Top 10 Hen night activities
Don’t worry if you’re stuck for ideas, we’ve got plenty of inspiration, whatever your budget
1 Character appraisal
Break the ice with a ‘bridal appraisal'. Ask everyone to take it in turns to say how they know the bride-to-be - giving good and bad (if they must!) character traits...
2 Dinner party
Have a posh supper at home. Ask your girlfriends to cook and spend the afternoon preparing the meal together.
3 Limo luxury
Travel in style with a stretch limo - for parties of six or more it can work out cheaper than hiring a taxi (expect to pay anywhere between £35 and £100 an hour).
4 Male order
Think you're too sophisticated for a stripogram?! Think again... ‘Butlers in the Buff' say they'll provide hunky waiters for dinner parties chez vous. Sexy six-packs are thrown in for free! Visit www.butlersinthebuff.co.uk
5 Pole position
Get together a group of friend and have a pole-dancing lesson in your own home! Visit www.pole-cats.co.uk or call 08700 852288 for more information.
6 Beauty tips
Let the experts make you over for free with a Virgin Vie party. Enjoy a skincare and colour class, plus a free facial and makeover. The idea is that you buy products at the end of it all, and with their huge range of make-up and skin care, there's something for everyone. See www.virgincosmetics.com
7 Meaningful music
Make a soundtrack CD of all the tunes that mean something to you and your friends, and play it at the hen night. You'll treasure it forever.
8 Quiz night
Mr and Mrs is a hen night classic. The chief bridesmaid gives the groom a list of revealing questions in advance. On the night, the bride-to-be gets quizzed and if her answers don't match his, it's forfeit time.
9 Star quality
Fancy yourselves as the next Girls Aloud? From around £60 per person you can record your won smash hit in a studio and take home a CD of your song. Lots of companies offer this, see www.stagsandhens.com for one in your area.
10 Drinking games
Try ‘I never have'. Where everyone takes turns to say something she's never done (the ruder the better!) and whoever's done it has to stand and drink. The shame...
Must-read books if you're a bridesmaid, or the nominated hen night...
As the bride, you're not the only one excited at the thought of dressing up like a fairy princess....
