A very vintage hen party

So this weekend sees one of my best ladies Luisa getting married. Waterproof mascara at the ready ladies, I am going to be a roaring mess! A couple of weekends ago myself and the two other bridesmaids threw Luisa a hen day with a 1950’s pin up theme. I made Luisa an invitation on illustrator with the date, start time and theme, and left everything else a complete surprise until the day.

8am – On the road to Edinburgh.
(and stopped off at Krispy Kreme for a very nutritious coffee and donuts breakfast)

Luisa being a wee photobombing bandit… but it’s okay because she was allowed to be the centre of attention on this special day.

9am – Arrive at our first secret location.

 Miss Dixiebell Vintage Hair and Beauty Parlour

Our first surprise to Luisa was the amazing girls at Miss Dixiebell (who I spotted at the Edinburgh Tattoo Convention) doing our hair and makeup. Absolutely loved the wee set up they have there, with a shop on the top floor and the salon downstairs. There were loads of inspirational scrapbooks with styles of hair and makeup that you could go for. We drank prosecco out of teacups and it was such a lovely morning 🙂 Couldn’t recommend them enough and I’m already thinking of the next excuse to go through and get dolled up

12.30pm – Back on the road to Glasgow.
 We dropped Luisa off home and headed onto our second secret location to change into our outfits and get set up. Oh and ate more donuts without trying to ruin our lipstick.

I went for a classic rockabilly look with three victory rolls, half up/down and curls in my hair, cat eyes and red lips. I would like to be done up like this every day of my life please! I wore a black and white flamingo print halterneck playsuit (old favourite from Matalan years ago) and my plain black Carvela heels. So I didn’t buy anything new for this occassion but if I had more time and money I would have totally splashed out on these polka dot t-bar platforms from Iron Fist (the amazing makers of my sparkly unicorn heels a few posts back, remember?)

2pm – Secret location number two, Intoxicating Tea Party at St Judes.

We held afternoon tea with a twist for Luisa in the penthouse suite of St Judes in Glasgow. We had tea, cakes, sandwiches and cocktails served in teapots. The Sailor Jerry Daquiri seemed to be everyone’s favourite, so Luisa’s mum Elaine and sister in law (to be) and fellow bridesmaid Amy got to have a go of making us some. I got most of our decorations from Etsy, Ebay and Paperchase. The knitted willy was a good giggle and hand made to measure (tee hee) by a lovely seller on Etsy.

We did want to make the day a little bit naughty/cheeky without it being too cheesy, so the next part of our afternoon included a burlesque perfomance and mini masterclass! It was such a giggle.

We stayed out for some drinks and nibbles after the tea party. Everyone seemed to have a great time so I’m hoping it was a success! 🙂 It’s the first time I’ve had to organise anything like this and I didn’t have a clue where to start. I had only been to one hen party before this (my step mums) so it was a baptism of fire but I’d happily do it again. Maybe if my career in set design fails I could start up as a party planner… hmm!

Have you ever had to organise an event like a hen night, surprise birthday or any other sort of party? I think it has made me realise how much of a trojan and control freak I will be when it comes to my own wedding. I JUST LOVE TO BE ORGANISED. Keep your fingers crossed for a sunny day for us on sunday ♥ Have a lovely weekend whatever you’re upto.