My sweet friend Melissa is getting married at the end of May and this past weekend a few of her closest friends got together to celebrate her Bachelorette Party. We had such a blast and the bride felt loved and showered by all of the ladies who matter most to her!
Friday night, the lovely Melissa from Real Nutritious Living arrived into San Francisco a bit early, so I was able to get some time with her before all of the festivities began on Saturday. It was so nice to catch up and chat and eat delicious sushi at Okoze on Union and Hyde. Yum!
Saturday, I got up and ran some errands, went to the gym and met one of the Bride's friends at the hotel, Baldwin Hotel, to drop off all of our stuff. The hotel was fine and what made it great was the location. It is a short walk to Union Square and there are tons of restaurants and bars around the hotel. I would recommend it if you are looking for a great location hotel without paying the pricey rates. She and I headed over to West Portal to meet the bride and two other bridesmaids for lunch at El Toreador. This restaurant is one of our favorite places from when we were in college, so we had to eat there. One of the BMs and I went back to the hotel after lunch to decorate and get everything set up at the hotel.
The bride arrived and we had some yummy cocktails and snacks while she opened her lingerie presents. She definitely got lots of great items! We finished out homemade cocktails (I made a version of Sex on the Beach (vodka, cranberry, sparking oj and peach juice - I couldn't find peach schnapps!)) And we walked over to the restaurant, Puccini & Pinetti. I had coordinated a special pre-fixe menu for the 6 of us. We brought our own wine and champagne and laughed the entire dinner, it was wonderful!
After dinner we headed over to see a theater show and then back to our hotel. We were looking for a wine bar of sorts along the way, but it was pretty late so a lot was closed. We decided to head back to the hotel and chat wedding and, you know, girly stuff.
It was such a fun weekend to be spent with such beautiful souls! Can't wait to celebrate the bride and groom at the end of May!
4 comments:
Aww, looks like fun!
so fun!!! :)
The only issue I have with this blog post is that there's no photo of your shoes from Saturday night!! Haha, so fun. You would be an amazing event planner La Tache!!
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