Planning Separate Hen and Stag Weekends? Why Not Have a Hag Weekend?

Hen Weekends and Stag Weekends; now these are definitely the stuff real traditions are made of. For hens (bachelorettes) and stags (bachelors), these parties are about denouncing the freedom that is associated with singledom and transitioning into life as a married couple.

Hen and Stag Weekends pretty much stick to the same bachelor-bachelorette party norms—classic inebriation, blackouts, and even public humiliation are all part of the deal, and it is all in good fun and games. Hen and Stag Weekends are what pre-marriage memories are made of, and unfortunately sometimes we just cannot seem to be able to tear ourselves away from that special someone for a whole weekend. Rather than planning separate Hen and Stag Weekends, work on a Hag Weekend instead!

The trouble with planning a Hag Weekend to replace the two is that it breaks the tradition of having the last ‘fling’ before marriage. To combat this problem, there are many ways to go about planning a Hag Weekend, but the most popular alternative seems to be to have separate Hen Weekend and Stag Weekend parties for the first day in the weekend, and combine the two for the last half of the weekend. This decreases the time that the bride and groom have to spend apart over the weekend, and it gives everybody in the wedding party a chance to bond and spend time together before the big event.

Some ideas for Hag Weekends include:

*Planning a camping party—having a Hag Weekend at a campsite is a great idea. Try booking two campsites for the first night and one for the next. This means the ladies and the fellas can have their fun separately on the first night and together for the second night.

*Planning a Bar Crawl—call the babysitter and have a weekend long bar crawl. Go to separate clubs (sometimes Ladies Entertainment or Gentleman’s’ Clubs) the first evening, and party together the next. The idea behind this is that the party stays together the whole weekend and goes to a motel room or a common house at night.

There are a whole lot of ideas where these come from; weekends at water parks or amusement parks are a great start, as are weekend getaways for the whole group.

Be creative with your hen and stag nights and combine them into a whole hag weekend. This gives you and your loved one a chance to spend some time together as girlfriend and boyfriend before the big day, and put in some time with the other people who are special in your life as well. Hag weekends may very well be the last time you and your loved one have to walk on the wild side before marriage.

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