Bachelorette Party Memphis
Memphis is the bachelorette city for the music lover bride. Dance under the Beale Street neon, snap a photo at the Graceland gates, watch the Peabody duck march and pull burnt-ends apart at a barbecue counter at 2 a.m. Blue suede shoes, dry rub, sweet tea. Home of the Blues for the bride.
Stops on this hunt
The geo-tagged checkpoints that anchor this route. You can rearrange, replace or remove any stop after using the template.
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Beale Street
Navigate to Beale Street in downtown Memphis and check in around 2nd Street under the neon arches with the bride.
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Sun Studio
Walk east on Union Avenue to Sun Studio and check in at the yellow guitar facade with the bride.
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Peabody Hotel
Walk west to the Peabody Hotel lobby and check in by the marble fountain. Time it for 11 a.m. or 5 p.m. for the duck march.
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Graceland
Rideshare south on Elvis Presley Boulevard to Graceland and check in at the Music Gates with the bride.
Challenges (20)
Memphis bride lift
The party begins! Take a group photo where the bride is triumphantly lifted up by the team with a Memphis backdrop (a neon Beale sign, blue suede shoes, a Mississippi River view). Higher and louder, this is your opening shot!
To Beale Street (bride)
Navigate to Beale Street in downtown Memphis and check in around 2nd Street under the neon arches with the bride.
Beale Street neon bridal shot
Find a great angle on the Beale Street neon (B.B. King's Blues Club, the Memphis sign) and take a group photo with the bride centred and the team posed under the lights.
Live blues bridal dance
Beale Street has live blues drifting out of every doorway. Find a venue with a band playing (or a busker on the street), put the bride on the dance floor and take a group photo or short video with the band behind.
To Sun Studio (bride)
Walk east on Union Avenue to Sun Studio and check in at the yellow guitar facade with the bride.
Sun Studio guitar bridal pose
Sun Studio is where Elvis cut his first record. Find the giant yellow guitar on the side of the building and take a group photo with the bride in the centre, the team behind her with air guitars raised.
Trivia: Elvis at Sun Studio
Sam Phillips founded Sun Records and recorded Elvis Presley's first track. In what year did Elvis first walk in and record "That's All Right"?
Answer: 1954
To Peabody Hotel (bride)
Walk west to the Peabody Hotel lobby and check in by the marble fountain. Time it for 11 a.m. or 5 p.m. for the duck march.
Peabody duck bridal march
Five mallard ducks march from the rooftop to the lobby fountain at 11 a.m. and back at 5 p.m. Get a spot near the red carpet and take a group photo with the bride in the centre, ducks waddling past her feet (or by the fountain afterward).
Trivia: Peabody duck tradition
The Peabody Hotel duck tradition began when a hotel manager left his hunting decoys in the fountain as a joke. In what year did that happen (within 2)?
Answers: 1933 / 1932 / 1934 / 1931 / 1935
To Graceland (bride)
Rideshare south on Elvis Presley Boulevard to Graceland and check in at the Music Gates with the bride.
Music Gates bridal shot
The wrought-iron Music Gates with their notes and Elvis silhouettes are the entrance to Graceland. Find the gates, line the team up with the bride centred and take a group photo with the gates and the mansion behind.
Trivia: Elvis bought Graceland
Elvis Presley bought Graceland and moved in with his parents in what year (he was 22 years old)?
Answer: 1957
Pink Cadillac pose
On the Graceland grounds (or in the visitor centre) sits the famous pink Cadillac Elvis bought his mother. Find any pink Cadillac (or a pink-Cadillac mural in Memphis) and take a group photo with the bride leaning against the bonnet.
Memphis BBQ for the bride
Memphis is one of the four pillars of American BBQ. Order pulled pork, dry-rub ribs or BBQ nachos (Central BBQ, Rendezvous, Cozy Corner) and take a group photo with everyone, including the bride, taking the first bite at the same time.
White for the bride in Memphis
The bride is the star today. Make sure everyone in the team wears or holds something white, find a neon Beale sign, Sun Studio or a Graceland gate, and take a group photo where the bride stands out in the centre.
Recreate the bride's wildest moment (Memphis)
Everyone knows that one legendary night out. Imitate the bride at her most wild moment ever. One person plays her, the rest directs, capture it in a photo or short video. Best impression wins.
Mississippi River bridal backdrop
Walk to Tom Lee Park or Mud Island and find a vantage point over the Mississippi. Take a group photo with the bride centred, the brown river and the M-shaped bridge behind her.
Local Memphian bridal tip
Convince a local Memphis resident to share one favourite music venue, BBQ joint or bachelorette tip. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and the bride, remember the tip.
Home of the Blues finale for the bride
This is the final challenge! Take an amazing closing group photo where the bride wears a full bachelorette accessory set (sash, veil, blue suede shoes) with a Memphis backdrop (Beale Street at neon-lit night, Sun Studio in golden light, the Mississippi at sunset). A photo for the wedding slideshow, well done everyone!
Frequently asked questions
A full day. Six hours covers downtown (Beale, Sun Studio, Peabody) and Graceland to the south at a relaxed pace. Most bachelorettes split: downtown brunch and Sun Studio in the morning, Graceland in the afternoon, Beale Street at night with live music.
Yes if anyone in your group is an Elvis fan. The mansion tour is timed-entry with an audio guide and takes two to three hours including the trophy buildings and car museum. Book ahead in spring and summer. Pink Cadillac shots in front of the Music Gates are obligatory.
Twice daily: 11 a.m. for the morning walk and 5 p.m. for the return. Claim a spot by the red carpet 30 minutes before for the photo. Plan the bachelorette's rooftop pre-dinner drinks at the Peabody to catch the 5 p.m. march and stay for cocktails afterward.
Beale Street is the natural opener: parking on Second Street, the neon arches anchor the kickoff photo and Sun Studio is a ten-minute walk east. From there rideshare south to Graceland in the afternoon and back to Beale for a music-venue dinner.
A white slip dress or jumpsuit with cowboy boots is the perfect Memphis bachelorette uniform: cool enough for the Tennessee heat, photogenic against the Beale neon and the Graceland gates. A sash and a removable veil for night shots. Pack a sequinned jacket for the rooftop dinner.