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Chloe
Beginner October 2025 Essex

Hen do

Chloe, 24 January, 2024 at 20:17 Posted on Etiquette and Advice 0 25

Hi girls I’m just after a bit of hen do advice really as it’s really stressing me out 😩

I have 4 bridesmaids and one of them is mainly dealing with organising the hen do. We’d all originally said we’d be so up for going abroad if it was within everyone’s budgets etc and I made it so clear from day 1 that if it just wasn’t possible I wouldn’t care where we all went and what we did just as long as everyone could make it.
I’ve now been told that my hen has been booked as they didn’t want to miss a particular deal but only 5 of them are coming because the others just couldn’t afford it and it was also in the week so childcare issues etc which I fully understand. The girls who can’t come have made it clear to me they’d love to come and they’re so sad they’re not but it was all very rushed and it was very much ‘we’re booking this if you don’t come then that’s up to you’ basically. It all feels very rushed and I feel so sad that not everyone is coming when I know they would if more time was spent to look for maybe other deals. We don’t get married until end of 2025.
My bridesmaid is adamant they wouldn’t come anyway and says 5 out of 10 is great and is so excited but I can’t help but feel a bit let down and sad that those I want there won’t all be there. I’m finding it so difficult to say something as I don’t want to come across unappreciative of what they’ve booked but really unsure how to handle this or if I should say anything at all? They’ve said they’ll organise a second hen in the UK maybe an afternoon out somewhere so I don’t know whether to just enjoy the 2 hen dos or whether to say something and see if they can change their booking to something where everyone could perhaps come?
Please help a very stressed out bride to be 🙈😩

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