When summer comes, it is difficult to walk along a busy part of town without seeing a hen party heading towards you. After all, every single bride deserves one last hurrah, so to speak! However, the last thing any bride would want is to have a really boring and uninspiring last night out before the wedding day so it is important to spice it up as much as possible. Hen night challenges are becoming increasingly popular for that very reason.

What Are Hen Night Challenges?

Hen night challenges are effectively dares that are set for the bride and hens by individuals within the group. Everyone usually takes part in such challenges because they add a little something different to the party. Whether that is a sense of harmless fun or naughtiness, the appeal lies in the fact that these challenges only seem to happen on hen nights!

You can find plenty of hen night challenges on the Internet or, if you prefer, can purchase hen challenge sets that include a variety of challenges and dares on cards so you can pick them out of the deck at random. If you choose that way of doing it then they can be used as part of drinking games as well because they are pretty versatile.

What To Expect From Challenges

Some brides and hens dread hen night challenges because they never know what to expect from them. Given the portrayal of challenges on TV and in movies, you could be forgiven for this as some of the scenes featuring them are absolutely horrendous. However, in real life they are rarely that bad! The level of naughtiness largely depends on the nature of the hen that has been trusted with choosing the challenges but the vast majority are good natured and just designed to create a little fun.

Before any hen night challenges are undertaken, make sure that everyone feels comfortable with doing them. You can include some low risk dares that stay within the group, like downing a shot, or alternatively go for higher risk like going up to guys in a club. No matter which ones you use, hens should never be forced to do something that they do not feel comfortable with so make sure that you choose a range of challenges so everyone can be accommodated. That way, everyone will have a lot of fun and make the bride’s last night out with the girls before her wedding incredibly memorable for all the right reasons!

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