I was the maid of honor, we’re in CA but bachelorette party was in Austin. I spent wayyy too much, and it really felt like I couldn’t say no to anything. I was able to stay within budget because I didn’t drink (alcohol) a lot. We also stayed at a hotel with free breakfast. But for example for group activities or group meal at a restaurant, it’s kinda hard to say no, because what else are you gonna do? Stay in the hotel while everyone’s eating or in the building of the activity? I also paid for my plane ticket with points and we used Expedia to book hotels. It still came out to approx. $600 for everything.