Top Hens Party Activities For Health Conscious Brides

How To Celebrate Your Bride That Loves Wellness

In recent years, there has been a beautiful shift in the way that hens want to celebrate their big day.

Messy nights out are being traded in for more relaxing activities and bonding experiences that represent the hen, her values and her lifestyle. 

Across Australia, we see women prioritising self-care and health, curating weekends that leave everyone feeling recharged rather than hungover and depleted. 

Some remove drinking and partying completely out of the picture, while others see it as an opportunity to focus on nurturing the bride's green side as well as her wild side.

No two hens are the same, so no hens party will be the same! 

At the end of the day, it’s all about your friend getting married, and creating the ultimate celebration just for her.

But what would that look like? We’ve collected 6 of our favourite activities to help you plan for your health-conscious bride. 

1. Luxuriate on a Private Boat Cruise

If the bride finds her peace by the water, a private boat charter is the perfect experience to honour your bride-to-be.

A fully catered boat cruise allows the group to soak up some sunshine, feel the ocean breeze, and truly connect with each other. You can spend a stunning afternoon lounging on the deck with a custom-made playlist or dive into the ocean for a swim. With healthy food options and delicious drinks completely sorted, the bride can just lie back and let the gentle rocking of the boat move her closer into married life with her favourite girls. 

2. Ground with Nature on a Pop-Up Picnic

Australia is home to some of the most incredible parks and scenery in the world. By connecting with nature, you invite your bride and guests to be surrounded by all that Australia has to offer. Plus, we all need to touch a little grass every once in a while.  

A pop-up picnic is a chic and relaxing way to celebrate, and you can pair your picnic with another activity, like a flower crown workshop or classic hens day games. With everything from styling, food and beverage sorted, your group is certain to lounge in luxury. 

3. Connect Spiritually with a Touch of Magic

One of our favourite wellness trends making its way in Australia adds sparkle and whimsy to your hens' weekend. A bespoke Tarot reading and spellwork experience is the perfect activity for curious brides eager to get in touch with their witchy side.

Before embarking on the next exciting chapter of her life, it is the perfect time for the bride and her closest girls to sit down with a qualified tarot reader. This kind of introspective activity naturally sparks deep and meaningful conversations among your group, making it an enchanting wellness ritual to add to your hens day.

4. Celebrate your divine feminine through dance

Adding physical wellness to your hens days doesn’t have to mean adding a gym class or 5k run. If your bride loves to move and connect through music, adding a private dance class is sure to get everyone involved. You could remake your favourite music videos, learn the seduction of burlesque, or take those twerk skills to the next level.

All options are designed to celebrate body positivity and empower the group (add in plenty of giggles and video footage to look back on for years to come). Don’t worry about previous experience; everyone can participate. 

5. Embrace Sexual Wellness with a Sex Toy Party

Wellness encompasses all aspects of our lives and bodies, and in recent years sexual health has finally been destigmatised. Although sex toy parties have been a favourite staple for hens for many years, we’re in a new era of sexual wellness.

As the bride prepares to step into her new life, hosting a private mobile sex toy party is an exhilarating addition to the itinerary. This isn't the traditional tacky experience that you’ve heard about.  It's a tasteful twist that delivers fun and learning while empowering your group to embrace their sexuality in a carefully curated environment.

6. Nourishing the Body with a Hand-Selected Restaurant Booking

Food is more than just fuel, and your wellness weekend deserves a spectacular culinary experience. But coordinating a restaurant dinner for a large group of people with different dietary requirements can be a headache even for the most organised maid of honour.

Let your House of Hens planner know that you're looking for a venue with a vibrant menu.

We can secure a reserved area for your group where you can intentionally enjoy a beautiful sit-down dinner that nurtures your whole crew.

How House of Hens Can Help

Coordinating a wellness weekend doesn’t need to be boring or complicated. Organisation and communication should always be a focus in the lead-up to the event so that no one is stressed out by all the logistics. 

At House of Hens, we specialise in taking care of the hard stuff so that you and your entourage can look forward to a celebration of bliss.

Whether you want to cruise in the Whitsundays, explore your spirituality in Melbourne or enjoy a beachside picnic on the Gold Coast, we help build an itinerary that actually feels easy and relaxed.

Frequently Asked Questions About Wellness Hens Weekends

What is a wellness hens weekend?

A wellness hens weekend is a celebration focused on health and connection rather than messy nights fuelled by booze (and consequential hangovers). It lets the bride and her favourite people prepare for the wedding through joyful recovery and relaxing activities rather than feeling depleted.

Is a hens party centred around wellness boring?

These days there are so many fun and beautiful activities that bring everyone together. We look at all aspects of wellness, from the physical and spiritual, to nature and nurture.

Because wellness doesn’t need to be sugar-free cupcakes and 5k runs, focus on activities that fill your cup instead of emptying it. It's all about what bonds the group together and creates lasting memories.

Should we remove alcohol from our wellness hens?

It all depends on what your bride wants! A wellness theme doesn't have to ban all alcohol unless the bride specifically requests a sober weekend.

Check in with your girl and see what she ultimately wants as a part of her celebrations.

Can we have a hens experience focused on wellness anywhere in Australia?

There isn’t a place you couldn’t do it in; all across Australia you have multiple options for hens parties focused on health.

Some famous options like Byron Bay, Cairns and the Gold Coast are popular for beachside relaxation and nature escapes. 

But really, anywhere you go in Australia is stunning, and the major cities all have excellent spots for a wellness-themed hens party.

What other things than winery tours and boozy brunches can we do at a hens?

Celebrating your bride-to-be doesn’t have to include endless bottles of champagne and hangovers that last until Monday.

Indulge your girls with delicious fresh food on a private boat cruise or pop-up picnic. Tailor your event with insightful tarot readings, or by celebrating through the magic of dance. The world is your oyster!

At The End Of The Day

Your bride is going to appreciate that you created a hens that feels like her, that embodies her and lets her celebrate with the people she loves.

She'll remember the crazy moments, laughing until it hurts, and hopefully even feeling her shoulders drop after months of wedding stress.

If she finishes the weekend feeling rested, loved and ready for her wedding day, you've achieved the ultimate addition to her wedding preparations.