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Parties & Showers

Wedding showers for couples, wedding shower games, engagement parties, bridal showers, bachelor and bachelorette party ideas, rehearsal dinners, hangover brunches… we’ve got ’em all! Check out these alternatives to traditional wedding parties.

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Ask for your wedding wine as engagement party or wedding shower gifts

For our engagement party, we said that if people wanted to bring gifts, they could bring a bottle of wine that we could pour at the wedding. I also think this could work really well for beer lovers by having everyone bring a six-pack of beer for the wedding.

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Say goodbye to your old name and welcome the new with a “name burning”

I decided I want to do a name burning. I don’t mean name burning as if I am taking things with my last name and burning them like a book burning. More like a camp fire — or in our case a lot of candles — and sit around and just chat about who I am. This will let me put the past behind me.

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Daleks like to party: Whovian bachelorette party invitations

IT’S SURPRISE DALEK DAY! No one would expect that Daleks like to party! Except that Tribesmaid Bethany totally did. These are her Doctor Who-themed bachelorette party invitations…

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Throw a Panty Party for your bachelorette bash

Over on Offbeat Home, Alissa wrote about her unconventional party idea that turned into an awesome annual “holiday”; for the ladies only. And we thought, hell, this sounds like this would make for a BAD ASS bachelorette party idea.

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Bedazzled Penis Popsicles for your bachelorette party

Why are we teasing you with chocolate covered penis popsicles? Because we think it could make for a really fun bachelorette party activity. If you want to get your frozen delicious bedazzled penis pop on, watch this totally adorable and surprisingly safe-for-work video!

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Seattle’s Baby Van Beezly is the solution to your bachelorette or reception party nightmares

Remember the Offbeat Empire party? Remember how much if rocked our fucking worlds? One of the major reasons the party rocked so hard was because we had Seattle’s Baby Van Beezly spinning tunes karaoke-style. This the solution to your DJ woes, or the greatest bachelorette party ever! Find out why…