Bachelorette Scavenger Hunt: A Bar-Crawl-Free List and Clue Cards for the Bride’s Team
Here are two ways to run a scavenger hunt for a bachelorette party, neither built around drinking. In the city, teams get a 16-item photo list worth 34 points and a time limit. At the rental house, teams follow a 10-stop clue trail that ends at a gift for the bride. Both print from the card maker in team colors.
City photo list House clue trailWhy leave out the drinking tasks
A hunt built on drinking tasks leaves out anyone who is pregnant, driving, sober or just pacing themselves, and it ties a team's score to how much it drinks. If the group wants to end at a bar, make that the meeting point, not the scoring.
The city photo list (16 items, 34 points)
Each item needs a photo or a short video as proof. Points go up with how much nerve or searching it takes: 1 point for things the team can do on its own, 2 for things you have to find, 3 for anything that means talking to a stranger.
| # | Photo or task | What counts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A team photo where everyone wears something white | Every person in the frame shows white | 1 |
| 2 | A “first look” photo at a fountain, bridge or staircase | One teammate plays the bride and turns around on camera | 1 |
| 3 | The proposal, reenacted in a public place | Bended knee required | 1 |
| 4 | Something in the wedding colors | Found on the street, not brought along | 2 |
| 5 | A street sign with the partner’s first initial | The sign starts with that letter | 2 |
| 6 | A menu with the bride’s favorite food on it | Photo of the menu or the board | 2 |
| 7 | Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue | All four in one photo | 2 |
| 8 | A heart shape you found, not drew | Graffiti, a leaf, a window: the judge decides | 2 |
| 9 | A postcard addressed to the couple’s home | Bought, written and stamped | 2 |
| 10 | A shop window with a wedding dress in it | Photo from the sidewalk | 2 |
| 11 | A sign or plate with the wedding date’s day number on it | The number of the day of the month | 2 |
| 12 | A selfie with a dog (ask the owner first) | Owner said yes | 3 |
| 13 | A photo with a street musician (tip them first) | Tip given, musician agreed | 3 |
| 14 | Marriage advice from a stranger, on a napkin and signed (ask politely) | A no is fine and costs nothing | 3 |
| 15 | A photo with a couple together longer than the bride has been alive (ask first) | They agreed and told you how long | 3 |
| 16 | A dance move learned from a stranger, on video (ask first) | Ten seconds of the move | 3 |
Rules that keep it fun for the people you meet
- Ask before photographing anyone, and accept a no. Every task that involves a stranger says so on the checklist itself, and a refusal costs nothing.
- Tip the street musician first. That is on the checklist too.
- Stay on public streets. Shops are for buying the postcard, not for photos: the wedding-dress window is shot from the sidewalk.
- Set a meeting point and a time. Whatever a team has by then is its score.
The house clue trail (10 stops)
For a night in, or the morning after, hide a trail around the rental. The answers are things many rentals have: the house manual, the guest towels, the entryway bowl, the robe hook. Walk the house first and delete any card for something your rental lacks. The finish is the bride's suitcase, with her gift inside. Change it if the gift is somewhere else.
| # | Clue | Answer (a place) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check-in rules, the Wi-Fi password and checkout time all live in me. | House manual | 1 |
| 2 | Fluffy, rolled and stacked for guests. Look between the last two. | Guest towels | 1 |
| 3 | I play tonight’s playlist. Look underneath me. | Bluetooth speaker | 2 |
| 4 | Every rental has too many of me on the sofa. | Throw pillows | 2 |
| 5 | Keys and sunglasses land in me the moment you walk in. | Entryway bowl | 2 |
| 6 | Coffee pods, tea bags and sugar wait in me for tomorrow. | Coffee drawer | 2 |
| 7 | Cards, dice and a puzzle missing three pieces. | Games basket | 2 |
| 8 | Robes hang on me, waiting for the morning after. | Bathroom robe hook | 2 |
| 9 | Tomorrow’s brunch will be served on me. Look underneath. | Dining table | 1 |
| 10 | Spare blankets for the guest who always gets cold. | Blanket shelf | 2 |
With 3 teams the card maker starts them at stops 1, 4, 7, so three teams are not all opening the same drawer. The first team to reach the suitcase wins. The bride opens the gift either way.
?teams=3. The loop shows all 10 stops, and the flags mark each team's starting stop. Open this example in the card maker.Which version, and when
| City photo list | House clue trail | |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Find-it list, any order | Clue trail, one path |
| Items | 16 (34 points) | 10 stops + finish |
| Teams | 2+, same list in team colors | Up to 8, different start cards |
| Needs | Phones for photos, a meeting point | Cards hidden before the group arrives |
| Works best | Afternoon in a walkable area | Evening in, or the morning after |
Next steps
- Want harder riddles for the house trail? Swap in cards from the clues for teens and adults.
- Party games for the evening, one phone passed around: PartyDeck's "who's most likely to" questions.