The average bachelorette party has 10 people in attendance. This is typically the bridal party, with the addition of one to four close friends of the bride. The number of guests and who is invited might change depending on the size of your bridal party, and the activities and events of the bachelorette party.
How to pick Who to Invite to the Bachelorette Party
Your guests for your bachelorette party should be:
1. From your closest circle of friends
2. People that you would be comfortable having around for a majority of the bachelorette activities
3. Invited to your wedding.
With the bridal shower and wedding having some obligatory invites of family friends, the bachelorette party is one of the least formal, and most fun events leading up to a wedding. The bachelorette party guest list should be a small list of close friends that you want to celebrate with.
If you have younger members of your bridal party — younger siblings, cousins, etc., you may want to include them in some, or all, of the bachelorette party. Again, it depends on the exact plans for the party, and the level of comfortability that the younger bridesmaids have around the rest of the group, but a little bit of extra planning to help everyone feel included means a lot to the younger bridesmaids. Check out this blog post on How to Include Your Younger Siblings in Your Bachelorette Party if you want some more ideas.
Who Picks the Bachelorette Party Guest List
While the bride isn’t as involved in planning the entire bachelorette party, she should definitely have the final say in the guest list for the bachelorette. When planning the party, ask her if there are any friends or family outside of the bridal party that she would like to included, and if there are any activities that she wants to be more exclusive or inclusive (in the case of younger bridal party members or family members).
Now that you have your guest list, check out our suite of printable invites for your bachelorette party.
Happy Planning!
