Festival Theme Hen Party at Home
Where once the customary hen tradition was to take your troupe on a trip overseas to clink sangrias in the sunshine, times have changed and our perspective has shifted, and all of a sudden Costa Del Couch has never looked so appealing! 2020 was a CRAZY year to say the least and it has left everyone looking for new hobbies, new interests, new holiday at home ideas and of course limits on travel also mean we have been searching for new Hen Party ideas.
So really if we cannot go anywhere that only leaves one choice for many girls and boys getting married soon… to have your hen party and/or stag party at home! Or in your garden if you are lucky enough to have one and are even luckier with our gorgeous ever changeable weather!
Festival Hen Do At Home
One of the many fantastic things to come from our newfound love of the Great Indoors is resourcefulness, and the love and attention that goes into a stay-at-home-hen-do makes these DIY celebrations all the more special for the bride and her bridal party.
What are the most important elements of a successful hen night? The chances are the list will include your best friends of course, as well as great music, games and activities, and plenty of drinks and snacks.
Here’s our how-to guide for throwing your very own festival themed hen do without ever leaving the house.
Advantages of a festival themed hen party at home
This plan gives you complete control over the whole event, including the playlist and the people you include. No bothersome strangers to worry about! Nor do you have to face grim, muddy fields and portaloo’s used by thousands.
When you create a hen party at home, no one has far to travel, and you can even use technology to include overseas or far-flung friends in a virtual hen party. With Zoom, for instance, you could have up to 100 people involved. There are other apps you can use such as Houseparty, which features interactive games and other special features.
Gather your group
Any good party starts with a good invite – it sets the tone for what’s to come and gets everyone excited. Lucky for you we’ve got the situation sorted with a full selection of festival themed hen party invitations to get you started, simply use one of our carefully crafted designs or customise to really suit the bride’s taste. They are a keepsake for virtual guests too.
Why recreate the festival vibe for your Hen Party at Home?
It’s clear to see why festivals are popular for hen parties. Festivals are all about being in the moment, letting the music, dancing, laughter and crowds lift you up and give you a sense of freedom. They are about colour, sounds and motion, all in the open air. What a great way to celebrate getting married and it’s relatively simple to copy that without going anywhere!
Set the theme
Whether it’s a HENFEST festival style gathering in the garden or a virtual event online via Zoom or similar, everybody needs to look the part! Let your guests know what to wear, and pull together a moodboard to get them started. The crazier the better – glitter is a must, headbands are surely an essential, and it wouldn’t be a festival without wellies and a bumbag. Don’t forget your surroundings too, you’ll need plenty of bunting to bring the festival scene alive!
If the Hen Party at home is in the garden make use of the great outdoors and decorate the garden in a Glastonbury or Coachella theme and really get the festival vibe going for your festival bride to be. That could include pop up tents and lots of fake flowers for your hair and decorations, music speakers and lights and a safe garden fire pit for the dark.
One of the fun things about festivals is the colourful and often quirky clothes you wear. That makes finding outfits for a hen party easy. Anything goes, if it’s fun!
Kit yourselves out
Creating a little box of essentials for every guest is a fun way to ensure the theme ties through with the day. Pop in some pre-mixed tins (or full bottles) of Gin , your favourite go-to field snack, a mini dry shampoo, some sunnies, and funky straw, and of course some of our customisable festival hen party wristbands (add names for extra points!) and a little pot of glitter.
When it comes to the best hen party it’s the little details that can count. That includes festival themed hen party favours such as bright and cheery festival pin badges, Henfest wristbands or VIP Lanyards.
Make a Hen Party agenda
Although it’s not uncommon to veer off course, it’s usually a good idea to have some organised fun scheduled to help break the ice. Plan some themed games and activities such as tie-dye making, a flower crown workshop, karaoke, an air guitar competition, or a music quiz.
A great way to share your itinerary with the group is to create some custom festival hen party lanyards – these can go in your kit box, and will not only make everyone look and feel the part but help keep the day on track.
Become a DJ
Ask the group to share some of their favourite songs that remind you all of the bride, and make a playlist for everybody to enjoy. Who needs Glastonbury anyway?! When you can have GLASTHENBURY !!!
Create a bar menu
Choose three simple and delicious cocktails to have on your menu, and ask your guests to grab the ingredients. You can play the role of mixologist and take the lead in group cocktail making. All enjoying the same drinks during the hen will help you feel connected, and it beats a warm beer from a tent any day!
HENFEST Hen Party at Home Activities
People love quizzes, and music is a popular topic. Your festival themed event could include questions about pop history, and ‘name that song and artist’ for example. Or, get everyone to contribute tunes that bring back memories and share why!
If you have actual guests attending your hen party at home, why not paint faces and use temporary hair dyes and fake tattoos to get the festival colour exploding!
Most of all though, you should dance and sing until you drop at your festival hen party at home. Not least as you won’t have far to travel to get to bed!
Weddings and hen parties are all about having fun together and creating lasting memories, so don’t be put off if a big trip away isn’t on the cards – it just takes a little ingenuity to create the perfect day. During lockdown we saw so many awesome stay at home festival parties and stay at home hen parties from our customers. Whether it is a HENFEST Hen Party at Home or a HOMEFEST Hen Party at home, whatever theme or party ideas you come up with it will no doubt be memorable for the bride and all of the hen party.
Good luck, and make sure to send us your snaps!
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