All dressed up. All here for her.
Tiered stands, a glass of bubbly and her favourite people at one pretty table. She’s the occasion.
We build the high tea into her whole hens, in six cities around Australia.
She gets the head of the table and the first toast. You get to sit down and eat the scones, and the thank-yous in the group chat have your name on them.
01 the first pour
The tea is served. The stories follow.
A hens high tea with My Ultimate Hens is tiered stands of sweet and savoury bites, a toast to the bride and her holding court at one beautiful table, with the rest of her day planned around it in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth or Adelaide.
It’s the hens where everyone makes a little effort. The earrings come out, the group chat argues about florals, and the bride finally has the occasion she’s been saving that dress for. Then you sit down, the stands arrive, and the afternoon turns into what it was always about: the people around her, swapping the stories only they know.
Someone asks how they first met her. A friend starts the story, another adds the bit she left out, and the bride puts her cup down because she’s laughing too hard to drink.
Every good hens high tea, at about the second tier
Before anyone arrives
Stands, teacups, flowers, the works. All she has to do is walk in.
She walks in
A glass of bubbly goes up the second she sits down, and she gets the head of the table, obviously.
The stands arrive
Ribbon sandwiches up from the bottom, then the scones, and the great jam-or-cream debate, which nobody has ever won.
Somewhere around the second tier
One guest raises her pinkie as a joke, the whole table copies her, and the old stories start coming out.
Between the second and third tier
Her sister, her school friend, her mum. Short, sweet and a little bit teary, with a glass in every hand.
Before anyone touches the macarons
Then the one with everyone in it, you included. That’s the photo the group chat is still using next year.
Then
To a rooftop, a show, a cocktail class or dinner, whatever the rest of her hens looks like.
And you? You booked one thing, then sat down and ate the scones like everyone else.
02 pick your tier
Ten ways to pour it, from sweet to cheeky. Tap the one that’s her and we’ll keep it in mind when you tell us about her.
The hens version of high tea: bubbles beside the scones and something stronger in the teapot. Our hens high teas start with a glass of bubbly, and our cocktail high teas pour each girl a cocktail from her own teapot. On our tarot high tea, a reader turns the cards for every guest and saves the bride for last. Bottomless high tea and a gin flight are the ideas everyone saves, so tell us if that’s her.
Up high on a rooftop or a sky-high deck, the city spread out below and the bride in the seat with the best view. Sweet treats in the clouds, then a glass of bubbly while the light goes gold. It does wonders for the photos, too.
Tiered stands on the water, with the harbour or the river sliding past and nobody needing to be anywhere else. One of our Melbourne crews did it on a glorious sunny day, and the chocolate tarts got a review all of their own.
Gowns, gloves, pearls and a fan for the bride, with a “Dearest Gentle Reader” toast that announces her as the season’s diamond. Or go Mad Hatter: mismatched teacups, a “drink me” tag on the bubbles and the bride crowned queen of the table. The dress-up is half the fun.
Our drag queen takes the head of the table, roasts her partner (lovingly), runs the toasts and crowns the bride somewhere between the scones and the sweets. High tea manners have never been so loud.
Bow tie and cuffs on, shirt off, and the teapot never empty. Our topless waiters are our own, trained by us and RSA certified, so he pours, poses for the photos and keeps the bride front and centre. He’s the only thing at the table without a layer.
Flower crowns, paint and sip or a cocktail class, with the stands beside you, so the afternoon has a little making in it and a lot to show for it.
A massage or a facial first, robes and all, then a sweet high tea up high with a glass of bubbly. She walks in off duty and floats out the other side.
A high tea among the vines with a tasting either side. One of our crews made a Hunter Valley day of it: high tea, a wine tour, chocolate and cheese, all in one.
The stands, the china and the bubbles set up at home or at our own accommodation on her hens weekend, so nobody has to swap the pyjamas for heels until dinner. Tell us that’s the plan when you tell us about her.
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03 the posh bits
Same tiers, different accent.
In Australia, “high tea” means an afternoon spread on tiered stands: savoury on the bottom, scones in the middle and sweets on top, with tea and, for a hens, bubbles.
In Britain the same thing is called afternoon tea, and a UK hens afternoon tea, afternoon tea hen do or hen party afternoon tea is exactly this, just with more rain. “High tea” there was once a working family’s evening meal. Nobody at your table needs to care.
A hens high tea usually runs around two hours at the table, which is the sweet spot: long enough for every tier and every toast, short enough that the day still has somewhere to go.
04 who’s at the table
Different stories about the bride. One lovely reason to get together.
She’d rather a beautiful table and her favourite people than shots at midnight. This is her hens, exactly.
Her mum tells a story her work friends have never heard, her best friend has a follow-up, and the bride can’t believe they’re all finally at the same table.
The tea and the food are the stars here, so she gets every tier, every toast and the best seat in the house.
A high tea is about the table, not the tally. Teapots, stories and a toast with whatever’s in her glass.
Outfits, florals, tiered stands and good light. Her camera roll is going to thank you.
High tea at two, a show or the dance floor by nine. It’s the prettiest opening act a hens weekend can have.
05 the bill, nicely
The package is the magic.
Our high tea hens packages usually sit around $150 to $300 per person. Each one is built as the whole celebration, with the rest of her day planned around the stands.
What moves it: her city, the view, what’s in the glasses, what comes after (a show, a topless waiter, a cruise, dinner) and whether you make a weekend of it.
A hens high tea for her: tiered stands, bubbles and the whole day built around it. Our high tea hens packages usually sit around $150 to $300 per person.
With us, the table is waiting when she walks in, the bubbles land as she sits down, and the next stop is already lined up for when the last tier goes.
Want to see the packages? Pick her city.
06 the dress code
That outfit you’ve been waiting for an occasion to wear? She’s the occasion.
White, the one different colour at the table. A veil, a sash or a white fascinator if she’s game, and her favourite earrings either way.
Garden-party dressy: florals, pastels or one colour together. A fascinator or a hat if you love one, gloves if it’s Bridgerton. A favourite blouse and trousers counts too.
Shoes you can stand in for the group photo, a layer for a rooftop or the water, and in summer, something that breathes.
Copy a dress code into the group chat
Garden party: florals, pastels, a hat if you have one. The bride wears white.
Bridgerton: empire lines, pearls, gloves, a fan. The bride is this season’s diamond, in white.
One colour together: everyone in blush pink, the bride in white in the middle of the photo.
Mad Hatter: something odd, something bright, one mismatched teacup brooch. The bride wears the crown.
More looks for every kind of hens: what to wear to a hens night.
07 pinkies up
A few questions about the bride. A surprising number of opinions.
With the first pot
Set up before the day
Over the scones
All afternoon
To finish
Pure theatre
Swirl, flip the cup, squint dramatically, then tap for her fortune. Read it out in your most mysterious voice.
I see a long table, a full glass and a story your mum will tell for years.
Want more for later in the day? Hens party games for every crew.
08 make it hers
Gold script, polka dots and her name, like the sign on the prettiest dessert table we’ve seen.
Print it for the table, prop it on a stand, or make it the group chat photo.
09 her city
Our packages are in all six of our cities. Pick hers.
The harbour, the rooftops and a city that dresses up for an afternoon.
Sydney hens partiesSee every Sydney packageThe Yarra, laneway lounges and the high tea capital of the country, if you ask a Melburnian.
Melbourne hens partiesSee every Melbourne packageThe river, the sunshine and long afternoons that run straight into the evening.
Brisbane hens partiesSee every Brisbane packageThe beach, the hinterland and views from very high up.
Gold Coast hens partiesSee every Gold Coast packageThe Swan River, golden light and sunsets made for a toast.
Perth hens partiesSee every Perth packageThe hills, the wine country on the doorstep and a city that loves a long lunch.
Adelaide hens partiesSee every Adelaide package10 after the last tier
A few favourites from our crews. One booking, and a day that flows.
High tea with a glass of bubbly and a cocktail for the bride, then up to a rooftop bar for a bottle of bubbly, then down to the water to watch the boats as the sun goes. Three stops, and the bride never has to ask where her drink is.
A cocktail high tea in a 1920s-style lounge, cocktails poured from teapots, and a tarot reader working her way round the table, saving the bride for last. Then a VIP booth and the dance floor.
A modern high tea with a Middle Eastern twist, then a cocktail class with your own bar, a share plate dinner and a nightclub to finish. The stands are the warm-up.
High tea and a round of bubbly, up to a rooftop bar for a bottle in the sun, then a VIP booth where your topless waiter takes over the pouring. Classy first, cheeky second, and the bride grinning through all of it.
Brunch starts the day earlier and louder; high tea is slower, prettier and later, with every age at the table. Here’s why a brunch or long lunch works too.
11 one with everyone in it
Dressed up, glasses up, and every one of them there for her.
12 it happened
From the organisers who poured the first toast.
“Thank you very much for helping me plan my beautiful sister Racheals high tea cruise. We all had a blast with lots of laughs. The day couldn't be more perfect along the water on a absolutely glorious sunny day! Not to mention the food was delicious those chocolate tarts were to die for. The food and layout of our vessel were presented to high standards. You did an outstanding job and would highly recommend this to anyone... Thank you again! X Christine”
From our review bank, Melbourne
★★★★★“All My Ultimate staff that I have spoken to or emailed has been fantastic. I feel I have been listened to, and bookings were made to Tayla's wishes. The paint and sip, this was great, a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed themselves, even the ones that "can't" paint. Highly recommend. Bus to high tea, driver Dave was great, professional and safe driver, recommended highly. Called and was on time. High tea, with Turkish twist, was great. Very friendly staff, food looked great and tasted yummy!”
Rebekah Q., Easy Weddings verified review, Brisbane
★★★★★“Hunter valley high tea, wine tour, chocolate tour and cheese tour day. Great idea and good value for money”
Miss Aiva H., Easy Weddings verified review
5.0 on Easy Weddings, and a Five Star Supplier there every year since 2012. Read more of our reviews
The same people who have been making a fuss of brides since 2011, and who still think the best part is the table.
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Female founded in 2011, and still founder-led
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13 the menu card
Everything the group will ask, on one card.
14 pass the teapot
Deciding with the two or three girls who matter? Here’s a short message in your words.
Add her name, a date and a reply-by day if you have them, and the message writes itself.
This page, so the girls can have a proper look and get excited with you.
Send it to the bridesmaids’ chat, not the one she’s in. Leave her name blank and the message just says “the bride”.
Pick her city to get started.
15 asked and answered
The ones the group chat will ask you, answered before they do. Booking in general lives on our FAQ page.
A hens high tea is an afternoon of tiered stands, sweet and savoury bites and a toast at one table built around the bride. With My Ultimate Hens it comes inside a hens package, with the rest of her day planned around it.
Nothing that matters at a hens. In Australia “high tea” is the tiered afternoon spread, and in Britain the same thing is called afternoon tea.
No. A kitchen tea or bridal shower is usually for the wider family and gifts, while a hens high tea is the bride’s celebration with her crew, bubbles and a little mischief, and plenty of brides have both.
Our hens high teas usually run for around two hours at the table, then the day carries on to whatever’s next: a rooftop, a show, a cocktail class or dinner.
Our high tea hens packages usually sit around $150 to $300 per person. The city, the view, the drinks and what comes after set where yours lands.
Yes. Every one starts with a glass of bubbly, then it’s tea, coffee or a cocktail poured from your own teapot.
The bride wears white and the girls go garden-party dressy in florals, pastels or one colour together, with a fascinator if you like. More ideas in what to wear to a hens night.
Yes. The tea and the food are the stars, so nobody misses out and everyone gets a toast.
Yes. A high tea is one of the easiest hens days for every age at the table, and the pinkie-up rule catches everyone eventually.
Yes. Our drag queen can host the table and crown the bride (drag queen hens parties), or our topless waiter can keep the teapots and glasses moving (topless waiter hens parties).
Yes. Bridgerton gowns and gloves or a Mad Hatter table both suit a high tea beautifully, and the dress-up is half the fun.
The Bride Would, the newlywed quiz, a tea-leaf fortune and a pinkie-up rule all work sitting down. There are more in our hens party games.
Brunch if she wants an early, loud start and the day moving fast; high tea if she wants it slower, prettier and later, with every age at the table.
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide. Start with her city: Sydney hens parties, Melbourne hens parties, Brisbane hens parties, Gold Coast hens parties, Perth hens parties or Adelaide hens parties.
if she’d rather
Not quite her cup of tea? These sit at the same table.
Years from now, someone will find the photo of that table, with her at the head of it. And everyone will remember who made it happen.
You. The thank-yous in the group chat will have your name on them. Pick her city:
Or tell us about her16 her shortlist
Give us the basics, and we’ll come back with the high teas that suit her, her city and her crew.
Done. Her high tea is officially brewing.
Keep an eye on your phone, the first text comes from one of us, not a bot.
While you wait: put her name in gold