Wondered if I could do a quick census on what type of Hen/Stag celebrations people have gone on in the past few years? I’m in late 20s, not married and have been on two Hen do’s and have one coming up soon. My partner has been on four Stag do’s in the past year.
On average they cost us between £300-£500 each – this includes travel, accommodation, chipping into cover the Bride/Groom to be’s place and spending money. They’ve all been either one or two night stays in Brighton x 2, Dublin, Edinburgh, Bath and Bristol.
My older friends, family and work colleagues think it’s ludicrous that attending the Hen/Stag costs almost as much as attending the Wedding and “in their day” it was a drink in the local pub. Given mine and my partner’s age I know the next couple of years are going to be Hen/Stag/Wedding invite central! It is a lot of money to spend especially when you consider for the Wedding itself the majority of attendees give a present, get some or all of a new outfit, book transport/accommodation, hair done etc but I guess it’s quite typical these days!
Also a lot of women I know also have a ‘Home Hen’ where they either go to a restaurant locally or have a party at home and also invite female relatives/relatives to be i.e. mum, MIL, Grandmothers etc – which friends who went to the ‘Away Hen’ are also invited to attend.
Interested to know what others have had/been on!
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Modern Hen & Stag celebrations and their cost
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IHeartHoumous · 21/09/2016 13:58
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