Hen Party

Hen Party Ideas

Are You Planning a Hen Party?

Planning a Hen Party for Your Girlfriend

A hen party is typically a naughty event filled with alcohol and dirty games to celebrate the end of the bride’s bachelorette days. It is usually organized by one of the bride’s closest friends or family members and only women are allowed at these parties. There are a few common mistakes that can be avoided while organizing this special milestone.

Hen Party Common Mistakes

• Failure to plan the Hen Party properly : If you’ve failed to plan in advance, the evening will be a disaster, period. There are a few prerequisites for such an event namely, venue, food, alcohol. So organizing all of this well in advance not only saves you the time but also saves you the stress of having to run around in the last minute scavenging for a good time.

• No In-Laws: No matter how loving or friendly the future in-laws are, it would not be a good idea to invite them. This is a night where the bride gets to go crazy and enjoy herself without any inhibitions and the presence of in-laws would of course put a dampener on that. And you don’t want the future mother-in-law or sister-in-law to judge the bride based on her antics on the night, do you?

• Don’t forget to run the guest list by the bride: It’s her party so the bride should get a say in who gets to come and who doesn’t. Especially while inviting her colleagues from the work place run the list by the bride so that you don’t accidently invite someone she doesn’t want to spend the evening with and end up ruining her night.

It is All About The Hen!

• Everything doesn’t have to be a surprise: It’s a good idea to ask the bride to be what it is that she’s looking forward to doing that night: is it a home party with Zumba DVDs or a wild night out in twon?   This not only saves you time but also helps you plan your other activities keeping in mind what she wants. It would be a rude shock to the hen if she isn’t into having a male stripper walk into her home and that’s the big surprise that you have actually planned for her.

• Don’t forget to reconfirm the guest list: Prior to the party make sure you call up everyone on the guest list and reconfirm on their arrival. There are bound to be some last minute cancellations and you need to ensure that just in case there are additional guests at the last minute you have enough food and drinks and party favors to go around.

• What happens at the hen party stays at the hen party:  To ensure this, you need to make sure that people switch off their phones and are not whipping out cameras to record every second of the event. There are some moments that the bride would not want recorded so avoid capturing such moments so that a stray video or a photograph does not create an issue between her and her fiancé.

Hen Party Details

• Avoid parties the day before D day at all cost: Having the last night of freedom the day before the D day is a bad idea. You don’t want the star of the day to look hung-over during the ceremony and even worse to dread her special day because of the way she feels. And in case you have travelled abroad for the hen party a delayed flight back will mean a struggle to get everything organized on time.

The Hen Party Mistakes Verdict

With a bit of research and common sense you can make a hen party a night to remember and cherish for the birde and all her friends.

Hen Party

Hen Party - Set the Mood

Traditionally in most cultures, a hen party is orchestrated by the friends of the bride- to- be. Sometimes, a family member may organize the event. Occasionally a bride may want to pay for, and organize, the event as a way to say thank you to her friends and family as she hits this milestone in her life.

There are numerous things a friend or family member can do to create a fun and over-the-top party.

A hen party is a fantastic way for a bride to spend her last night as a single woman!

A hen party should be fun for everyone involved, but especially for the bride-to-be. Even though a hen party is often a naughty event filled with booze and dirty games, the behavior is acceptable by many cultures. Just like a bachelor party, a bride-to-be party purely celebrates a woman’s last night of freedom!

•  TIP: Hen Party is another term for a stag or bachelorette party.

Remember:  The Hen Party is About the Bride

Since people have different personalities, pre-wedding parties can vary in taste. A lot of people tend to neglect the details of the event.  The details are extremely important. This event is about the bride and her new life so take the time and show her how much thought went into it.

Hen Party Celebration

A hen party will almost always involve alcohol. A limousine or cab should be planned in advance to avoid safety issues.   Choosing a catering firm, restaurant or even making the food for the night is as important as the liquor. Small parties are more affordable to host at neighbourhood restaurants with plans to visit a strip club afterwards. Larger parties require budgets which most people don’t have. Stick to making hors’ devours when a lot of people are planning on attending. If the event is scheduled to start a later hour, dinner can be skipped all together.

No matter what type of affair is being planned, always rely on instinct and the basics rules of party planning. Sent out timely invitations, provide some type of food and entertainment. Most of all make sure each guest walks away with a small token from the hen party!