Ashleigh asked me to be her maid of honor in February and from that day on the wheels were turning on where we were going for the bachelorette party. She has eight bridesmaids in total, so it was decided to just have the bridal party in attendance. Coordinating nine girls' schedules was going to be hard enough!
I had to factor in budgets, work schedules, their locations, etc. I thought about many different places, but Sacramento seemed to be the best fit! It was an easy drive for everyone, there was plenty to do, and it still felt like we were getting out of town!
As a planner, my goal was to keep everyone as informed as possible. I'm sure the girls started getting tired of my emails, but I didn't want to spring any extra costs on anyone. I think that is really important for the maid or matron of honor to consider in this process. While we all want to plan the picturesque Las Vegas trip, for most, its just not realistic.
So I literally planned for months, thinking about all the things we could do, reading endless Yelp reviews, finding the best bang for our buck and wanting to make sure that Ashleigh and the girls had a great time!
We managed to keep the destination of the bachelorette party a secret from Ashleigh! My friend Jen and I were driving down with her, letting her know that we were picking up one of the girl's who lives in Sacramento. As soon are we arrive downtown at the Grand Sheraton Hotel, Rachel runs to the car and we all yell, "we're here!" We walk up to our amazing suite and a weekend full of celebration begins!
An afternoon of wine tasting at Downtown & Vine!
Dinner at Zocolo with a mariachi band!
We all wore shirts that said 'Let's get weird' on the front!
On the back they said bridesmaid (or for Ashleigh: bride)
One night we all wore black, while the bride to be stood out in white!
Ashleigh gave us our bridesmaids gifts this weekend! She had sweatshirts made with years we've known her on the back and hangover care kits for the weekend!
One of the bridesmaids, Amy also made hangover kits for us, as we didn't know Ashleigh was making them too! Needless to say, we were stocked up on amenities to get us through the weekend!
Take a look at some of the great places we visited!
Hotel
Food
Bars
XO,
Brittney