Married ladies I could use your help...

[enniehall]

My best friend is getting married October 15th this year and has made me the maid of honor.  Great I'm so happy that i get to help her out with everything but what the hell am i supposed to do?  It's only a month away!!! We've got the dresses, flowers, church and reception down but now bridal shower(is it only for the ladies or do the guys have to attend also), fittings/alterations, hair and makeup hasn't been decided, no real plans for her bachelorette party, no shoes it so crazy I've never been in a wedding before let alone be a maid of honor.  I HAVE TO MAKE A SPEECH, god save me!!!!  Anyway Mrs. Nightbreed or Mrs. Purelogic, anyone if you lovely ladies have any tips for me please respond and help.

[kawGIRL]

Not much time left 
The Bridal Shower is for the "Ladies only" and the grandmas and close friends attend, now the bachelorette party is different it's usually a drunken affair  and most of the time the same night as the Bachelor Party.  You could combine the two depending on the group you have.
Yes you should plan these parties 

So I think you need to get busy with the speech LOL, J/K the Best man does the main speech, but you can too if you want.  You should do one at the Bridal Shower. 
It the brides & her Mothers responsibility to do allot of that other stuff.
GOOD-LUCK

[enniehall]

I have no idea even what to do for the bachlerotte party, none of us are 21 (or have ids that say we are) and i have two girls who are under 18.  So bars will kick us out and so will the girl strip clubs.  I don't want to have a lame party for her. Got to put the thinking cap on.  What did ya'll do on your bachlerotte parties?  Hmmm perhaps that g14 classified.

[kawGIRL]

We went to Big Daddy's Chippendales All Male Revue, it was pretty lame, 1/2 of us went across the street to the bar that Jeff's band was the house band at the time A.J. Gorden's (but was not playing that night) and the owner was so honored that he brought out 10 bottles of Champagne!!  My party crashed Jeff's party about 2am.......I don't remember anything else after that
This was a Wednesday Night, not much going on that night back then  we got married on a Thursday Night 2nd of July.

Sounds like you have to do this one at a private special secret location, get the elders to take care of the refreshments and you can call the stripper WOOHOO

Check out.... http://www.101bachelorettepartytips.com/

[MuddyGurl101]

I have been to alot of bachlorette parties where we took little day or night trips. One trip we went to the Keys another one we went on a 1 night cruise.