Wow, you are definitely well-prepared! 
We desperately need another bathroom here. I must be projecting my own anxieties. 
Many of the bathrooms have pocket doors, and I just discovered one door isn’t closing quite right. Which I’d known that when the repair guy was here replacing the busted hot water heater. Oh well- another call for help to tune up the pocket doors. He has to come get his dehumidifier anyway. Have already reached out to him. Sigh. More to do.
Was glad, when we bought this house decades ago, that the main floor bath is a full bath. It has come in handy. The basement has one too. Also handy. Too bad we don’t live closer to the airport. But, in no traffic (hahaha - wishful thinking- it will be a Friday of a holiday weekend)’it’s about a half hour drive.
We don’t have as many bathrooms, but we have hosted 10-12 in our house too. They weren’t staying forever! It worked.
We have fabulous neighbors. One couple has a home that is really a vacation home, and they won’t be here the week of DD’s wedding. They are letting us use their house for whatever for the full week! I have to think of a nice gift to,get them…we offered to rent it…they won’t take money.
I’m thinking a gift card to one of two very nice restaurants, and a few bottles of wine will work. Any other ideas?
@thumper1 - I think a good cleaning of the house, few bottles of wine and a dinner out would be very much appreciated. You have very nice neighbors.
Two neighbors offered their house (one will be out of town, one is hosting the shower on Sunday). DS wants everyone here so I declined. Using the house for a WEEK? I’d spend a nice sum on a thank you gift. They are very generous!
We had 13 people staying in our house the weekend of DS1s engagement party last summer. We have 4.5 bathrooms (including a full bath in the basement) and it worked out fine. Air mattresses, sofa beds, trundles…we used them all but it was a lot of fun. I think the max we’ve had is 15 and three dogs and that worked out well, too. I think it’s a matter of “where there’s a will, there’s a way”. Everyone knew the plan and it was icily a lot of fun!
When we hosted 10 and a baby it was fine. This time, with 12 and a baby (possibly 13) is that the brunch is at our home. So we will have caterers showing up at 9:30 am, the cake is being delivered at 10:30 and the photographer at around 11:15. So we have to have fed everyone (coffee, fruit, yogurt - keeping it light) and have to have cleared out of the kitchen and deflate the air mattress and clear out DH’s office (it’s the bar) by 9:30. Will clean up the main floor bath when everyone is done.
@oldfort yes…we are having the house cleaned before the bridesmaids arrive…and after they leave also. We really are only using the house for four days before the wedding…for the bridesmaids and a couple of friends.
This is probably the restaurant…
http://www.arethusaaltavolo.com
Owned by the owners of Manolo Blahnik shoes!
How about a luxury spa day for Two?
My S asked me if I had any Bachelor party ideas. One of his grooms men wants to plan something and while all the groomsmen live in the western US they don’t live in the same area. So. Suggested Vegas because he had no other ideas but I think they can do better. What are some ideas? Most of them live in Ca with one in Texas and another in Colorado. Would be summertime.
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Lake or beach house, camping/hiking, ball game, F1 racing, boat rental, concert or music festival (going to Bonnaroo together would be epic IMO) … pretty much anything but Vegas.
Red Rocks in Denver is an awesome concert venue. They can look at the summer schedule and combine that with other activities in CO.
River rafting in Colorado? Dude ranch? Moab? Most of the Colorado ski areas have a lot of summer activities that are full of physical activities by day, parties by night.
@mom60 What does Groom like to do/enjoy? Golf? WIne Tasting? Water Sports? Baseball? Outdoors?
Tahoe is gorgeous in summer. San Diego is great fun, with lots to do. SF also has many options. Austin is fun, but my SIL ruled out as they discovered the plane tickets for many were very expensive…
We’ve had 93 people RSVP to the wedding and 91 RSVP to the brunch the morning after - at my house. I am doomed… $-)
My S and his groomsmen rented an AirBnB in Rocky Mtn Nat’l Park. Maybe boring for your Colorado resident, but they had a really memorable weekend!
Heard of a bachelor party that was a co-ed laser tag party after a morning deep sea fishing trip that got EVERYONE seasick.
@gosmom - definitely not a golfer. I think he came up with Vegas because he thought that was easiest. He is open to ideas. He is very ADHD and not a good planner. He has one organized groomsman who was the one who called him. The rest are as unorganized as my S. He likes the outdoors, mountain biking, water sports, football, basketball. @runnersmom his Colorado friend just moved there from the Bay Area. Most of the guys live from Oakland down to Santa Barbara. I think he needs to keep cost in mind. The friend in Colorado I think will be the organizer. Tahoe might be a good idea. Not sure how much water will be in the lake.
@greenwitch Yikes!
@greenwitch oh my!
Did you invite everyone to the brunch? We are having a brunch at the hotel the next morning but we are thinking the local guests will be at home in bed…we are inviting out of town guests only.
I’ve never been invited to a day after brunch for a local wedding.