To think my Hen night is about me not my bridesmaid?

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I am getting married in August and have organised my hen do for in a couple of weeks - just dinner and drinks at a local restaurant - and invited friends from work, uni and a couple of old friends. It is booked for 8pm on a Saturday. My bridesmaid has insisted the booking is changed to 7.30 (as this is when she usually eats) and it "isn't a late night" as she is out the nexy day.

Am I BU to leave it as it is? I don't want to be tucked up in bed by 10pm on what is, symbolically, my last night of freedom. Also neither of us have children plus I know her husband will beout with my DP until at least 2am and suspect she just wants to nag him into going home as early as possible. Others girls are all fine with the time including one PG and one with 4 DC under 6

Smile nicely, and say no, 8 o'clock suits everyone else. Suggest she nips into KFC or similar for a GruntBucket if she really can't wait.

She sounds like a pain in the arse. Have you sister or another friend who you can rely on for your wedding day?

what a strange person, agree with others, smile, say its fine and dont engage any furtgher. She should have more sense than make silly suggestions.

Oh no, leave it at 8. But be very gracious and say that you don't mind if she needs to leave before pudding. Haha.

Make sure she isn't in charge of anything important on the day. She sounds ATTENTION SEEKING and a potential LOOSE WEDDING CANNON (disaster)

Yadnbu

she sounds a nightmare and I would definately have a back up plan.

Stick to your plan, 30mins won't make any difference anyway and why should everyone else change their plans for her?

Tell her what time she goes home is entirely up to her, I'm sure she's capable of ordering a taxi for herself??

Thanks everyone - I am now thinking of a back up Bridesmaid as she spent last night telling me she has lost 3 stone in 3 months and is now 10 stone. At 5ft 8 (and broad boned) she will look like a scarecrow at that size. It is all aimed to make me feel guilty for not dieting (I like cakes!!!) to the point of misery for the wedding and remaining a size 14.

I am now really wondering if choosing her was a massive mistake as she has a history of attention seeking.