How to Organise a Hippy Hen Do (Ultimate Boho Hen Party Guide)
A Hippy Hen Do is all about peace, love, and good vibes! Think boho chic, flower crowns, barefoot dancing, and a festival feel. Here’s how to plan a magical, laid-back celebration for the bride-to-be:
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1. Choose Your Hippy/Boho Hen Do Theme
Before buying decorations or booking activities, decide on your overall theme. “Hippy” can mean different things depending on the bride’s personality.
Here are a few popular options:
🌿 Boho Woodland Retreat
Think fairy lights, picnic blankets, wildflowers and maybe even a glamping weekend. Perfect for countryside locations.
🌈 70s Flower Power Party
Bright colours, peace signs, flares and retro playlists. Ideal for a house party or hired venue.
🎪 Festival-Style Hen Do
Matching wristbands, glitter makeup, outdoor games and a relaxed dress code. This works beautifully for summer hen parties.
Choosing a clear direction makes everything else — from decor to outfits — much easier.
2. Picking the perfect venue for the Hen Do or Bachelorette gathering
A Glamping Retreat or Garden Party
Glamping could serve as a fantastic venue for a Hippy Hen do, featuring yurts and tipis. It’s important to consider the guests and their budget, as prices can vary significantly between different glamping sites across the UK.
Alternatively, you might consider hosting a home ‘glamping’ experience paired with a bohemian-style garden party—especially if you have access to a spacious garden. Set up some garden lights, arrange floor cushions, and enjoy a picnic-style feast together.
Check out these Fairy Lights for Camping from Amazon.
A Festival
You may be able to time the celebration with a music festival that is already taking place. Live bands, maybe a bonfire, perhaps some dreamcatchers, it’s all very hippy.
Or you could create your own music festival at home.
A Wellness retreat
This is more my cup of tea! Perhaps some meditation, a sound bath and maybe some spa treatments. Sound bliss.
For The DIY retreat check this out – This bundle features a step-by-step retreat agenda (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon), carefully designed to guide you through self-care, reflection, and relaxation. You’ll explore mindfulness meditations, guided visualizations, journaling prompts, vision board creation, and other restorative activities—all tailored to help you reconnect with yourself and embrace self-love.
3. Create a 'Hippy' dress code
When it comes to boho hen party outfits, comfort and creativity are key.
Encourage guests to wear:
Flowy maxi dresses
Flared trousers
Crochet tops
Fringe bags
Flower crowns
Peace sign jewellery
Oversized sunglasses
You could even give the bride a special sash saying “Bride of the Tribe” or “Boho Bride”.
Hippy/ boho dress code
Encourage guests to dress in a Hippy style, and you could also provide somes accessories. Ideas include flowery dresses, crochet tops and tie-dye outfits. Don’t forget the flower crowns and headbands and the round sunglasses and peace sign jewellery. Temporary tattos are also fun.
Here’s a great outfit from Amazon, and in my opinion is a bargain!
Boho Hippy Sling Bag
This sling bag is big enough to keep all the hen party gear, plus it’s a great bag to have anyway!
4. Activities that are fun and relaxing
Make your own flower crown
You could get some kits to make some floral headpieces. This is such a fun and relaxing activity and at the end you will have a beautiful flower crown. I love these sets from MinnaBlooms, take a look.
Hippie Temporary Tattoo
These are great fun – just make sure you get the stuff to wash them off too!
Groovy Bride games
Games like ‘Bridal Bingo’ can be a laugh. Here is a 1970’s style version.
5. Hippy Hen Party Food & Drinks
Keep it colourful and relaxed.
Food ideas:
Grazing boards
Rainbow fruit platters
Cupcakes with edible flowers
Mini quiches & wraps
Drink ideas:
Floral gin cocktails
Prosecco with berries
Herbal iced teas
Signature “Peace & Love Punch”
Hippy food and drinks
Experience the atmosphere of the 60s, and the flowers power, with this set of themed cookies.
FREE PRINTABLE CAKE TOPPERS
Here are some cake toppers for you to print out, cut out, stick both sides on to a cocktail stick, and transform ordinary cup cakes into Groovy bride, peace and love Hen party cakes!
6. Hippy Party Favors
Party Favours are always fun!
They are a nice keepsake of the Hen do. Ideas include Crystal Healing Stones, Scented Soy Candles, Eco-Friendly Tote Bags
or Wildflower Seed Packets.
7. Decor & Ambience
Hippy do decor
Wherever you plan to have your hippy hen do, some decorations will add to the ambience. Things like Macramé and Dreamcatchers,Fairy Lights & Lanterns and Tie-Dye Banners & Handmade Signs.
These table pieces look great.
Decorations That Create Instant Festival Vibes
You don’t need a huge budget to create impact.
Try:
Fairy lights everywhere
Macramé backdrops
DIY bunting
Wooden signs with phrases like “Let Love Grow”
Scatter cushions and layered picnic blankets
Mix textures: wood, lace, florals and soft fabrics.
8. Playlist & Entertainment
Hippy Hen Do playlist
There are so many great bands from the 60s and 70s that would be great for your Hippy Hen Do play list. Think, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, Bob Marley to name a few.
This ‘100 Flower Power Hits’ would fit the bill.
A Sample Hippy Hen Do Itinerary
🕙 Morning: Yoga & meditation session 🌞
🕛 Afternoon: Flower crown workshop & picnic 🥗
🕞 Evening: Live music, bonfire, & tarot readings 🔥🎶
Get Your Free Hippy Hen Do Printable
Want to make planning even easier?
Download my FREE 4-page Hippy Hen Party Checklist & Bingo Game — perfect for staying organised and adding extra fun to your celebration.
