The Folly Beach Bachelorette came and went in a blink! We spent months planning (and I spent months agonizing over leaving my babes). In the end, it was a successful, unforgettable weekend celebrating my bestie!
I feel like we’ve been planning a bachelorette party for ten years. Ashley (who I call Dabney) and I have been friends since our senior year in high school. We met in computer math, cheated off each other, and have been friends ever since. She was with me on my wedding day and ever since then, we’ve been anxiously waiting for her day to come. Last May, she went on a cruise with her boyfriend, where he proposed! She sent me the picture of that ring and I cried! Finally, her day was coming. When we started planning the Bachelorette party, she wanted a beach weekend, with only her bridesmaids. None of us had visited Charleston or Folly Beach in the past, so we decided to take on a new place for our girls weekend away.
We had to do all of the basic bachelorette things, you know, wear matching shirts and carry around matching cups. I ended up ordering monogrammed shirts from Marley Lilly, that way we all matched, but we could wear the shirts again! We had a little photoshoot on the beach and jumped 1000 times to get one picture of us jumping. It was worth it.
Where To Stay In Folly Beach
We rented a house through Homeaway, that was seriously the best rental house I think I’ve ever stayed in. Not the grandest, but the owners thought of everything. They left us all of the necessities like toilet paper and paper towels, and gave us plenty of extra towels. In the past when I’ve rented a beach house, it was expected the renter bring all linens and paper products. Not the case here! I highly recommend this home if you’re thinking of visiting Folly Beach. It was right across the street from the beach! They also let us rent the home from Friday – Monday, which is almost unheard of in the summer season.
What To Do
I should really title this, what we did. There is so much to do in Folly Beach and Charleston, but we really kept it fairly low key. We spent time on the beach and mostly ate at the house. At night, we went out to a few local bars.
Folly Beach Night Out
The first night in Folly Beach, we went to Center Street. I was surprised to find that there were several bars, packed to the gills. I expected a quieter night scene from the looks of Folly, but it was the opposite. We stopped at a couple different places before settling on Snapper Jacks. There was a great DJ and plenty of dancing!
Charleston Night Out
I didn’t know what to expect from Charleston. From pictures, it looked gorgeous and everything I read about it, led me to believe it was a classy town. All of that came to be true. We started out with burgers at Hom, they were delicious! Hom was recommended to us by our taxi driver, he became our friend/tour guide for the weekend.
Then we went to Stars rooftop bar. It was gorgeous, but packed! We were lucky to snag a table and take in the beautiful views. Everyone there was extremely well dressed, I felt like I was in a sea of bloggers and wanted one of each of the dresses I saw worn that night. Sadly, we didn’t take any pictures, too busy having fun!
We ended up at Trio. Trio is multilevel and it was packed that night. From the looks of it, I’m sure it stays packed. The music was great, which made for some fun dancing!
Charleston
Our last night there, we took out the minivan for a cruise around Charleston. That mom life, cruising the streets with your girls, in a minivan. I really wanted to see more of Charleston, but it rained the last day, which killed our chance at a carriage tour. We were able to walk around a little before dark. The little bit I saw, was truly beautiful! I had to facetime to the hubby to show him our future home. 😉
Now, it’s on to the bridal shower and the wedding, I’m so excited for Dabney!
-Brooke
Aww you planned a perfect weekend for your best friend! Glad you got to experience both the beach and Charleston!! xo, Biana-BlovedBoston
What a wonderful weekend and I am sure that she appreciated all your hard work. Especially the stressing about leaving the babies! I hear you on that! Charleston is where Blaire and I go to have a girls weekend, but we’ve never been to Folly beach. It’s on the list of things to do next time, for sure!
Xoxo,
Whitney & Blaire
Peaches In A Pod
It was so hard to leave them! I totally missed them so much the whole time, but it was so much fun! I def want to go back and see more of Charleston!
It was fun to see both! I hope to go back and see more of Charleston!
Awww how sweet! Glad to hear you had an amazing time with the girls! Congrats to your friend! xo, Vivian
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It sounds like you had a lot of fun. I went to Charleston for the first time back in April. Such an amazing city, I can’t wait to go back and spend more time there. I didn’t go to Folly Beach though.
I absolutely adore Charleston and it’s the perfect place for a bachelorette party! Looks like you guys had such a blast and I love Stars but I swear that place is always packed! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
I’ve never been to Folly Beach before but I do love Charleston! It sounds like y’all had a great time!
By Lauren M
I LOVE Charleston, my in-laws live about 20 mins away! What a fun looking weekend, bachelorettes are so fun! Love her sequin dress too. You all are gorgeous! XO
Shauna
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It was so gorgeous! Everything, everyone told me it would be. I can’t wait to go back!
It was so much fun!
Stars was my favorite! We didn’t stay very long, but I would we would have, especially since we were able to snag a seat, haha!
I can’t wait to see more of it another time! The little bit I saw was so beautiful!
Thank you so much Vivian!
Hey beautiful babes, looks like such a blast! You all look so beautiful and I really love that peach dress on you! I’ll bet you guys were turning heads everywhere you went!
Aw thank you Andrea! It was fun to get a little dressed up!
This is so awesome. You ladies look beautiful. Lol, I can just picture you all cruising the streets in a minivan 🙂 Sounds and looks like the perfect way to spend time with your girlfriends. Have a fabulous week.
Xx
Nikki
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SO much fun! Love that you made it into Charleston too. And your coral dress was fabulous <3
Green Fashionista
Haha! I was fun! We may or may not have acted 17 and cat called some boys out the window too.
Thank you Kate! It was fun getting to do a little bit of everything!
What a fun weekend!! I love the coordinated dresses and those beach pics are so fun. Beautifully Candid
Friends are the best…and what a great history you have!!
What a fun time and you all looked gorgeous!
XOXO
Jodie
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What a fun trip! I can tell you….I’m anxiously awaiting the day my sweet daughter finds her match. She’s almost 27 and I know she still has plenty of time but I’m just itching to do all things wedding with her!
I love Charleston!!! Looks like y’all had a wonderful trip!! 🙂
Brittany,
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Oh my goodness, how fun!! We are only about 2 hours from Charleston, and I want to make a trip up there so bad!!
It looks like you had a blast! I remember you post about your search for a coral dress! Love all the pinks in this shoot 🙂
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Great pictures!
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Looks like you had a great time! What a fun weekend!
Nikki
thefashionablewife.com
Such a killer time you guys had! And you can’t beat a weekend on the beach! 🙂
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
So much fun!!! Looks like y’all picked the perfect place to celebrate. Love the tee’s!!! Anything with a monogram is right up my alley!
So much fun! So happy you are able to celebrate your friend. Your outfits were so pretty, what a fun time!
Awwww so cool to read all about Dabney’s big weekend! I can’t believe you stayed on “Ashley” Avenue!! lol That’s awesome. 🙂 I’m glad you gals had a great time.
Erica
http://www.awastenotkindoflife.com
It was so fitting haha!