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A Tropical Beach Bachelorette Party

For this laid-back beach bachelorette party, the ladies rented a house in Newport Beach and decked it out with pineapples and palm leaves from Paper Source for their tropical beach theme. Bridesmaid Audrey of Love Always, Audrey crafted the sequined floppy hats herself (you can DIY the Life’s a Beach, Out of Office and Do Not Disturb hats with this tutorial). The goal of the weekend was to get in some serious relaxation time at the beach, with the help of a few oversized pool floats, matching T-shirts designed by the MOH and personalized mason jars created by bride Danielle. Audrey’s advice for planning a beach bachelorette? “RELAX. The whole point of a beach bachelorette party is to just lay in the sun and enjoy it, so don’t worry about the small stuff. Instead of going out to a super-fancy dinner, order in pizza to the house. Sleep in a little bit. Make this the beach vacation everyone wants!”

A Cooking Classy Bachelorette + Bridal Shower in Newport Beach

Matron of honor and big sis Tracey of Cameron Leung Photography used her experience as a wedding photographer to pull together this combination bachelorette party/bridal shower weekend for little sis Tania. The festivities kicked off with a private cooking class at Tspoons in San Juan Capistrano, where the ladies worked together to create a decadent five-course lunch, including potato leek soup, fresh baked bread, brandy braised beef, a handmade fettuccine and a french vanilla creme brûlée. After savoring their creations in the sun-filled dining room at Tspons, Tracy and a few helpers sped ahead to The Island Hotel in Newport Beach to set up a rest and revitalization bar for the girls, complete with bride-approved beauty favorites like Stila lip gloss, essie nail polish and a homemade lavender body scrub. (Tracy’s Hotel Decorating Tip: Use 3M Command Decorating Clips to hang decor so as not to damage the walls.) The girls enjoyed Izzie sodas and green tea Kit Kat bars from Japan (more of Tania’s favs) while getting ready, before graduating to the dreaded “shot dart board” as a warm-up to a night out in Orange County.

Photography: Cameron Leung Photography | Cooking class: Tspoons | Hotel: Island Hotel Newport Beach

A Glitter Bachelorette Shoot in South Carolina

Bride Amanda chose a glitter bachelorette theme for this weekend on the sunny shore of Isle of Palms, near Charleston, South Carolina. Each of her friends came prepared with a sparkly outfit and photographer Paige Winn came up with the perfect prop to add extra glitz—shimmery confetti (bonus: it’s biodegradable!). You can tell from their smiles and giggles that this shoot was pure fun. The girls are positively glowing with energy and the result is just gorgeous! (P.S. Did you catch Amanda’s stunning ring nestled in a handful of confetti?)