Fabulous Hen Party Ideas for Flower Loving Ladies

Looking for hen party ideas with a difference? Fed up with the usual drinks-and-dinner drill? Whether you’re planning a prenuptial party for a green-fingered gal, you’ve got a bride-to-be who’d like to make her own wedding bouquet, or you’re a group of budding florists with some serious flower crown dreams, our floristry classes and flower arranging courses will tick all the boxes and make sure you put on a hen-do rather than a hen-don’t!

If you can’t bear the traditional hen do activities of drinking games and novelty straws, and you’d like to send your bestie off in style, swap the feather boa for a floristry masterclass and spend her last hours of singledom learning how to create some blooming lovely floral arrangements! You’ll spend a happy afternoon with some tasty tipples at your side, learning all the top flower arranging tips and tricks from a true floristry pro, before heading home with some newly blossomed skills and a beautiful display for your wall or vase. We think that sounds way better than stumbling around a nightclub in fancy dress and the dreaded L-plates!

Channel your inner bohemian with a floral crown class

Forget about run-of-the-mill tiaras – floral crowns are where it’s at. Ditch the cheap plastic and rhinestones and spend a few hours learning how to make a statement with a beautiful, bloom filled floral headband that will be the crowning glory of any wedding outfit!

Our flower crown workshop is a great way to spend an afternoon drinking cocktails with your fellow hens while learning how to create some beautiful floral masterpieces. With a drink in hand, you’ll be able to choose between beautiful fresh blooms with a heavenly scent or delicate dried flowers for a floral headband that will stand the test of time. Your talented teacher will show you how to identify and mix complementary flowers, choose and add greenery and then weave everything together into a stunning floral arrangement. You don’t need any prior experience to get creative with blooms either, so if nobody in the group can tell a carnation from a chrysanthemum, don’t despair. As long as you come along with a little imagination and plenty of enthusiasm, this is high on our list of low-key hen party ideas – it really is that easy!

Design your own bouquet with a wedding flower workshop

If the bride-to-be is the crafty type who’s keen to get creative with nature, a wedding flower workshop is definitely among the unique hen party ideas that she’ll remember for all the right reasons. 

Led by your own dedicated floristry virtuoso, you’ll all learn about different types of flowers and foliage, how to choose the freshest stems and the unique ways to combine them to create stunning arrangements that will be the perfect finishing touch to any wedding day. From beautiful hand-tied bridal bouquets and creative buttonhole flower ideas to bold flower crowns, cute corsages and even breathtaking wedding centrepieces and table arrangements, your bestie will learn everything she needs to know to take the reins in the flower department in time for her big day. There’s something for every style as well, so whether it’s a winter wedding with a greenery theme, a spring celebration full of colourful tulips and frothy alyssum or summer nuptials packed with snapdragons, sunflowers and gerberas, we’ll help to bring all of those floral ideas to life!

Make something dazzling for your door with a wreath making session

The perfect relaxing hen do activity for a laid back afternoon, getting stuck into a wreath making session with the gals will make your bestie’s send off one to remember – and there won’t be a ‘Bride’ sash in sight!

Ideal for both winter and summer hen party ideas, you’ll all get together for a fun, floral-filled afternoon of laughter and creativity at a beautiful studio or cool cafe. Fuelled by delicious cocktails (or mocktails if that’s more your thing!) you’ll spend a soothing afternoon learning how to work with the wreath base effectively, weaving in fresh or dried flowers and foliage before finishing your creation with ribbons and seasonal embellishments. At the end of the session, you’ll all leave with your own beautiful handmade DIY wreaths and all the skills you need to craft plenty more in time for the big day – why not add them to the venue door, use them as wedding centrepieces or attach one to the rear window of the bridal car? 

With its tranquil atmosphere and tasty refreshments, our wreath making workshop is perfect for escaping the chaos of planning for the big day and calming any pre-wedding jitters. If you’ve been charged with planning a unique hen do in London, it’ll definitely help you to come up smelling of roses!

Get green fingered with a hen party terrarium building class

If the gals are more into plants than posies, let them get green fingered and learn all about the world of succulents with a terrarium building class. A true fusion of floristry and horticulture, you’ll spend a few hours creating beautiful glass terrariums that will leave your bestie’s house looking as blooming lovely as she does on the big day!

It might not be among the traditional hen party ideas, but relaxing with a glass of bubbly and immersing yourselves in nature is a great way to send your pal off into married life feeling cool, calm and collected. At a terrarium class, she’ll get to switch off from wedding stress and swap table plans, guest lists and wedding favours for soil, shoots and succulents, learning all about the essentials of plant care from a talented gardening pro and greenery genius. 

Using beautiful glass vases and decorative vessels, you’ll create unique terrarium designs that are packed full of foliage, ferns and flowers – ideal if the bride-to-be loves a bit of greenery around the house! As well as being really easy to maintain, these gorgeous little gardens are simply stunning and would make beautiful alternative wedding centrepieces for those all-important reception tables.