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Fellow bride-to-be Kimberly Harnening also turned to Zoom when her Palm Springs bachelorette party was canceled. Her sisters decorated Harnening's home to look like paradise and video conferenced everyone who planned to go on it to play games about the bride.

\"People were in their tropical gear and it was really fun. Everyone was still really excited,\" Harnening told \"GMA.\"

\"I was just so grateful for the friends and family that they wanted to celebrate during this time because I know some people are having a harder time than others,\" she added.

For Filholm, the bridesmaids coordinated with her fiance to create a bridal questionnaire and each drank Truly spiked seltzer in honor of the bride-to-be.

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PHOTO: Haley Jean Filholm’s friends surprised her with a virtual bachelorette party after her original one was canceled due to coronavirus.
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\"I felt super supported by my friends and loved and pretty special,\" Filholm told \"GMA.\"

It wasn’t quite the bachelorette party either bride envisioned, but the effort put in by everyone made parties all the more memorable.

\"Even though it was through a computer screen, I still felt the love,\" said Harnening.

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