How to Choose Who to Invite to a Bachelorette Party

The bridal shower was fairly easy: you invited everybody that the bride could have possibly came in contact with and hoped that she got a good gift out of the deal. That was then, this is a Bachelorette Party, man! The big time! This is the bride's last hurrah, her big blow out before she straps on the ball and chain, her last night to howl. So, who do you invite to such an epic event?

First, consider the bridal party itself. Did the bride only ask her nearest and dearest to be part of her entourage, or did family obligations and favors get put into the mix? The bride will have to act sweet to them during her wedding, she should not have to deal with people she truly does not want to be with on this night.

Same goes with family members- unless the bride considers them friends as well, they are not on the list. Avoid the people that suck the very life out of every event, the ones that will try to out do everybody or the ones that will more than likely draw cops in like fleas on a poodle. You want to have fun, not spend the night trying to arrange bail for everybody.

Children, even those belonging to the bride are definitely a no-no. The bride is stressed out, and no matter how much she loves her little darlings, she needs and deserves a night of unencumbered freedom before she goes from single mother to mother of a blended family. (Perhaps the children can have a party of their own, with a no adults rule as well.)

There will be no men invited to this party either. (The stripper does not count). This is a girls only event so that the bride can let her hair down and stop stressing and worrying about every single detail. If she wants to show up in sweats and a pony tail, she should feel free enough to do so. For some reason, men make some women tense up and start fussing with their hair- even if they have no interest in them at all. For that reason, no men.

Only those people who will make this night one of the best of her life (at least the single part of her life) should be invited. No gloomy girls, no bitter recent divorcees, no uptight kill joys. The only ones that should be invited to this Bachelorette party are the ones that know how to have a good time, that truly love the bride and want to send her off to her wedded life with a wonderful memory ( or a slightly fuzzy one) of a party that will forever be referred to as the "best night ever!"