4 Ideas for a Unique Bachelorette Party

I consider myself very lucky indeed that I’ve gotten to help plan and coordinate not one but two bachelorette parties this past year. But what’s even greater about this is that both brides were very insistent that they didn’t want the “traditional” bachelorette party of lingerie, risqué games where the bride has to reveal all the scintillating details about her past love life, and penis-shaped everything. (Sidenote: I’m not judging traditional bachelorette parties at all. I’ve been to a couple of them and they were fun as hell.)

The first bachelorette party I got to plan was for Savanah, the drummer of The Villettes. All she told me was that she wanted it to be a slumber party and to be fun. She was having a themed wedding—outer space—so I decided to stick with the theme and make it an outer space bachelorette slumber party.

The second one I helped plan was for my cousin Emily. She also didn’t give many pointers except that she wanted to go out to the Denton town square and have a baby-free girls’ night out. Our challenge with this one was that her younger sister, Caroline, is only fifteen so we had to come up with activities that everyone could participate in.

So if you find yourself as a bridesmaid in need of some unique ideas for a bride who eschews convention, here are some ideas for ways to make her bachelorette party ROCK.

June 9, 2015April 7, 2016

Holly’s Wedding Gift-Wrap Tutorial

Summer has arrived! June is here! And there’s no doubt that love is in the air this time of year. Just thumb through your mail, and you’re sure to find no less than a handful of wedding and shower invitations, save the dates, birth announcements, and engagement cards.

What a fabulous social season this is! But it’s also one that comes with quite a few gift-giving obligations. So many events these days are tied to registries, which are convenient to be sure, but there is an element of creativity that has been lost. One super simple way to bring a little bit of fun and originality back into your gifting is to dress up the wrapping! I wanted to share a couple of my favorite quick, easy, and inexpensive wrapping ideas for any occasion

Behold!

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015

How to Maximize Your Outfits for Wedding Season

Wedding season is nigh approaching! And for some of us, it may already be here. If your schedule this season is shaping up to be anything like mine, you’ve probably got multiple weddings to attend. And where there’s a wedding, there’s a bridal shower. And sometimes, there’s even a bachelorette party, a lingerie shower, and a rehearsal dinner, too!

If you’ve got more than one wedding to attend, and you don’t want to buy different dresses or outfits for every single wedding-related event, never worry! All it takes is a little creativity and imagination to transform one outfit into several distinguishable looks. From the bachelorette party to the big day, if you’re on a budget like me, or you simply want to avoid as much closet clutter as possible, below are some unique ways to really get a lot of mileage out of your outfits for wedding season.

September 24, 2013October 28, 2014

keeping the ring: the new rules of engagement

Dear Toni, My fiancé and I have been engaged for three years, but our relationship isn’t going anywhere. Maybe I was caught up in the excitement of a potential wedding, but without a date or any real plans for the future, the thrill is wearing off. Every time I approach him about moving forward, he gives me a million reasons as to why it’s not a good time right now. Meanwhile, it always seems to be a great time to borrow my money and go hang out with his friends. I’ve decided to put an end to this charade, but I hope you can help me with an important question.What to do about the ring? He owes me money, but all the traditional rules state that if the woman ends the relationship, she must return the ring. Are there ever any exceptions? KM