Bachelorette Party Savannah
Savannah is the open-container queen of bachelorette weekends. To-go cocktails on the squares, mossy oaks over the bride's veil, an oyster toast on River Street and a candlelit shrimp and grits dinner under the lantern light. Slow southern drawl, fast group photos. The Hostess City of the South is yours for the day.
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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Forsyth Fountain
Navigate to the cast-iron fountain at the north end of Forsyth Park and check in with the bride and the team gathered around it.
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Monterey Square
Walk north up Bull Street to Monterey Square and check in by the monument in the centre.
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City Market
Walk to the City Market on West Bryan Street and check in by one of the open-air courtyards.
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River Street
Walk down to River Street along the Savannah River and check in by the Waving Girl statue or the Hyatt steps.
Challenges (20)
Savannah bride lift
The party begins! Take a group photo where the bride is triumphantly lifted up by the team with a Savannah backdrop (an oak canopy, a square bench, a fountain). Higher and louder, this is your opening shot!
To Forsyth Fountain (bride)
Navigate to the cast-iron fountain at the north end of Forsyth Park and check in with the bride and the team gathered around it.
Forsyth fountain bridal pose
The Forsyth Park fountain is Savannah's most photographed landmark. Arrange the team around the fountain with the bride centred in white, the white tiers and palms framing the group.
Spanish moss bridal shot
Find one of the wide live oaks dripping with Spanish moss in Forsyth Park and take a group photo with the bride standing under the canopy in the centre, the team around her, everyone looking up.
Trivia: Savannah founded
James Oglethorpe and the settlers from the ship Anne landed at Yamacraw Bluff and founded Savannah. In what year?
Answer: 1733
To Monterey Square (bride)
Walk north up Bull Street to Monterey Square and check in by the monument in the centre.
Mercer Williams bridal shot
On Monterey Square stands the Mercer Williams House, the main location of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". Take a group photo with the bride centred in front of the brick facade, the team around her.
Trivia: Savannah squares
Savannah was originally planned with 22 squares. How many of the original squares remain today?
Answers: 19 / nineteen
Forrest Gump bench for the bride
Chippewa Square is where Forrest Gump sat with his box of chocolates. The original bench is in a museum, but find any bench on the square, sit the bride down with an imaginary box of chocolates and recreate the scene for a photo.
Cathedral steeples bridal frame
The twin spires of the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist on Lafayette Square are visible from blocks away. Find a vantage point on Abercorn or Harris Street and take a group photo with the bride centred and the steeples behind.
To-go cocktail crawl
Order a Savannah to-go cocktail (frozen daiquiri, espresso martini, mimosa) from a bar that pours into a paper cup, gather on a square and take a group photo with the bride leading a "cheers" pose, every cup in shot.
To City Market (bride)
Walk to the City Market on West Bryan Street and check in by one of the open-air courtyards.
City Market mural moment
The City Market courtyards are full of painted murals on the warehouse walls. Find a colourful mural and take a group photo with the bride centred and the team posed around her.
To River Street (bride)
Walk down to River Street along the Savannah River and check in by the Waving Girl statue or the Hyatt steps.
Cobblestone bridal strut
River Street's ballast-stone cobbles were laid with stones from English ships in the 1700s. Take a group photo where the bride struts along the cobblestones with the river behind, the team trailing in formation.
Pralines for the bride
Pop into River Street Sweets or Savannah's Candy Kitchen, watch a praline pour and take a group photo with the bride catching the first bite at the same moment as the team.
White for the bride in Savannah
The bride is the star today. Make sure everyone in the team wears or holds something white, find a square or a moss-covered oak, and take a group photo where the bride stands out in the centre.
Lowcountry plate for the bride
Order a Savannah classic (shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, oysters, peach cobbler) from any restaurant. Take a photo with the whole team and the bride taking the first bite at the same time.
Local Savannahian bridal tip
Convince a local Savannah resident to share one favourite rooftop, restaurant or bachelorette tip. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and the bride, remember the tip.
Hostess City 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, the works) with a Savannah backdrop (a square at golden hour, the fountain in low light, the river at sunset). A photo for the wedding slideshow, well done everyone!
Frequently asked questions
Three to four hours covers Forsyth Park, the main squares, the City Market and River Street at a relaxed pace, with stops for to-go cocktails and the bride's shot list. The downtown grid is compact (Forsyth to River Street is one mile straight north on Bull Street), so most groups walk the route in flat sandals.
Yes, Savannah is one of the few US cities with an open-container rule in the Historic District. Bridesmaids can carry an alcoholic drink up to 16 ounces in a paper or plastic cup (no glass, no cans) while you walk. Several bars on River Street and City Market hand drinks out in to-go cups for exactly this.
The hunt is designed for groups of four to fifteen. Smaller groups still get the full Savannah experience, larger groups can split into two teams that race each other through the squares and compare bride photos at the end.
Forsyth Park at the south end of Bull Street is the most photogenic opener: the fountain is the iconic Savannah photo and walking north up Bull Street takes you through Monterey, Madison, Chippewa and Wright Squares to River Street. If you arrived at the Visitor Center on MLK, start at City Market and head south.
A white slip dress or jumpsuit, a sash and a removable veil is perfect for the Savannah humidity and the pastel-and-mossy-oak photo palette. Flat sandals for the cobblestones on River Street, heels in the bag for the rooftop dinner. Pack a wide-brim hat for the open squares in summer.