It’s bachelorette season, and Cape May — the charming beach town at the bottom of the Jersey Shore, where elderly people chat on Victorian porches and churches advertise community theater shows — has become an unlikely hot spot.
, a popular destination, used to see three bachelorette parties on a Saturday, said Hamilton Wilde, director of events. Now it’s more like 30. The winery had to institute a “balloon policy” — no helium — to keep the skies clear.All extol the many virtues of Cape May: Lots of restaurants. Victorian homes for the historically-inclined; a few late-night bars, for the drinkers. Beauty, beach. Chill vibes. Wineries and cruises on offer.
“They want to do shots, but we don’t want to kill anybody either, so you make them a little fruity,” explained Patrick Wall, her husband and Elaine’s co-owner. “I feel safer here than I would in Wildwood, or even in Ocean City,” Emily’s cousin, Sydney Berger, 23, whose parents owned the rental house where they were staying, explained. “There’s only two or three night bars here. And I would say they’re all 50. Like a lot of people going are 50.”
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