Keep one night on the bride’s side of the front door.
My first question for a Waynesville bachelorette host is what the bride would pick: a haunted night in with everyone at the table, or a little mischief while friends get ready for a night out? If the plan already includes drinks in Frog Level or dinner on North Main Street, work backward from when the cars have to leave. Curling somebody’s hair and summoning the dead are both jobs that take longer than witnesses expect.
What fits around the table?
For the night in, clear the supper plates and give Timothy Starnes & His Many Night Visitors two uninterrupted hours. Ten to fifteen adults is a lovely fit if everyone has a seat with a view. I tell a haunted story, the guests help test a few things that ought to behave themselves, and the bride can take part or watch her friends do the investigating. It’s theatrical magic and dark comedy, not a mediumship reading.
For a group with dinner plans, I’d work from a close-up table while friends get ready instead. A guest can try a hand of cards or stop for a tarot reading without missing the next chapter of a show. Text me the rental address, the adult head count, and the one part of the itinerary you refuse to move. I’ll plan around it.