What Is Hen Party
July 14th, 2010It is known as the bachelorette party in the US. The Canadians called it stagette party. Hen party — as it is widely known in Australia, United Kingdom, and Ireland — is simply a party before the actual wedding day for the bride and her friends. It is the female version of a bachelor party. The main idea of celebrating this festivity is to usher the bride to a new life of commitment and love which are essential entities of marriage. To put short, Hen Party is the bride’s last day, as a single unmarried woman, to hang out with close friends.
Hen parties are organised in honour of the bride by the maid of honour or closest friends of the bride. A hen party can take place in a secret location, or public place such as restaurants, depending on one’s type of friends. They are usually wild parties. It is wise to know what the bride like or dislike, as an organiser, because as long as hen party goes, there are different ways to it. A hen party could just involve popping champagne, a mere cocktail party, or just simple dancing with friends. Others will just be, a day spent at the beauty salon with friends.
As a close friend of the soon to be wedded bride, you would definitely have your hands full as you go about making plans for your friend’s hen party. You have to make decisions which ranges from choosing the right place, which of course should be what your friend will definitely approve of, to getting the hen party accessories ready. Other than the hen party dress, some hen party accessories you may be interested in putting on your to-do-list include the hen party balloons, edibles, bubbles, drinking games, hates, tiars, t-shirts, and hen night veils. It is important to note that hen parties and some accessories are only suitable for adults. For example, ever heard of the ‘Blow up Man’ which has vibrating body part? Remember to include other important things such as the hen party special straws, hen party glasses, bunny set, devil horns, and the iconic ‘bride to be sash’. Even the ‘scratch a dare cards’ will help sustain the glow.
Hen party accessories are available in shops that sale wedding dresses and accessories. Going to a shop gives you the opportunity to check out a range of things, such as picking the right hen party badge. However, doing your shopping online will save you not only the stress of visiting a shop, but also your valuable time. With just a computer and Internet connection, you will get all the various versions of each hen party accessories.
First, you have to decide the nature of the hen party. Second, look for a nice location. Third, draw up a list of needed hen party accessories and dresses. Remember to buy gifts. Now, we all know what ’hen’ stands for, right? Yes, it is another word for chicken. Some people in this world, especially the Americans and Canadians find this very derogatory. In the UK, ‘’hen party’’ was used in ancient times to refer to a gathering of women.