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Hen night

  • 26-02-2008 5:52pm
    #1
    Redpunto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭


    Wee question for you and would appreciate people's comments. The first of my friends is getting married and the hen night thats been organised is a weekend away in a different county. I would love to go but first off couldnt really afford it, along with spending money and transport plus then the wedding will be coming up and also have never been away overnight from kids, apart from hospital stays! 1 night id consider but couldnt be away from them for 2. what shoudl i do, just go, stick it on the credit card and hope dont miss the kids too much or not go. thanks


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  • #2
    Chinafoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,894 ✭✭✭Chinafoot


    How close are you to the bride?

    If 2 nights aren't possible, why not go for the first night and then head home the next day?


  • #3
    JuliusCaesar
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    If you can't afford it you can't afford it. It's up to you whether it's improtant enough to get into debt for....but when you have kids, generally you will need your credit for things to do with them.


  • #4
    whatsgoinon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭whatsgoinon


    How old are your kids? Will they miss you being away? If you went do you think you would enjoy yourself worrying about them all the time?
    Depending on how well you know the bride, would you consider skipping the 'official' hen night, and maybe bring her for a nice meal somewhere or a spa treatment? something that won't totally break the bank for you.


  • #5
    humanji
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    I'd say that if you simply say to your friend that you can't afford it and can't leave the kids. She'll understand.


  • #6
    Glowing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Glowing


    Yeah in my opinion, its too much to expect a gang to go abroad for a Hen weekend, considering the cost of weddings these days. I think considering you have kids, you'd be excused. If it was your best friend, I'd definitely make the effort to go however.

    Whatsgoinon had a good suggestion there ....

    Edit: The other way to look at is that it's a weekend away with a gang of mates, could be great craic and just what you need. The kids would be grand for the weekend I'm sure .... depends on your credit card limit!!


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  • #7
    Redpunto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭Redpunto


    Thanks guys, like i said shes the first of my friends to get married and I would love to make the effort to go. She would completely understand though, shed be one of my close knit of friends. Thats a nice idea bout bringing her somewhere else or a nice meal or sumfink. My smallest is 2 so i think that they would miss me at some stage (i would hope :-) !!)


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