So you're planning a Vegas bachelorette party. Congratulations — and condolences, because coordinating 8 to 12 people across one weekend is genuinely hard. This is the complete playbook, in the order you should actually do things, so the bride gets a perfect trip and you don't spend a month drowning in a group chat.
Step 1: Lock the dates and the headcount
Everything prices off two things — when you go and how many people come. Until those are fixed, you can't book anything. Get a firm yes/no from everyone and pick a weekend. Pro tip: a Thursday–Sunday or a weeknight stretch is dramatically cheaper than Friday–Monday, and the city is less of a zoo.
Step 2: Set the budget — and collect money early
Decide the per-person number before you book a single thing. Then split out what's shared (club table, pool cabana, group dinners, transport) from what's individual (flights, personal spending). Collect deposits for the shared stuff up front. Chasing ten people for money after the fact is the fastest way to ruin the vibe — and your friendships.
Step 3: Book the "big three" anchors
Three bookings sell out and get pricier the longer you wait. Lock these next, in this order:
- Saturday night — your headline. A club table, or a great dinner that rolls into a club.
- The pool / dayclub day — cabana or daybeds. Essential in spring and summer, and they go fast.
- One nice group dinner — good restaurants book up on weekends.
Everything else flexes around these. Get them confirmed in writing.
Step 4: Sort the hotel
Pick your hotel for vibe and location, not just rate — and remember the room rate isn't the real cost once you add resort fees. A suite the group can pre-party in often beats separate rooms for both budget and bonding. Centrally located on the Strip saves you time and rideshare money all weekend.
Step 5: Fill in the rest
Now the fun extras: a welcome moment (matching robes, a toast), a brunch, a spa hour, maybe an activity or a show. Don't over-schedule — leave real gaps. Getting a group of ten ready takes longer than anyone admits, and a trip with no breathing room burns everyone out by Saturday.
Step 6: Send one document
A week out, send the whole crew one itinerary — every reservation, address, and time in a single place. Re-confirm everything 24–48 hours before. This is the difference between looking like a hero and looking like you winged it.
The timeline at a glance
| When | Do this | |------|---------| | 8+ weeks out | Dates, headcount, deposits, flights, hotel | | 4 weeks out | The big three: Saturday night, pool day, group dinner | | 2 weeks out | Transport, activities, confirm everything in writing | | Week of | Send the itinerary, re-confirm, keep a ~10% buffer |
The maid-of-honor truth
You can absolutely do all of this yourself — thousands of people do. The hard part isn't the plan; it's the booking. Getting a club table without the promoter markup, a cabana on a packed Saturday, a dinner res for twelve — across a group with twelve opinions — is where the weeks disappear.
That's exactly what Last Blast does. We build and book the entire bachelorette weekend and hand you one itinerary, so you show up as the friend who pulled off a perfect trip without spending a month on it.
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