This is a PSA to all of the beautiful brides in this thread. I'm not trying to rain on your parade by saying this, but I'm saying it because your bridal party is too scared to.
Please (PLEASE) stop planning exorbitant bachelorette weekends. Before social media, a bachelorette party was ONE NIGHT, not 3-5 days at an international Airbnb. Your best friends and family will go along with it because they love you (and they don't want to be the ones to say no), but please consider if you're really okay with making your friends pay $1k and stress over a trip they never wanted in the first place. I get it, it's "once in a lifetime", but is it worth the stress on your friendships? Seriously.
And no. This is not a "fun girl's trip". A girl's trip is about everyone. This is an obligation with themes that your friends will have to pay even more money to fit. Not to mention excursions, food, PTO, the stress on your maid of honor to plan the whole thing...
I promise, I'm writing this from a place of love as someone who has been a maid of honor multiple times, and a bridesmaid more times than I can count on both hands.
UPDATE: I did not expect this to get so many responses, but it did! So, I'm going to clear a couple of things up (before more of you get your panties in a wad). I'm strictly talking about INTERNATIONAL and cross-country bachelorette trips.
"Just say No": It is VERY hard to say no to a bachelorette trip when you are in the bridal party or are the maid of honor. The bride wants what she wants, and you're not going to deter her from doing it (hence the post). This may be "once in a lifetime" for the bride, but this is likely the third bach weekend in a summer for her friends.
Also, the brides on here saying "I'll understand if you can't go", are full of it. You will not be okay with your MOH or your best friend saying no to your bachelorette trip. Do you know how many friendships I've seen strain and crumble over this exact thing? Please.