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Vegas Bachelorette Party!


Kind of like my first bridal shower, the bachelorette party was also, in a way, like a mini practice for the big day itself. I awoke early to get my hair and makeup done. There were dress changes, bridesmaids, presents, good food, good alcohol, and by the time we wrapped up the night close to midnight both my fiance and I were exhausted. But in a good way. Though the events of the wedding will be slightly different (more dancing than singing, and even more photos), the basic premise is the same: my fiance and I spend the day apart, but by the end of the day we are together, united, and celebrating. 

Our ideas for the perfect bachelor or bachelorette party wasn't a strip club or an adult show. The fiance actually had a blast with batting cages, professional go-karts, and (his favorite) an escape room. My girls took me to my hair and makeup trial (first experience at the JW Marriott spa), a French bakery, all-you-can-eat sushi, an Asian bakery, and then karaoke, where the boys joined us for some guys vs. girls singing competition. I diligently kept score until we realized the scores given at the end of each karaoke song were completely random (one of the groomsmen tested this by playing an entire song without singing a note. His score: 97!). If I had to vote, however, I would declare the guys the winners given the fact that even though we outnumbered them, they gave rocking performances at the front of the room, complete with dance moves. The closest the girls got to dancing was when they prompted me to dance on the table and I compromised by standing on the couch. But that's not to say the girls didn't have awesome voices and impressive rap skills too. My voice started giving out only halfway through our karaoke time, but I enjoyed listening to the songs and joining in where I could.

Of course, just because I prefer less adult themes doesn't mean our bachelor/bachelorette party was completely squeaky clean. One bridesmaid brought some, ahem, "props" for karaoke, and we all had some good laughs (and blushes) over my bachelorette presents that are ultimately more for my fiance than they are for me, if you know what I mean.... ;)

The best part, however, was being able to spend the day with people I care about, who care about me, who I have fun with, who are just all around great people and great company. I'm so happy to have them all be a part of my wedding, and I'm so happy to have the memories captured on film. Check out the photos below!



















































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