A great bachelorette bash need not involve a wild booze fest and stuffing cash into G-strings. The point is to bond, reminisce, laugh, act goofy and embarrass the bride, at least a little, with or without a cocktail in hand.

However, if the girl in the spotlight is the traditional white-dress-and-French-manicure type, you might want to include the traditional bash of partying and naughtiness. Go paint the town red!

“A theme party is a sure-fire way to get the whole entourage noticed,” says Ann Chung Sook, 28, a consultant at costume rental shop Century Fiesta.

But be sure the bride is decked out in something that makes her stand out. An over-the-top veil, a sparkling tiara or obnoxiously fake bling-bling on her ring finger would do the trick.

“For a friend's hen night, the bridesmaids wore pink and red, while the bride-to-be donned a sexy white dress and veil. We made badges for everyone that read: Yin's getting married! I'm single!,” says Yet Yen Ngu, 25, an operations coordinator.

Bachelorette parties often start with dinner at an elegant restaurant, followed by drinks and dancing at popular nightspots. Create a map of the top five hot spots and explore them all in a chauffeur-driven limo or, if your tribe is large, an MPV. You party in transit, get door-to-door service and won't have to worry about parking.

Sharifah Zairyn Syed Moheeb, 26, a banker, had to complete a series of blush-inducing dares. Among other things, she had to ask a bald guy for a dance and serenade another.

Her group also hunted down men to play Nibbles for RM10, offering polo mints strung on a necklace Zairyn was made to wear (the girls pooled over RM300 that night!) and which the guys got to nibble on for that fee.

A girl's night-in could be just the thing to calm the bride's pre-wedding jitters. Rent a hotel suite or crash at a friend's living room for a good old-fashioned slumber party. Throw on your pajamas and watch romantic flicks like Little Black Book, Never Been Kissed or Ever After (A Cinderella Story).

For some grown-up fun, why not play kid games with an adult twist. Fill up a piñata with condoms, lollipops, a lace garter, chocolate body paint and other fun toys? When the Mrs-to-be hits the piñata and it breaks open, out fall these little surprises!

If the bride could use a little pampering, hire a couple of masseuses to give the whole entourage a rubdown. This kind of self-indulgence will be remembered long after the hangover wears off.

Hire a tarot card reader and an astrologer to do everyone's chart. Arrange for each guest to get a short reading, with a longer reading for the bride-to-be. Use your imagination to turn your living room into a fortune-teller's parlour, complete with mood lighting, fabric drapes, candles, velvet curtains and magic-eight balls.

“My pals and I took off on a road trip to the East Coast. The hours spent on the road gave us plenty of time to dig up old memories and make new ones,” says Amanda Lee, 27, a marketing executive.

A day hike through a park or a mountain trail is also a great opportunity to strike up good conversation and laughter. The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) in Kepong offers nature trails with a waterfall, canopy walkway and much more.

Adrenaline junkies will also enjoy a bachelorette party from 61m high in a roller coaster. Cosmo's World Theme Park at Berjaya Times Square has some of the most hair-raising roller coaster rides in the country.

If the bride has an athletic streak, take everyone out to see a rugby match or arrange a tournament of her favourite sport. Stand-up comedy acts are also great (mother-in-law jokes will fly!).

While at the club, make it clear that your girl is about to get married (make her wear a distinguishing sash or crown) and it's probable that the comedians will incorporate her into the show!

“This will be the bride-to-be's last night out,” says Dini. “She will probably never again have the opportunity to touch a strange-yet-attractive man for the rest of her life. It is also likely that her groom will begin a slow descent into the beer-gut physique.

However, a strip act is not every bride's cuppa. There are plenty of alternatives to strippers, many of them designed to help a woman discover her sensuality.

If sexperts are hard to come by, hire a belly dancer or salsa dancer to conduct lessons so that the bride-to-be can add a little spice to her honeymoon.

Everyone sits in a circle or around a table. The first person starts out with a true statement, for instance: “I never went skinny dipping before”, and anyone that has done so has to drink or throw in a piece of candy. Then, the next participant would make a statement and so on.

As you can see, the game can be quite revealing! And of course, those people in the circle who have done a lot of these things will be taking a lot of drinks or losing a lot of candy.

Scavenger hunts are a good way to get the Mrs-to-be into some compromising positions. You may have a shy bride that in your heart you know won't go overboard, so might want to make her tasks a little tamer.

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