Any ideas for a hen party for someone who doesn't normally like to party?

Question

I am getting married in October and my chief bridesmaid keeps going on about organising a hen party. I am not in to parties and clubbing etc and do not have many people to invite. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

1 -Go to one of those pottery painting places and have your hens all paint you a mug or something to keep? A friend of mine did tha and it was fun.



2 - Go for a meal somewhere nice.



3 - A day trip - like a spa day



Don't let your hens pressure you into doing anything you don't want to - they can do that for their's! Hope you find something fun to do and congrats on th wedding x

Answer 2

I didn't want a "hen party" when I got married. Instead I had something I called a "hag night" and combined the men and women friends I had and we all just went to a nice restaurant and had a good meal. No dancing, clubbing etc.



However there are loads of ideas for simple things you could do and it depends on your finances.



1) Camping weekend.

2) Spa or pampering day (you could all book in for a massage)

3) Dinner party at home. Perhaps a murder mystery dinner party to liven things up. You can buy several all girl games, online.

4) Shopping trip or charity shopping trip

5) Pottery painting

6) Pony trekking, or paint balling, or high ropes activity

7) Go on a boat trip together, or do something romantic e.g. a city break to venice

8) Have a wine tasting or make up party.

9) Go to a good fun fair. e.g. alton towers.

10) Go for a ride on a steam train at night, some of the preservation societies do meals at night and you can ride and eat.

11) Go see a play / opera / musical.

12) Slumber party - like when you were kids - videos, pop corn, chocolates, truth or dare.

13) Trip to the cinema.

14) Do a sponsored something like sky dive and raise some money for charity.

15) Go on an outward bound weekend.

16) Mystery bus tour.

17) Visit a casino for the night with a set amount of money each.

Answer 3

Hey there, I am the same as you don't really like to party. My wedding is NEXT october and I cant wait. My cheif bridesmaid is already talking about parties and clubbing OH NO so worried I don't drink really.



Anyway you could just have a really girly day with your girlfriends your mum and sisters if you have any or sister in laws. You could all go out for lunch. Then get your hair done and your nails done. A relaxing spa or sun bed. Maybe get a facial. Or you could go out for dinner and just have a few quiet drinks. Could go see a chick flick at the movies.



Good Luck

Answer 4

Congratulations!



How about going to a comedy club? They usually sell food, and have a respectable disco afterwards.



I recently got married and didn't want a conventional hen night, I just felt too old for it, I also had lots of joint friends with my husband, so we had a joint hen and stag, (a hag night) at our local comedy club.



The club let a friend of mine go in prior to the show and decorate our table with funny photos of my chap and I.



It was a really good night, I did notice that it tends to attract more mature hen parties there, so it might be just your thing. At least you're pretty much guaranteed that your guests will be entertained all night without you having to keep trying to entertain them yourself.



Our local club charged us £15 each and £7 for food on the night and finished at midnight.



Good luck!



Caroline

Answer 5

Just be very to the point and straightforward, and say you are not interested. Otherwise it sounds like you have a recipe for disaster brewing and one which you could end up regretting for some time to come. It is your henny party. Sounds like someone is trying to enjoy at your expense and not really care about what you think or feel. A true friend would first put your desires, mood, feelings and personality in the forefront as the focal point of the celebration. If that is not happening, the so-called celebration has lost it's celebrity and meaning.

Take care and congratulations. Best wishes always. Gouranga my friend be happy.

GOURANGA GOURANGA GOURANGA

Answer 6

My girlfriend went on a hen do where they all went to a "paint-your-own-pottery" day. They all painted a mug or a small jug or a something like that for themselves, and then all put a message on a plate for the bride as well. It was in the morning, they had a champagne breakfast and then they all went to a cinema where you can rent out a private screen and watched singing in the rain, before going back to the brides house for chinese takeaway.



Hope that helps :)

Answer 7

My friend that got married last year didn't want anything to hectic either so we rented a cottage in the country and had a pamper party one evening and a posh dinner the next evening and in the day time we just played games and relaxed in the sunshine. It was lovely to have a girly weekend just doing nothing!

Answer 8

day spa!! I never do one but it is something relaxing that you can do with friends before the wedding when at the time you will be all stressed out. Or a friend of mine took some mates and went to an introductory art class and learnt how to draw amongst other things a nude... something to giggle at and you get the boy factor without actually having to party..

Answer 9

Hi there.

Do something you really like! That is the only rule.

For instance, you can be as cultural as you like, so why not go to London and take in a show? Have a break in Dublin or Edinburgh and see the sights? Those who are desperate to go clubbing could then do so, if they wished, the rest of you have a drink or two and off to bed.

Whatever it is, enjoy it.

Good luck, Steve.

Answer 10

how about a pampering afternoon at a health spa and then maybe a nice meal out at a fancy restraunt that u would not usually go to, or take a weekend away with your friends and do something different like hillwalking or an extreme sport, good luck hope all goes well xx

Answer 11

I hear cupcake decorating, baking and all that jazz goes down a treat. Try this company for a few hen party ideas.



http://www.cookiegirl.co.uk/hen-parties/

Answer 12

me, my best mate and friends had a hen party to remember. we went pony treking then on to lunch it was a great day and everyone including all the people who had never riden before had a great time it was the best hen party ever.

Answer 13

A moral start to your new life, you could hold a clothes swap party.

All your friends bring the clothes that no longer fit them and you all have a laugh trying them on and taking some home. All the left overs to go to the local children's charity shop.

Answer 14

To feed a social gathering of many hens you will choose some corn and a chicken coop for them to roost. merely merely remember to collect up each and each of the eggs on the tip of the day. n.b. Stag events are extra challenging - you will could desire to around up dissimilar fencing and hedgerows till now you get the stags to eat hay.

Answer 15

We went Dog racing when I got married, its still a laugh, you can chat and have a drink and maybe win back some of the money you spent on the wedding!

Answer 16

Hi come stay in my haunted farmhouse bb, plenty to do here, hill walking, central to many market towns, quaint pubs.

Answer 17

Spa weekend would be perfect

Answer 18

rally driving experience or activity weekend.....who said it had to be girly

Answer 19

a nice meal. treat yourself.