Perth, planned
Perth hens come in three shapes: the city for the night, the river for the day and the Swan Valley for the long lunch. Pick the one you can picture her in, build the day around it, then plan the way between the stops.
The short answer
The long lunch among the vines, the boat with the city sliding past, or the first cocktail in town once the last friend has finally arrived. Choose that, and the rest of the Perth day falls into place: the meeting point, the ride, the food and what happens afterwards.
You are the one who gets everyone to the right place at the right time. She gets to walk into a day that already fits her, with you right beside her.
This page is the planning side. For everything we run in Perth, see our Perth hens party ideas.
Her Perth
Three starting points, three very different days. Each one is a complete celebration on its own, and each one can lead into the next if you plan the join.
She walks in and her people are already at the table. The city is one gathering that grows into an activity, dinner and a dance floor if the group wants one.
Pick the first address and the last one, then walk the route in your head, in heels, with the actual guests.
A private boat from the city gives the group one moving setting with the bride right in the middle of it.
Give the girls the exact wharf and a meeting time well before departure, and know where you are headed the moment you step ashore.
The conversation starts on the drive out. By lunch someone has a new favourite wine and the bride has swapped stories with friends from three different parts of her life.
It is a day of its own with a drive at each end, so give the return its own time.
The Perth hinge
The official Swan Valley visitor guide puts it about 25 minutes from Perth city. Add collecting the group, the stops you are booked into and the trip home, and you have a day with a clear shape.
If the city is on the evening agenda, agree the return first and choose the dinner time second. And a long lunch can be the whole celebration. Plenty of Perth hens are exactly that, and they are glorious.
Want the tastings, the lunch and the rest of the day in one place? Our Perth hens party ideas show how it comes together.
Freo is where a slow brunch lives. Make it the gentle end to the weekend, or a day of its own if half the group lives down that way, and give the trip its own time in the plan.
The date
Perth summers are hot and dry. Winters are cooler and wetter. Neither one rules a day out. They decide the details.
Start with the day she would love, then ask what the actual place or boat does when the weather turns.
Before the date goes into the group chat name, check what else is on.
New Year, school holidays, the summer festival season and big event weekends are the ones to look at first. A busy weekend puts transport and stays at the top of your list, and your date is always worth an enquiry. Our guide to how far ahead to book a hens has the timing.
Getting around
The Swan Valley is its own outing: a set pickup, a clear way between stops and a ride home that was booked before the first glass. Home is the first thing a long lunch quietly eats, so give it a time.
In the city, sort the legs into walks and rides. A ride can be a practical choice or part of the fun, and both are good reasons. For a group of twelve, work out how many vehicles that takes and agree one meeting spot at the other end.
If you want the ride to be part of the day, have a look at a party bus, a limo or Hummer or our guide on how to choose hens party transport.
After a boat, leave time to step ashore, gather the bags and find the next table.
A good plan has a way into the first stop and a way home from the last one.
The day
Three sketches in Perth time to copy the shape from. Your package and booking confirmations set the real times.
By the time they sit down to eat, the friend who only knew the bride has someone new to catch up with.
The boat comes back with a camera roll full of the afternoon, and the next stop is already sorted.
Lunch has its own conversation and the drive back has the retelling. The return time you agree first is what makes dinner work.
“Thank you so much for helping organise my sisters hens party. Your customer service is brilliant and it was so easy. We had an exceptional experience and a beautiful night we will never forget making cocktails and then cruizing around the city in two funky hummer limos. Will definitely be using you again for a hens party or just a fun night out with the gals. Erin S”
Erin, after her sister Steph’s hens in Perth
If the group wants brunch, choose it around where you stayed and what comes next. Freo suits it when the trip fits, and the river or the city suits a gentler finish. Check out and the bags belong in the plan too.
The base
Choose the base once the hens is taking shape. Think about the first meeting point, where the night finishes and who needs time to change in between. Then sort beds, check-in, checkout and where the bags go.
Our Perth hens weekend page covers the stays that come with our packages. If the apartment is part of the plan, there is a long list of hens party games for it.
The group chat
Fill in what you know, leave the rest as to confirm and paste it into the group chat. It stays an idea until it is booked, so call it one.
[Bride name] Perth hens
Date: [date or still choosing], around [number] of us
The bit she would love most: [the moment]
Meet: [exact place] at [time] (Perth time)
The plan: [city, river or Swan Valley] and what comes after
Getting there and home: [pickup, wharf or return, or to confirm]
Package details: [link]
Amount each: [from the confirmed package]. Reply by [date].
Anything individual, message [organiser] privately.
Want to keep dreaming first? Start her Perth hens wishlist, or see small group hens if your crew is on the cosy side.
Quick answers
Yes, when the long lunch is the part she would love most. Tastings, a table big enough for everyone and hours to talk. Treat the drive out and the drive back as part of the day, and if dinner in the city follows, set the dinner time from the return.
Yes. Take the return time from the booked tour, leave room to freshen up, then book dinner or the dance floor from there. The Swan Valley sketch on this page shows the shape of that day.
The official Swan Valley visitor guide puts it about 25 minutes from Perth city. Your day runs on the pickup point, the stops you are booked into and the traffic, so time the evening from the booked itinerary.
Start with the moment she would love most, then let that choose the area. The city builds from one gathering into an activity, dinner and a later bar. The river starts at a wharf. The Swan Valley starts with a pickup and a drive.
New Year, school holidays, the summer festival season and big event weekends are the dates to look at before the date goes in the group chat. A full calendar puts transport and stays first on your list. Ask about your exact date when you enquire.
It depends on the route. Plenty of city stops are a short walk. The Swan Valley needs a pickup, a way between stops and a ride home. A boat day needs a plan for reaching the wharf and for getting from it to whatever comes next.
Freo is brilliant for a slow brunch or a coffee the morning after, or a day of its own if the group already lives that way. Our Perth packages sit in the city, on the water and in the Swan Valley, so give Freo its own slot and allow time for the trip.
Pick the base once you can see the hens taking shape. Think about the first meeting point, where the night ends and who needs a change of outfit in between. The Perth hens weekend page has the stays that go with our packages.
What a Perth hens costs lives with the packages: see the Perth hens party packages for the current numbers.
Her Perth shortlist
Give us the basics and we’ll come back with the Perth packages that suit her and her crew: city, river or Swan Valley. You bring the group chat.
A few quick details:
Done. Her hens are officially under way.
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Your move
The part she would love most is clearer now, and so is the way the day fits around it. On the day, you will be next to her with a glass in your hand.
Still planning the rest? Start with how to plan a hens party, then the hens party checklist.
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