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Man Cave Alyssa L. Holdorff, manager of marketing and events
at The Heritage Guild, says the Easton shooting range has
— continued from page 37 — seen “tremendous growth in the number of parties we
are booking” — even joint bridal/groomsmen events that
rafting one day, then switch it up the next with rounds involve friendly shooting competitions.
of paintball. While Zurawa says there aren’t specific
bachelor/bachelorette party packages for the whitewater Some of the more popular party choices, she says,
side of things, there are specialized paintball parties. “It’s are the Zombie Slayer firearms package, Navy Seal
actually our most popular package,” she says. firearms package and Hunger Games archery package.
The best part? The bride or groom plays for free. For an extra thrill, The Heritage Guild also offers
If you’d rather shoot a real gun, Event Manager range rentals of fully automatic machine guns, which
Lori Strohl says Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays has you can be added to any of the event packages. Archery
covered, figuratively speaking. “We have seen a huge packages, Holdorff says, typically include three styles of
increase in bachelor parties over the past couple bows: compound, recurve and long bow. “We even have a
years. It’s not unusual to see eight-10 bachelor parties crossbow package.”
in a weekend. Bachelorette parties are on the increase
as well.” Just like destination weddings, destination parties
In fact, she says, they once held a couple’s have become another popular option, says Jennifer
bachelor and bachelorette party on the same day Doncsecz, certified travel industry executive at VIP
— and the bride and groom didn’t know the other’s Vacations. “We have been seeing a lot of bachelor
party was going to be there. and bachelorette groups doing fun things,” she says.
Strohl says there’s a variety of packages that range Nashville; South Beach, Miami; New Orleans; Napa
from just shooting; shooting with instructors; and full Valley and Puerto Rico were the top five hotspots VIP’s
use of the facility’s event room and catering services. customers picked in 2016, she says.
The sessions usually last two to three hours. They also
do bridal showers and even nuptials on site, she says Nashville surprised me, but as Doncsecz writes,
— talk about a shotgun wedding! “Even if you are not a fan of country music, this
Tennessee city is the perfect location for southern
charm, outstanding barbecue and pub crawls … there
are shows, live music and night clubs. It’s also fun to
put on a cowboy hat and ride a mechanical bull before
you go line dancing.”
Personally I’d skip the line dancing, but maybe that’s
just my aversion to cowboy boots, 10-gallon hats and
anything that sounds remotely like Garth Brooks.
