Organising A Hen Night

Planning a hen night is a very exciting time for any bride to be. Whether you are having a hen weekend, hen party or even a hen night, whatever you want to call it, it needs to be special.

This article seeks to find the perfect recipe for an ideal hen night.

Your hen night should by nature be completely made up of female attendants. For a perfect combination, it is best to have a range of different ages of women, so mums, aunts, grandmothers should all be invited. Depending on the type of event you are organising, it is probably best that younger family and friends i.e. those under the age of 16 are not invited. In addition, it is a good idea to have friends who have known you through all stages of your life friends from early childhood, school friends, friends known since your teenage years, colleagues from previous employment, neighbours as well as your closest family members. It makes for a fantastic event if you invite a wide spectrum of ladies, each who has known you for different lengths of time and in various capacities.

In addition to your guests, you now need to consider the type of event you want to have. An important consideration is that guests can all enjoy one element of the proceedings, so a little sensitivity to your location is worthwhile here. Whether you choose to have a weekender in Brighton, a thrill seeking theme park weekend, a relaxing spa break or a night of clubbing, there needs to be different elements packed in to the agenda to ensure all attendants will enjoy themselves. So, if you are having a spa break, try to include some fun games and an opportunity for a few celebratory drinks. All that detoxifying and chilling out might be too dull for any girls who want to party hard. Moreover, if your plans include adrenaline fuelled theme park rides, rock climbing or jeep safaris, it might be good to include an afternoon of cream teas where older or less physical guests can be part of things. Try to bring some balance into the occasion by including opportunities for laughter and fun as well as down time for guests to talk about your past and share funny stories together.

Don't forget that not all of your guests will be able to afford all of the activities that are on offer. Some of your guests may only wish to be part of one of the activities as hen weekends can end up being costly, especially when guests will also need to find money for new outfits and your wedding gift later on.

Last but not least, the final ingredient should be a little surprise for the bride to be herself. This may be a memory book in which all her attendants have written something heartfelt for her to keep. Alternatively, it might be that an old friend has travelled from overseas to be part of the party. It could even be some hen night favours which are personalised with the location and the date as a keepsake from the day. It doesn't matter what the surprise is it can be as risqu as you want it to be! as long as the bride is kept in the dark about it until the hen night itself.

 

An original article written by the team at Chloe Beck.
© Chloe Beck Ltd.

 

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