Bachelorette Party Problem!!!

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

Several of my awesome girlfriends are planning my bachelorette party, but asked me a question last night that I didn't know how to answer. My FI and I are having our parties the same night (November 1st) We're doing the whole get trashed in a limo thing, and are going downtown to the strip-clubs. The guys will have their own limo, and we'll have our own limo. Anyway, my question is this: I'm inviting 20 girls who live all scattered around the place, and I'm not sure how to go about picking/dropping them off in the limo. I want to obviously avoid drinking and driving. If the limo were to pick up and drop off each girl, it would take HOURS. We've tossed around the idea of renting hotel rooms, but that is going to be toooo expensive. Is it "bad" to have the girls picked up and dropped off at our house, and they can make arrangements to get a ride home? A few can spend the night at our house, but we don't have room for 20. My FI talked for over 2 hours last night, and never came up with a solution. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks in advance!!!

[neebelung]

I would bite the bullet and book a couple hotel rooms. If you put a few girls in each room, it won't be bad in terms of $$, plus it gives you a good central location for everyone to meet, start the party and then a safe place to sleep instead of driving home drunk.

[ikkin510]

I agree, a hotel room does sound like the best idea. Maybe ask if some of the girls could chip in towards to to help cover the cost. THat would seem like the best idea to me, at least you know they would all be safe!

[caligal85]

I think the hotel rooms would be best as well because you'll probably be out late and i know that while my friends love me, they wouldn't appreciate having to come and get me at three o'clock in the morning.

[neebelung]

The way we did a big bachelorette outing a few years ago was this:

the MoH sent out a schedule with the list of activities... Saturday began with kidnapping the bride and going to lunch. Then we went to a day spa for the afternoon. Then we went to a hotel on the beach and got ready to go out. The bride's fave Mexican restaurant was within walking distance so we walked there, ate dinner, then the limo picked us up and we went club hopping.

With the schedule was a 'sign up' sheet and estimated costs. You could opt in or out of any part of the event -- limo, hotel, spa, etc... So if you wanted to do all of the above, then you just gave the MoH $$$ for your share (except the spa service fees, which we just paid to the spa).

I don't think you'll have any problem getting the girls to chip in on sharing hotel rooms.

[amisteratwisterandme]

1 drunken friend grabbing her car keys and hurting herself or someone else? Thousands of $$

4 girls to a room, room price about $120.00 that would be $30.00 a piece. You could probably even put more in one room depending on the size of the rooms. $30.00 each

Peace of mind knowing everyone is safe? Priceless:D

[RozMitchell]

I agree with everyone else. A couple of hotel rooms would be ideal. And I really really like what neebelung said. That's a really smart way to do it.

Roz

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

Thanks for your advice. I better start lookin at hotels. :)

[BarceloMayaPalaceBride]

So I was lookin' at hotels and it would be cheaper to spend the extra money on the limo and drive everyone home. SO, our solution is this: I'm going to keep my B-party on the 1st, and his will be the following week (the 8th) That way we'll have plenty of sober drivers and the guys can drive us girls home, and we can drive them home the next weekend. I'm not a big drinker to begin with, and I know that after all that drinking, I will want MY OWN BED ;) I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner? Glad I found a solution! Thanks for all of your responses :D

[Lang2b]

Not to be rude but that's the same with my bachelerette party and they are all from scattered areas. I'm doing my best to arrange transportation but in a way I think they have enough time to figure out a sober ride home. Do the best you can and explain to them or you could have them pay for their own hotel rooms. stuff gets expensive most people can understand