Don’t worry if they aren’t all coming to the wedding, or don’t know one another: the more the merrier.DON’T: Go abroad. Unless you are a wealthy heiress and your guests will never once have to reach for their wallets, keep it local. There’s now some terrible arms race for hen parties, where, because she made you go to a French vineyard, you have to make her go to Sweden. Why, just because you’re getting married, do you think anyone wants to blow their entire annual holiday budget just so you can have company in Disneyland Paris/Ibiza/Las Vegas/the Moon? It’s crazy. And however much all your friends say they don’t mind, they really, really do. Days off work, flights, hotels, extra clothes, ridiculously-priced cocktails – it’s insane. If you love these people, find a comedy club in your local area, paint one another’s nails (or whatever floats your boat), get some ridiculously-priced cocktails (locally) and enjoy the night before staggering home to your respective loved ones.
