Bachelorette party checklist and must-haves.

Elevate the excitement of your bachelorette party with these essential bachelorette party must-haves.

When your best friend is getting married, it’s up to you to plan the ultimate bachelorette party. And while it’s fun to put together a bash they’ll remember forever, it can be tough if you don’t have the right tools — like a bachelorette party checklist.

Who's in charge of the bachelorette planning checklist?

While the bride usually needs to approve plans for the party, the maid of honor will probably make a checklist for the bride and other group members. Together with the bridesmaids, the maid of honor will make a dazzling plan (and ideally some surprises for the bride!) and use a bachelorette party planning checklist to follow through so everything is in order for the big night (or weekend!) out. If you’re the maid of honor, you have a lot of planning ahead of you. Fortunately, some simple checklists can go a long way to decrease the stress and increase the fun. You’ll definitely want to create a shared to-do list to keep everyone on the same page.

Key elements of a bachelorette party checklist.

The more detailed your bachelorette party planner checklist, the more smoothly things will go. So take the time to think of everything your group and the bride need to bring and prepare. Then you can focus on celebrating together!

Keep reading for some examples of checklists to get you started.

1. Bachelorette planning checklist for the bride.

The bride’s checklist will be shorter since the bachelorette party is typically thrown for her to relax and celebrate with her friends.

• Confirm the guest list with the maid of honor.

• List outfit(s) that will be needed for activities or restaurants.

• List personal items that will be needed.

• Confirm transportation arrangements.

• Make thank-you notes for the maid of honor and bridesmaids.

2. Bachelorette party planning checklist for the group.

The group planning the party will have a longer checklist since they’re responsible for arranging the fun!

• Establish the guest list.

• Send calendar invitations and request an RSVP from each guest.

• Discuss budgets with the bridesmaids.

• Figure out where you’re going.

• Make hotel, restaurant, and/or activity reservations.

• List outfits and personal items for guests and bridesmaids.

• Secure group transportation.

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3. Additional bachelorette party must-haves.

Besides the basics, you might want to go above and beyond to make things even more magical for the bridal party. Here are some ideas:

• Choose a theme.

• Get decorations.

• Make party favors for the bride and guests.

• Create matching shirts or accessories for bridesmaids.

• Prepare a surprise activity or gift for the bride.

• List venues in the area your party might want to go to if they don’t book in advance.

Save the bachelorette party checklist PDF and share.

Every bachelorette party checklist should include as many details as possible. Think through the party itself and all the steps that lead up to it. Write down everything you can think of. You can use an app to convert an Excel sheet into PDF, or even a piece of paper. And if you want to share it with other bridesmaids, save the document as a bachelorette party checklist PDF. No matter what you use, just make sure you can access the list easily.

After putting together a paper or online checklist for the bachelorette party, review it with the bride. You can then send it out via email and let everyone edit the document online. Sharing the checklist as a PDF will allow everyone to access it from any device, including their phones. So if they need to make any last-minute preparations, they can look at their to-do list even on the go.

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