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Can you recommend some fun, unique venues for a bachelorette party in NYC? Please help! I don't want to end up at the Donkey Show.
-Amy
Ask Gothamist has gotten pleas from a number of people saying "Help! I need to throw my friend a bachelorette party and we want to avoid strippers/cheesy musicals/Lucky Cheng's/half the people coming to the party are pregnant" etc. Obviously, if the party's not a surprise, you should ask your bachelorette for input. If you want to surprise her or she's out of ideas, think about her interests and personality as a good starting point. That said, we do have a few ideas:
Daytime party - If your bachelorette is the sedate type or it's going to be a non-drinking crowd, how about a daytime activity like a day at a spa or an afternoon of high tea? If she's the crafty type, why not try an afternoon of knitting lessons or making pottery.
Dancing - If you think your bachelorette and friends would like to go out and tie one on sans beefcake strippers or bad plays, why not go dancing? Avoid mega-clubs and hit smaller or non-traditional dance spots, like APT, which is known for a relaxed vibe and good DJs, or Lit.
Wine tasting - How about finding a wine event, or wine + food? Check out the Gothamist Wine section for suggestions on where to go.
How about a night of karaoke?
If you've got the space, you can always have a party at your place. If you're having a small number of people, perhaps you could even do a weekend getaway. We know one person who had a bachelorette party in Las Vegas and had a blast.
There's also a slew of "anti-bride" wedding planning books out there - maybe you can check one out at your local library or bookstore for more ideas.
No matter what you do, we really recommend no bachelorette hats, phallic accessories, and so on. We can't imagine that anyone actually enjoys this. We think you can have a good time without wearing t-shirts that scream "bachelorette party."
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I must second, third and fourth Janine's suggestions: Do not go to Culture Club - only the bride-to-be gets in free and the others ending up spending a lot for a questionable time. Having a nice dinner and drinks with friends is usually a great plan, followed by drinks and some bachelorette parlor tricks (get those flash cards with things the bride has to do...) where you have to approach strangers at bars. Also highly recommend: Erotic balloons, which are sure to embarrass the bride.
my question is why do you all still do bachelorette parties if you all secretly really hate them?? Do you realize that every single one of you tells all of your guy friends that you "hate those things"? You think you're the only one? YOu should all get together and finally agree ... no more stupid bachelorette parties!!
Leave that whole final blowout thing to the guys. It's the men that are losing their freedom.
I hosted a bachelorette party two weeks ago... we started at Highline for Thai food(delish), then went to Rise for some overpriced (and oddly cinnamon tasting) drinks, then onto Mehenata, Peter McManus Cafe (cheap pitchers) and ended our night at Muse Karaoke. We closed the joint down and everyone in our party agreed it was the most fun they'd had since college. And not one of us had on a penis hat.
I threw what I (and the bride) thought was a fun party recently. We had dinner at Essex and then walked down the street to the Slipper Room where we had a booth to ourselves for drinking, some dancing and an odd burlesque show. I'll admit to making the bride wear a veil with cute little devil horns, which she did hate, but the pictures are classic!
Have fun!
I went to a bachelorette party a few months ago and it was a total blast, complete with naughtiness and all. We went to dinner and drinks and then the Duplex to listen to fun tunes and get free drinks from boys and finally made our way to "Boys Room". It is a gay bar in the E Village and they do happy hour from 10 - 11 or 10 - 12??? The place is full of hot boys and oversized TVs playing porn. I watched the bachelorette get pulled on the bar/ stage and "do the dirtiness" with two guys (basically, she could have been pregnant by the end of the night by who, who knows). The boys totally took care of us and we got great pictures and plenty of free drinks and it was not a trashy, male strip club. This was a real, NYC, boy on boy bar full of shaved chests and all. If your bachelorette is looking for naughtiness, I recommend late night at, "Boys Room". It's not cheating if he is gay - right?
"High tea" is often misused to suggest something elegant; that is "afternoon tea." in Britain, "high tea" is a hearting working-class supper. (NYT style guide)
Start the bachelorette party with a visit to the Museum of Sex? That should prime you all for the night out, don'tcha think?!? It's open Saturdays until 8pm. And they'll give you group price.
How about a jog to Port Authority?