especially if everyone’s had a bit to drink already. To make it more fun, you could probably turn it into a drinking game. You could play that whenever you don’t have a word that’s called, you have to drink. Or you could have the winner of each game distribute shots for people to take. There’s a lot of room for possibilities. I hope you liked the idea, and I’ll have another game to share with you (hopefully) next week.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #10: 20 Questions

Now that I’ve told you more than you probably ever want to know about giant inflatable penises, it’s time to move onto the next block of tips. Starting today, I think I’ll share some fun party games with you that have worked well at the bachelorette parties I’ve hosted in the past. We’ll start with one of my absolute favorites: 20 questions-type games, where you try and find out how much the bride-to-be really knows about her future groom. There’s no shortage of different ways to play this out there, but here’s my favorite.
The first step is, obviously, to ask the groom 20 questions and write down the answers. These should be things that he thinks the bride might or might not know. Throw a few in there that he knows the bride probably wouldn’t know and will have to guess on, for fun. It should be a mix of yes/no questions and questions that require a more specific answer. Asking specific dates are great, but not the obvious ones like when he proposed - things like their first date are good, if he can even remember. After you’ve recorded his answers to the question, ask him how many questions he thinks the bride will get right, just for fun.
Then, at the party, ask all the girls how many they think the bride will get right, and keep track of that. Then, ask the bride the questions. Whoever was closest to how many she got right should get a prize. You can have all the girls throw in a dollar and give the money to the winner, or you can make a drinking game out of it and let the winner dole out shots, there’s lots of possibilities.
This is a great game to play because not only will it be funny to see how the bride’s answers match up to the real ones, the bride will definitely learn some new things about her husband that night. And there’s a lot you can do with it, too. Like I said, you could have the girls bet money or drink with it, but I’m sure you can come up with some other great ideas too. 20 questions is a classic bachelorette party game and one of the funnest by far in my experience. If you need help coming up with questions to ask the groom, I’m sure you can find some good ideas on the internet. I had a set of questions I used to ask for this, but it’s been a while since I threw a bachelorette party and I lost the list. If by some chance I find it again I’ll share them with you, but you’re probably better off searching the web, or coming up with questions on your own. I’ll post some more game ideas next week.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #9: More Inflatables

I was thinking about that series of posts about strippers, I got the idea that I should make more posts that are related to each other. So, continuing from last week, here’s some more options if you want to get an inflatable toy for your party. There are plenty of inflatable men out there, and they’re got their uses, but just like real men they’re only good for so much. So now it’s time to explore some other options. Sometimes, you don’t want to be subtle with your decorations at all. Maybe a naked man just isn’t quite obvious enough. If you’ve got a party where all the decorations look like penises, maybe instead you want to get a giant inflatable penis like this one.

It stands a whopping six feet tall. Yeah, it’s really big. If you don’t want one quite that big (or expensive), there’s this one, too.

And if you’d like to spice things up with an african-american penis instead, there’s this.

As you can see, there’s just as many choices of inflatable penis as inflatable men, if not more. So, how do you decide which one to get, full naked man or just his member? Well, it depends on the party. If you’re going out to the bars, you could take an inflatable penis with you - assuming the bar you’re going to is okay with it. I’ve only done this with a party once, and it worked out fine. Taking an inflatable penis out in public was hilarious. Everybody in the bar got a huge kick out of it and that made the girls like it even more. But you wouldn’t want to take an inflatable man to a bar. That could be seen as kind of creepy. If you’re just having the party at a girl’s house, though, it’s really a matter of personal preference. Generally, it should be pretty easy for you to know which one your guests will like more just by knowing their personalities. It’s not really something I can explain, but I’m sure you understand. Really, either one will work great at any at-home bachelorette party, and I would definitely recommend you get one or the other. They’re a great time. I hope it’s been helpful that I’ve provided this basic information and these options for you.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #8: Inflatable Dates

Now that I’ve taught you probably more than you ever wanted to know about hiring a male stripper, I feel that I should present an alternative. Maybe you want there to be some kind of naked man at your bachelorette party, but for one of any number of reasons, you don’t want it to be an real live naked man. So what can you do? An excellent alternative to hiring a stripper is getting an inflatable blow-up doll of a naked man. Maybe you don’t have the money for a stripper, or you’re all just a little to shy to make the call. Not a problem! In my experience I’ve seen blow-up dolls being just as fun. They have plenty of advantages. They’re not expensive, they’re quiet, and they’ll let you do whatever you want to them! Just make sure it’s appropriate to do with all your girlfriends around. So, what blow-up doll would I recommend? Well, if you don’t have a lot of money leftover in your budget, the most cost-effective doll is Harry the Cheap Date.


There’s nothing real special about Harry, his most attractive feature is his price tag. But he’s still plenty good enough to get all the girls laughing their heads off, I can promise you that. But if you want to spring for something a little higher quality and a lot funnier, I recommend the Big John doll.


Yes, while Harry had nothing down there, Big John has a seven inch vibrating penis. You can imagine how that might make him a lot more fun to have at your bachelorette party. The attached vibrator makes for some hilarious times. Just make sure the girls don’t get to interested in it.
Blow-up dolls are really a great idea if you want an easy way to make your party a whole lot funnier and more exciting. And if you’re feeling a little devious and want to blackmail someone, you could wait until the pass out and take pictures of them with the doll. Not that I’m advocating that. Just letting you know that it is possible.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #7: How to Act

Here it is, the thrilling conclusion to the series on strippers. You’ve decided on getting a stripper to come to the house, and you’ve hired him. Now you need to know a few things about how to behave once he gets there.

First and most importantly, make sure the bride to be is the center of attention. One of the big advantages of hiring a personal stripper instead of going to the strip club is so she can get attention. Every girl at the party should get some attention, but make sure that the focus is the bride. It’s her party, and you’re hiring the stripper for her, after all!

Another important thing, for the bride and all the other girls, go along with the routine. If he comes dressed in a special outfit, like a pizza delivery boy or a fireman, play along with that. And it’s okay to be flirty, in fact, you shouldn’t be afraid to say flirtatious and naughty things. He’s getting naked, after all, he’s not going to be embarrassed by a little dirty talk. You’ll all enjoy the experience more if even a few girls are into it and actively participating.

Don’t be afraid to get creative with some dollar bills, too. Put one somewhere on your body and have the stripper take it from you. Again, this is part of playing around and being involved in the action. And another tip about money: use singles. I heard a saying once, with stripper five $1 bills is worth more than one $5 bill. And it’s completely true, as you can probably imagine. It make it last longer.

Now, one thing you absolutely shouldn’t do: I strongly advise that you do NOT sleep with the stripper, whether you’re the bride or just a guest. It will not end well. Not to stereotype, but considering his profession, he could very likely have several diseases. Plus, all of your friends at the party will know, and won’t let you live it down. I promise, you will regret it. And if you’re the bride to be, well, you can think of all the other reasons that’s an even worse idea for you. Really, there are no good reasons to even think about doing this. So don’t do it. End of story.

That’s all the advice I can think of to give you right now. Hopefully it will help you make the most of your experience hiring a stripper for your party.

See you next time,
Carly

Tip #6: Hiring a Stripper

Last time I said that this time I’d cover both how to hire a stripper and what to do once he arrives, but I’ve decided to split it up into two parts, making this a sort of series on strippers. I’m sure that sounds more exciting than it really is.

First things first, reasons why you may not want to hire a stripper:

-If you know the bachelorette won’t like it

-If you know that a guest will make having a stripper awkward. For example, if the bride’s mother or future sister-in-law is there, or if several guests are opposed to a stripper for other reasons.

-You have an especially large group. Strippers work best at smaller bachelorette parties of around a dozen women or less. You can hire one with a larger group, too, but I’ve found that the experience just isn’t the same, because the stripper becomes less of the focus with that many girls around.

-You can’t afford it. This one should be fairly obvious, but one of my girlfriends once hired a stripper for a party without asking what the cost was ahead of time. When they told her, she didn’t want to back out, so she paid them even though it way overexceeded her party’s budget.

To solve that last problem, I highly recommend that you split the cost between all the guests (but don’t make the bachelorette pay). Hiring a private stripper, even for just an hour, can get pretty expensive. But if you’re splitting it between ten or twelve girls, it’s not so bad.

Now, if there’s nothing stopping you from hiring a stripper, how do you go about doing it? Well, the hardest part is finding one. Your first thought might be to look one up on the internet. I’d advise against that. The internet is full of spam sites, and even if you do find a legitimate business’s website, chances are they’re not in your area. Your best bet is to go old-fashioned and look through the yellow pages. Strippers could be listed under many things, such as “Entertainment – Adult” or “Escort Service”, so don’t be discouraged just because there’s no “Strippers” section. If you live in or near a major city, chances are you’ll be able to find a stripper in the area. If you live in a small city or rural area, though, it may be more difficult. Ask around and see if anyone you know has hired a male stripper for a party and ask them where they found him.

Once you’ve found an agency that will suit your needs, there are some questions you should ask them over the phone. You’ll want to find out if there’s a website where you can see pictures of the man you’ll be hiring. Whether they have a website or not, you probably want to get a picture of the stripper somehow, as I mentioned in my last post, so you know you’ll be happy with the purchase. You also want to find out up front the hourly rate and when you’ll be billed, so you don’t make the same mistake my girlfriend did. It’s also good to find out what the stripper will do, whether or not they can wear a special outfit or costume, and what (if anything) you might need to provide, like music.

Last but not least, try to get a written agreement faxed or mailed to you so there will be no confusion if the stripper doesn’t show up or if something else went wrong. I think that’s all I have to say about hiring the stripper, next time I’ll talk a little about proper conduct once he arrives.

See you next time,

Carly

Tip #5: Strippers vs. Strip Clubs

Bachelor parties have always been known for involving strippers. Bachelorette parties, on the other hand, have never really been known for hiring male strippers or going out to the strip club. But lately, I’ve noticed it happening more and more. I’ve thrown several parties of both kinds, hiring a stripper to come to the house and going out to the strip club. I’m sure a lot of girls out there who might be considering doing one of these things probably have a lot of questions. First of all, which is better, hiring a stripper or going to the strip club? So that’s what I’m going to cover today. The best format for this is probably a list of pros and cons.

Going to a strip club:

Pros:

They can accommodate bigger groups.

There are lots of men to choose from there instead of just one.

If you enjoy people watching, you can watch the other patrons.

Cons:

There aren’t that many around, even in big cities.

Drinks there are expensive.

You’ll need a designated driver or get a cab if you’re planning on drinking.

There are other people there, so your bride-to-be might not get all the attention she wants.

If you’re unlucky, you might get stuck at a table far away from all the action.

Hiring a stripper:

Pros:

They come to you, so it’s a lot more convenient.

You don’t have to worry about driving back home drunk.

Since you’re the only customers, they focus on the bride-to-be.

It’s a lot cheaper to buy your own drinks.

They’re a little easier to find, especially in big cities.

Cons:

There aren’t several men to choose from, you get what you get.

They’re probably going to be a little more expensive.

You might have to wait a while for them to show up.

There’s pros and cons for both, but my recommendation would be that you hire a stripper to come to you. In the past, the parties where I’ve hired a stripper have all worked a lot better. One time we wanted to go to a club but couldn’t find one, another time the strippers completely ignored the bride. They’re too unreliable. There are ways around the disadvantages to hiring a stripper, too. You can request a picture of the stripper ahead of time, so you know whether you’re going to like who’s coming or not. If you’ve got a fairly long guest list, you can split up the cost to make the price of hiring a stripper more reasonable. As for the wait, you can minimize this by making sure the guy has good directions to the house and by keeping the agency’s number on hand so you can find out where he is if he’s late. I would also recommend paying with a credit card, so you can get your fee refunded if he never shows up.

So, in conclusion, from my experience hiring a personal stripper works a lot better than going to a strip club. Next time, I’ll give some more advice on how to hire a stripper and how to behave once he arrives.

See you next time,

Carly

Tip #4: Party Kits

In my day, I planned all different types of bachelorette parties. Parties for good girls, parties for bad girls, parties indoors, parties outdoors, themed parties, “themed” parties (where the theme I was told to work with was something along the lines of “pink” or “marriage”). I’ve seen it all. And I know that when you’re planning a party with specific ideas in mind, it can be hard to find everything you need that fits your requirements. That’s why I recommend looking for a premade bachelorette party kit on the internet. It won’t have everything you need, but it will cover a lot of bases with items already selected because they go well together. Here are some examples of kits one store provides:

The Bar Crawl: Includes several games to play at the bar and accessories to identify your party while you’re out.

The Drunken Night In: Includes various decorations for the house and tools for making your own drinks, as well as a couple games to play at home.The Pizza Party: Mostly cups, plates, napkins, and things like that to serve food on, but some decorations too.The “Next Best Thing to a Stripper”: A lot of stuff that looks like penises and naked men.The Good Girl: An outfit to dress up a good-girl bride-to-be with absolutely no penises in it.The Bad Girl: An assortment of gifts for the not-so-good-girl bride-to-be.

There’s a lot more out there, but you get the idea. If you’re looking for items for a specific theme that you think is relatively common, do some searching, and you’ll probably find something pretty close to what you’re looking for.

See you next time,

Carly

Tip #3: Drinking Games

Last time I posted about good drinks to make for a bachelorette party. But what fun would drinks be without drinking games? You’ve probably all played some sort of drinking game at some point in your lives. I played plenty back when I was in college. And while any of those same old games like beer pong or quarters will work, the best drinking games to play at a bachelorette party are the ones that were designed specifically for bachelorette parties. A lot of the best drinking games I’ve played have involved going out to the bar or somewhere similar, so if that’s what you’re planning on doing, these will work great for you.

Game #1: The magic name game. Before going out to the bar, decide on a fairly common guy’s name. This is the magic name for the night. When you get there, the goal is to get as many signatures from a guy with that name as you can. If you manage to get one, everyone else has to take a drink. At the end of the night, the girl who got the most signatures is the winner.

Game #2: The phone number game. This one’s pretty simple. Whenever you get a guy’s phone number, everyone else has to take a drink. At the end of the night, the girl who got the most numbers is the winner.

Game #3: The “proud of my penis” game. Have someone bring the silliest and weirdest penis-shaped item they can find to the party. If nobody has anything that fits the bill, you should get something crazy like a dick through the head headband or giant inflatable penis. A dildo or vibrator will work too. Now, when you go out to the bar, everybody’s going to try to convince as many guys as they can to hold or wear the penis-shaped object. If you get a picture of a man with the penis, everyone else has to drink. At the end of the night, the girl with the most pictures is the winner. There could be a special prize for the girl with the craziest individual picture, too.

Game #4: The loose lips game. This is one you can play at home, or at the bar, or pretty much anywhere. At the beginning of the night, make a list of five or ten words. It works best if they’re words related to the theme of the party, like “bride”, “groom”, marriage”, you get the drift. Whenever someone says one of the words on the list, they have to drink. Warning: Don’t do this with shots! Girls will be drinking a LOT with this game!

All of these games are relatively simple, but they’re loads of fun and I’ll vouch for every one of them. There’s a lot of room to work in house rules if you can think of variations that would make them even more fun, but keep it simple. The best drinking games usually are pretty simple, after all, it’s hard to remember a lot of complicated rules when everyone’s a little ways past tipsy.

Another suggestion, give the winner of each game you play a prize. Not that they’ll need any extra incentive to play a drinking game, but it’s something to remember the night by. Something like these award ribbons or a pecker whistle works great.

See you next time,

Carly

Tip #2: Drinks

As promised, today I’m going to talk a little about good drinks to serve at bachelorette parties. Now, I hope you won’t think I’m copping out, but right off the bat I want to tell you about the website I found that helped me learn about good drinks for parties: www.bachelorettepartydrinks.com. I’ve got plenty of experience now, but back when I wasn’t such a veteran I was clueless about drinks. It wasn’t the thing that took me the longest to figure out, but it definitely wasn’t the thing that took me the shortest, either.

As you can see, the site divides drinks up into five levels. The only thing that sets the levels apart is the number of ingredients you need to make the drinks for each one. There’s great drinks on every level, and none of them are hard to make. But if you don’t want to spend too much money on different types of alcohol and mixers, you probably want to stick to the lower levels. If you’ve already got a full bar stocked, by all means, go ahead and try everything. There are very few drinks on the site I wouldn’t recommend. Anyways, here are some of my personal favorites from the lower levels that I think you should definitely try out at your party:

Beach Bum

1 part orange juice

1 part Bacardi

1 part Sprite

Pour into a glass with ice and stir.

Hawaiian Screw

1 part Vodka

1 part orange juice

1 part pineapple juice

Pour into a glass with ice.

Lemon Shooters

Cover a lemon slice with sugar, take a shot of vodka, then suck on the lemon.

Kamikaze

1 part Vodka

1 part Triple Sec

1 part sweetened lime juice

Can be served as a shot or on the rocks.

Killer Mudslide

1 part Vodka

1 part Kahlua

1 part Bailey’s Irish cream

Serve in a tall glass over a scoop of chocolate ice cream.

But my favorite has got to be making Jello Shots. These are absolutely great for a bachelorette party. But if you’re going to make them, don’t make too many, especially if the guests have never had them before. They’re so easy to eat that people think there can’t be much alcohol, if any, in them, when really there’s about a shot’s worth. Everyone will want to eat several, but you don’t want them to eat too many or they could easily end up drinking too much. For instructions on how to make jello shots, check out this page.

And if you’re going to make jello shots for a bachelorette party, I recommend you use penis-shaped molds. There’ll undoubtedly be plenty of other penis-shaped things at your party, and if the jello can match them, that’s great. If you’re hosting a party free of penises, any jello mold will work.

That’s all for now. If you want any more drink ideas, let me know, and I’ll post some more. But this should be more than enough to throw a great party.

See you next time,

Carly

Tip #1: Stay Local

Earlier, I was thinking about a friend’s party I went to a couple of years ago that another one of our girlfriends planned. We all met at the maid of honor’s house, thinking it was going to be one of those typical at-home parties, but were surprised to find that there weren’t any decorations up. She told us that we weren’t having the party there, but wouldn’t tell us where it was. Pretty soon, a limo pulled up and took us to a beachhouse she’d rented a ways up the coast. I’ll just say, it wasn’t one of the best bachelorette parties I’ve ever been to. Now, I’m not saying it wasn’t fun, we had a good time. But between renting the limo and the house, I guess there wasn’t a huge budget leftover. There were barely any decorations in the house, and we ran out of things to drink two or three hours into the night. I think it was our friend’s first time organizing a party, and she pretty clearly didn’t know how to plan it as well as she could have. It was a good time, but it didn’t feel like a bachelorette party. It just felt like a girl’s night out at the beach.

The reason I’m telling you this story is because it shows you why I’m giving you my first piece of advice: stay local. Whether it’s at one of the bridesmaid’s houses or a bar or club downtown, you want to hold it somewhere close and inexpensive so you don’t have to spend a lot of money (or any, if possible) on a location or transportation. That way, you can afford to spend more on the things that really make a bachelorette party: decorations, clothing accessories, party favors, and of course, alcohol. Speaking of which, I think I’ll make my next post about some of my favorite bachelorette party drinks, next time I get a chance to write.

See you next time,

Carly

Welcome to my blog

Well, this is my first post, so I guess I’ll start things out by saying what it’s about. I’ve been to, and planned, a lot of bachelorette parties. My girlfriends have called me the “bachelorette party veteran”, so that’s why that’s what this blog is called. Most of my girlfriends are married now so I don’t throw too many parties any more, but I still help plan one every now and then. But back then, it was like a second job, and I just feel like it’s something I should still be doing more often than I am. One of my girlfriends suggested I start this website to share my experience with other women out there who might need some help planning a party. I’ll post about whatever tips come to mind, but if you need help with something in particular, ask away. I hope I can help you.

Carly