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Bachelorette Weekend in St. Charles!

This last weekend, I got to go to my best friends bachelorette weekend in St. Charles, MO! It's a trip we have all looked forward to for a while. The six of us (five bridesmaids and the bride-to-be), stayed in the cutest Airbnb downtown, which was right above a little ice cream shop. 

Downtown St. Charles
We arrived Friday night and settled into our Airbnb. Then we went out for pizza and went to a retro ice cream parlor, which was absolutely delicious! After that, we went back to our little apartment and watched a classic romance movie: The Notebook. We played some games related to the wedding and we just talked and had a good time the rest of the night. 

Saturday was spent exploring the downtown area after we had a nice brunch. We went to all sorts of cute boutiques and shops, and we also went to a local cookie place that had been on the Today Show! We then went back to our apartment and watched another rom-com: He's Just Not That Into You. Later that night, we took some cute photos to mark the memories being made and we got ready to go to a fancier restaurant, just a short walk from our place. After we ate, we had reservations at Top Golf for the rest of the night. I had never been before, and it definitely was not what I was expecting! It was huge and had so many people! It was a great time, even though I am terrible at golf. 

The girls and I at Top GolfThe last day, we got up and packed up all of our stuff since we had to be out of our Airbnb by 10:00 a.m. We went out to brunch at the cutest place called Novellus, where there were aesthetic book shelves lined with old books all around the restaurant. Then we went down by the river to take some pictures and we went our separate ways. 

It was a lovely trip and we made some great memories celebrating the bride-to-be before her big day this June! I would definitely like to visit St Charles again!

Me and the bride-to-be

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