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Caesar's Hen & Stag Ideas & Party Supplies
All the naughty & nice novelties to make your hen or stag night a memorable one with a full compliment of fancy dress, wigs & accessories.
www.caesarshenandstag.co.uk
Challenge Days
Unique Bond-themed challenge days for hens and stags. Suitable for all ages - an event you'll never forget!
www.challenge-days.co.uk
Last Night Of Freedom
Quality, value-for-money, tailor-made stag & hen packages 75+ locations across the UK, Europe & worldwide. Tell us what you want - Let us do all the work!
Building stag & hen weekends since 1999. Call one of our sales team for an informal chat now... hours 9-6, Mon-Fri. Or email your request to contact@lastnightoffreedom.co.uk
www.lastnightoffreedom.co.uk
Travel-Quest Hen and Stag Weekends
Comprehensive directory of stag and hen weekend organisers offering a real choice of provider, including UK companies and overseas operators based in the popular European stag and hen party destinations.
www.travel-quest.co.uk/tqstag.htm
Stag Weekends
Organise stag and hen weekends across the UK. Gobananas knows how to Party!
www.gobananas.co.uk
Stag and Hen Weekends in Scotland
We have teamed up with several hotels and a top adventure suppliers in the Perthshire area of the highlands of Scotland.
www.staghenscotland.com
Newcastle Stag Party
We will create a weekend in Newcastle that is designed around you and your group, whether it is a night/day party, just on the piss, or you want to get in some of the excellent adrenalin activities that we have sourced for you.
www.newcastlestagparty.com
Freedom Ltd - Stag and Hen Night Ideas
Freedom organise over 25,000 stag and hen nights every year in the UK and Abroad, with over 1000 activities and party nights out, plus hundreds of hotels. Just pay one person in full as a deposit and the rest of your group can pay online. Then receive a full itinerary with maps, contact details and a specialist event coordinator.
www.freedomltd.com
All the naughty & nice novelties to make your hen or stag night a memorable one with a full compliment of fancy dress, wigs & accessories.
www.caesarshenandstag.co.uk
Challenge Days
Unique Bond-themed challenge days for hens and stags. Suitable for all ages - an event you'll never forget!
www.challenge-days.co.uk
Last Night Of Freedom
Quality, value-for-money, tailor-made stag & hen packages 75+ locations across the UK, Europe & worldwide. Tell us what you want - Let us do all the work!
Building stag & hen weekends since 1999. Call one of our sales team for an informal chat now... hours 9-6, Mon-Fri. Or email your request to contact@lastnightoffreedom.co.uk
www.lastnightoffreedom.co.uk
Travel-Quest Hen and Stag Weekends
Comprehensive directory of stag and hen weekend organisers offering a real choice of provider, including UK companies and overseas operators based in the popular European stag and hen party destinations.
www.travel-quest.co.uk/tqstag.htm
Stag Weekends
Organise stag and hen weekends across the UK. Gobananas knows how to Party!
www.gobananas.co.uk
Stag and Hen Weekends in Scotland
We have teamed up with several hotels and a top adventure suppliers in the Perthshire area of the highlands of Scotland.
www.staghenscotland.com
Newcastle Stag Party
We will create a weekend in Newcastle that is designed around you and your group, whether it is a night/day party, just on the piss, or you want to get in some of the excellent adrenalin activities that we have sourced for you.
www.newcastlestagparty.com
Freedom Ltd - Stag and Hen Night Ideas
Freedom organise over 25,000 stag and hen nights every year in the UK and Abroad, with over 1000 activities and party nights out, plus hundreds of hotels. Just pay one person in full as a deposit and the rest of your group can pay online. Then receive a full itinerary with maps, contact details and a specialist event coordinator.
www.freedomltd.com
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Hen & Stag Party Events Around The UK
Stag Weekends and Hen Weekends with Betterweekends.com
Stag Weekends and Hen Weekends organised throughout the UK and Europe offering hotels and accommodation, stag nights, hen nights, extreme sports packages, activity breaks, spa weekends and many more to choose from.
Stag Weekends and Hen Weekends with Betterweekends.com
Stag Weekends and Hen Weekends organised throughout the UK and Europe offering hotels and accommodation, stag nights, hen nights, extreme sports packages, activity breaks, spa weekends and many more to choose from.
Designaventure Stag & Nights and Weekends in the UK and Europe Got a stag do or hen weekend to organise? Wondering where to start? Check out our website for great ideas, excellent deals, popular packages and tailored made options in the UK and Europe. |
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Stag Night
The grooms big night out and our only concerns is that you (the groom) will peak too soon and miss it all. It’s up to the Best Man & Groom to make sure the man of the moment isn’t found in the corner of the club doing the nodding dog (sat down with his eyes closed and his head jerking around in a kind of alcohol coma).
When the vultures are hanging around trying to make the groom drink the spillage barrel, then you know its time for the best man to step in and do his duty.
Here are a few tips for the groom to help pace himself in order to be the last man standing!
1. Drinking water between drinks, this will keep him in a happy drunken state of mind
2. Eat lots of food before and during the session, this will help to soak up all that alcohol
3. Camouflage your drinks by pretending you are drinking a Gin and tonic, and disguise it with a tonic/lemonade in a tall glass with ice and a slice of lime, genius ah?
Drastic Measures
4.Miss your mouth when given the top shelf, who cares if you look and smell like Georgie Best!
5.Just say no, if you get to the stage when everything is spinning and your mind is no longer in control of your legs, a double Vodka and coke will not sort this out, So just say no!
Stag parties these days are roughly held approximately 1 month before their wedding day, this gives you time to grow back any missing hair and to get rid of any unwanted bruising!
So it’s a goodbye celebration?
Well, strictly no, if you are a romantic it’s a celebration of getting married, for the rest of us it’s a big booze up with all your friends to say I’m getting married soon boys things might change a little!
A celebration supposedly organised by the best man, these days more and more grooms are getting involved. The main reason is so that they don’t get stitched up and the second, which is becoming more popular is that the best man is shit. These are your words not mine!
Come on Best Men sort yourselves out, take the bull by the horns and sort this weary Groom a weekend to remember. He has had to put up with all the wedding plans day in, day out, looking and choosing flowers, picking out suits, putting together seating plans, seeing his soon to be mother in law shouting abuse at his future wife just because she changed the colour of the napkins!!!
What is the definition of a Stag Party?
A group of guys linked by the groom, who go on an adventure, over a period of time maybe for a night or two or even a week to establish who can drink the most!
Why don’t they just stay go down the local boozer?
Part of going on a stag weekend is to get that feeling of being able to do whatever you like, and not be judged by people you know. So whether you choose Blackpool or Barcelona as your chosen destination make sure the hen group is not going to the same place at the same time, unless you want to meet up with the future wife every night, this somehow looses that “Last Night of Freedom Feeling” but each to their own I suppose.
Why fill up the day with things to do?
One of the major complaints of people who did not book activities for the day was that most people peaked too soon, going to bed at tea time rather then at breakfast time. Activities are a good way to give everyone in the group that unforgettable feeling of unification and also will give your group that extra buzz before going out. It keeps everyone interested and is a great conversation starter.
Do many grooms have a stag party?
Research has shown that stag celebrations are on the increase with most people wanting a last weekend to remember with the boys
Some handy Stag Party Terms (self explanatory)
What goes on tour, stays on tour
Guilt Present
Look at those jugs
Well, everyone has a going away do, for example ~ before a couple moves to Australia they would have a massive party to say good bye to family and friends, before moving onto your next job you would have a party with old work colleagues to say goodbye. So having a goodbye celebration has been going back for years no matter what the cause of celebration was for!
The Stag Weekend
Where on Earth shall we go?
Well the world is getting smaller, Low Cost airlines are making sure the British Stag Party can get to any where in the world. We have separated 3 different weekends which have been popular with our Stag weekends over the last few years.
The Foreign Trip
Sun or City, Low cost airlines have made sure it’s affordable to the average stag, so a trip abroad for your weekend is no longer seen as unusual.
City Break ~ these are generally big booze ups with maybe the odd activity thrown in. The most popular weekend destinations are Prague, Budapest, Amsterdam and Tallinn. Other locations which are becoming very popular are Bratislava, Riga and any other former Soviet Union or Yugoslavian capitals / countries.
The Beach Break is more a Hen thing, but again more and more stags are exploiting the low cost flights and travelling to Spain or her Islands for a sunny celebration. Just think how good you will look on the big day with a tan David Hasselhoff would be proud of.
Pubbing & Clubbing Break
Stay up all night and party away your weekend is certainly another favourite with lots of our stags. Chill out in the day and go for it at night in the many clubs of the world is an excellent option.
The Activity Break
With so many activities to choose from these days this really is a must on a weekend. If you do not want your group to “PEAK TOO SOON” then filling up the day with non stop action is a definite must. The most popular activities are ~ Paintball, Karts, Quads, White water rafting & Clay Pigeon Shooting. Some of the sought after activities that not many people have done is Hover crafting and shooting with the Estonian Army.
Hen Night
Your hen night and wedding celebration should be a pleasurable time, here are a few traditions from around the world which you may want to consider.
Austria: The bride should not practice writing her new name before the wedding. This is thought to bring bad luck by tempting fate
Cyprus: Money is pinned to the bride and groom throughout their first dance at most wedding receptions. The 'pin money' is used by the couple to help get them started in their new life together.
England: Tying shoes to the cars of newlyweds began in England during the Tudor period. Originally, wedding reception guests threw shoes at the newlyweds as they were leaving the church for good luck. The modern tradition is to tie shoes to the honeymoon vehicle. The English consider rain on a wedding day a sign of good fortune. ~ That’s lucky
Germany: In some areas friends kidnap the bride and the groom has to find her. Normally, he has to search in a lot of pubs and invite all people in there (or pay the whole bill). Sometimes this ritual ends badly.
Holland: The roots of the customary bridal shower originated in Holland. If a Dutch bride was father did not approve of her choice in husbands, he would not offer a dowry. Her friends would then "shower" her with gifts so she could still be married to her groom, without her fathers help.
India: Sweets, eggs, and money are woven into to wedding themes of India. They symbolize, respectively, a sweet life, fertility, and prosperity.
Scotland: Following the vows the groom often pins a strip of his clan’s tartan colors to the bride’s wedding dress to signify that she is now a member of his clan.
Wales: It is a marriage custom, in Wales, for the bride's family to kidnap her just before the wedding ceremony. The groom and his family follow in pursuit and whoever rescues the bride-to-be will marry within a year. (This kidnapping seems very popular).
Hen Weekend
Your best mate’s getting married and she’s just asked you to be her chief bridesmaid. After the squeals of delight, a quick check that she not wanting you to be dressed up like a pantomime dame, it suddenly occurs to you that you’ve been given the responsibility of organising your best mate’s last night of freedom? One thing’s for sure though, a hen party’s not a hen party without a sprinkling of mischief, a bit of mayhem - oh, and plenty of screaming. So whether the bride to be (and the rest of the girls) wants an action packed hen weekend or a bit of pampering, planning a hen party requires military precision. After all, you're hoping she'll do the same for you, aren't you?
A few tips to make your hen party go with a bang
Ask the bride-to-be who she would like to invite and what she would (and wouldn’t) like to do, would she like to spend a weekend being active? Being pampered? Being creative or cultural? Relaxing in the lap of luxury? Or just getting legless on a boozy night out? Then discuss the options and budget with a few of your fellow hens before calling Designaventure.
It’s a good idea to hold the hen party at least two weekends before the wedding - to allow plenty of time for the bride (and everyone else) to recover.
Make your booking with Designaventure as early as possible this will not only give you the best choice of locations and activities but it will also give you plenty of time to decide on a theme, buy the ubiquitous hen party novelty items and of course collect in the balance.
Give/send out the itinerary to ensure all the hens know the timings, location etc - so no one gets stranded, lost or misses out.
Have a kitty. That way everyone pays the same.
Hen Parties
Themed Hen Parties are always brilliant fun, so packing away your inhibitions and dressing up as something a bit daffy for the night. Your group will stand out from the crowd and enjoy being centre of attention. The lads will have an excuse to chat to you and you can have a good old flirt.
The theme you ultimately select is limited only by your imagination and sense of taste, or lack thereof.
A few tips to get you started:
Does the bride have any hobbies or interests?
Where is her honeymoon going to be?
What will you all look like in 40 years time?
What music era are you all from?
Pick something from the year she was born?
What is the location you’re going to famous for?
Make this a hen party/weekend to remember, let your hair down, go crazy and have some fun!
Hen and Stag advice was written and very kindly donated by Anna Makin-Mabe of www.designaventure.co.uk
The grooms big night out and our only concerns is that you (the groom) will peak too soon and miss it all. It’s up to the Best Man & Groom to make sure the man of the moment isn’t found in the corner of the club doing the nodding dog (sat down with his eyes closed and his head jerking around in a kind of alcohol coma).
When the vultures are hanging around trying to make the groom drink the spillage barrel, then you know its time for the best man to step in and do his duty.
Here are a few tips for the groom to help pace himself in order to be the last man standing!
1. Drinking water between drinks, this will keep him in a happy drunken state of mind
2. Eat lots of food before and during the session, this will help to soak up all that alcohol
3. Camouflage your drinks by pretending you are drinking a Gin and tonic, and disguise it with a tonic/lemonade in a tall glass with ice and a slice of lime, genius ah?
Drastic Measures
4.Miss your mouth when given the top shelf, who cares if you look and smell like Georgie Best!
5.Just say no, if you get to the stage when everything is spinning and your mind is no longer in control of your legs, a double Vodka and coke will not sort this out, So just say no!
Stag parties these days are roughly held approximately 1 month before their wedding day, this gives you time to grow back any missing hair and to get rid of any unwanted bruising!
So it’s a goodbye celebration?
Well, strictly no, if you are a romantic it’s a celebration of getting married, for the rest of us it’s a big booze up with all your friends to say I’m getting married soon boys things might change a little!
A celebration supposedly organised by the best man, these days more and more grooms are getting involved. The main reason is so that they don’t get stitched up and the second, which is becoming more popular is that the best man is shit. These are your words not mine!
Come on Best Men sort yourselves out, take the bull by the horns and sort this weary Groom a weekend to remember. He has had to put up with all the wedding plans day in, day out, looking and choosing flowers, picking out suits, putting together seating plans, seeing his soon to be mother in law shouting abuse at his future wife just because she changed the colour of the napkins!!!
What is the definition of a Stag Party?
A group of guys linked by the groom, who go on an adventure, over a period of time maybe for a night or two or even a week to establish who can drink the most!
Why don’t they just stay go down the local boozer?
Part of going on a stag weekend is to get that feeling of being able to do whatever you like, and not be judged by people you know. So whether you choose Blackpool or Barcelona as your chosen destination make sure the hen group is not going to the same place at the same time, unless you want to meet up with the future wife every night, this somehow looses that “Last Night of Freedom Feeling” but each to their own I suppose.
Why fill up the day with things to do?
One of the major complaints of people who did not book activities for the day was that most people peaked too soon, going to bed at tea time rather then at breakfast time. Activities are a good way to give everyone in the group that unforgettable feeling of unification and also will give your group that extra buzz before going out. It keeps everyone interested and is a great conversation starter.
Do many grooms have a stag party?
Research has shown that stag celebrations are on the increase with most people wanting a last weekend to remember with the boys
Some handy Stag Party Terms (self explanatory)
What goes on tour, stays on tour
Guilt Present
Look at those jugs
Well, everyone has a going away do, for example ~ before a couple moves to Australia they would have a massive party to say good bye to family and friends, before moving onto your next job you would have a party with old work colleagues to say goodbye. So having a goodbye celebration has been going back for years no matter what the cause of celebration was for!
The Stag Weekend
Where on Earth shall we go?
Well the world is getting smaller, Low Cost airlines are making sure the British Stag Party can get to any where in the world. We have separated 3 different weekends which have been popular with our Stag weekends over the last few years.
The Foreign Trip
Sun or City, Low cost airlines have made sure it’s affordable to the average stag, so a trip abroad for your weekend is no longer seen as unusual.
City Break ~ these are generally big booze ups with maybe the odd activity thrown in. The most popular weekend destinations are Prague, Budapest, Amsterdam and Tallinn. Other locations which are becoming very popular are Bratislava, Riga and any other former Soviet Union or Yugoslavian capitals / countries.
The Beach Break is more a Hen thing, but again more and more stags are exploiting the low cost flights and travelling to Spain or her Islands for a sunny celebration. Just think how good you will look on the big day with a tan David Hasselhoff would be proud of.
Pubbing & Clubbing Break
Stay up all night and party away your weekend is certainly another favourite with lots of our stags. Chill out in the day and go for it at night in the many clubs of the world is an excellent option.
The Activity Break
With so many activities to choose from these days this really is a must on a weekend. If you do not want your group to “PEAK TOO SOON” then filling up the day with non stop action is a definite must. The most popular activities are ~ Paintball, Karts, Quads, White water rafting & Clay Pigeon Shooting. Some of the sought after activities that not many people have done is Hover crafting and shooting with the Estonian Army.
Hen Night
Your hen night and wedding celebration should be a pleasurable time, here are a few traditions from around the world which you may want to consider.
Austria: The bride should not practice writing her new name before the wedding. This is thought to bring bad luck by tempting fate
Cyprus: Money is pinned to the bride and groom throughout their first dance at most wedding receptions. The 'pin money' is used by the couple to help get them started in their new life together.
England: Tying shoes to the cars of newlyweds began in England during the Tudor period. Originally, wedding reception guests threw shoes at the newlyweds as they were leaving the church for good luck. The modern tradition is to tie shoes to the honeymoon vehicle. The English consider rain on a wedding day a sign of good fortune. ~ That’s lucky
Germany: In some areas friends kidnap the bride and the groom has to find her. Normally, he has to search in a lot of pubs and invite all people in there (or pay the whole bill). Sometimes this ritual ends badly.
Holland: The roots of the customary bridal shower originated in Holland. If a Dutch bride was father did not approve of her choice in husbands, he would not offer a dowry. Her friends would then "shower" her with gifts so she could still be married to her groom, without her fathers help.
India: Sweets, eggs, and money are woven into to wedding themes of India. They symbolize, respectively, a sweet life, fertility, and prosperity.
Scotland: Following the vows the groom often pins a strip of his clan’s tartan colors to the bride’s wedding dress to signify that she is now a member of his clan.
Wales: It is a marriage custom, in Wales, for the bride's family to kidnap her just before the wedding ceremony. The groom and his family follow in pursuit and whoever rescues the bride-to-be will marry within a year. (This kidnapping seems very popular).
Hen Weekend
Your best mate’s getting married and she’s just asked you to be her chief bridesmaid. After the squeals of delight, a quick check that she not wanting you to be dressed up like a pantomime dame, it suddenly occurs to you that you’ve been given the responsibility of organising your best mate’s last night of freedom? One thing’s for sure though, a hen party’s not a hen party without a sprinkling of mischief, a bit of mayhem - oh, and plenty of screaming. So whether the bride to be (and the rest of the girls) wants an action packed hen weekend or a bit of pampering, planning a hen party requires military precision. After all, you're hoping she'll do the same for you, aren't you?
A few tips to make your hen party go with a bang
Ask the bride-to-be who she would like to invite and what she would (and wouldn’t) like to do, would she like to spend a weekend being active? Being pampered? Being creative or cultural? Relaxing in the lap of luxury? Or just getting legless on a boozy night out? Then discuss the options and budget with a few of your fellow hens before calling Designaventure.
It’s a good idea to hold the hen party at least two weekends before the wedding - to allow plenty of time for the bride (and everyone else) to recover.
Make your booking with Designaventure as early as possible this will not only give you the best choice of locations and activities but it will also give you plenty of time to decide on a theme, buy the ubiquitous hen party novelty items and of course collect in the balance.
Give/send out the itinerary to ensure all the hens know the timings, location etc - so no one gets stranded, lost or misses out.
Have a kitty. That way everyone pays the same.
Hen Parties
Themed Hen Parties are always brilliant fun, so packing away your inhibitions and dressing up as something a bit daffy for the night. Your group will stand out from the crowd and enjoy being centre of attention. The lads will have an excuse to chat to you and you can have a good old flirt.
The theme you ultimately select is limited only by your imagination and sense of taste, or lack thereof.
A few tips to get you started:
Does the bride have any hobbies or interests?
Where is her honeymoon going to be?
What will you all look like in 40 years time?
What music era are you all from?
Pick something from the year she was born?
What is the location you’re going to famous for?
Make this a hen party/weekend to remember, let your hair down, go crazy and have some fun!
Hen and Stag advice was written and very kindly donated by Anna Makin-Mabe of www.designaventure.co.uk