I headed back out to Montauk this weekend to celebrate the amazing Megan’s bachelorette! Megan and I met 9 years ago (woah) while interning at Shop Etc. magazine. Never heard of it? I’m not surprised, it folded shortly after our summer there. That summer, there was a miscommunication with hiring summer interns and there ended up being about 25 interns, which is insane for the size of the magazine.
No complaints here, it was my first summer living in NYC and I made amazing friends that I’m still close with today. Five of us from that summer were at the bachlorette this weekend and it was so great to all be back together.
We stayed at the Montauk Beach House. I have mixed feelings about the hotel, it’s very central, has a pool (and pool party) and is near the beach but it’s one of those hotels that tries to make as much money off you as possible. It had a good party vibe, ideal for a bachelorette weekend but they had silly rules like you can’t bring your own alcohol or food (we did anyways). It was totally fine for the weekend and put us in a good area for day time and night time activities.
Highlights include dinner at Swallow East, drinks at Surf Lodge and brunch at The Gig Shack.
Poolside Bloody Mary at Montauk Beach House
Shop Etc. girls back together again
& the whole weekend crew
Taking in the sunset at Surf Lodge. I recommend this spot but make sure to get there early, a line forms as early as 7pm. It’s a great atmosphere; half the bar is in the lodge and half is in the sand, there’s live music and views of the water.
Tasty fish tacos before heading back to the city.
And you know me, I went off on my own both mornings for a workout. Saturday was for yoga and Sunday was for Row House, I’ll be reviewing those shortly in their own post.
I had a great time with these ladies this weekend and can’t wait to reunite once again in New Orleans for the wedding!
