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Girls' Night in Pajamas

A Bridal Shower or Bachelorette Party Theme Party

When was the last time that you had a night in with the girls? Has it been so long that you are having difficulty remembering the fun you used to have at those sleepover parties from your childhood? Pillow fights, late-night snacking, Ouiji boards, truth or dare, mock beauty parlor, prank phone calls… Is it all coming back to you now? If you have a friend that is on her way to the altar, don't send her off with the typical bachelorette party lineup of a stripper, distasteful cake shapes, and mother blushing games! Invite the bride-to-be's buddies over for a girl's night in, and throw a pajama party that makes a night out at the bars look like old news.

Invitations

Send each guest a small teddy bear with a veil made out of tulle attached to its head. Tie a string around the bear's arm or leg that has the bachelorette party invitation attached to it. Provide all the necessary details and whether or not you want each person to bring her own pillow.

Another fun idea is to find children's invitations that are specifically for a sleepover party. After all, wasn't childhood where sleepover parties originated? Tell your guests to make sure to bring their favorite stuffed animal and a snack!

Or use a personalized Bachelorette Party invitation from Creations For You!

Decorations

Cover your setting (usually a hotel room or someone's house) with posters of good-looking guys (it is a bachelorette party you know), balloons, crepe paper, etc. You can decorate the scene from your own era of childhood sleepovers or pick an era of the past to celebrate (the 50s or early 60s are fun).

How about a fun Lifesize Cutout of the groom in a bathing suit or the bridge in a wedding dress?

Menu

The food for this party is really so easy. Ask your each of your guests to bring their favorite bedtime snacks. Plan for breakfast in the morning with a spread of waffles, eggs, meats, toast, muffins, juices, fruit or pancakes.

Activities

Rent fun movies like, My Best Friend's Wedding, Betsy's Wedding, and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Don't forget the classic movies of your generation or of others. We suggest any of these:

• Gone With The Wind
• Casablanca
• Love Story
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun
• St. Elmo's Fire
• Grease
• Shag
• Sixteen Candles
• The Way We Were
• When Harry Met Sally
• The English Patient

And for the games…

Pin the Part…: This game really needs little explanation. Buy a poster of a very attractive man, and cut out "parts" from a magazine (or draw your own body parts) to be taped on the poster while each person is blindfolded.

"Do You Hear What I Hear?: As the bride-to-be opens her gifts, write down everything that she says that can be taken in a provocative context. After the gifts have all been opened, read her quotes back to the entire group saying "If we were outside the door on her wedding night, this is what we'd overhear…" It should get some laughs (even though it's not really a game).

Bride/Groom Trivia: Test your partygoers' knowledge of the bride and groom to be. I was at a party somewhat recently where we played this game and it was really funny. Ask the guests questions like, "Where did the couple go on their first date?" "How long before the wedding did the bride cut the groom off from sex?" "How long was it between the couple's first meeting and their 1st tumble in the sack?" The person who answers the most questions correctly wins a prize.

Party Favors

As each guest arrives, take a Polaroid picture of the guest and the bride together. At the end of the party, each guest can take home her picture with the bride in a nice frame (the frames can be found somewhere like Target or Claire's accessory store).

Another fun take away gift for guests is a "treat bag." Candy usually makes everyone very happy.

Put together a bag full of beautifying goodies that each guest will enjoy after the party, including nail polish, loofah, peppermint foot lotion, sachets, nice smelling hand cream, soaps…you get the picture.