Hen Stories

The average age of men and women marrying has risen massively in recent times, particularly since the 60s with people generally keeping their options more open until later in life before choosing their ideal partners. In the 60s, the average age of men marrying was 25 with women tending to get hitched at just 23 years old. In the 2000s this has risen to 30 for men and 28 for women, meaning that hen nights have also undergone a massive transformation in the past decades. Couple in the ever-increasing affordability of budget flights around the continent brought around by the likes of Easyjet and Ryanair, as well as the inception of the EU and you’ve got a very different hen party than you might have had 40 years ago. Continue »

The daughter of billionaire tycoon Richard Branson is set to marry fiancé ship-broker, Freddie Andrews and when the time comes, she plans to kick off festivities in style with a joint stag and hen night (a hag night, dontyouknow?) Holly Branson will have the party in Verbier in Switzerland, a family favourite getaway spot. Continue »

Marriage. Hard to be sure, isn’t it? How long does it take until you’re absolutely positive you’ve picked the right person? Near misses are inevitable as we all try different partners for size through our teenage years right through to that imaginary milestone of adulthood. Continue »

“Those of us who have been on stag or hen dos recently will have found that they are becoming more of a mini-holiday than a night out.”

So say Brother Marc Bell, Marketing Manager at Teletext holidays. There’s been a new survey conducted – the latest in an awfully long line – that reckons hens are spending half the money that stags are spending on their hen weekends. The survey conducted of 600 people found that stags were spending, on average, £200 per person all-in, and hens were spending only £106. Continue »