Hen Parties in Ireland

In Ireland, a Bachelorette party is known as a Hensome Hens take place in the home town of the Bride
Party. This event usually takes place a few weeksto Be. Pink Hats and printed "T" shirts are a pretty
before the wedding. The party is normally organizedcommon sight on any Irish street on a Saturday
by the chief bridesmaid or maid of honour. While thenight. Most parties involve some form of fancy dress
format varies widely the event usually involvesor wild costumes.
alcohol. Many Hen parties include some daytime eventStrippograms and Kissograms are sometimes used to
or activity like paint-balling, makeovers, bowling oradd extra entertainment to the evening where
other fun pursuits. There is nearly always a meal in aallowed. Most Irish pubs are easy going about girly
restaurant followed by a night of drinking and dancing.Parties but some will not allow Large groups of
The typical Irish Party includes the mother of thewomen intent on having fun. All in all the Hen Party is
bride and the future mother-in-law. Irish parties varypart of the wedding tradition in Ireland and it is very
in size but are usually made up of between 12 and 30unusual for a future bride not to have some form of
girls often wearing outlandish outfits. The peak timeHen Party to celebrate her last bit of freedom. Most
for Hen Parties in Ireland is between April andHens Nights are planned by the girls themselves but
September. You will often see large Hen Partythere are Event planning companies that specialise in
groups roaming the streets in the popular Hen Partyorganizing the whole process.
towns of Kilkenny, Kenmare, Galway, Limerick andOf course while a Hens Party is an important event in
Carrick-on-Shannon.Ireland it is an event that takes place in some form in
An overnight stay in a Hotel is the norm althoughnearly all cultures.