Weddingbee Blog

In Sydney, the normal thing to do for a bachelorette party, otherwise known as a Hen’s Do, is to head into the city, drink a lot, befriend lots of drunken male boys and dance the night away—with a few penises thrown in for good measure.

This is all well and good, except…well, I’m a homebody. And while I love a good dance as much as the next person, we don’t live close to the city and the practicalities (and costs!) of organising a big night out sort of had me worried. Also, since we’re being totally honest here, I’m not a girl that is closely surrounded by dozens of friends. I’ve always been the kind of person to stick with a few close ones around me, and really appreciate who I’ve got. Crowds and me? Just don’t mix.

I still wanted to have some kind of a ‘do’ with my closest friends, so I attempted to organise an event via Facebook, to see how many would be free and if they were interested. And on every single date I chose? A handful couldn’t make it. It was getting way too frustrating to plan, so I decided to throw in the towel—until the idea was brought up to just keep it simple.

And simple it shall be! It’ll just be myself, my mum, and closest aunty and my three bridesmaids, ready to have a good time. We’ll be staying at my parents’ house (think a twenty-something sleepover!) and indulging in pizza, cocktails, board games, and cheesy wedding movies. We’ve roped my little brother into playing bartender for the evening, we have a whole cupboard full of games that are good to go, and it should be a laugh. It might not be your typical drunken bachelorette shindig, but that’s just how we roll.

(You better believe I’ll be wearing a veil though. A girl only gets to indulge like that a couple of times in her life, if she’s lucky.)

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a non-hen’s do to attend!

How did you celebrate with your ladies before the wedding?