3 Tips For Successful Bachelor or Bachelorette Parties

Planning a Bachelor or Bachelorette Party? Follow These Tips For Success.

• RSVP HEAD COUNT – as the host it is important that you have a count of those who will be attending. You may invite several and may even get several “maybe” answers. However when planning something like this, a head count is crucial and dependent on the RSVPs. Depending on the nature of the party, whether it is a local get together or a weekend getaway to a big city, numbers are necessary to make reservations for dinner, shows and hotel rooms. So how do you get people to RSVP. Information and convenience. It all begins with the bachelor or bachelorette party invitations. Of course you’ll Include vital information about the party, but, you also need an easy way for guests to RSVP. Include a phone number, cell number and an email address as ways to RSVP. With this many convenient options, they won’t have an excuse for not sending an RSVP.
• SET A BUDGET – as host the expense will be yours. You must decide if you can afford to host the party alone or if you will plan a “dutch treat” party. If guests will be required to contribute to the party, you will need to discuss party options and expense with those who will be invited. Get a consensus of what people will be willing to spend. Based on this, you can plan the event to best suit everyone’s spending limit. Let guests know before hand what their party expenses will be. Guests often won’t commit to the event until they know about how much will be coming out of their pocket book. Remember as the party host you will be responsible for the bachelor or bachelorettes expenses.
• ITINERARY – as host it is your job to keep the party flowing. An itinerary is nice for guests if you are planning a weekend trip or staying overnight. Email works best for this so you can send pictures of restaurants, bars, and hotels, etc. This is a great way to let guests know what is in store for the weekend and give some kind of formality to the reservations. If guests are sharing the party expense collect money ASAP! I would even collect money before you booked the reservations and have a cutoff date for attendance. This saves you from being stuck with paying for people who backed out.Throwing a bachelor or bachelorette party is an awesome responsibility, but if you follow these tips the stress will be less and the fun will be out of this world.