Charleston Bachelorette Itinerary
As you all know from my over the top instagram stories (I would apologize, but it was too much fun to not post), I recently had the best weekend ever in Charleston with a large group of girlfriends celebrating my bachelorette. Since this seems to be such a popular spot for trips like this, and so many of you have reached out asking for suggestions, I decided to put together our full itinerary for you to easily mimic and have the perfect weekend planned and ready to party. You will definitely win the best MOH award...
**I want to put a special thank you in here to my two incredible sisters, Madison and Lucy, who planned the most incredible trip EVER, and to the group of girls that made sure the party never stopped.**
Details:
Dates: Thursday 7/26 – Sunday 7/29
Home: 1 Intercoastal Court, Isle of Palms
We rented on VRBO
~30 min drive from the airport
5 bedrooms
1 with 2 bunks (twin on top, full on bottom)
3 with 1 king bed
1 master with 1 king bed and a twin pullout
2 available air mattresses
1 large couch
4 ½ baths
Private pool in the backyard on the golf course
~10 minute walk from the beach
Cannot say one bad word about the house; it was truly amazing
Transportation: we used this guy Bek from Charleston Cab Company who was the weekend MVP. He had a massive party van that could fit I think a total of 16 people and we scheduled him for all of our pick-ups at the house, drop offs at bars/restaurants, and transportation back home. Truly a game changer
Itinerary
Thursday
Group of us arrived that morning and spent the day in Charleston while some people decorated the house
We went to Basic Kitchen for lunch – highly recommend!
Stopped by my favorite ice cream place, Jeni's
Majority of girls came in by dinner time Thursday
Dinner: ordered in pizza (De Romas – good for what it is)
Night: went to Windjammer on Isle of Palms
~10 min drive
Very casual beach-y bar with a live band
Great vibes, but we personally didn’t love the band that night
Friday
Morning: made breakfast with groceries from the house
Private yoga session with serenity tree yoga
If into yoga, it was a fun morning activity
She could’ve done it out by the pool but it was raining so we did it inside. Doing it on the beach is also an option!
Lunch: had catered by Feast Charleston (highly recommend! Perfect boxed sandwiches, salads, pastas, and sides for everyone to make plates from)
Afternoon: party on the Tiki Hut with Hydrofly
Depending on the group you are going with, this can be a huge hit
We were a large group of girls that wanted to party and get drunk together and this was the perfect solution
It is legitimately just a floating hut in the middle of the (dirty) water that has rafts attached for people to hang out on, a speaker to play your music on, and coolers to put your booze in (it is BYO)
We paid the extra amount to have it private – if you are going, I highly recommend doing this
We didn’t pay for any of the water sports, but the bride gets to go on the flyboard for free (definitely do it!!)
Night: rest up and had dinner catered by Caitlin Holbrook from Desayuno, drank wine, and relaxed
She was great! Cooked and cleaned everything and it was a delicious meal. I highly recommend
Saturday
Morning: made breakfast with groceries from the house
Hung by the pool and relaxed and a group of us went to the beach
Lunch: had catered by Feast Charleston (highly recommend! Perfect boxed sandwiches, salads, pastas, and sides for everyone to make plates from)
Pool drinking
Dinner: had a pre-fix menu set up at 5church in Charleston
They weren’t the easiest to work with, but we had such a large group that very few restaurants could fit us
The food overall was good, but nothing to write home about
Inexpensive for split apps, own entrée, split desserts, and unlimited wine/beer/champagne/specialty cocktail (compared to NYC)
Night:
5church turns into a bit of a “club” with a DJ set up
Since we had so many girls, we basically made this our entire party room and took advantage of it. It was perfect for us, but probably not ideal for every group
We also briefly went to Henry’s House – cool bar with a bunch of different rooms each with a diff vibe (club room, live music, rooftop, etc)
Sunday
Morning: made breakfast with groceries from the house
Headed to the airport and flew out ~ 11:00AM – 1:00PM
Recommendations (places we did not go but I was recommended):
Brunch:
High cotton
3 little birds
Triangle
Hominy grill
Butcher & Bee
Virginia’s
Halls chophouse
Lunch:
Bull st gourmet
Five loaves
Basic Kitchen (where we went)
Dinner (**came highly recommended):
**Husk
Magnolia
**Leon’s
Obstinate daughter
Blossom
Cypress
Macintosh
McCradys
OKU
**Fig
SNOB
Crab shack
5Church (where we went)
Bars:
Stars rooftop
Venue Inn rooftop
Gin Joint
Henry's House (where we went)