What are your best bachelorette party ideas?

Male stripper standing on two chairs, legs open wide.
Limbo competition!

Ugh. Take it easy on the penis paraphernalia – having attended quite a few bachelorette parties, I can tell you that it gets old quickly. It’s funnier in theory that in fact.

My best bachelorette party is to skip it entirely. They’re trashy and bad etiquette.

How has it come to this? Why do we need to have naked men at the party? Why do men feel the need to have strippers and blow jobs at their parties? I guess I really can never get married again, because I don’t want a man who’s got to have a blowjob by some whore the night before he marries me. There was a question a week or so ago and it was something like “When did you know you’re old fashioned?” I guess I should have said this then too. I could just cry.

can I get some less negative/depressing answers please? ;)
thanks filmfann and syz

So sorry. I’m afraid I wasn’t much help.

no it’s cool….I actually agree about going overboard on the penis stuff!

I asked this question this summer and got some good ones.

I’m always a fan of bowling and making the bride wear a beat up wedding dress from a thrift store or made out of toilet paper while she does it . . .

This certainly isn’t earth-shattering, but we had a good time.

The friends who planned mine got me a t-shirt with a list of things I had to “accomplish” that night while we went out with a box to check off once an item was completed. They were mostly innocent but potentially embarrassing things – the worst ones were having a stranger spank me and kissing five guys. Everyone who “helped” me was really cool about keeping it G-rated (kiss on the cheek or hand) and several of them bought me congratulatory drinks.

OK, I apologize. After the first couple answers, I automatically assumed that any suggestions that were rated G would be dismissed by the other party goers. I’m glad to be mistaken. A friend at work gave a party for her daughter that was clean and had cool games like” look at the tray and remember and write down all the stuff on it, prizes for random items in your purse, a list of words you had to srite, then the words are inserted into sentences about the bride…etc.

i’ve heard several of my friends basically just had pizza and movies for theirs. (didn’t go wasn’t old enough. :D) they played poker and watched movies, and played board games…if you want to keep it low-key i suggest to just do that…

Well, the penis stuff is really stupid. I don’t know why women always get these party favors of tiny penises. Since you said decorations, are you having the party at your house? In that case, maybe you can combine the bridal shower with the bachelorette party. Pick out two or three cocktails to serve or maybe some wine, cater in some small snacky food like sushi or tapas, and maybe get her a cake. It would be really cool if you and some friends could make a video about some great memories that you’ve had with your sister. It’s probably more fun if you go out, and then you can make her wear a veil or a tiara. For party favors, it might be cool to get them something cute and romantic like candles or bubble bath.

thanks guys!! you’re all helping me brainstorm…keep em comin’

The best bachelorette party I’ve been to was one where we left town. We got a few hotel rooms through a discount site, went to the closest large city and went to a piano bar. No naked men, no giant inflatable penises, and we had a great time.

@Trillian Side question for you not really pertaining to the question at hand… But I’m not sure what bachelor party you are familliar with. I’ve been to several and NEVER seen anyone, let alone the groom, get a BJ. In fact I think that would be ridiculously out of bounds. I understand strippers, as we’re boy’s, we like boobs. But I would throw the whore off me if she tried to do that to me at my bachelor party, and would loose most respect/concern for any male friend that did that. Did that actually happen before your wedding?

Rent a beach house for a weekend, host a big slumber party, cookout on the beach, lots of drinks made in the blender.

@westy81585, maybe it’s due to having been in the military for fifteen years..One is exposed to the sleazy side of men. No it did not happen to me personally, but I sure did hear enough about it. Being thought of as “One of the guys” one gets to hear the brag stories. Also, just getting off the ship in port seemed to be an excuse for infidelity. Having been a sick call corpsman I saw a lot of the sordid aftermath. More recently, I have surfed the dreadful reality shows and every single bachelor party on them are guys getting blow jobs and asses in their faces to the encouragement of their friends. It was my impression that this is the standard now and that you can’t even call yourself a man unless you put it in a whore’s mouth. Your friends will call you names, and evidently lots of men would rather give themselves away than be thought less of by their friends. Did that last sentence scan?
Anyway, yeah, what I see on tv leads me to think the same of many women. It seems like the mindless pursuit of some brief sexual gratification with a stranger is the driving factor. The fact that a man spoke up is a good sign. But tell me, how is a stripper not cheating? Is the thought not there whether or not the act? I never understood men who are married or in relationships who go to strip shows, put their money in g strings, make physical contact with other women, and don’t feel like they’ve committed a betrayal. I would love to hear a mans honest logic.

@Trillian Well stripping isn’t cheating to me (like seeing a stripper, not stripping myself). And it isn’t to my g/f (or most g/f’s I’ve ever had). It may be too you, and if it is that’s fine, just make sure your SO knows it. I guess I just don’t view it as cheating if there’s no physical gratification or intimate gratification. And as far as physical contact, any strip club i’ve ever been to or heard of (and admittedly that’s not a ton, but still) its hands to yourself and no touching. Again, I’ve never seen or heard of any of my friends/acquaintances getting BJ’s at their bachelor party, and I would think of it as WAY out of line. I’m sorry to hear you’ve been exposed to otherwise, but rest assured that those guys are not at all typical. (at least in my experience)