My princess is getting married

One of my best friends, bridesmaids, and best people I know, is getting married in less than a month. Last weekend, we held her bachelorette, which was more of a weekend getaway than a true party. Such happy days!

Carolina Perry da Câmara, her name. Extremely catholic, a family person, a pure heart, and a well behaved girl, Carol always dreamt of a bachelorette party in her favourite place: Mondariz. Mondariz is a cute little spa town in Galicia, Spain, where Carolina has always spent her family vacations. It is an old, calm, green place, with thermal waters, a peaceful river, and small stone buildings. I am not sure if it had ever held a bachelorette party but, if it didn't, it should start doing so. We loved it!

We met at her place late in the afternoon on Friday, with decorated cars and take-away sushi - her favourite meal. Excited, we ate our sushi, shared our excitement, and left. We still had a 5-hour drive facing us.

On Saturday, we woke up for a good hotel breakfast. We then left for a 9 km hike by the river, followed by a 30-min workout led by me. The girls entertained the bride for a bit, while the bridesmaids (me included) prepared a cute picnic. We ate (a lot), chatted quite a bit, and then enjoyed the rest of the afternoon. Some girls took a nap, others did makeup sessions. Carolina and I went for another walk through some of her favourite places. Later in the afternoon, we got ready and attempted to do a photo session but then understood that it is not really a Carol's type of thing. She does not love being the center of the world (although she deserves to be so, and she will be so one day). We had dinner at the hotel (YUM!) and then put our bathing suits and swimming caps in order to enjoy two hours of termal treatments. After that, we chilled and slept.

On Sunday, Carol and her bridesmaids woke up earlier than anyone else. Carolina offered us a spa treatment with her. What a nice massage... We then had a big breakfast, went back to the termal treatments, and showered around lunch time. For lunch, we ate the leftovers from the previous picnic, by the pool. After lunch, 5 of Carolina's friends left, and we took one last walk by the river before heading home.

This was by far the most relaxing bachelorette party that I have been to. It was, also, the bachelorette party that better suited this bride. I really hope that she enjoyed it even more than I did.

Carol deserves the world and I am so honoured to be her bridesmaid.

Photo credits to Maria Beatriz Simões