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You may just wonder how the cultural phenomenon that is the hen night experience came to be, what its origins were exactly. It might have been something to do with Cleopatra's best mates, Natasha & Tanya, organising a 'Bring your own asp milk' party by the Nile as a celebration of her impending wedlock with Mark Anthony. It may also have been partly a result of Eve's drunken 'Apple & Snake' theme weekend that preceded her tying of the leaf to the fortuitously heterosexual Adam. It may even have arisen as a result of Kathryn Parr's compromise of a Tudor Inn Crawl with her courtiers following her axe-happy fiancee, Henry VIII's, refusal to pay for her original choice of a gala ball...
It could be elements of many other such unlikely avenues, however we at LNOF prefer to think that the modern interpretation came about as a result of one very disapproving Dutchman and some good-intentioned friends of his daughter. The man's patience was tested, apparently, when his daughter asked for permission to marry a poor miller, a suitor of great disappointment to the father by all accounts. The result was a big fat NO, to which the girl's non-judgemental friends congregated on her doorstep, laden with gifts and crafts, the purpose of which was to try and bridge the gap between the miller's possessions and the fuming father's hoped-for dowry. The shortfall was made up, the permission was granted, the marriage went ahead...and the concept of the hen night was born. Three cheers for a bit of Dutch courage!
As for the actual phrase of 'tying the knot', there are also many versions of how this originates. Perhaps the most charming that we've heard is the Swedish version, whereby illiterate sailors and soldiers of long ago would send a piece of rope to their sweethearts as a marriage proposal. If the rope, sent with two ornate knots in it, came back with those same knots tied in the middle then the serviceman could take it as a YES. Presumably, if the rope came back with some soap on it then the fiance's message could be interpreted as 'I might marry you if you bathe more often'!!!
While we're looking at key-phrase origins, it was common practice 4,000 years ago in Babylonia (just outside Stoke-on-Trent) that, for a month after his daughter's wedding, the bride's father would supply his new son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and, because the calendar month was a lunar one, the phrase 'honeymoon' was born. Both of George Best's previous fathers-in-law should thank their lucky stars that customs change as they do!
Quite how all these old practices have metamorphosed into the modern-day equivalent of L-plates, Salsa lessons and Quad biking in Nottingham is testimony to the Chinese whispers of social change.
The practice of women letting our best friends and relatives know how much they are loved though, just before they project themselves into the wonderful and frightening institution of marriage and all the possibilities which that entails - that doesn't change, nor should it; and that is why you are reading these pages, we imagine, in your quest to put together a special, hopeful occasion to match this special and hopeful person. And if you think putting one together is complicated, spare a thought for Cleopatra's guests: have you ever tried to milk an asp?!
Hen Night Ideas
With so many options and opinions to consider, the best hen party ideas are always the simplest ones. Consider the things you know will tickle the hen's fancy and get them booked at the best price you can. To help motivate, guide and inspire you, we present a far-from-definitive set of pointers to help get that hen night... just right.
Planning a great Hen Night
It's frightening to think how overwhelming hen night planning can look. Many of you who've been through the experience of putting one together might hoot with laughter when you hear a movie star or footballer talking about what "extreme pressure" they're under. These Robert De Niros and Jose Mourinhos should try juggling a combination of pre-wedding diet, budgetary constraints, transport, insurance and those potentially-explosive guest lists before they use such exaggerated terminology in future... Lightweights.
We present a mini-guide to planning the perfect hen night, from the size of party to the accommodation to the forfeits...
With more than enough to occupy the bride's mind, she'll be relying on her friends to bring home the bacon and sort out the specifics relating to the hen weekend. Brownie points to those volunteering first!
There is no definitive guide on how to carry a hen weekend off with perfection, but there are a few rules of thumb that will stop you from making a Millennium Dome out of the whole thing.
Five Main Areas - The Key To Success
The main areas to tick off are: Who? Where? When? How to get there? and What to do?... everything else is just window dressing.
Who?Assuming that the bride has selected her sub-committee of hen organisers, and that this power lobby includes you and a maximum of 2 other people, the chances are that she has given you a list of names that include the following brands of hen guests:-
This is the hard-core souls who the bride wants there no matter what the circumstances. You will probably be on this list and will not have to persuade the others to attend. But you will have to take heed of any dates they will not be available. Possibles
This will include people who she hasn't seen for a little while and isn't sure of how likely they are to come, what with commitments, children and the like. The list will also include the "generally unreliables", i.e. those who the bride regards as 'characters' but who you may view as "pains in the arse".
Have-To's
This increasingly familiar pattern, also duplicated with stag nights these days, includes the prospective in-laws' relevant members being invited to proceedings, usually with the bride's secret hope that they can't actually come so that she can totally enjoy herself without being on her best behaviour but will still look a great daughter-in-law for having offered in the first place! Sometimes includes oddballs and space cadets who are long-time friends of someone on the 'definites' list, and thereby have to be invited.
Definitely Not's
Occasionally, the bride in question may have a couple of names who would one day have made the 'Have To's' list, but now, for reasons of violence, betrayal or suspected wrong-doing, are as welcome as gonorrhoea. When underlining these names, the determined but diplomatic bride will probably suggest picking a date or venue that this person will not be able to make, thereby again making it seem to the aforementioned undesirable that they had been invited when in fact they were never on the agenda. Be careful with this one though, it can backfire. You may earn your spurs from negotiating this part alone!
