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We all intend to only marry once so it’s understandable that every bride-to-be wants to mark the end of their single status with a bang, but what if the traditional fireworks of a “hen party” is not your style? After all, it’s hard to throw off the associations of plastic ‘comedy willies’, bridal cosplay and getting legless; losing your favourite stilettos in the process like a drunken Cinderella. So, if you don’t want to turn into a pumpkin and be tucked up in bed before the stroke of midnight with your dignity intact – how about considering a bridal shower instead? Ladette or lady? There is nothing wrong with letting your hair down and having a raucous affair if that’s what you truly want. Hens are traditionally know to be wild – “party girls” celebrating a last night of freedom, but if risking tears and tantrums is definitely...

Planning a hen party is serious business and can feel almost as stressful as organising the big day itself especially when lots of women are involved. Marking the step from changing your status from Miss to Mrs is a rite of passage that all your girl friends and female relatives want to be in on, and who can blame them? But just as too many cooks can spoil the broth, the difficulties begin when your celebration needs to include all age groups from teenager to octogenarian. Before you know it; the bride to be is the one feeling left out! There’s no getting around the fact that a wide range of ages will reduce the activities your guests can all take part in. There could also be a few personality clashes to navigate too. Everyone sees life differently. Some people are fun loving no matter their age and others are...

A hen party is a rite of passage for every bride to be, but we have all heard a horror story of how celebration turned into devastation and things went terribly wrong! Although it may be funny to look back on (after many years have passed!) most brides will want to have memories of fun and friendship with perhaps a bit of naughtiness thrown in! They do say that prevention is better than cure so here’s a handy “how to” guide for the bride and her BFF to ensure the party ends on a high note instead of leaving everyone down in the dumps. Cold feet The mere suggestion of a bride getting cold feet is enough to send a sliver of ice down everyone’s spine, but it does happen. Alcohol, emotions and dare we say, hormones, can be an explosive mix and although this is pretty much the...

When you have taken up the mantle as hen party planner for “team bride”; it may feel as though you are planning the equivalent of a royal occasion. After all, a bride to be expects to feel like a queen – on the wedding day that goes without saying, but the hen party is almost just as important. This rite of passage will mark her last hurrah as a single lady so if you want to remain BFFs then it’s important you get it right for her and your crew – the pressure, undoubtably, is on. We’ve all seen “Don’t tell the bride” where a hapless groom is in charge of planning the wedding in secret; leaving everything to the last minute and having an “anything goes” approach. We’ve all seen how it ends too – usually with a bridezilla wearing a meringue and crying in a corner so...

It’s time to put the sass and class back into hen parties because let’s face it – it’s well overdue! Penis shaped straws and sandwiches (even if they were cucumber ones) weren’t everyone’s cup of tea and just plain wrong for your Granny or mother-in-law, but brides felt they had to follow the same tired format of pink plastic and dare we say it - vulgarity. Modern brides, however, are becoming much more chic in their approach and want to include all their hens in the celebrations. Keep it classy Classy hen parties are now the order of the day (or night!) but whatever the venue and theme you choose; a party isn’t a party without fun and games and no - we’re not talking about the ones that end in tears! All brides will remember childhood parties they went to as little girls and the highs and...

Mention the (seemingly) innocuous words hen party, and most women will react with a giggle, exclamation of horror, wistful nostalgia or perhaps a mixture of all three depending on personal experience, but they probably won’t think “classy”. A “hen do” is a rite of passage that marks the end of being footloose and fancy-free, and although modern women have had more freedom than ever before, there can no doubt that marriage is a game-changer and so who can blame brides-to-be for having a last hurrah?! The trouble is that hen dos have been hot on the cringe factor, while most girls just want to have fun with their friends nowadays. After all, maybe they’ve grown past that stage; there’s no denying the millennial bride is far more discerning. We’ve moved on There was a time when all that was expected was a girly night down the pub with...