Hen two weeks before wedding

[notgotthejob]

Is this OK? Or too close? Worried about bride and bridal party having to isolate.

Wedding is late Nov, hen mid October.

YANBU - it's fine

YABU - too close

Hen is mid November, typo!

I personally would do it about a month before but it's personal preference

I did mine two weeks before no problems.

If I were a guest I'd be annoyed about it being too close as it eats into weekends really close together. What's happening for the Hen, just a night out or weekend away or what?

@AryaStarkWolf just a day / evening out - local to most guests

I wouldn't risk it personally, would be awful if people catch covid and miss the wedding, and tragic if the bride gets it. Probably better being a month before just incase.

Are you organising it?

[quote notgotthejob]@AryaStarkWolf just a day / evening out - local to most guests [/quote]
Oh ok, not too bad then, a lot of these do's are full weekends these days, if it was something like that I'd say too close but if it's just an even out then 2 weeks before is alright

I’d be worried about people catching corona on the hen and not making it to the wedding! Do it a few weeks before if you can!

My DH knocked his two front teeth out on his stag doo… took a while to fix… just a thought!

Just my opinion, at the end of the day, they are your events and you can do as you like.

I deliberately left 5 weeks between my hen and the wedding. My reasoning was that everyone would have at least one pay day in between. 2 events in the same pay month can add up a lit of expense for guests (by the time you include outfits,, food and drinks, and a wedding gift too, not to mention accommodation etc if needed). Not everyone has a large disposable income to afford 2 such events in same month, even with advance notice. But as I said, just my opinion.

I went to a hen night which was just under a month before the wedding. Good thing as one of the bridesmaids picked up Covid on the night (it's believed) and then gave it to a family member who was also in the bridal party. Fortunately they both recovered in time. So in answer to your question, YABU.

It should be 5 weeks apart due to paydays, nothing to do with the rona.

You need at least 3 weeks - average time from exposure to symptoms is 5 days, then 10 days isolation. Also it could be a lot of money to spend in one fortnight.

My DP is having his stag this weekend and it's our wedding next weekend! I had my hen in August.

Back in the olden days - before covid and before expensive hen weeknds and hen weeks abroad, it was usual to have a hen night the weekend before the wedding.

Given that covid could be a risk I would move the hen do forward.

Without covid times, no problem at all.
With covid, it’s cutting it a little fine.
Maybe a month?

I only had a meal out and pub crawl for mine but I didn't want to be having that just before the wedding. It's worrying DP is having his stag just before