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There is a massive range of activities available, from Bungee Jumping, Paint-balling and Driving Adventures through to relaxing Pamper Days. Don’t be alarmed by the vast array of 18+ gifts that you will undoubtedly receive from friends, and do join in the fun by wearing L-plates, personalised printed T-shirts or giant chicken outfits so that everyone knows who you all are! These personalized hen party ideas, whether an evening out in your local town or a weekend in a European Capital give you your chance to let your hair down and do what you really want to do. If you are bewildered by the choices available, contact a Party Organizer who can help you narrow down your options to find something suitable.

For your reception party, the choice is immense. It’s up to you whether you choose to celebrate your Wedding on a Riverboat cruise with 50 handpicked companions, or hire out the worlds biggest hotel and invite everyone you have ever met. Marquees are used more and more frequently; long gone are the days of old smelly tents used by the Scouts, options now include a varied assortment of colours,  styles and lighting, with optional furniture, stages and dance-floors. Don’t forget portable toilets! If your Ceremony and Reception are in different venues, you will need to decide on transport between the two for yourselves and your guests. You may wish to use the same vehicle that took you to your ceremony, for example a horse and carriage, vintage car or limousine. You may also wish to consider hiring taxis, a mini bus or a coach to ferry your bridesmaids, close family members and elderly or disabled guests. Your wedding is initially announced to your guests by your choice of invitation and other stationery. You should ensure that your venue is suitably decorated to continue your theme, and there is a plethora of ways in which to do this. From magnificent Balloon Arches and Ice Sculptures to Floral Decorations and Favours, there are many ways of decorating your venue to your taste. Don’t forget that there are Venue Decorators who can book everything for you, giving you one less thing to worry about! Choose from many options including caricaturists, hypnotists, mind readers, look-a-likes, magicians, stilt-walkers, fire-eaters, or even tarot or psychic readers. In the evening, remember that you will be pretty busy chatting to guests, but don’t let that take over. Make sure that some time is spent with your new spouse, not just the first dance! Choose a suitable entertainment such a Country & Western or Celilidh Band to get guests dancing. Remember that if you are having live performers, they will require a rest from singing or playing so you may need a Disco to play all your favourite classic records or another form of entertainment to fill in the interim periods. Jazz or Blues bands are frequently booked to add to atmosphere, and Tribute or Original Bands are brilliant for die-hard music fans. If you’re trying to organise your stag or hen night you want your party to go with the sort of bang that has people talking about it decades later. You want to be a legend of all-conquering partydom. You want to be the prince or princess of stags or hens. But have you ever tried organizing a party night? Ever tried getting all the mates you know in one place at the same time – even if it’s just down the local for a drink and a pack of dry roasted? We’ll assume drinking and eating are no-brainers but how else are you going to fill those hours? Will your stag weekend be spent quad-biking, paintballing or clay pigeon shooting? Will your hen weekend involve rally-driving, archery or learning the seductive art of pole dancing? Start canvassing your friends. Get a few opinions. Ignore the one who says they’d rather stay in and watch Jeremy Kyle. Stag and hen nights don’t have to be confined to Britain, although you’d be hard-pushed to be stuck for something to do in places like Blackpool or Brighton. Europe is a fast growing party destination with places like Dublin and Riga offering a wild weekend just a little different to the norm. Stag/hen party participants will all be experiencing something original, and even the experienced yachtsman will be fascinated by the very different but extremely sophisticated systems required to sail a Thames sailing barge.

Getting married, or the honour of being the chief bridesmaid, and got a hen party to organise? But, no-one’s got any money due to the credit crunch, or whatever else you want to call it. What to do? The idea of going to Barcelona, Prague, Dublin etc for the weekend is old news. Everybody’s done it, been there, and got the dodgy pictures to prove it. So why not save your money, and your friends too, by having a hen party at home. (It doesn’t necessarily have to be your home either).

Here are some ideas to host a fabulous hen party at home, without it costing the earth, and still letting everybody let their hair down and have a really good time and a night to remember. Don’t forget the video cameras, and photos.

You could make it a pyjama party and have a sleepover too. Sleeping bags essential to kip on the lounge floor.

1. Murder Mystery Night – There are specialist murder mystery web-sites where you can choose the theme and order on-line. Each guest is given an invitation to the evening, and they play a role and dress up as their given character. They suggest a menu for the evening, who your character is and ideas for dressing up. After dinner, you then get together and solve the murder. Great fun – especially after a few drinks.
2. Employ your own butlers with a twist – Butlers in the Buff – nice to look at and helps the drinks go down.
3. Organise a beautician and have a bit of a pamper night. Very relaxing evening, with champagne and a couple of beauticians who can give facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, whatever you fancy. Tame evening but you’ll look fantastic the next day.
4. Have a theme evening – tarts and vicars, western night, footballers wives, holleywood stars. All guests should decide who they are and what their imaginery lives are like. Get everyone to stay in character for the whole evening.
5. Be kids again, and have a kids party, with jammy dodgers, iced gems and jelly and ice-cream! Entertainment could be face painting, punch and judy show, pass the parcel, pin the tail on the donkey (or use your imagination!!), musical chairs and anything else that you can think of that you used to do. Prizes awarded for the winners – these can be Hen Party gifts.
6. Have a Mama Mia night – dress up as ABBA and hire a karaoke machine – sing Waterloo, Mama Mia, the winner takes it all……
7. Hire a hot tub – it doesn’t need to be summer. Drink champagne and study the stars.

Absolutely essential, is a full English breakfast the next morning, with lots of strong fresh percolated coffee, followed by croissants, and danish pastries.

For further advice and information on planning your wedding, visit Weddings in Surrey at www.weddingsinsurrey.co.uk.