{"id":42377,"date":"2019-01-29T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=42377"},"modified":"2019-01-28T15:33:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T15:33:40","slug":"budget-saving-hen-ideas-wont-break-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/budget-saving-hen-ideas-wont-break-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget saving hen do ideas that won\u2019t break the bank!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With wedding costs on the rise, it is more important than ever to be sensible when it comes to planning a hen weekend.\u00a0 Having a fun and memorable weekend doesn\u2019t have to come with a huge price tag.\u00a0 Here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fizzbox.com\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Fizzbox.com<\/strong><\/a> shares their budget saving hen do\u00a0ideas:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Set up a Hen Do Fund<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Mzeny7G8pCmCk\/giphy.gif\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A great way to budget for a hen weekend is to set up a hen do fund, open or use a separate bank account specifically for the weekend away and ask all members of the party to set up a monthly direct debit.\u00a0 This will allow costs and spending money to be accounted for and the only thing you need to worry about is having fun!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rent a house and host a girl\u2019s night in<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"To our friendship! Four attractive young smiling women in pajama\" title=\"To our friendship! Four attractive young smiling women in pajama\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Hen-Party-2-1600x1068-1000x668.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Hen-Party-2-1600x1068-1000x668.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Renting a hen house for the weekend is a great way to guarantee a fantastic weekend without blowing all of the budget.\u00a0 Hen houses give you the space and privacy to have an epic girls night in.\u00a0 Think movies, games, prosecco and lots of laughter!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Group Savings with Set Menus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"Restaurants\" title=\"Restaurants\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Restaurants.jpeg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Restaurants.jpeg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Most restaurants offer a group set menu, which will allow you to go out for a meal without the stress of trawling through a long menu and splitting the costs of the bill.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fizzbox.com\/food-and-drink\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fizzbox<\/a> <\/strong>offers a selection of restaurant deals which offer two courses and drink for as little as \u00a320, saving the hassle, and of course the pennies.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cocktail Class<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"IMG_6207 (1600x985)\" title=\"IMG_6207 (1600x985)\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_6207-1600x985-1000x616.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_6207-1600x985-1000x616.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>If looking for an activity to do for your hen party that isn\u2019t too expensive but will assure that you and the girls have a first class weekend, you can\u2019t go wrong with a cocktail class.\u00a0 There are a lot of variations of classes to try, with many offering a sharing platter or meal to go with it- saving on the cost of a separate meal out.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Glamping<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"gallery overflow\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"col-1-1 mob-col-1-1 tiny-col-1-1\"><div class=\"gallery-image gcl-1\"><a class=\"lightbox\" alt=\"Colorful girls during the festival\" title=\"Colorful girls during the festival\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/41678720_m-1600x1068-1000x668.jpg\" data-imagelightbox=\"f\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img   src=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/41678720_m-1600x1068-1000x668.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>For a fun alternative weekend, glamping could be the answer.\u00a0 For those that wouldn\u2019t normally camp in the great outdoors, there is always the teepee, shepherd hut or cabin option, if a more luxurious approach is more your style. Take along a bbq, drinks, games and music and it will be an affordable weekend to remember.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With wedding costs on the rise, it is more important than ever to be sensible when it comes to planning a hen weekend.\u00a0 Having a fun and memorable weekend doesn\u2019t have to come with a huge price tag.\u00a0 Here Fizzbox.com shares their budget saving hen do\u00a0ideas: Set up a Hen Do Fund A great way to budget for a hen weekend is to set up a hen do fund, open or use a separate bank account specifically for the weekend [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":42391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[84,194,344],"tags":[1763,1737,1755,1735,1739,94],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42377"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42395,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42377\/revisions\/42395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}