the hen do

Saturday was my hen do and it was all that I hoped it would be and more! One of my lovely bridesmaids asked me to come round her flat at 5:30 to drop my stuff off (I was staying at her's that night). I arrived only to find that ALL my faves were gathered there, in her perfectly decorated living room might I add, waiting to surprise me. It was so lovely. We all mingled, nibbled on the prettiest spread (also made by my fabulous bridesmaid), drank many glasses of prosseco before opening our goody-bags (lollipops, nail transfers, bubbles - all the good stuff). My goody bag contained some extra special items: the prettiest bride sash that I've ever seen, my very own shot glass necklace and, of course, a veil! I know that sort of thing isn't to everyone's taste but I thought it was awesome and wore them all night :) To conclude the first part of the evening, my sister (also a bridesmaid) led a Mr&Mrs type quiz - she'd recorded Mitch asking questions on her ipad and I had to guess what he would answer. Thankfully I know my future mr rather well and so only had to do three shots of mango vodka - the penalty for wrong answers - and instead shared them out between my fellow hens. At 7:30 we were all whisked away to Drink, Shop & Do for jugs of cocktails and dancing. Our third and final stop was House of Wolf in Islington and there we danced the rest of the night away to an excellent assortment of 90s and early 00s tunes. It all gets a bit hazy at this last venue so the mountain of pictures taken by my fabulous loves have really helped me piece together the night. Those of us left standing at the end made it back to Herne Hill by 5am.

Needless to say I was suffering from a gargantuan hangover the next day, made much better by my bridesmaid and her flatmate cooking a big ol' fry up. At midday we headed over to the Lambeth Country Show where we lazed about on a picnic blanket in the shade eating ice-lollies and the most delicious wraps from French & Grace. I dragged my hungover ass back to west london just as the heavens decided to open. So there you have it, one bloody amazing hen weekend. I have the best bridesmaids EVER who I cannot thank enough for sorting out the entire shebang without me lifting a finger! I also have the best bunch of friends in the world, all of whom made my night freaking ace. I am one lucky gal and I cannot wait to do it all over again at the wedding :)