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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...

The expression if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all could be likened to the traditional hen party. After all, when you’ve been to one, you really do feel like you’ve been to them all. It may be based on tradition but the only difference between the usual pub crawl completed by a gaggle of stiletto-clad boa-wearing girls is usually how drunk someone gets and who cries in the toilet at the end of the night. There’s nothing wrong with consuming vast quantities of alcohol and dancing around your handbags with the soon-to-be bride picked out by a sash and mini veil, but this traditional rite of passage is changing to become more memorable. And what could be more memorable than modern hens upping their game by choosing a Buff Butler or (two!) to host their “do”? It may surprise modern girls that the “hen party” has only been associated...

No one in your Hen party group needs to be an artist to enjoy the utter fun that comes with a live life drawing session. When you book with us for this kind of activity, you’ll benefit from a joyful, friendly, and fully posable model who is more than happy...

Knowing exactly who to invite to your Hen party can be one of the most headache-inducing things to think about. Do you invite family members? Colleagues? Just close friends? And even if you do manage to decide who makes sense to be at a celebration of your wedding, you’ll still...

You pick a venue, usually a local bar or club. Everyone shows up, novelty items in hand, and the drinking commences. Sound familiar? It’s the most common type of Hen party that gets thrown for a bride-to-be. But, after you’ve been to a few of these, they get pretty boring...

We all know that a Hen Do is supposed to be a passage into marriage for a bride-to-be. Over the decades of celebrating brides on their last night of being single, there have been more than a few Hen Do disasters (many of which make the headlines or at least...