31 Oct 2024
Categories: Hen Party Advice
Your hen squad has been carefully selected, so now what?
As Maid of Honour, it is your responsibility to connect the hen party prior to the main event, and we’re not talking about the wedding, we are talking about the hen weekend! It is this simple first step that is a pivotal part of organising any pre-wedding celebration.
There’s so much to think about when organising your hen weekend, and it all starts with creating a group chat to connect all your members and start those important conversations.
Some of the group may live out of town or not even know each other, so starting a chat is the perfect way to make those introductions and create some familiarity before you all meet.
Choosing a fun and catchy name to reflect the tone of the hen party is the first decision you will make and deciding can be tricky. Read our foolproof 20 hen group chat name suggestions for inspo and get the party started!
Aside from making introductions and getting to know one another, you can ask members to identify themselves for example, mother of the bride, mother in law, oldest school friend, sister etc. Once everyone is feeling welcome and has shared their ‘how I know the bride-to-be’ stories you can then move on to suggestions for location and hen activities and this is where you will find out if anyone has any restrictions or preferences. You don’t want to book a boat party for someone who is terrified of open water, or Prosecco Bike for someone with a knee injury. You can also use the group to delegate tasks, taking the pressure off yourself is vital and the key to any successful hen weekend is teamwork.
A group chat is also handy for keeping tabs on each other during the event, for example you may have arranged to meet in an Amsterdam hotel bar and want to know everyones eta, or imagine you become split up, the group chat means everyone knows each other's location (safety first girlies).
The other positive thing about a group chat is you can all use this as the place to share videos and pictures from the hen weekend and even of the wedding day itself. Getting married can be an overwhelming time for any bride-to-be, so having all her special memories collected in one place will be super handy for her after the event.
Let’s get started…
There are various platforms you can use to create the actual chat, whether it's Wattsapp, Facebook Messenger or Instagram. It is important to consider the age range of the group, as some older hens may not have Instagram accounts, and younger members may not have Facebook. Once this has been decided you will want a catchy and fun name to set the tone. Hen Party Deals has scoured the web and scratched our heads to find you 20 of the best names for inspo…
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