About Flock | Hen weekends, planned properly

Edinburgh is the city that started Flock.

I planned a hen weekend for my sister in Edinburgh, and I did what every bridesmaid does. Trawled Airbnb. Made a list of activities. Built a colour-coded spreadsheet. Chased fourteen people for fifty quid each. By the end of it I'd put in two months of unpaid project management, and the bride still didn't know what was actually happening.

Turns out planning a hen is hard. So I started Flock to take the chaos off the girls tasked with pulling it together.

We grew the way we did because we kept the original setup. One planner per hen. Houses we'd actually stay in. Activities we'd actually done. Bespoke to the bride, bespoke to the city, never the chain restaurant version of a hen. The modern bride wants something real. Hidden gems, local spots, small businesses doing brilliant things, not the generic stuff you'd find anywhere.

Today we plan hen weekends across four spots: Edinburgh (where it all started), Bath, the Highlands and the Cotswolds. The planner who picks up the phone is the same one with you right through to the weekend itself. Five years in, that hasn't changed.

— Kat, Founder of Flock

Coordinating the group

Ten to thirty guests, half of them strangers to each other, all on different work shifts and pay cycles. Just getting the dates locked in usually takes a maid of honour two weeks of WhatsApp messages. And if you've only got one fixed date in mind, especially a bank holiday, book a year ahead. Houses get snapped up so fast.

Chasing payments

The single worst part of being maid of honour. £50pp here, £80pp there, the auntie who keeps forgetting. We chase each guest individually for their deposit and instalments, so the maid of honour never has to send the awkward reminder.

Too many cooks

When you're picking the house and the activities, don't open it up to the wider group. Fourteen opinions, zero decisions, total chaos. Assign one bridesmaid to lead the planning, keep it focused on the bride, and the rest of the crew will go with the flow.

Picking the right house

Hundreds of Airbnbs, holiday rentals and party houses. It's hard to find accommodation that ticks all of the boxes. We've cherry picked every house we partner with, so we know which ones actually work for your group size and requirements.

The little things

Dietaries, late check-outs, bride balloons on arrival, welcome nibbles when you arrive. The stuff that turns up as a five-message thread the night before and can quickly become stressful. We handle all of your planning to make it as stress-free as possible.

Dropping the ball

Maids of honour don't drop the ball because they're careless. They drop it because they have a job, kids, a wedding of their own to plan. One named planner from start to finish means nothing slips, even if life gets busy.