Let the bride pick the first seat.
For a bachelorette weekend north of Asheville, you can spend the afternoon exploring Weaverville’s Main Street galleries and still give the evening a centerpiece at the house. I’d set a tarot table near the living room before everyone heads to dinner. Start with the bride if she wants the chair. If she doesn’t, let the most curious friend go first. There is invariably one who claims she isn’t curious while moving a chair closer.
Decide whether you want one card to start a toast or individual readings people can visit in turn. For the toast, let the bride draw a card and ask, “What quality do your friends hope you carry into this next chapter?” For individual turns, sit the reader and guest across from each other, with a little distance from whoever is making the playlist. A reading gets considerably less private when the entire kitchen can hear both sides.
Before dinner or after Main Street?
If you have a reservation, send me the time everyone needs to leave the house, not the time the restaurant seats you. If the group would rather linger downtown, book me for the evening you’re staying in. I can trade the tarot deck for close-up comedy magic when the whole party wants to gather around one table. Let me know how many adults want their own reading and whether the bride would like company for hers.