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Mocktails for Your Bachelorette Party

Monday, April 15th, 2013

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There are plenty of reasons not to drink at your bachelorette party: You or your guests may be pregnant, underage, allergic, on a diet, or may just not enjoy the taste of alcohol. Luckily, there are plenty of fun and pretty ideas out there for mocktails. Your guests won’t even miss the liquor! Take a look below for our recommendations:

Something Blue
This drink is perfect for a tropical or “Something Blue” themed event!

  • 5 ounces blue fruit punch (Hawaiian Punch makes one)
  • 1 ounce pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce ginger ale

Mix together with ice and serve in a daiquiri glass with a skewer full of pineapple chunks and cherries. Embellish with a drink umbrella straw or tropical flower straw!

Pucker Up
You’ll be ready to pucker up with this sour frozen beverage. Serve with our Pink Pecker Sippy Straws for a “Pecker Pucker!” 

  • 1 can of Frozen Lemonade Concentrate
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 cup of frozen strawberries
  • splash of Sour Mix
  • 1-2 cans worth of Ice Cubes

Put all ingredients into a blender, and blend until you receive an icy consistency. Pour into a fancy glass!

Hangover-Free Champagne
Make those toasts and mimosas with alcohol-free “champagne” and you won’t have to worry about mid-day or next-day hangovers!

  • 1 part White Grape Juice
  • 1 part Ginger Ale

Mix the juice and ginger ale together and serve in champagne glasses. Use these cute wine charms to decorate the champagne glass stems!

Like a Virgin
These virgin cosmos may be the least naughty thing at your Sex and the City themed party!

  • 2 ounces Cranberry Juice
  • 1 ounce Lime Juice
  • Club Soda

Shake cranberry juice and lime juice together in a shaker filled with ice, pour into a sugar-rimmed martini glass. Fill the rest of the glass with club soda.

What mocktails are you serving at your party? Let us know in the comments!

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How To Throw Your Sister’s Bachelorette Party

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

sister sister

You’re sisters, you’re best friends, and you’re partners in crime. And now she’s decided to go off and get married, and wants YOU to plan the bachelorette party. Yikes! Take a look at some common concerns of planning your sister’s (or future sister-in-law’s) bachelorette party, and find out how to make sure her night is the best!

You don’t know her friends.

You love each other, but you have different social circles. How are you supposed to figure out who’s supposed to be at the party?

Easy. Talk to your sister. Let her know you want to invite everyone she wants at the party, and ask her to provide you a list with email addresses, addresses, and/or phone numbers depending on how you’d like to get a hold of the girls. If your sister is busy with wedding plans (or the party is a surprise), find out who her best friend is, and see if you can team up on throwing the party.

You’ve never been to a bachelorette party before.

Maybe your sister’s a bit older than you, and you haven’t had the chance to attend friends’ bachelorette parties yet. If this is the case: Take a deep breath and relax. Bachelorette parties don’t have to be like what you’ve seen on TV and in movies. Strippers and illegal activities aren’t the norm, and if you wake up in a hotel suite with a live tiger, slowly back away and GET OUT OF THERE!

Bachelorette parties are a chance to spend a night with your friends and do things you might not get to do with your future partner. Have some drinks, some girly conversation, and don’t be afraid to get a bit goofy. If the bachelorette likes being the center of attention, this party is also a great chance to go out and feel like a superstar.

There’s NO WAY you want to have penis cake or buy her lingerie.

You’re close with your sister or future sister-in-law, but not that close. Don’t fret! A bachelorette party doesn’t have to include anything that will make family members uncomfortable. However, there may be some friends that will want to bring some inappropriate gifts or bring up topics that aren’t the most fun for family members. If this is the case and you really can’t handle it, feel free to create a “Sister-Free Zone” at some point. While you’re setting up for the next event, the ladies can have a bit of time to give their more risque gifts.

Looking for a gift that’s more family-friendly? How about one of these items that she can use before and after the wedding?

Mrs. sleepset

Personalized Mrs. Sleep Set, $32.99

Custom Mrs. Necklace

Custom Mrs. Necklace, $23.99

Mrs. Date

Mrs and Wedding Date Custom Duffle, $29.99

Some fun options for a bachelorette party she’ll love:

  •  Spa Day

Focus on relaxing the bride and her friends before the big day with a luxurious trip to the spa. Add in some mimosas, nice chocolates, and good conversation for a fantastic party! Turn it into an all-day-event by changing after the spa and going out to a nice dinner or club in the evening.

  • Cooking Party

Have a chef or a talented friend teach everyone how to cook some fun dishes and then enjoy your creations with a couple bottles of wine. This is a nice inexpensive but fun way to celebrate with each other and learn something in the process!

  • Go Bowling

Many bowling alleys have “Rock and Bowl” nights where it’s perfectly acceptable to dress up in fun, bright clothes, throw on some wigs, and bowl the night away. This has become an extremely popular option for bachelorette parties!

What did you do for your sister’s bachelorette party? Any other tips you would share?

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Bachelorette Party Survival Kit

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

As the planner of a Bachelorette party, you want everything to go perfectly. The Bride should be happy, and everyone should have a good time. But when you mix fun physical activities (like dancing and scavenger hunts) with a bit of liquor and the excitement of a bunch of friends, accidents can happen. Be prepared with a Bachelorette Party Survival Kit! Make one that you can keep with you, or make small ones for each attendee. Whatever they don’t use at the party, they can use on the day of the wedding!

Mints
You never know when you’ll meet a cutie at a bar or need a quick way to freshen up!
Bachelorette Mints Tin, $1.99

Bandages
Heels + alcohol + dancing means it’s likely someone may take a small stumble or get a blister from their shoes. Have some cute bandages on hand!

Pens
Whether it’s for a scavenger hunt or for scrawling down your phone number, you’ll need a pen. Get matching ones for the entire party!
“Bride’s Bitches” Pens, $0.69 each

Safety Pins
No wardrobe malfunctions here!

Fuzzy Handcuffs
This may seem like a weird item to have in your survival kit, but this gift to the bride can be used for a variety of purposes: Keeping the bride attached to a responsible bridesmaid in case she gets out of control, or hanging a pinata or decoration from the ceiling. Pass it off to the bride at the end of the night or secretly pack it in her suitcase for the honeymoon!
Fuzzy handcuff set, $3.99

Clear Nail Polish
Whether you need to touch up your nails or fix a run in your stocking, clear nail polish will be your hero.

Condoms
There’s always that one wild friend that will most likely find someone on the night of the bachelorette party and sneak away with him. Make sure she’s safe with one of these cute condoms. Or put them in as a little gag gift that the ladies can use at some other point.
“Last Fling” Condom, $3.95 each

Travel-Size Ibuprofen
You’ll want this the next morning.

Complete the survival kit with some fun beads and pins to wear when you go out and pack it all up in a small gift bag!

What would you include in your survival kit?

 

 

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Should You Party Like Prince Harry During Your Bachelorette?

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

prince harryAfter nude photos surfaced of Prince Harry and his crown jewels partying in Vegas the palace issued a blackout on the nude photos. But they’ve already made the rounds of most major news outlets reminding us of an important lesson– what happens in Vegas doesn’t necessarily stay in Vegas. And now we’re wondering, should you party like Prince Harry during your bachelorette bash?

While many antics can be brushed off as bachelorette party traditions, some activities will definitely stick around to haunt you. And that’s probably not the best way to start off your new marriage. Granted, Harry is a young, single guy with money to blow. He’s not tied down to anyone accept his prim and proper grandmother who likely fainted after finding out about the revealing Vegas snapshots. But Harry is a good example of what can so easily happen these days thanks to social media and camera phones.

You could ask your bachelorette guests to sign privacy waivers before your party, but that doesn’t mean a compromising photo won’t end up in the wrong hands– or online for everyone to see. (Including your own sweet grandmother.) So in light of Prince Harry’s indiscretions, it’s probably best to follow these three cardinal bachelorette party rules:

1. Stay clothed. We’re not talking turtlenecks and floor length skirts, but at least keep your personal areas buttoned up.

2. Party only with people you trust. Your bachelorette party is a time to let loose, but it’s not the time to do that with strangers who could easily break any photography rules you had in place.

3. Think about the people that aren’t there. Your bachelorette party is one night and it should be a spectacular one. But in the scheme of life, it’s only one night and the people that aren’t there– like your fiance or your grandmother– shouldn’t be let down by anything that happens.

Obviously Prince Harry broke all of these rules and he’s now paying the price. And when he returns to Buckingham Palace he’ll probably pay an even bigger penalty with a stern punishment from his grandmother. Now we’d like to know– did you do anything you regret during your bachelorette party? What advice do you have for other bachelorettes?

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