Be honest we all day dream from time to time. At this moment in time in Ireland, any glimpse of the sun makes us slip into a trance of thinking about an actual warm sunny day in this country. It’s been cold, wet and miserable for far to long.

The same can be said for when you either start planning or book your Hen party. You start to day dream of how it will all go, who will be there, what you’ll do and so on. So this go me thinking, if money was no issue and we lived in the land of the make-believe. What would the Dream Hen Party look like for you?

I’m thinking that the dream hen party involves picking one of the world’s top party destinations, brilliant travel arrangements, high end accommodation, a list of A-list celeb friends, a celeb line up you’d like to bump into and of course who your celebrity stripper.

The Hen Party Group

Trying to decide who is going to come on a hen party can be tricky enough. Trying to make sure there’s a good dynamic and the buzz among the girls is all positive. Everyone you decide to bring will bring something special to this wild night. The 5 famous friends I’d invite would have to be Jennifer Lawrence because she looks like she knows how to party. Amy Schumer, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler because you’ll be guaranteed some laughs. Then for a sing song and some killer dance moves later in the night Beyonce and Taylor Swift would be coming.

Kim Kardashian would be no where near this hen party as she’d obviously just try to make it about herself.

The Destination

There is so many destinations to choose from, especially when you don’t have a budget on your dream Hen. You might fancy heading to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? Party on down Bourbon Street. Or maybe the glitz of LA or Florida my take your fancy stateside. There is always Las Vegas, which let’s be honest is probably most equipped to deal with a crazy hen party.

Travel

Damn girl, this the Dream Hen Party, we are flying wherever in our private jet. It will be fully stocked, with enough wine, prosecco and gin that would give an Irish wedding a run for its money. Obviously you wouldn’t be driving to the airport to catch your flight. The chartered helicopter will bring you and on arrival in your destination a blacked out limo will taken you to your accommodation.

Accommodation

Well this will be the easiest thing you’ll decide on, on your dream hen party. It might just have a different name in the location of your choice. It might be the High-Roller Suite, Presidential Suite or the penthouse suite, whatever it’s called it will come fully stocked and with it’s own personal masseur. You’ll need to unwind a small bit after a tough flight.

Celebs You’d Like To Bump In To

As you make your way throughout the hen party night you’ll probably be hoping that you’ll meet some revellers that will love to partake in your shenanigans. Imagine coming across someone like Kevin Hart, or even the Hemsworth Brothers who just want to party with your hen party for the night.

Celebrity Stripper

I asked around office for the answer to this one. The popular choice by everyone was Channing Tatum. That was mainly down to his exploits in the Magic Mike movies.

So something to ask your friends over lunch sometime. If they were organising the dream hen party:

• Which 5 Celebs would you bring?
• Where would you go to?
• How would you get there?
• What sort of place would you stay in?
• Which Celebs would you like to run into?
• Who would your Celebrity Stripper be?

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As with most types of parties from birthdays, 60th’s, stag and hen’s you’ll be inviting a big bunch of varying characters. Here are just some of the women you’ll find on a hen party. I’m pretty sure you know a couple of these.

Never Seen A Penis Woman

More than likely this woman is married with a couple of kids, so the idea she’s never seen a penis goes out the window. But ever since her little baby arrived she seems to have a different view. That or she’s plain oblivious to the sexual goings on of women her same age. The word Penis makes her gasp, and she won’t be caught dead drinking from a straw with a penis on it either. I’d be waiting eagerly for her reaction to the stripper. That alone should be worth going on the hen party alone.

Can’t Stop Taking Snaps Woman

We all know one. She’s the one that has the up to date images of your night out on Facebook and you tagged in them looking like you’ve been dragged through a ditch backwards. None of them got the seal of approval before being posted. Also she’ll be the girl with the endless Snapchat story that will have you tapping the screen violently. You’ll probably think you have a stress fracture after the amount of times you had to tap the screen.

The Spy

She’s also known as the future sister-in-law! She could be on the trip because the groom asked you to invite her and you were shocked when she actually sad yes. She clearly only said yes so she could report back to the mother-ship…The Mother-in-Law… about what you’re like on a night out, how drunk you were and if she is in fact the right woman for her darling little boy. Hopefully you do actually get on with her, which means it will be a great hen party, but just something to keep in mind. Just saying.

Little Miss Monica Geller

This could be invariably be the maid-of-honour or whoever organised the hen. She loves rules, loves planning and sticking to the plan and ensures every one has fun at the allotted times. She is the Monica from friends in your group. And if you think you don’t have one, purposely spill a drink in the bar, the first to clean it up is your girl. She won’t be able to resist the temptation.

The Diva

Her drink of choice is gin, she will bring up stupid arguments from the past, will say things like ‘I’m right aren’t I’ as she tries to make you see it her way. She is a ticking time bomb waiting for a sly comment that actually was never uttered, It was her inner monologue, before exploding into a fight with someone over nothing and you have to play peacekeeper.

The Slut

Let’s call a spade, a spade here. There is one in every group. On a hen party she’ll resemble a sex crazed lunatic set on cracking onto every guy she meets. She is also the one trying to persuade men to take of their shirt for the ‘hen’ and may at some point come back to the table holding a pair of ripped boxers. A memento of the night for the hen she’ll say. Not sure where or who she is, she’ll be at bar having shots and forgetting the order you sent her up with as she talks to a guy.

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It seems like it’s been a long time coming, you know that Hen party you’ve been organising for your beloved friend. You have planned, with the help of Hen Party Central, a truly fantastic weekend that is sending the bride-to-be off into wedlock properly. After all this effort, what you want, what you really want is to see the hen cry! You didn’t misread that, you want to see her ruin some mascara on your behalf.

It’s like what they said in Friends, there’s no selfless good deed. You might be organising this hen party out of the goodness of your heart but you want to see some thanks for it. How do you measure that? With the volume of tears of gratification that she spills. You don’t want to scar the girl just leave a lasting emotional moment with her.

So here’s a guide to make the hen cry and really show how good a friend you are.

The Trusty Skype Call

We all have relatives or friends living abroad these days and with all the best will in world they probably won’t be able to make the wedding let alone the hen party. So when you arrive at your accommodation have a surprise Skype call set up with a loved one. A reason for doing this now is that she probably doesn’t have any make up on to ruin yet. I can guarantee that she’ll be over come with emotion and shed a few tears at the effort made by her loved one to get up at an un-godly hour just to wish her well on her hen party.

Say It With A Card

Women love cards, fact! The revenue Hallmark makes every year is the case and point. So use this to your advantage. Get everyone on the hen party, family etc to write a small note on a card, saying what she means to her, about their friendship, best wishes or something for the big day. Just think about all those cards and all the emotional triggers. She won’t be able to get a word out with all her crying and sniffling.

That Charming Fiancé Of Hers

Okay for the most part most men keep their feelings to themselves. Well then what you do is get onto her fiancé and get him to record a video of himself professing his love and how he can’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her and to enjoy the hen party. She’ll melt and you’ll have plenty of tears.

A Picture Says A Thousand Words

A picture says a thousand words and all them are saying to the hen ‘cry’! I suggest getting actual photographs, not just you sitting there swiping right on you phone saying look at this. The photos could be from the holidays you’ve been on together, birthdays, nights out etc. Get all the girls to add to the collection and make an album for her. It’s a fantastic memento of the weekend and will be sure to bring on the waterworks. We recommend some form of laminate for the photo album so it doesn’t get ruined.

The Old Reliable 

If all else fails, break out the old reliable, GIN! Commonly known in most cultures as a mascara thinner. Add this to the hen and all emotional tear jerkers you’ve been doing to her will multiply by 10. This comes with a safety warning. After adding gin to the bride-to-be you may not be able to stop the tears.

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‘Trash The Dress’ is a style of wedding that contrast the elegant wedding dress with an environment which is out of place. Well that’s what Wikipedia says and you’re most likely to see these style of photos in a glamour or magazine style photoshoot. However in recent times many brides have decided to try this style for their last wedding photos. You have to ask yourself, after spending a pretty penny on a stunning gown would you Trash the Dress for the perfect wedding photos?

We’ve put together 6 ‘Trash The Dress’ photos that might wet your appetite, make you feel brave or strike the fear of running a beautiful dress.

Would you take the plunge if you were having a beach wedding?

I’m not sure there would be any saving this dress afterwards. Fantastic photo!

Unleash your inner artist! Could you do it? There’s no washing that out!

Could you get down and dirty and jump straight into a puddle of mud with your dress?

I reckon this would be a cold one. But we do have some fantastic waterfalls in Ireland to take this photo!

How well can you hold your breath?

So after seeing these photos would you Trash the Dress? If you’re really interested in recreating any of these wedding photos our advice would be to pop into a second hand shop or go online and pick up and old wedding dress that you couldn’t care destroying. Then recreate these fantastic images yourself. It will definitely add something different to your wedding album.

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As with all great hen party nights and weekends, it’s usually the little things and ideas that really make it special for the bride-to-be. It could be something something personal that you have handmade or an activity or idea that will leave the bride with a lasting memento of the hen party. If you’ve decided to get a photobooth then ‘The Mugshot’ is one photo opportunity you shouldn’t waste.

Let’s be honest a few of the girls could get locked up after the hen night antics so why not be prepare in advance with the mugshot that will adorn their file.

There are tons of easily downloadable mugshot templates that you can customize for each of the hens. On it should say of course, their name, the location and date of the hen party, prisoner number and obviously what they were “arrested” for.

Which one of your girlfriends will be caught for indecent exposure? Or dancing on the bar? Who’ll be guilty of public intoxication? And who will be locked up for excessive twerking?

The great thing with this hen party idea is that involves all the girls and take very little to create these fantastic photos. Just hold up your details, mess up your hair and pull your best look. These lasting memories will show just how mad a bunch of girls you have as best friends.

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For the week that’s in it, it’s only right that we give you the low down on having the greatest St Patrick’s Day Hen Party you can. One of the main reasons this is a fantastic day and time of the year to have your hen party is that everyone, in every Irish town and city in the country will be hell bent on ‘Out-Irishing’ each other. This means there will be an air of mischief and bedevilment that only a heap of drunk Irish people can create.

Pints of stout, beer and glasses of spirits will be flowing like our very own river Shannon that will see the party start early and well finish early the next day. Best to break out your best dancing shoes as you are in for a long one girls.

Drinking aside, this is also the centenary year of the 1916 Easter rising. Throughout the year there will be celebrations to mark this occasion and all major towns and cities will be putting on one hell of parade showcasing our heritage. They’ll be doing this through exhibitions, re-enactments with actors on the streets and during the parades, sport and of course through our rich history in the arts.

Expect to hear the constant hum of the bodhrán, guitars, mandolins, violins and tin whistles over the day and into the weekend which will be echoed by some fantastic ballads from the countries best singers. I’m all ready stomping my foot, clapping my hands and looking for someone in the office to link arms with me.

One thing I know I’m looking forward to is all the foodie festivals that will be dotted around the country. I do love my food and the gastro delights of some of the best Irish chefs and bakers is an opportunity that I’m not going to miss. If you enjoy some rich and gorgeous cheese with your wine make sure to pop down. Of course I will be taking in a few craft beer gatherings, as Ireland is home to some of the best micro breweries.

The hen party theme is a given with a St Patrick’s day hen party. Green, green and more green. You really can’t have enough green. This is probably one of the very few times that you’ll dress up in a ridiculous fashion for a hen party and probably still feel under dressed as some people really go all out for there St Patrick’s day outfit.

Wherever you decide to have your St Patrick’s day hen party you’ll be going to a town or city that is making an even bigger effort for the year that’s in it. Wherever you go the streets, restaurants, pubs and clubs will be buzzing with an electric atmosphere. You’ll be getting so much more out of your trip and you’re guaranteed one hell of a night!

La Fhéile Pádraig! La Fhéile Pádraig! La Fhéile Pádraig!

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This problem has been troubling Irish women, and women globally for that matter, for decades. ‘Will I bring Mam?’ And even more daunting, if I bring Mam, do I bring the Mother-in-Law! (Cue sounds of thunder, doomsday and lightening).

So after must discussion in Hen Party Central HQ of the horror stories we’ve heard and experienced by having your Mam on the hen party. We’ve put together a few reasons not to bring her on the hen party weekend. This way you’ll always look like an angel in her eyes and not have a hell of a lot of explaining to do when you get back.

The Topic of Men Arises

You’d be of the impression that on a hen party the only man you’d be talking about in relation to the bride is her wonderful fiancé. Well you’re right and you’re wrong at the same time. Picture it you’ll be at dinner with all the girls, the wine will be flowing, actually it’s probably gone as you order another bottle. Then some of the girls bring up the night you and your fiancé met and how ye were mauling the face off each other, god mort. Or how ye snuck out of the club another night and went back to his for a “chat”. Your mother Does Not need to hear this. Then if they get started on old boyfriends or flames and start dishing out all the dirty stories from your single life, you’ll just want the ground to open up and swallow you.

The Irish Mammy is a sensitive creature, except when you’re in trouble and she threatens a slap or the wooden spoon, so don’t upset her with listening to these stories.

Introducing Your Drunk-self to your Mam

Personally my own mother has met drunk me on far to many occasions. I’m a very polite drunk but move like a bull through a china shop once I get back into the house. Now if your Mammy has seen you in this condition you’re probably thinking, it’s nothing she has seen before. Eh wrong! This is a Hen Party, you will probably drink enough that night you’ll still be feeling the buzz from the alcohol on your wedding day.

Also another thing to consider is your Mam probably only ever saw you at the end of the night, right? She might not have seen you in full swing, lashing back shots, dancing on tables, and basically going mental with the girls. She’s only ever seen the result and never the journey. You don’t want to have that ‘talk’ the next day or later in the week that goes something like ‘Is that what you’re usually like on a night out?…

To avoid this leave Mammy at home.

Talks Of The Wedding Night

Believe it or not some Mammies believe that their little girl is still in fact, a virgin! She probably believes all those weekends away was to take in the sites and local foclóir. We know that couldn’t be further from the truth and a white dress just looks fantastic on your wedding day and the colour represents nothing.

Now what happens time to time on a hen party is some talk of the wedding night and it’s the 21st century so it could lead to some raunchy details. Underwear and bed tips by friends or as gifts is something you want to avoid your Mam hearing.

The only thing worse than that is if your Mam piping up with a few thoughts…wow,wow,wow…la,la,la…I’m not listening is what you’ll be shouting. I actually shivered at the thought after writing that.

Mam’s Drinking Stamina

This is one of the major reasons you might want to leave the Mammy at home. If there’s rounds and she’s not used to drinking that much, or the only time she has a shot is on holidays and thinks she is a mad thing, she could end up drunk long before you. Also if drinking isn’t her thing then it might not be a bad idea to leave her at home and let her avoid a raft of busy pubs and clubs and maybe organise something quieter later on with her.

Hen Party Accessories

No one wants to see their Mam holding an inflatable naked man and neither do they wish to see a host of penis paraphernalia hang around her neck, on her t-shirt, and especially on the straw she’s drinking from. Enough said leave her at home for that reason alone.

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There are a few things certain on any great hen party weekend. There will be great activities, lots of cocktails, a huge amount of laughs and of course an even bigger hangover.

If you’re not one of these lucky people who never gets hangovers then before you head off on your hen party weekend why not pack a Hangover Survival Kit.

Everybody in Hen Party Central’s HQ has had an input in this list of items to have the morning after. This is also a fantastic hen party idea gift for the bride-to-be to really let her know you are thinking of her.

In your hangover survival kit include:

• Bottle of Water (Re-hydrate and all that jazz you know)
• Paracetmol – for that headache
• Hand Sanitizer
• Lip Balm
• Mouth Wash -because your breath will be smell bad
• Granola Bar or an Energy Bar

Other item to consider:

• Lucozade
• Sunglasses
• Gum or Strong Mints
• Instant Coffee for the immediate pick me up
• Eye Drops
• Alka Seltzer
• Band-aids
• Blister patches for those heels that ruined your feet last night
• Comfy Trousers & Hoodie

There are literally 100’s of options for a hangover survival kit. Just tailor it to the bride-to-be. So what you have to ask yourself next is what would be in your hangover survival kit?

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There once was a gem of a Hen,

A Classy and Flashy girl that goes by the name of Jen.

She booked with Hen Party Central,

And we organised everything from command central.

She didn’t want to go to a clown of a town,

Rather, she wanted a big City that wouldn’t leave a frown.

She wanted to enjoy a few drinks with her girls in trendy pubs,

Then dance the night away in the best nightclubs.

Poor Jen was stressing about planning a range of great activities,

While we delight in organising them while enjoying some chocolate McVitie’s.

She thought about Painting a nude,

Something that would get all the girls in the mood.

She wasn’t into action, adrenaline or anything that could break glass,

Instead she fancied taking a pole dancing class.

She had no interest either in Archery or Paintball,

But wanted to learn how to make a cocktail called a High Ball.

After all Jen’s energy was spent,

She thought how badly the hen could have went.

She left all the organising in Hen Party Central’s control,

And all she had to do was turn up and be ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Whatever you want to do on your hen party weekend is your decision but let us take the hassle out of organising it for you.

Contact us today on events@henpartycentral.ie for information on all the locations, activities and packages we have to offer.

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A hen party should be an event a bride-to-be never forgets. But it should be unforgettable for all the right reasons. These are the hen party fears you’ll go through…

Drunk Mother

If the mother of the bride comes on the hen party you could be playing with fire. Depending how she holds her drink she could end up like acting like she’s in her teens again. She might start sharing all those embarrassing stories and then get a little emotional that her baby is getting married and then Boom! She’s in tears!

Sex Stories

The night it going great, the food at the meal is delicious and the wine is flowing. All is well until your girlfriends bring up the topic of sex. They’ll be asking plenty of embarrassing questions or even worse recalling real stories you told them in total secrecy. Then you’ll realise that your mother-in-law is at the table and you just want to the ground to open up and swallow you!

Penis’s

One thing you don’t see stag parties doing is walking about town wearing female parts on them. But somehow it’s perfectly acceptable for woman to wear them, have them as cakes, straws and on t-shirts. The fear is that there will be far to many. There’s one thing having a laugh, and then there’s the girlfriends wondering do you have a deeper problem and addiction.

Fights

This is always one of the big hen party fears. You will probably only invite those that have no issue with the other girls. But drink tends to make us to some strange things. Someone will say something under their breath and you’ll think world war 3 kicked off.

Friends Don’t Show

Even worse than friends fighting on the hen party is no friends showing up at all. At least they were there to fight. This is a probably an irrational fear but you still worry that no will show up for your last night of freedom.

You Change Your Mind

This will be a fleeting thought for most women on their hen party. But what if you have such a good night that you change your mind about having the big day. You loved the freedom! All it will take you to snap out of that is some creepy guy in the club and you’ll be delighted you are marrying your prince charming.

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