In the majority of conjugal cases your course of pre-wedding events is the only moment the very building blocks of your bridal party will ever interact. You have a motley throng of special ladies who have a deluge of duties to coordinate. If this were a drunk Sunday afternoon speed dating debacle the consequences would be entirely null, but your entire nuptials are what’s at stake here. Sound like a recipe for wedding disaster? We’ll explain how to break the ice before they throw the rice.

Recently entering the sphere of bachelorette party ideas, pole dancing is a risky endeavor which can still be fun when executed properly and when everyone in the bridal group demonstrates top mental and physical agility.

Bachelorette gifts range from the nice, to the naughty, to the fondue party. How does one convey cute sans mundane with just a dash of bacchanalian bad girl? And what serves the sexual spirit without losing the conjugal context? It could be cute that you crocheted her a cardigan but lame if everyone else arrived with penis fudge brownies or glow in the dark penis candies. Alternatively, how discomfiting if you’re fitting her into edible undies while everyone else brought Edible Arrangements.

Have you been appointed maid of honor for your best friend’s wedding? Sister’s wedding? Parents’ vow renewal? Here are some Do’s and Don’ts for planning a wild bachelorette party for your bride and her bridesmaids, whether they be your profligate party squad from undergrad or prudent paternal kin. It’s up to you to plan a night that hits the sweet spot between a blasé quotidian catch-up and a hussy Hangover 3.