Hen and Stag Party Organisation

James' brother (and best man) organised his stag party in its entirety with a little help from one of James' mates in San Francisco to coordinate those on the American side of the Atlantic. Since I wasn't involved in the organisation nor the event I can't really comment on it much but I know that they spent just under a week in Las Vegas and had a fantastic time.

Being the control freak that I am, I was going to organise my own Hen Party, despite protestations from my bridesmaids that I wasn't allowed. Then being in a foreign country and a very different time zone got in the way so I gave in and handed over to Polly (the organisation queen). I decided to keep it very small and only invited my 4 bridesmaids but even so they didn't all know each other very well and somehow also managed to be impossible to contact! So I found a date we were all free and then Polly researched where we could go and booked us (the best bargain deal of course!) the Girl's Night In package at The Aztec Hotel in Bristol.

The hotel itself is lovely, decorated in country manor style, and the weather was amazing as well - so warm we were sat outside in just bikinis, in April! They have a beautiful pool and spa and the deal was cheap enough that those of us who wanted could get treatments on top. I got a facial and a pedicure and my pedicure lasted the 2 weeks until the wedding :)

The package was great, we got an extra suite to gather for dinner and DVDs and they brought us champagne and tapas style food to our room and then chocolate fondue and icecream with a wide variety of dipping items. My bridesmaids also brought a massive selection of snacks and drinks from a list of my favourites.

Needless to say we didn't manage to finish them all (though we tried until we felt sick!) but we did keep most for the wedding day and got through most of the rest while we were getting ready!