Whee! I just returned home from a fun-filled weekend with my closest friends. That’s not a phrase I get to say often so I sure do soak up and appreciate these weekends- especially when my friend snags an incredible house and we get to live like the rich and famous for three days.
Ballin’.
(Apparently I revert back to my college speak after such weekends as well)
We almost booked this beachfront mansion, but after much back and forth, we are thrilled we went with the intercoastal house!
Anyways, we truly did have a ball. Though most of the girls arrived Thursday, a couple of us completed the group on Friday and commenced the weekend by lounging and chatting in the Florida sunshine.
The forecast predicted storms all weekend, but I believe we only saw a quick summer rain once, maybe twice, the entire time. Other than that we lounged at the table in the pool, reminisced on college spring breaks, and cheers’ed to this exciting time of Alexis’ life.
With dinner reservations at 8:00, we somehow got all 11 of us cleaned up and ready to head tot he beach side of town.
The evening was gorgeous! I loved how beautifully our college group and Alexis’ high school group blended. It was like we all had been friends forever, which made the weekend flow so smoothly.
We were seated on the outdoor patio at S3, an uniquely fused steak, seafood, and sushi spot.
The sun was down by the time our food came the sun was down, but I wish I could have shared the food with you. It was incredible!
After dinner we spent an hour or so at American Social then made our way to VIBE Las Olas, described as an ultra music lounge, where we danced our booties off until the wee hours of the morning.
Our crew had different ideas of sleeping in, and true to my mom life style, I couldn’t make it past 7:00 am. Saturday morning we set up a casual brunch with a fancy backdrop and all sat outside chatting as the girls all slowly woke up.
Alexis opened gifts and we all enjoyed the slow start to the day. At noon we took a group trip to Publix for subs, then loaded coolers to head to Alexis’ big surprise, an afternoon on the intracoastal!
We rented a catamaran for the afternoon and lucked out with ideal weather for a slow cruise up and down the intracoastal waterway.
We talked, we danced, we spent some time at a sandbar.
Afterwards, we headed back to our place to order Mellow Mushroom and spend the rest of our time together lounging by the pool, swapping stories about our kids, and saying how we wished these weekends could happen more often.
Sunday morning I was up early and lucked out flying standby on an earlier flight (David and I had an event to go to last night, that I shared on insta). An entire row to myself was just the cherry on top of a really wonderful weekend!
The trip felt like a preview of the fun and dancing the wedding next month is sure to have (in Saratoga Springs, NY- I’ve never been!) and I look forward to seeing this group of girls again so soon!
I also feel the need to give a major shout out to Mema, David’s mom, for not only holding down the fort while I was gone and David worked, but for also getting Hailey ready for her dance dress rehearsal yesterday. Buns and makeup are no small feat when you only raised boys. Thank you Mema!
Now I want to hear about your bachelorette party experiences!
Where was yours or what were the highlights of your favorite one you’ve attended?
My bachelorette party was in Nashville, and given my love for country music and dancing, it was a perfect fit!
jac says
Looks like a fun weekend. What’s Mellow Mushroom?
Brittany Dixon says
Mellow Mushroom is a pizza chain known for incredible pizza (I may be biased ;)). It’s so delicious and they have great salads too!
montessoriishmom says
What a wonderful weekend! My bachelorette party was wine tasting in Virginia and the best part was having friends fly in who I hadn’t seen in ages. I’m planning my sister’s bachelorette right now, so fun!
Brittany Dixon says
Wine tasting- amazing choice!! Where is your sister’s bachelorette going to be?
montessoriishmom says
It’s in Dripping Springs (otuside of Austin), also wine tasting…apparently we like wine lol. We’re staying in a really cute house though on a little farm and they have alpacas! I’m a little bit excited about it 🙂
JOHN J STATHAS says
What a fun time you had. More fun today with your Mom coming and cheering on Hailey for her dance recital.
Taryn says
Wow! You guys do it up right! Mine was a simple sushi dinner and a piano bar afterwards. The day before my wedding though was a spa day full of pampering with the most important gals in my life. Can’t believe this was almost 12 years ago! I am hoping to sneak away for a quick vow renewal trip for our 15th wedding anniversary – but we don’t really have childcare for that unfortunately. Maybe for our 20th!
Brittany Dixon says
Sushi and piano bars may be two of my favorite options for a night out- how fun!!
Devika says
A Saratoga wedding will be perfection next month!! The town is adorable! Along with the horse track! Nothing beats upstate NY in the summer! Enjoy!!
Brittany Dixon says
I am so excited! Everyone has said wonderful things. We will actually be at the horse track the Friday before the wedding and I have no idea what to expect. I can’t wait!
Amanda says
Oh my! What a wonderful weekend! Looks like y’all had a blast! 🙂
Erin Her Heartland Soul says
I love Ft. Lauderdale! Looks like you had a great time!
Laura says
My bachelorette party is in August in Savannah and I’m counting down the days! Most of it is a surprise, but I know my besties, food, drinks, and the beach will be involved and that’s all I need!
Brittany Dixon says
We had my best friend’s bach in Savannah- SO much fun! You are going to have an amazing time!!
Alyssa says
Would you mind posting a link to the VRBO that you rented? That looks absolutely amazing…
Brittany Dixon says
Happy to! I just went back to look and it’s actually an AirBnB! Here is the link: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6920824
Kaitlyn says
Hi there
Just wondering what company you went through for the catamaran rental?
Thanks!
Brittany Dixon says
We used The Catamaran Company and we were on an open layout Gemini. It was great!
Rebecca says
I’m planning a bach party now. Do you have any information on the house you stayed at and how you went about renting the boat for the day?
Brittany Dixon says
Sure! We stayed in this arin bnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6920824 and we rented the boat through a company called The Catamaran Company in Ft Lauderdale. Hope you have as much fun as we did!
Rebecca says
Thank you so much!!!
Ashley says
Hi Brittany – I’m currently planning my best friend’s bachelorette in Fort Lauderdale. Loved your blog post – you’re VRBO looked amazing! Would you be able to provide where you stayed? Thank you!
Brittany Dixon says
Absolutely- here you go! https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6920824
Brittany says
Hi! I am currently in the process of planning my bach party with my MOH and from the looks of your pics, I believe I am staying in the same house! What company did you use for catamaran rentals?
Brittany Dixon says
Oh that’s too funny! We loved it! I believe we used The Catamaran Company- http://www.catamarans.com/bareboat_charters/day-sails.aspx
Have fun!
Caroline says
I cannot thank you enough for this post! It is actually the reason I decided to plan my cousins bachelorette party in Ft. Lauderdale! We are going in September and unknowingly booked the same exact house! There were just a few questions I had if you don’t mind! Did the house come with the floats? haha I know so random but we thought they looked so cute in the pics and thought they would weigh down our suitcases if we brought our own! Also, did you rent a car? All of the girls are flying in so we were planning to uber everywhere since there will be 8 of us and wouldn’t fit in one rental. We are planning to do an at home brunch too (thanks to you!) so we were thinking we would have to uber to the grocery store? So sorry for all of the questions I’ve never planned an out of state bachelorette before and just want it to be as perfect as it can be! Thank you SO much!
Brittany Dixon says
You’re going to have a ball! To answer your questions, we brought the floats on our own. One of us drove in and the rest flew, so we had one big car to get to the grocery store, but other than that we ubered around and it worked out so easily, as ubers are everywhere down there. We had Panera cater our brunch and they delivered to the door, in case that is something that may work for you too! 🙂