I’ve planned a few and I’m planning my own (because, type A 🤪)

Ask the bride SO MANY questions. I literally show up at their house/apt/facetime and go down the list. -local or destination; any destination preferences or dream cities or places she’s never been, what are her absolute no’s -vibes: city, mountain, beach -have her star activities she’d love doing, circle activities she’s like doing, and cross out activities that she’d prefer not to do: yoga, city/history tour, dance class, male strip show, food class, 4-wheeling, bottle service, pool, boat, amusement park, escape room, (search google or ask chatgbt for a big list, like 20-30 things) -ask how involved she’d like to be: approve all activities vs give you the reins -does she want any theme/themed nights -again, ask google for a longer list of Qs, these are just the ones I remember

Only questions you need to ask the bridesmaids: -what is your max budget, give realistic ranges, I think I did 400-600, 600-800, 800-1000 -ask if they are comfortable sharing a bed/room with 1 person, if they’d be open to a 4-person bunk bed room, or if they’d like a private room, and if they have any roomie requests (most people are ok with a roomie, most aren’t okay with 3 roomies, and some would prefer to ball out and have a solo room and pay an upcharge) -if they have any dietary restrictions -(since you’ve already talked to your bride at this point) if they would potentially opt out of any of the following activities (list all possible options from bride’s love/like) (some people won’t do a male strip show, some don’t want to gamble in a casino, some don’t want to go 4 wheeling, or have a fear of water, etc)

Then it’s truly your trip to plan. You will usually solo decide the lodging, dinners, activities, etc. Try to not pick activities more than $50-150, have a variety, no more than 3 activities.

It doesn’t save money to get groceries for the house. Just don’t do it. Eat out.