Girls Night Out
Filed under Off Beat, Planning, Wedding IdeasA professional planner creates customized bachelorette parties.
While some of Yager’s clients don’t fancy a glitzy Hollywood-type party, she’s confident she can create the right atmosphere for any bride. “We planned an event for one conservative group from Minnesota, and held it in Long Beach rather than Hollywood. Our comedian warmed everybody up so well that even the bride’s mom wound up helping dress a male blow-up doll.” Some bachelorettes prefer the “Bride’s Night In” bash, where the party is held at a private residence. In the comfort of your (or someone else’s) home, you can get your guests into the swing of things with Flamenco or belly dance instruction, or pamper them with a manicure and massage. Whether you want a Victorian Hat Party or a private chartered jet to fly you and your girlfriends to Las Vegas, Yager is game to plan a customized fling for you. She’s also up on one of the newest trends: brides and their engaged friends combining bachelorette parties and bridal showers.
Although her home base is in L.A., Yager’s take-care-of-everything approach works long distance. Last year, Natalie Phillips, who lives in Northern California’s Lake County, wanted to throw a bachelorette party for her soon-to-be sister-in-law in Woodland Hills, 500 miles away. She found Yager’s website and made a query. “I needed somebody who could make all the arrangements for me and come up with a theme,” she explains. “Pamela suggested a Sizzling Salsa Night, which was perfect for us, and we all had a great time partying at a dance club on Universal City Walk in Hollywood.
Would-be clients are often surprised that Yager doesn’t do traditional wedding planning, but has instead developed her own specialty services. Besides pre-wedding party planning, she interviews brides and comes up with gift suggestions for their friends. “It takes a lot of the work out of the whole gift-giving process,” she says. She also does bridal showers, but is quick to distinguish between them and bachelorette parties. “A bridal shower celebrates the new union, so I approach it differently. There are more relatives involved, and though you play games and make jokes, they’re not as sexy or risqué as those of a “Bride’s Night Out” party. A bachelorette bash, on the other hand, is the bride’s ‘last night’ to be single, and an opportunity to go a little wild. By spending time with her friends and laughing about old romances, she can purge the past and re-confirm for herself that she’s making the right choice.”
Yager’s innovative business is enjoying success for good reason. “Most women don’t know how to go about doing this,” she acknowledges. “They’re not into the club scene, and they have no idea where to go. Also, most of them are busy working.” In addition to having a mastery of party logistics, Yager uses her intuition to personalize each event. Dana Pentoney, who lives in Maryland, wanted to organize a bachelorette party for her sister, Jessica, in New York City. After a friend found Yager on the internet, Pentoney gave her a call. “The first thing Pamela did was try to get a feel for my sister’s likes and dislikes; then she started offering lots of ideas about things to do.” The party Yager designed was a hit. “All 13 of us were welcomed into every club we visited with no cover charges. We even had our own VIP section at one of them.” Pentoney says the evening was the essence of what a well-planned party should be—smooth and easy. “But the best thing about Yager’s services was this: they left me totally free to focus on fun.”
For more info, contact Pamela Yager:
ARC Entertainment
323/850-5844
http://www.arcentertainment.com
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