Bess's Bachelorette Weekend Re-Cap

This past weekend's bachelorette party for Bess was a complete success. We all got along very well and there was no drama, which sometimes happens when you get that many girls together.

Seriously, it was so much fun.

On Friday we got to Charleston and Kerry and I went grocery shopping at the Super Bi-Lo (DEFINITELY need one of those in Columbia!). We got to the house, unloaded everything and Kerry took Bess with her to get the pizza so I could set up some things that were surprises. Bess thought that she had to get out of the house because I was setting up stuff with male anatomical parts everywhere and was quite nervous when she walked back into the house. However, that's not my style, nor is it hers, so we nixed that. Instead, I was setting up the cupcakes and favor basket, as well as a basket for the bride, complete with a beach towel in her wedding colors, a photo album from the Market in Charleston for pictures from the weekend, a t-shirt that said Bride-to-Be, button to wear on Sat. night, koozie I had made for everyone, and a ring pop. Oh, and if you ever have a chance to get cupcakes from Bi-Lo- GET THE CHOCOLATE WHIP ICING! It's like chocolate cool whip and soooo good.

Moving on. We had pizza and salad for dinner, ate cupcakes and mint chip ice cream (the bride's favorite) for dessert, and then asked her some questions that her fiance had already answered. For every one she missed, she had to take a jello shot. She only missed three, and one wasn't really fair! So, she did well!! After that, we did her lingerie shower, and she got some really good stuff- nothing raunchy cause that's not her style. Then, we played circle of death (it's a card game) until about 2:30 that morning.

On Saturday, we got up, had breakfast, and headed to the beach by 10:00. The weather was beautiful, and we stayed at the beach til 3:00, then headed back to the condo to get ready for the evening. A van picked us all up later and carried us downtown to A.W. Shucks, where the hostess pissed me off with her rude attitude, but everything else went well. The food was delicious, but I think we all had a bit too much sun and didn't have our biggest appetites. However, if you're in Charleston, you should definitely try A.W. Shucks' shrimp and grits...yummy!

After A.W. Shucks we headed to the Pavilion Hotel's rooftop bar. What a pretty place and a great view of the Cooper River Bridge (well, I guess it's the Arthur Ravenel Bridge, technically, but it will forever be the CRB in my mind). We hung out there a bit and then ventured over to Market Street Saloon, which was QUITE the switch from the Pavilion bar. The cover was $5 at the door, but instead of $45, the girls at the door let us in for $20 total- SCORE! MSS is a great place to take a bachelorette party because they have all the brides to be get up on the bar to do things at different times. Bess had to get up there and do the stanky leg across the bar (good thing it wasn't me because I would have been CLUELESS!) and then they made her do a blow job shot to top it off. We stayed at MSS the rest of the evening until the van picked us up to go home.

On Sunday we got up, cleaned up the condo (EVERYONE HELPED!!), and went back downtown to eat lunch on King Street and shop around a bit there and in the Market before heading home.

So as you can see, it was great! And if you've made it this far, you deserve a prize. But, without further ado, pictures!! (BTW, I don't have a picture of the whole group- other people have that on their cameras)