Im hoping you guys can maybe offer me some advise, because my hen do is bringing me to tears.
Firstly my best friends are boys, Ive never really had any female friends so Ive never done the "girly night out thing".
My BMs are my future SIL and Cousin, I gave up on trying to plan my own hen party how I wanted it when one BM booked a random Saturday off before my wedding saying I had said this is when I wanted it (never happened). This means that someone who I am close with cannot come as she is abroad. BM2 said she doesn't have to go if I want it another day as she cant get another weekend off (due to job)...but obviously I know my BMs should be there.
My original plan was going to be cocktail making, a meal and then a drag queen show/club, total cost per person would be approx. £55 - bare in mind this includes a meal and free drinks and snacks at the cocktail making. But BM2 said she thought this was all too expensive. Other people I know have gone away for weekends for their hen do's so I thought I was keeping it reasonable?
Now they are asking me for who I want to come, mums have already invited themselves and some other family members and now BM1 wants her best friend and her and my fiances cousins girlfriend to come so they can meet people before the wedding and BM2 has invited her brothers girlfriend. I wasn't planning on having a HD as a meet and greet for everyone. It feels like everything is spiralling out of control and Im going to be on a cheap tacky night out with a bunch of people I barely know, and not able to fully relax as mums are there (Im not that close with my own mum).
But the dilemma I have is that we had to be so strict with things at the wedding and tell people we couldn't invite people they wanted there, its making me feel a bit like I should just suck it up for one night; treat it more as a night for everyone else as Im going to have my big day anyway.
Has anyone else just put up with their hen do for other people?
thanks
xx
