Should I invite her to my hen?
Posted by: henpartyideas on: March 4, 2009
Loads of hen party organisers (er that’ll be you, the bridesmaid!) have loads of difficulty with the hen guest list. The bride-to-be should give the hen organiser a list of whom she wants at her hen but there are always going to be people that are upset and offended at having been left off the list. And it’s normally the people who are going to get most upset. Here’s a few ideas at not offending people:
If you have a limit to the amount of people you can invite to a hen party, and you have to leave a few people off, bite the bullet and speak to them about it. Especially if you know they are going to find out. (Facebook pics dangerous when you are trying to keep things secret!)
Alternatively you can tell everyone not to breathe a word! but then if people find out later on they’ll be even more upset.
Conversely, people in life are always going to be upset and you are always going to hack someone off by not inviting them to things; you can’t always invite everyone to everything. It’s unfeasible. So don’t let it worry you – BUT if you know someone is going to be ruined by not being invited, perhaps make an exception. (ie if you know that it will upset them uncontrollably). When you are feeling guilty about not having invited some people, just remember, it’s THE BRIDE-TO-BE’s night. Not theirs. Or yours.
Have fun! X
April 27, 2009 at 6:25 am
I think for your hen night, you should invite those that are most close to you and keep the list as short as possible. I also think that biting the bullet is a good idea.