Brides and their Hen night

Brides and their Hen Night

Brides are sometimes a little confused as to what to do on their hen night and usually end’s in a group of women following their own agenda.

This does not need to happen, have the perfect hen night and do exactly what you want to do, whether that is having a spa weekend or a night on the tiles.  The choice is yours.

The secrecy that does surround a hen night does usually mean that you the bride has very little input into the planning, but there is nothing wrong in you putting forward your ideas.  Just say what you want!  It is normal tradition that the maid of honour has full responsibility of organising the hen do.  They do may be feeling the pressure of what to organise and would welcome any suggestions from you.  It is important that you still make the maid of honour feel in control of all decisions and not to take over.

Maybe put a poll together, so all the guests can have a vote as to what they would like to do on your hen do.  This would make it easier is seeing what the general consensus is.  There are many sites online that will help you in putting a poll together.

If you would prefer put a list of questions together.  Some examples are given below to give you an idea as to what kind of questions to include.  Also include things that you would most definitely not want to see, such as a stripper as old as your dad.

Question suggestions for your poll:

1. I prefer a night without      alcohol. Yes/ No
2. Public bars are out of these      world choices. Yes/ No
3. Beauty spa for a day? Now      you are talking! Yes / No
4. Loud music and lots of      dancing please. Yes / No
5. Fun outfits with a theme are      just great. Yes / No
6. Public transport means we      can have a party without fear. Yes / No
7. Gifts should be cash towards      my honeymoon. Yes / No
8. Invite the boys along? Yes /      No
9. My co workers are not my      friends. Yes / No
10. Tea and cake with loads of      roses and style. Yes / No

The idea of a poll is that it is fun and is a useful way to discover what people like or do not like and most importantly what they are expecting from a hen do.

However there are a few things this list should not be used for:

• This is not a list to be taken too serious as it can take away the spontaneity of planning the hen do.
• Do not sound like you are being bossy – this should be kept light hearted and more importantly kept fun
• This should not be used to analyse every single questions and see how they differ from each other.  Everyone is not expected to come up with the same answers.  That is the whole reason for the poll.

Enjoy your hen night….