Who's Who Of Bachelor Parties
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Who's Who Of Bachelor Parties
Pamela Yager (Founder, President, and CEO of Bride's Night Out, Inc.) gives expert video advice on: Who pays for the bachelor party?; Who plans the bachelor party?; Who is invited to the bachelor party? and more...
Who is invited to the bachelor party?
The bachelor party is usually the friends of the groom, his close buddies. Sometimes you have the father of the bride there, but not when you have more of a traditional party, because I've had parties like that where I've organized them and said, "What is the bride's father doing here?" You want to have your close friends because the groom needs to relax with his buddies before he gets married, and that's what it's really about. So stick to the people that are really close friends.
Is the bride invited to the bachelor party?
Generally the bride is not invited to the bachelor party unless she is there for a short period of time and she's there as a surprise. Although sometimes with bachelor parties and bachelorette parties, if they're going out on the same night they sometimes meet up at the end of the evening and merge their parties together.
Are women invited to a bachelor party?
Sometimes there are some girls who have been invited to bachelor parties. They're usually good friends of the groom. In fact there are some girls who are even in the grooms bridal party. It's not the bridal party, it's the groom's party. So, you know, these are girls that they hang out with. Again, if you are having a co-ed bachelor party you don't want to do things, or have entertainment that's going to make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Who should not be invited to the bachelor party?
Depending on what kind of style you're doing for your bachelor party, you want to make sure everyone feels comfortable at the bachelor party. If it's a sexier event you don't want to have the father of the bride there or even your own dad, stick with your buddies. You also only want to have people who are invited to the wedding so nobody feels uncomfortable if they start talking about the wedding and then your friend isn't there when you go to the wedding.
Who should give the toast at the bachelor party?
The toastmaster at the bachelor party should be the best man or a close friend of the groom.