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Bride with no girlfriends invites guys to her bachelorette party

On the eve of her wedding, Rebecca looked at photos from other people's hen parties and felt sad: since the girl was studying to be an IT specialist, and in her group of 60 people there were only 4 girls, including Rebecca herself, it just so happened that she had no girlfriends, only guy friends. Maybe I won't have a real hen party, Rebecca decided then, but I will still organize a photo shoot and a nice friendly evening!
Surrounded by her friends at a hen party. Photo: Fernando Duque.
Surrounded by her friends at a hen party. Photo: Fernando Duque.

 

Trying on a dress. Photo: Fernando Duque.
Trying on a dress. Photo: Fernando Duque.

Rebeca Abrantes (Rebeca Abrantes) from Brazil spent quite a long time preparing for her wedding, but she didn't even think about a bachelorette party - who would she organize it with if she simply didn't have any friends? The IT industry is still dominated by men, and so for the 24-year-old girl it was easier to be friends with guys than with girls - guys are always around.

Bride preparing for the wedding. Photo: Fernando Duque.
Bride preparing for the wedding. Photo: Fernando Duque.

 

*Sometimes we laughed so hard that we had to stop filming.* Photo: Fernando Duque.
*Sometimes we laughed so hard that we had to stop filming.* Photo: Fernando Duque.

"This idea came to me literally on the eve of the wedding, one week before the celebration. I looked at photos from bachelorette parties, where, you know, girls are sitting in dressing gowns, laughing, drinking champagne, and I felt sad that I wouldn't have anything like that," says Rebeca.

Preparations in full swing. Photo: Fernando Duque.
Preparations in full swing. Photo: Fernando Duque.

 

The guys bought cheap alcohol and brought plastic cups. Photo: Fernando Duque.
The guys bought cheap alcohol and brought plastic cups. Photo: Fernando Duque.

Then the girl invited her IT friends. They enthusiastically supported the future bride and agreed to such a hooligan project. The guys dressed up in silk robes, bought cheap alcohol, plastic cups - everything in a manly, brotherly way, everything as if for themselves - and began to pose for a photo shoot. "Sometimes we laughed so hard that we had to take a break before continuing to take pictures," the girl admits.

Dressing the bride. Photo: Fernando Duque.
Dressing the bride. Photo: Fernando Duque.

 

Let's get pretty together. Photo: Fernando Duque.
Let's get pretty together. Photo: Fernando Duque.

When Rebekah posted these photos on her Facebook, she didn’t expect such a reaction – in just a couple of days, the post had almost 50,000 shares, and the photos were published on several online publications. “I’m happy that I took these photos. Sometimes I look at them and start laughing, like crazy. It was so much fun. But even so, I would never have thought that this photo shoot would become so popular on the Internet.”

My friends-girlfriends. Photo: Fernando Duque.
My friends-girlfriends. Photo: Fernando Duque.

 

Let's make a mess. Photo: Fernando Duque.
Let's make a mess. Photo: Fernando Duque.

 

The groom should not see the bride's dress before the wedding! Photo: Fernando Duque.
The groom should not see the bride's dress before the wedding! Photo: Fernando Duque.

And now, the other day, Rebekah posted photos from the wedding itself on her page. Apparently, it was a truly magical day for the couple.

Rebeca and Renato. Photo: Giovani Pierre.
Rebeca and Renato. Photo: Giovani Pierre.

 

Wedding of Rebeca and Renato. Photo: Giovani Pierre.
Wedding of Rebeca and Renato. Photo: Giovani Pierre.