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Nicolas Cage drinking at the wheel

Leaving Las Vegas Movie Nicolas Cage won an Oscar Terrific scene with him drinking while driving.

Great Stagette Party Ideas

Planning a stagette party for a bride-to-be is a great way for the bride and her friends to blow off some steam and get a little wild before the big day. If you’re planning a stagette party, there are tons of great and original stagette party ideas.

Stagette Party or Bridal Shower?

There is a big difference here, a bachelorette party usually gets a little more wild and is also a girls night out event. A bridal shower is traditionally a more formal event. The stagette party is the girls version of the stag party. The bachelorette party has only developed as a popular event in the last 20 or 30 years.

Bachelorette party ideas

While the bachelor parties are traditionally about freedom, getting drunk and going to the strip clubs for the guys, a stagette party is more about the bride-to-be bonding with female friends. Many brides do choose a night of frivolity, such as male exotic dancers and lots of booze. A general theme is usually about having fun and sharing the evening with great friends. When it comes to deciding on the Bachelorette party games, it is advised to involve the bride-to-be and find out exactly what she likes and enjoy doing. Start there, then look at your options based on her desires.

Bachelorette party locations

Stagette parties can take place at the home of the bride-to-be or the person throwing the party for her. A community hall can also be rented for the night, where you can bring all the alcohol, games, movies or entertainment you need. Hiring a limousine to get the group to and from places is also great idea for transportation. Restaurants often have private rooms that can be reserved for parties. Spa retreats have become quite popular as Bachelorette party themes. Enjoy a full day of relaxing facials, massages, hot stone massages and many other treatments. A nightclub is one if the more popular locations at the end of the night.

Some other great Bachelorette party games would be to get Exotic Dancing lessons. This is a little more on the wild side and would have to be something the bride would actually do. These classes are getting very popular and are popping up even in health clubs or can be done in a private home too.

Stagette party ideas : The Vegas Trip

When anyone talks about bachelorette parties, Vegas usually comes up at some point. The first thing that also comes up in this conversation is “How much is that going to be”. This is probably considered by most as the big time for stagette parties. Why? Because everything goes there. There is a huge list of VIP services you can get for Vegas bachelorettes, everything from the most lavish tours to the dirtiest night you can imagine. Lets be a little reasonable instead… forget the dirty dives. When it comes to Las Vegas stagette party ideas, you will need a lot more lead time and planning. Getting the entire group to go is also tricky and needs some planning too. A Budget is also required for a larger group and the more group rates you can find, the better. You will need at least $1500 + for each person , if you are flying there, if you are within driving distance, then your costs will go down. A typical weekend party starts on Thursday night, or Friday morning, to Sunday night. Most flight and hotel packages will be like this too. If your group can’t afford it, then drop it, don’t push it. If you can afford, it is a great time, do it. You can hire a VIP service to plan the entire trip, or just one day. You can also find great tour companies to get you into the best tours, night club or skydiving tours is just a start.

Bachelorette party themes

With any location or event you decide to do for the party, you can always supplement it with a theme. Start with an embarrassing outfit for the bride-to-be, a girls night out kit, beads and crazy glasses, the list is long, use your imagination. And if you don’t have one, hit up a few party favor stores or some online shops for some other Stagette ideas. If you want to make it a full theme, then everyone attending will have to get dressed up in the same theme or outfit. You can rent them ( get insurance ) or make them yourself. It can be as cheap and simple as everyone wearing the same t-shirt, to full costumes.

Bachelorette party food

Planning the food for your the bachelorette party is not always necessary if you are going out to restaurants or clubs. However, if you are having a party at a private house, hall or meeting room, then you might need to plan the food and beverages to serve. You can have it catered, which is the easiest and least stressful to plan. Cooking and bringing all the food yourself is a little tougher, but still workable. You can even get a theme cake from local shops and stores, the list is endless. Make sure to arrange your alcoholic beverages and/or a bartender if needed.

Originally published here.


Jesse Torv

The Best Defense

As with all States, the state of Nevada has very serious consequences for anybody charged or arrested of a suspected offense, and whether convicted or not the impact on your life can have long-lasting, sometimes disastrous repercussions. A good Las Vegas Domestic Abuse Attorney will work towards getting municipal, federal or state criminal charges reduced to lesser offenses or dismissed altogether. Primarily focusing on defending the accused, a Las Vegas domestic violence attorney and his office will sometimes cover municipal, state and federal crimes, and will provide the best possible defense no matter what the charges are. While your lawyer might specialize in domestic battery, he will usually be qualified to defend all types of criminal charges. These charges can include, but are not limited to:

* Assault

* Appeals

* Battery

* Bail Hearings

* Drug Offenses

* DUI’s

* Fraud

* Probation Violations

* Sex Offenses

* Theft Crimes

* Trespass

In the State of Nevada, being charged for battery is considered to be an enhancement crime, and after receiving a conviction an individual is open to further enhanced penalties on any subsequent convictions. If a third conviction is obtained within seven years there is a mandatory prison sentence given in Nevada Department of Corrections.

A first offense conviction for battery in Nevada is not permitted to be removed from a criminal record for seven years minimum. One conviction means that the individual is denied their Second Amendment right to bear arms. It can also be a major factor if you are involved in any child custody hearings or proceedings.

A first offense battery conviction in Nevada also means a two-day minimum stay in jail and confinement of up to six months, a $1000,00 fine, forty-eight hours minimum community service, and battery counseling for six months.

If a second offense for battery is obtained within seven years of the first one it will mean a ten-day minimum stay in jail with a confinement of up to six months, and a fine of up to $1000. It can also, include a minimum community service arrangement of one hundred hours and battery counseling of twelve months.

If a third offense for battery is obtained within seven years of the first it is then classed as a category C felony offense and will mean imprisonment for one to five years in the Department of Corrections in Nevada.

Ensuring that you get the best lawyer possible for your case can mean the difference between a possible custodial sentence and your charges being dismissed. A good lawyer will, at trial, focus on any possible motives of the accuser, and hopefully demonstrate that the charges are unwarranted or unfounded.

If you have been arrested or charged with domestic or spousal battery, it is extremely important that you make sure you do not make any statements or answer questions without your lawyer being present. It is always best to let your lawyer make any such statements on your behalf, rather than you make one while you are in an emotional state or in the tense settings of an interrogation room or police station.

Originally published here.


Stewart Wrighter