Personalised Vests For Hen Nights

Following on from our last product review about personalised hotpants what better could we talk about this week but personalised vests. Our black vest are the perfect match for our personalised hotpants and are great for a girls weekend away clubbing in Ibiza. But not only are they great for your holidays they are fab for a hen night.

You get to choose your font and the font colour you can have Neon Pink, Neon Green, Neon Yellow, Neon Orange, White, Gold Silver and many more colours in a range of fonts. The vests are available in sizes 8 to 16.

And soon you will get a greater choice of colours for the vests including pink and white.



Lake District Weddings Appleby & Cockermouth

Lake District Wedding Feature Appleby & Cockermouth

The first Lake District Wedding Wednesday is all about wedding food and the wedding food of the Lake District. The Lake District has some of the finest food suppliers around from the Hill Farms to the Lobster Fishermen of Maryport. Some of these great finds can be found on the Menus of the Trout Hotel Cockermouth. Which has superb grounds by the River Derwent for the wedding pictures and looks superb after it's post floods refit. Another fine Cumbrian wedding establishment is Appleby Manor which offers a wedding menu of classical dishes with a slight twist. But not to much of twist like some establishments offer up and down the country. It offers food that is local, memorable and most important of all tasty. Take a look at the Appleby Manor menu below.
Trio of Salmon: Gravadlax, Smoked and Beignet
Cream of Cauliflower Soup
Pressed Ham Hock Terrine with Grilled Pear and Pineapple Chutney
Twice Baked Wensleydale Cheese Souffle
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Pot Roast Brisket of Cumbrian Beef
Served with turned root vegetables, shallots, mustard mash and beef jus
Cod Fillet with Tomato Mousse
With pancetta mash, peas and braised baby gem lettuce
Breast of Goosnargh Chicken
With saute potatoes, cabbage & bacon and poultry jus
Tian of Aubergine & Courgette
Served with Welsh rarebit and confit onion
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Raspberry Brulee with Raspberry Sorbet
Bread and Butter Pudding
Caramelised Hazelnut Parfait with Passion Fruit Sorbet
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce and Vanilla Ice-Cream
Selection of Local Cheese
(Cheese can be served as an alternative to dessert or as an extra course for 7.50 per person)
And an example from The Trout Hotel Cockermouth can be found at http://www.trouthotel.co.uk/media/1180/whatever_the_occasion_pack.pdf

Hen Night Willy Straws

Hen Party Willy straws are a great way to raise a giggle at a hen do or girls night out. The Willy it self can be removed washed and placed on new straws. You could look for Willy straws on ebay but some hen night retailers have had these listings removed by ebay. As ebay say they are offensive or is that ebay have no sense of humour. The straws are about the length of a standard drinking straw but have a little pink Willy attached to the end and are perfect for a last chance blow.

They are just one example of willy accessories for hen nights other accessories include a wind up willy, willy water pistol, willy chocolates, willy pasta and a willy wand.



Hen Party Product Review - Hen Night Hotpants

With so many hen night accessories and fancy dress costumes to choose from it's hard to decide what to take to the hen do these days. Why not take something personal and you can't get better than Hen Night Hotpants.

Funkyhen Hen Night Hotpants can be personalised on the back of the hotpants with any message you like, our last customer chose the words GUILTY!. We have a range of font types and colours available for your personalised hotpants. Our hotpants are available in sizes 8 to 14 and go great with our personalised vests.

Our hotpants aren't just for hen nights though they can be used as club wear, promotional wear or even work wear hoot hoot.



Hen Night On The Tube

It's Friday so it's time to have some hen night fun and choose our hen night Youtube clip of the week. It involves a blow up man, some sashes, tiaras a bride to be and a veil then to top it all off the London Underground.

Get Personalised For Your Next Hen Night

Get Personalised For Your Next Hen Night

Many hen night accessories exist in the shops for the Bride To Be and Bridesmaids but what about everyone else. What about the sister of the groom or even the ex wife of the groom (yes it has been requested). Well why not turn to the Internet to find your personalised accessories. Such accessories can include sashes, neon sashes and T-shirts. You can now also get bags, hoodies and vest tops. Best of all and new to the market this year personalised hotpants, which are great for a hen weekend in Ibiza.

Personalised hen night accessories are just a great way to help you all stand out from the crowd.

V.A.T Free Wedding Suppliers

Everyone planning a wedding or hen night likes to keep costs down without compromising on quality and selection. One way of doing this is looking for V.A.T free suppliers, some suppliers offer V.A.T free discounts and promotions. While other small business have a turnover below the V.A.T threshold so do not have to pay V.A.T or add it onto their prices.

It is doubtful you will find a wedding dress V.A.T free or a wedding venue. But you may find a favour supplier or an invite designer who offers a V.A.T free service. Hen night suppliers often offer their hen night accessories V.A.T free. Such items include personalised T-shirts, personalised sashes, flashing badges, tiaras, veils and hen party games. So when searching google it is well worth remembering keep an eye out for those smaller wedding suppliers you might just save yourself some money. You never know you could even find a V.A.T free honeymoon.

Discount Vouchers For Hen Nights

Not all of you will be using a company to arrange the hen weekend. So one of the best ways to get value for money is a voucher. You can get vouchers sent to you via post, printed off the Internet or simply voucher codes obtained via the Internet. Such sites as www.myvouchercodes.co.uk are a great way to saving money on the hen night.

Also sponsored adverts are another way of obtaining discounts. These discounts can be for restaurants such as Pizza Express, hotel rooms such Premier Inn, pub grub or even party accessories for the big weekend. You can even now get City Passes that will get you discounts in various establishments in a given city. Such cities that offer these are Liverpool, Manchester, London & Brighton.

So the sooner you start researching and tracking down vouchers the cheaper the hen weekend will be.

Winter Wedding Menu Ideas

Choosing a wedding menu can be a challenge you’ve got to pick something that is balanced and liked by all but helps your day be a lasting memory for the right reasons. Doing this in winter can be even more of a challenge the seasons are against you not only in food but also in temperature. Your guests are going to need some thing that is warm and hardy after those wedding pictures in sub zero temperatures (well this winter any way) But they are not going want to feel bloated after the meal either as this could spoil the rest of the night. The best way around it would be a light starter, heavier main and a light dessert to finish the wedding breakfast off.

Many wedding Venues are already going to have pre-arranged menus that the wedding planner can suggest to you. But you might want to suggest some menu ideas of your own. To start I would go for a winter seasonal soup such as Parsnip or Celeriac. You could go for the bog standard cream of veg but you always risk this being made up blended vegetable left overs. If soup isn’t your thing you could perhaps go for a smoked haddock or cheese soufflé.

The choice for main just screams roast meat and 3 veg to a lot of people when planning a wedding an easy options that most will like. But to me it just screams boring and no imagination and will not stick in any guests memory for very long. As at my wedding I would go for sausage and mash of a regional variety. Because that’s the great thing about sausage you can get the venue to source it from a local butcher or farm shop. The obvious regional varieties are Cumberland as served at Hundith Hill Cockermouth (and a dam fine Sausage it is to) or another that springs to mind in Lincolnshire. But you can also go slightly off piste and offer a trio of sausage flavours something I have seen done very well at The Fenns in Essex. You could also go even more off the sausage piste with varieties such as Duck & Crab.

If you are having a fish as a main course it may be worth considering dishes consisting of the more ethical fish such as Pollock as Cod and other main stream varieties continue to decline in stock levels. Served with a cream based butter sauce such as Lemon & Dill.

Moving onto dessert go for something lighter so stay away from things like Sticky Toffee and keep to things like Lemon Tarts. Myself I would choose a Vanilla Burnt Cambridge pudding. We could call this a Crème Brulee but why give it a French name when we invented it and you went to all that trouble of finding a local Sausage.

About the author.

www.funkyhen.com have been supplier’s fun hen night accessories and fancy dress for over 5 years.

What Is The Groom In Charge Of Suggestions Please?

While working away on my hen night accessories web site I have been thinking back to my own wedding 7 years ago or is that 8. What did I do, what did I contribute, I arranged some ushers, picked my best man and came up with loads of ideas.

But it leads me to ask the question just what is the groom in charge of?

I mean I had ideas about the wedding dress and the tiara, none of which was taken on board. I had ideas about what I should ware none of which happened, something to do with the colour scheme. I had ideas on venues, which got listened to. Most importantly as a catering manager at the time I had ideas about the food.

On asking my wife she informed me as the groom I was in charge of suggestions!

And for your info some of my wedding day suggestions did happen we had 12oz Cumberland Sausage curl for mains, Salmon with a lemon sauce as a fish course and a crème brulee for dessert.

So what do you all think the Groom should be in charge of suggestions?

Top 5 Hen Night Tips

Over the past few years the Bride's hen party has become a major part of the wedding experience. This is a night of great expectation and one where there is a lot of fun and excitement to be had. What chief bridesmaids don't realise is how much planning goes into a night like this and how to prepare. Below are 5 tips to help plan an incredible hen night for all.

1. Start planning at least one month in advance
Don’t wait until last minute to plan the hen night. If you do, you’ll end up spending more money, having disorganised plans, a group who is upset with one another, and a night that isn’t fun. A party is not fun when limousines don’t show, when the clubs visited have attitudes, expensive dinners and uncertain plans. It takes at least one month to plan a great stress-free hen do. It’s better to plan early, relax, and look forward to a great night.

2. Appoint a leader!( The Cheif Bridesmaid )
Although many women in the hen party may not know one another, it is crucial that someone is appointed to take the lead. The leader should gather the group, talk about what everyone would like to do, decide on how much everyone wants to spend– and start planning! This is not an easy job, but for this important night - it’s worth it! All too often women wait until last minute to plan, and end up putting together sloppy plans that don’t run smoothly.

3. Have more than one activity for the evening.
Whether your plan is to go to dinner, dance the night away, have a lap dance lesson or theatre shows have a plan of what to do afterwards. These activities last 2-3 hours and it takes more than a few hours of activity to create a memorable evening. Play it safe, be prepared to have the most fun and have more than one activity on the agenda.

4. Know where to go & what it’ll be like once you get there.
I’ve heard plenty of stories about a group going to a club or restaurant based on a recommendation, which ended up being disaster. This place may have been a “hot spot” several months ago, but when this new group went there the scene was no longer happening. This can be a real upset, and no one wants to figure out a new place to go last minute. Popular places change from month to month and the only way of knowing if it’s still good is to do your research.

5. Reputation, reputation, reputation!
If you are getting a limo for the evening, hiring a male stripper, going to a restaurant, spa, or club ask around before you book and see if the place or company is reliable. Strippers don’t always show up, limousines may be promised as “top of the line” but when they arrive were definitely not, restaurants' and clubs' staff may rude or make your group wait. Remember, your goal is to have a memorable evening that runs as smooth as possible.

As an extra bonus tip don't forget great hen night accessories make for a great hen party.

What is the Cheif Bridesmaid Supposed To Do

What should the Cheif Bridesmaid Do

In the movie 27 Dresses, one of Jane’s (main character) “duties” as a bridesmaid, apparently, is to hold the bride’s dress while the bride is …well…using the restroom. Now, I’m not sure that exact duty would be listed in any etiquette book. And, there lies the problem. What exactly are the duties of today’s 21st-century bridesmaid? It seems that everyone has an opinion on this, which just complicates the issue. We need a basic list to work with. So, here it is.

When asked to participate in a wedding as an attendant, we often become a bit lightheaded about the honor, feeling very special that someone would care for us so much that they would want us to share this moment. And yes, it is an honor. But, it is also expensive and time consuming. So, consider all aspects and responsibilities of the position before agreeing.

Money, Money, Money…
When considering expenses, the bridesmaid is responsible for the cost of her attire, including alterations, and shoes. She can even be expected to pay for hair and make-up. Although, if the bride is insisting on all bridesmaids using a specific salon, this cost is/should be negotiable.

Gifts, Gifts and more Gifts?
One of the most common questions from bridesmaids is, “Do I still have to give the bride a wedding gift if the wedding is a destination wedding for which I am expected to pay for travel expenses? We feel for your ever-lighter pocket book, but the answer is yes. However, it is common and acceptable, besides just plain smart, to share the expense of the shower and wedding gift with your fellow bridesmaids. And, please remember, both of the gifts do not have to be expensive, just heartfelt.


Party Like It’s 1999!
Between the time the couple set the date and the beginning of the reception, it can be one pre-wedding party after another. Are bridesmaids obligated to attend? If it is humanly possible, yes. However, out of town bridesmaids usually receive a get-out-of-jail-free-card, or at least out of the obligation of attending, except, of course, the reception.

Traditionally, the two parties in which the bridesmaids hosted are the shower and the hen party. However, these two, as are all pre-wedding parties, are optional. Bridesmaids may host if they wish. But, all must agree on the cost and are not obligated to pay unless they are all in agreement.

Bridesmaids may host a bridesmaids’ lunch, but it is most commonly hosted (and it is fairer to the bridesmaids) by the bride. The bride may host this to thank her bridesmaids for the time they have given her.

Maid Of Honor Duties Guide - The original maid of honor guide details the duties and responsibilities of the MOH. Also get special maid of honor speeches, hen night games and ideas and the new bridal shower games/ideas bonus guides.


And, how about all of those bridesmaid duties? Attending every pre-wedding party possible is the bridesmaid’s fist duty. All fellow maids should try to help, as much as possible, such as writing invitations, place cards, making decorations or favors, and running wedding related errands. Sometimes this isn’t possible due to general “life stuff,” as we all have our own jobs, school, children, everything that could stand between helping to address invitations and keeping our jobs. So, no squabbling allowed.

However, recriminations may be in order if the bridesmaid repeatedly misses her appointments for alterations or won’t stay in contact with her fellow bridesmaids and the bride. Once she signs on for the duration, it is her duty to stay in touch.

Bridesmaids attend the rehearsal and party. And, on the day of the wedding, each participates in the pre-wedding and post-wedding photos. Many times bridesmaids will help the bride with her multi-layered and many times very heavy dress-hence the holding it while the bride needs to take a …restroom break. They walk down the aisle and stand as instructed.

After the wedding, all maids may stand in a row. Or, is that the receiving line? They may stand in the receiving line or mingle with guests, per the bride’s preference. During the reception they dance the first dance with groomsmen and single bridesmaids are often asked to mingle and dance with unattached guests. The groomsmen join them as well. Single bridesmaids may even compete to catch the bouquet. This could be considered a contact sport, so be forewarned.

Note To Brides: Although the word bridesmaid does include the word “maid”, please don’t treat your bridal attendants like slaves. Remember that you asked them to stand up for you out of love but, not to be used and abused.

Summary of Bridesmaids’ Responsibilities

Expenses Obligatory

Attire
Alterations
Shoes
Travel
Group wedding and shower gift
Expenses Negotiable

Hair Professionally Styled
Makeup Professionally Applied
Professional Manicure and Pedicure
Jewelry


Attendance Obligatory

Bridal Shower
Hen Party
Bridesmaids’ Lunch
Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner
Wedding and Reception
(If a bridesmaid is from out of town or has “life commitments,” make allowances.)


Mandatory If Possible
Attend all appointments
Stay in contact with wedding party
Assist with the invitations and place cards
Assist with decorations or favors
Run wedding related errands

Day of the wedding

Assist the bride
Follow directions
Stand in the receiving line
Mingle with guests
Dance with groomsmen and guests
Try to catch the bouquet


Have fun!

A pole dance on my hen night?

Pole dancing hen parties are a great way to celebrate the end of single life, create memories with your friends and enter wedded bliss with some new knowledge that may spice up the honeymoon.

Lots of brides are strapping on stilettos for a night of pole dancing instruction rather than the typical hen night in a pub. There is a range of visit your home instructors who can visit your hen night at home. Or there are various clubs out there that offer classes to hen parties with free nightclub passes for after.
Often the best way to organise a pole dancing hen night is via a hen party package company like Go Bananas. Of course fancy dress & hen night accessories are a must for any pole dancing hen night. Pink boas help add to the sexy glamour of the class along with a pink wig if you can keep it on. Of course the bride to be garter is a must for any pole-dancing bride.

But with out any doubt pole dancing can be a great start to the hen night.

About the author – funkyhen.com are suppliers of hen party accessories, sashes, veils, naughty nibbles and birthday decorations. And have been placing the needs and wants of their hen nite customers at the centre of their thinking for over 3 years.

How to organise a hen night

How to organise a hen night.

The most popular question we get from the chief bridesmaid and hen’s about the hen night is “where do I start?” So this weeks post is hopefully going to give you some help with your hen night planning.

1. The first thing that you want to do is offer to plan the hen night and talk to the bride to be about whom she would like to invite. Draw up a guest list with the bride-to-be that includes first and last names, phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses. To make the communication easier between all the hens you could start a facebook group to keep everyone posted with updates. The best thing to do is use the bride’s name followed by the words hen night and then the destination if the bride is aware of the destination.

2. The next thing you want to do is pick out a date. The best way to do this is to ask the bride for three dates that suit her best. Then, send the group save the date emails, text or facebook message. You could also have a vote on the hen night facebook page to choose the best date.

3. After you have the date pencilled in, talk to the bride about what she would like to do. She may be your best friend from school, but what you talked about doing in school for your wedding day or hen party might have changed. Just make sure that you are both reading from the same page so she isn’t expecting a spa day at centre parcs and gets a stripper in Blackpool.

4. The next thing you want to do is make a to do list of the things you need to do. Some items may include:

A. InvitationsB. Restaurant reservations
C. Hen night accessories
D. Bar/Club/Spa reservations
E. Hotel room bookings
F. As the organisers don’t forget to collect the money do not leave it to the last minute and miss out on the best accessories and restaurants.

5. After you make the list, delegate! Not only will this save you time, but also when you get people involved they feel more a part of the hen party. Plus, they get to do there bit for the bride to be who is also there friend.

If you have anything else to add to our tips on planning a hen night then why not leave a comment.

About the author – funkyhen.com are suppliers of hen party accessories, sashes, veils, naughty nibbles and birthday decorations. And have been placing the needs and wants of there hen nite customers at the centre of there thinking for over 3 years.

Burlesque Hen Parties

Burlesque Hen Parties and girls nights out are the in thing for 2010 they can form the core activity of a Hen Night. Or just one activity on a jam-packed hen weekend. There are packages available from various companies or you can arrange your own lessons.

In your Hen Night burlesque class you will go through the very basics of gestures and movements and their evolution and transformation into Burlesque choreography. Many venues offer the use of bar facilities and the opportunity to stay on at the club.

A Burlesque Hen Party is suitable for hens of all ages so the Mother of the Groom can join in NO EXCUSES. Many of the Burlesque teachers also offer pole-dancing classes, which can be added on to your Burlesque session.

What are you going to need for your Burlesque Hen Night to look the part?

Most hens just take sports attire track suits shorts etc but this is not the done thing for the Bride to Be

The Burlesque Bride to Be will need

1. A Burlesque fancy dress costume
2. Nipple Tassels if she is brave enough.
3. Feather Boa
4. Pom Poms perhaps
5. Tutu
6. Fancy Dress Wig
7. Long Pink Gloves

Of course after the event she is going to need some nibbles to boost her energy levels and a drink to quench her thirst.

Burlesque Hen Nights are just one of many themes you can choose for your hen party. Information about these themes can be found at www.funkyhen.com .You will also find are large selection of Hen Night Accessories including sashes, boppers, wands and dares.

What would or was your dream Hen Night

Welcome to this week’s hen night discussion blog and this week’s topic is “what would your dream Hen Night be” or if you’re already married what was it?

Tell us about the location, entertainment, hotel and meal and anything else that would or did make it a dream Hen Night.

There are many Hen Night ideas out there one of the new one’s for this year is the Burlesque evening. Including dressing up in all the 50’s costumes and going to a show. Often drinks in a classy cocktail or wine bar can follow this.

Of course there is always the traditional pub-crawl style Hen Night but these are not for the faint hearted. Often these involve printed t-shirts, Hen Night sashes, boppers and Willy wands. In fact anything that flashes or gets attention.

The stay at home Hen Night is also becoming popular also known as a bridal shower. Often this is an opportunity to have a second more sedate Hen Party. Allowing it to be respectful enough for the brides Mother and Ants to attend. These Hen Nights often involve the bride receiving gifts from those who attend such as wedding lingerie or pamper kits. Stay at home Hen Parties often have some form of entertainment. One of the most popular are pamper sessions provided by local beauty therapists and make up artists.

A good source of ideas can be found on twitter or on bridal forums and some facebook pages & link pages.

These are just 3 ideas for you to ponder on but we really want to hear what your dream hen night would be.

So post a comment and let us know

Disney Hen Nights

In 2007 Disney launched a wedding dress section to it's portfolio so if you can do it on the day. Why not do it on the hen night and have a Disney hen party or stag night with disney costumes and accessories.

Check out thw blog below for wedding dress details

"OMG! Disney is now in the Wedding Gown business. It just makes me want to get married all over again.

Disney recently announced a new line of wedding gowns inspired by Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Cinderella and the other Disney princesses. These gowns sell for as much as £4600 and are designed by Kirstie Kelly for Disney.

For more information go to http://www.DisneyBridal.com."

After the wedding come the babies so why not visit our partner site for baby gifts and hampers http://www.heavenlybabygifts.co.uk/.

What Is A Hen Night

A hen party, hen do, or hen night, is a party held for a woman who is about to get married to her beloved. The term hen party or hen night is more common in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. In the states a hen night is called a bachelorette party. The phrase stagette is also now used following on from the phrase ladette, stagette is also used in Canada. It may also be referred to as a girls night out if the bride has already had her wedding day.

More and more common place on the hen party scene is the poultry party. When both male and female friends attend the event. Often this is a hen party held with all of the brides work friends. Often on a Friday afternoon after work and could include such things as champagne afternoon tea.

Just for the Bridesmaid

The Bridesmaid plays an important part in the planning of a hen night. But what can you do to help them stand out from the crowd. Well there is a whole range of accessories out there to help them achieve this. Such accessories include.Bridesmaid Flashing SashBridesmaid BoppersThen of course there are Bridesmaide Diamonte accessories including Tshirts and slippers।
About the author
www.funkyhen.com are suppliers of hen night accessories and fancy dress including plus size costumes. Who place the needs and wants of customers at the centre of day to day thinking.

In Medieval Times They Enjoyed There Food

When it comes to producing a medieval theatre production or attending a medieval theamed fancy dress party. It can be a real problem finding the right size costume they all seem to be for the average size figure. But lets face it in medieval times they enjoyed there food from swan to black birds. So lets face it none of them had todays average figure, they all was what is known as the fuller figure look.
But trying to find a fuller figure medieval costume can be a real nightmare. But we hope our medieval costume range for the fuller figure will change that. All are suitable for stage productions or fancy dress costumes. A real plus to these costumes is that they are hand made to order in the UK, so special request can be catered for.
We have medival costumes for men and women who require a plus size costume.
Our medieval plus size costumes include
Jester, King Henry, Lord Of The Manor, Serf and Knight.
We also have a great medieval dress for the ladies and will be adding more fuller figure medieval ladies costumes very soon.
We also sell a large range of other fuller figure costumes. Including plus size retro and fuller figure Roman costumes.
About the author
www.funkyhen.com have been supplying hen party accessories and fancy dress costumes including Halloween for nearly 2 years. Placing the needs and wants of our customers at the centre of our thinking.