charleston, sc bachelorette party guide

One year ago, I planned my best friend's bachelorette to Charleston, SC & it was the best weekend ever! I absolutely fell in love with the city of Charleston and cannot wait to go back.

Because I am so type A, I spent a lot of time mapping out & researching restaurants, activities, & more so that you don't have to ;) Below I've copied over the exact itinerary from the weekend I planned as well as other top recommendations for your bach weekend!

note: we stayed in Folly Beach which is more of a casual atmosphere but super cute. However, it was about a 30 ish minute ride downtown. We were steps from the beach in a cute quiet town being in Folly, but all of the good bars & restaurants are downtown.

Itinerary:

*recap video w/ itinerary also posted below on my Instagram here

thursday

• 10 AM - airbnb decor & "stock the fridge" services provided by kay & co

• 3 PM - check in to our airbnb in folly beach, sc

• 4 PM - mobile spray tans at the airbnb by Airbrush By Kayle

• 6 PM - walk downtown folly beach for casual dinner & drinks at lowlife bar

friday

• 10 AM - breakfast delivery from Coastal Crust mimosa bar, & gifts for the bride on patio

• 11:30 AM - beach day with Cabana Club Charleston @ folly beach

• 2 PM - grab a quick bite at Taco Boy downtown folly (also have a downtown location)

• 4 PM - head back to the house to shower, get ready & snack before the boat

• 6:15-8:15 PM - sunset sailboat cruise with Charleston Harbor Tours

• 8:30 PM - quick pre-dinner cocktail @ The Rarebit

• 9 PM - walk next door for dinner @ The Darling Oyster Bar

• 10:30 PM - head home & hang at airbnb for the night

saturday

• 10:30 AM - brunch @ Poogan's Porch

• 12 PM - Poolside cocktails @ Little Palm

• 2:15 PM - blowouts @ Drybar Charleston

• 3:30-5 PM - charleston photoshoot with Rebecca Sigety Photography

• 5 PM - head back to the airbnb to touch up & get ready, pre-game, & play games

• 8:30 PM - dinner @ Frannie & The Fox

• 10 PM - cocktails @ Camellias

• 11 PM - night out on king street (Phohibition, Republic, Ink & Ivy, etc.)

Other Top Recs:

brunch

• Church & Union

• High Cotton

• Millers All Day Cafe

• Mercantile & Mash

• Butcher & Bee

• Basic Kitchen

• Caviar & Bananas

• The Co-Op

dinner

• 167 raw / 167 sushi

• Indaco

• Fig

• Magnolia's

• La Farfalle

• Husk

• Fleet Landing

• S.N.O.B

• Rancho Lewis

• Henry's On The Market

• Pink Bellies

cocktails

• Citrus Club @ The Dewberry

• Ritual Rooftop

• Parcel 32

• Uncork Wine Bar

• Vintage Lounge

• Frontier Lounge

• Edmond's Oast

• The Gin Joint

• Sweetgrass Vodka

• Bar Rollins

activities

• boat cruise / yacht cruise / dolphin cruise

• shop & walk downtown charleston

• rainbow row, pineapple fountain, pitt street bridge

• sip & shop

• afternoon tea at Camellias

• pop up picnic with Southern Picnic Co.

• wine tasting @ Deep Water Vineyards

Takeaways

While we absolutely loved everything that we did during the weekend, I may have jam-packed a few too many activities with not a lot of downtime! Here are some things I would have done differently:

• get an airbnb closer to downtown / king street (but you need to book FAR in advance) & with a pool if going in the summer!

• schedule downtime on the itinerary to hang at the airbnb / hotel & relax so people don't get too exhausted

• if you're going to walk around downtown CHS, wear comfy shoes!!! so many of the streets are cobblestone & heels do not work well with that, trust me.

• try to plan things in which you can avoid going back & forth from downtown to airbnb if you are not super close / have a big group

• there is so much to do...definitely try to get there thursday morning if you can

• try all of the shrimp & grits, fried green tomatoes, and sweet tea!

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