The bachelorette weekend
the bride will actually remember.

Day One

Friday: Arrive slow, dress for sunset.

• 3:00pm — Arrive at the rental. Healdsburg vineyard guesthouse or Yountville suite. Whoever booked it left a key under the planter. Drop bags. Open the first bottle.
• 5:30pm — Bride gift moment. The MOH hands the bride one box. The good one. (See the gift list.) Phones away. One photo, then put them down.
• 7:00pm — Patio dinner. SingleThread courtyard, Charter Oak, or the Bistro Don Giovanni patio. Linen, candles, a long bottle of pinot. No itinerary cards.
• 10:30pm — Back to the house. Robes on. Last glass on the porch. Bed by midnight, because Saturday is a real day.

Day Two

Saturday: Two wineries, one pool, one long dinner.

• 10:00am — Slow breakfast at the house. Pastries from Quail & Condor. Coffee strong enough to count.
• 12:00pm — First winery. Pick one with a real garden — Tres Sabores, Frog's Leap, Williams Selyem. Sit-down tasting only. No standing-room buzz.
• 3:00pm — Pool hours back at the house. Robes, rosé, nobody on a phone. The MOH's secret weapon.
• 5:30pm — Lingerie shower (optional, brilliant). One round, one box per person, all from Spice Sensuality lingerie. Plain brown paper, no spectacle.
• 7:30pm — The big dinner. The reservation everyone will reference for the rest of the weekend. Tip generously.
• 11:00pm — Back to the house. One nightcap on the porch. Pace yourselves — Sunday is the soft landing.

Day Three

Sunday: One more meal, then home.

• 10:00am — Brunch. SHED in Healdsburg, the Plaza Bistro in Sonoma, or the porch at home if no one wants to leave.
• 12:30pm — Pack slowly. Group photo. The MOH hands the bride one envelope — the wedding-morning note from all of you.
• 2:00pm — Out by the door. Wine country lets you go on a Sunday afternoon. That's part of the design.

For the long-form weekend story with restaurants named, the Napa Bachelorette piece is here.