In SLEIGH BELLS RING, Amber Evans is the maid of honor for her best friend Samantha Darling, and Kip Covington is the best man for Nathan Snow. Amber and Kip have been at odds for a year, trying to outdo each other in every aspect of wedding plans. Now that it is their job to plan the bachelor and bachelorette parties, they can’t agree on a theme. Kip oversteps his bounds and invites them all to a joined party at his couples’ ski resort in Vermont. The bride and groom and thrilled, so Amber has no choice but to go along with the plans.
That got me thinking about bachelor and bachelorette parties. I’ve been married for thirty-two years, so I haven’t been to a bachelorette party or thought about one in quite some time. In doing research for this book, I was amazed at the themes that are out there now, from wild to flat-out crazy. Here are my top ten favorite ones:
- A Friends-Themed Bachelorette Party
You can arrange your very own Central Perk inside your bachelorette pad with a Friends-themed bachelorette. You can send the coffee mugs home with guests as favors, after your Instagram shoot. You can play a party game like “who said it”.
- An Office-Themed Bachelorette Party
You can transform your bachelorette pad into Dunder Mifflin and throw an Office-themed party. You can give an impassioned speech about how “an office is a place where dreams come true.” You can even have a framed photo of Meredith by the booze station.
- A Rom-Com-Inspired Bachelorette Party
Choose your favorite romantic comedy with a ton of content opportunities for the bachelorette weekend. Choose decorations, reenact scenes, visit similar places, etc.
- A Celestial-Themed Bachelorette Party
An astrology-themed party with an astrologer to do everyone’s chart. You can drink a favorite cocktail under the stars with cozy blankets. Dress in your favorite star motifs.
- A Wine Tasting Bachelorette Party
Go to a local winery or restaurant and have a wine tasting—even better if you can pair each round with delicious cheese, fruit and charcuterie boards. You can also hire a sommelier to come to someone’s home and do a private tasting so nobody has to worry about driving home.
- Great Gatsby-Themed Party
It is the Roaring ’20s once again, and a Gatsby-themed bachelorette party would be fun with everyone dressing up. Ask your guests to source their best flapper-style attire and decorate the party space with Jazz Age accents like metallic brushes and swirl detailing. Plus, those bachelorette party invitations should come with a quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- A Murder Mystery-Themed Bachelorette
You can do a true-crime podcast theme, or a muder-mystery dinner. You can play games like Escape the room. Keeps everyone guessing throughout the night.
- Final Fiesta Theme
Margaritas with your señoritas. Make it extra Picante with spicy cocktails, homemade guac, a Mexican menu, and fiesta-themed party decorations. If you want to be extra in the best kind of way, order a piñata so your besties can walk away with sweet bachelorette party favors like candy.
- A Country-Themed Bachelorette Party
Tke the bride to a good old-fashioned country Western bar (or a country town like Nashville) for line dancing, mechanical bull rides and pitchers of beer. Don’t forget to wear your cowboy boots and hats.
- An ’80s-Themed Bachelorette Party
For the bride-to-be who basically lives in another era, an ’80s-themed party should involve scrunchies, bike shorts and crop tops, all of which isn’t an issue since the modern aesthetic is a mix of both ’80s and ’90s styles.
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SLEIGH BELLS RING by Kari Lee Harmon
Merry Scroog-mas #2
Sleigh bells ring and snow is glistening, but being stuck in a winter wonderland with Scrooge McDunky is anything but happy tonight.
Amber Evans, Ellen Patterson and Samantha Darling are Boston advertising executives and best friends. Sam and cynical business tycoon Nathan Snow, aka McScroogy, got engaged last Christmas Eve. Amber is the maid of honor and cocky retired NBA star Kip Covington, aka Scrooge McDunky, is the best man. A former college volleyball player, Amazon Amber is just as athletic and competitive as Caveman Kip, resulting in the two of them trying to outdo each other in their duties over the past year. Little does she know his cockiness is just a cover so no other woman will hurt him like his ex-wife who only wanted him for what he was, not who he was. When Kip offers a free weekend at his couples ski resort in Vermont called Snuggler’s Nook for the bachelor and bachelorette parties, Amber has no choice except to agree since Sam and Nate are thrilled. The wedding is just days away on Christmas Eve when disaster strikes and a blizzard hits, stranding them at the beautiful romantic lodge. Forced to call a truce, Amber and Kip work together to try to pull off a miracle, but is it too late to miraculously discover the beautiful sight that was right in front of them all along.
Romance Contemporary | Romance Holiday [Oliver-Heber Books, On Sale: October 19, 2021, e-Book, ISBN: 1230004838128 / ]
About Kari Lee Harmon
Kari Lee Harmon is a National Bestselling Author of romance and women’s fiction. She also writes mysteries & a tween superhero series as Kari Lee Townsend. With a background in English education, she’s now a full-time writer, wife to her own superhero, mom of 3 sons, 1 darling diva, 1 daughter-in-law & 2 lovable fur babies. These days you’ll find her walking her dogs or hard at work on her next story, living a blessed life.
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