Drag queen hens party games, from the pre-drinks to her finale

1. Everyone finishes one prompt with something short and affectionate: a habit, a catchphrase, a story she already tells on herself.
2. One friend reads through the cards first and quietly sets aside anything the bride would not enjoy hearing out loud.
3. Read five to eight. Give her a quick right of reply after each one if she wants it.
4. Finish with a real toast. The joke lands on a habit everyone recognises; the love gets the last word.

• In the crowdFriends read their own cards to the table. She gets to listen and roll her eyes.
• A little spotlightShe picks three cards to hear and gets one line back on each.
• Front and centreShe chooses the reader, hears the full set and closes with her defence.

Make it work: the newest friend writes about last month. Knowing her the longest is not a requirement.

Sweet

• Her idea of travelling light is...
• If she says she’s nearly ready, we know...
• The phrase that belongs on her family crest is...
• Her most dramatic reaction to a tiny inconvenience was...
• Her partner is marrying her and also signing up for...
• The most recognisable thing about a night out with her is...

Cheeky

• Her flirting face looks exactly like...
• Getting ready takes her this long because...
• She is certain she knows the DJ’s next song, and...
• Her 2am message to the group chat usually says...
• The outfit she swears she’ll wear again is...
• If her camera roll could talk, it would say...

Spicy

• The honeymoon playlist is called...
• Her come-hither look has been described as...
• The pick-up line that actually worked on her was...
• Three words for the honeymoon suite...
• The morning after the wedding, she’ll be...
• Her bedroom eyes have been known to...

Two we’d write: “Travelling light means one suitcase for her clothes and another for the possibilities.” “Her partner is marrying her and also signing up for hearing the full menu read aloud before she orders her usual.”

1. Each guest writes a two-sentence memory of the bride with one clue in it, and leaves the front unsigned.
2. Her name goes on the folded back, for the reader only.
3. The reader draws a slip. The bride guesses who wrote it.
4. The writer owns up and adds the detail she left out.
5. After six to eight, the rest of the slips go in the envelope. She takes them home.

Make it work: read a mix from different corners of her life. For a big crew, read eight and keep every card. Nobody has to write the funniest story or the oldest one.

• The moment I knew we’d get along...
• The trip that did not follow the itinerary...
• The smallest thing she did that meant a lot...
• The time we were absolutely convinced we had a plan...
• The thing she always does that makes me laugh...
• A recent moment with her I already want to remember...

For the group chat

• Bring one short memory of the bride: funny, lovely or a bit of both. Two sentences, with a clue she might recognise. We’ll read a few on the night and see if she can pick who wrote them.

1. Pick the sweet side or the spicy side before the round starts.
2. Roll, and answer the matching prompt in a sentence or two.
3. Pass the die. A pass is always allowed, no forfeit.
4. One turn each, then stop while everyone still wants another.

Make it work: a big group rolls in table-sized huddles. One circle of thirty turns swallows the evening.

Sweet side

1. Give the bride’s entrance a three-word introduction.
2. Which song belongs to a night out with her?
3. What tiny thing instantly reminds you of her?
4. What would her tour rider absolutely include?
5. What should she get a lifetime achievement award for?
6. Give her a ten-second toast.

Spicy side

1. Name her honeymoon playlist.
2. Deliver a knowingly terrible pick-up line to the room.
3. Describe her flirting style as a weather forecast.
4. Give your best come-hither look, or nominate yourself as judge.
5. Invent a glamorous title for her honeymoon suite.
6. Give a cheeky toast to the honeymoon.