Rainbow Hens by My Ultimate
An LGBTQIA+ hens party is a hens built around who's getting married and who they love: two brides, two grooms, a bride and her non-binary partner, one party together or one each, as wild or as mild as they like.
My Ultimate Hens plans them in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide: tell us the names and pronouns, and every venue and crew member knows them before the day.
For the person you know by heart.
or see all the hens party ideas
Shout-out to the maids of honour, bridesmaids, bridesmen, groomaids and best people bringing everyone together.
You know their favourite song, their favourite people and the kind of celebration that will have them looking at you and saying,How did you know?
Maybe it's making perfume with their closest friends. A long lunch with stories coming from every end of the table. Or a drag show, then a dance floor reunion every time another favourite song comes on.
Since 2011, My Ultimate Hens has been bringing favourite people together to celebrate. Rainbow Hens is where we celebrate LGBTQIA+ hens and couples, with ideas for a hens or a hucks that feels completely them.
And if you're the one getting married, come on in. Let's find something that feels completely you.
A hens is a hens
A hens is a hens. What makes each one is who you're celebrating and how they want to celebrate: the drag show or the long lunch, the big night or the slow weekend, their people, their playlist and their kind of cheek.
Our crew is trained to create inclusive, safe and joyful environments. Tell us the names and pronouns, and every venue and crew member knows them before the day.
Lesbian, gay, bi, pan, queer, trans or non-binary, and marrying whoever they love: it's their hens, bucks or hucks.
So start with them
What would make them say, “That’s so us”?
For the friend who saves every beautiful thingPerfume, jewellery, a canvas, or a cocktail with their name on it.See their ideas
For the long-lunch loverVines, a cooking class, and a brunch that turns into dinner.See their ideas
For the first one on the dance floorDrag, our showgirls or our male revue, and a routine the whole crew learns.See their ideas
For the “can we make a weekend of it?” personArriving together, a sail, and everyone under one roof.See their ideasOne hens or two
When both people getting married want a hens, there's no rule. Some want one big day with both crews, some want their own crew and their own surprise, and plenty do both and meet up for the night. Only one of them having a hens? Skip to the ideas.
| The shape | Who it suits | How it feels | What to watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| One party together | Friend groups who already love each other, and a couple who want the same kind of day | Both crews, one big day, one plan, one price per person | Pick activities both crews will be into |
| One each | Different friend groups, or one of them wants it wild and the other wants it mild | Each of them gets their own crew and their own surprise | Keep the dates apart, so the friends they share can make both |
| Both | Couples with plenty of crossover in their friends | Separate days, then everyone meets for the night or a long table | Pick a meeting point both crews can reach |
And yes, one of them can still be surprised. The other one just has to be in on it.
Plenty of grooms want a hens, or one big hucks with everyone. What matters is what the day looks like, so pick the activities they'd love from our hens party ideas and choose their city.
Rather a bucks? Our sister brand My Ultimate Bucks plans those too.
That's a joint hens and bucks, often called a hucks: both crews, one day, and activities everyone's in on. Pick the activities and the city like any hens, and tell us it's both crews.
Start with who they are
Twelve ideas, sorted by the kind of person you're celebrating. Find the one that sounds like them, or borrow from two.
For the friend who saves every beautiful thing
The moment they hold up what they made, and their best friend’s already taking the photo.
The crew shakes it up together in class, then names a signature cocktail after them for the pre-drinks (our cocktail class page has a free tool that writes the jug recipe).
Book a hens cocktail making class.
Perfume, jewellery or a canvas, and a souvenir nobody shoves in a drawer.
Try hens perfume making, hens jewellery making or a paint and sip hens party.
For the long-lunch lover
Food between friends, another story from the other end of the table, and nobody in any hurry.
Vineyard views, a few tastings, and nobody drawing the short straw on the drive home.
See our hens winery tour.
Aprons on, glasses topped up, and dinner the whole crew made together.
Book one of our hens cooking classes.
A long brunch with bubbles and better gossip. Karaoke where they get the first song. Or a night in with the good snacks and every one of their favourite people.
More hens night in ideas.
For the first one on the dance floor
Glitter, a microphone, and a dance floor that doesn’t empty until the lights come up.
Our drag queen arrives already briefed on them, calls the numbers and runs the room. Expect shrieking, a lot of glitter and a winner who absolutely cheated.
See how a drag queen hens party runs.
Ourshowgirls
Ourmale revue
Our showgirls or our male revue: their choice of cheek, and nobody assumes which. Both bring the confidence, the costumes and the moment the group chat replays for weeks.
Meet our female strippers and the rest of our hens party strippers, or keep the cheek running all night with your hens party topless waiter.
The crew learns one routine with your My Ultimate Hens Dance Host and performs it for them, or with them if they're game. It's the video everyone asks for at the wedding.
Start with our hens dance classes, add sparkle with a burlesque hens party, or turn it upside down with a pole dancing hens party.
For the “can we make a weekend of it?” person
Arriving together, getting ready together, going out, and the morning-after retelling.
Music up, glasses in hand, and the whole crew pulling up together instead of eight separate Ubers.
Take a hens limo or a hens party bus.
A sunset sail, everyone up front for the photo, and the water going gold behind them.
Set sail with a boat hens party.
Everyone under one roof at our accommodation, from the first Friday drink to a very slow Sunday.
See our hens weekend packages.
For the one who’s competitive about everything
A lane each, a scoreboard, and a winner who won’t let anyone forget it.
A lane each, a quick lesson, then a bracket that settles who's been all talk. There's always one who turns out to be a natural, and it's never who you'd guess.
See axe throwing, a golf simulator and the rest of our hens party games and competitive activities.
Want the lot? See all the hens party ideas.
Rather keep it calm? Here are our relaxed, low-key hens party ideas.
Just want their ride or dies there? We get it. See our small group hens party ideas.
How it comes together
You know your person. We know how to bring the celebration together.
Here's to your person.
Their names and pronouns, exactly as you tell us.
You tell us who they are
Pick their city and the package that sounds like them. Tell us the names and pronouns, only what they're happy for us to share, and every venue and crew member knows them before the day.
It runs as one flow
Everything the package lists, from the experiences to the food, drinks and transfers, runs as one flow, at one price per person. One celebration, not a stack of separate bookings.
Our crew walks in ready
Our crew is trained to create inclusive, safe and joyful environments, from a crafternoon to a big night out.
You get to be in it
Next to them for the toast and in the photos, not on the phone to the next venue.
We booked a package with My Ultimate Hens for my friend's hens weekend. I initially heard about this company from another hens night I was at, with a friend, and it exceeded expectations. The itinerary was well thought out, the venues were great, and the transitions between each activity were seamless. It really felt like a premium, well-organised experience from start to finish. Highly, highly recommend!
Stacey Bennett · Google review
Rainbow's one look of many
Go full rainbow, wear their flag, or skip the brief entirely. Pick a look to see it.
What to wear: no dress code by gender. Suits and dresses both belong here, matching jackets look incredible in photos, and the sash can say brides, plural.
The classic props: penis straws only if they'd laugh. Plenty would rather a Mrs & Mrs banner, a Mr & Mr one, or their name in lights.
More looks in our guide to what to wear to a hens night.
Every answer is about them
The classics, rewritten so every answer is about whoever's actually getting married.
Want more? Our hens party games run from sweet icebreakers to the cheeky ones.
Everyone gets a seat
The long table
Not everyone's out at work: agree in the group chat what gets posted.
The planner can be anyone: a maid of honour, a groomaid or a bridesman, or a best person. Two brides? One organiser each, or one for both.
The guest list is their people, whoever they are. A mixed group of women, men and non-binary friends is completely normal, so plan a day where everyone's in it.
Photos and posting: settle it in the group chat before the day, so everyone can relax and be themselves. Our guide to the hens group chat helps.
Not everyone drinking? Here are hens party ideas when not everyone drinks.
Mums and nans coming? Try our all-ages hens party ideas.
Every price, up front
Every package shows its own price per person, right on its page.
So the group sees the number before anyone says yes. What moves it is the city, day or night, the activity, a weekend away and how many are coming.
Here's how much a hens party costs, so the group chat knows what to expect.
Pick the city
Pick their city to see every package, or start a wishlist and we'll match the package to it.
Sydney
The harbour by day, a show by night
Melbourne
Laneway bars and a long table
Brisbane
A river sail, then a rooftop
Gold Coast
The beach, a boat and a big night
Adelaide
Wine country and a long table
Celebrating somewhere else? Start a wishlist in the nearest city and tell us where the hens is.
Every word is theirs
We had such a great night. The team made sure everyone felt included and comfortable. The pricing was great. Recommending them to all my friends.
Marianne Hovde · Google review
I've been on 3 separate hens parties arranged by My Ultimate Hens, and have recommended them to friends since then.
They have all been such lovely, colourful, effortless and welcoming experiences!
The event day information came through well ahead of time, and a pre-event plan was emailed in preparation so we all knew the plan. Highly recommend!
Veronica Stow · Google review
I've attended a number of hens parties over the years that were organised by My Ultimate and they've always been way better parties than ones organised by well meaning friends. My Ultimate just knows all the best providers and takes all the headache out of organising, while making sure the night meets each unique bride's needs.
Kelly Banz · Google review
Nyree, founder of My Ultimate Hens
A little more heart behind the party.
Bringing people together is a big part of life at My Ultimate. So is supporting our wider community. Across the My Ultimate family, we support Share the Dignity's work to end period poverty and Grab Life by the Balls' work supporting men's mental health through mateship.
Read about our partnership with Share the Dignity and My Ultimate's charity partnerships.
Every body. Every love.
Heels up for whoever's saying I do.
You know who's on the list and which song gets them dancing on the table. Now find the celebration that sounds like them.
Quick answers
An LGBTQIA+ hens party is a hens for a couple in the LGBTQIA+ community, built around who they are and who they love, with the same bubbles, games and big night as any hens and nothing that assumes a bride and a groom. Some call it a lesbian hens, a gay hens party or a queer hen do: it's the same celebration.
A hens. Two brides can have one hens together or one each, and each crew might be led by a maid of honour, a groomaid, a bridesman or a best person.
One together works when the friend groups already love each other and the brides want the same kind of day; one each works when they want different crews, different vibes or a surprise; plenty do both and meet up for the night.
Drag bingo, a cocktail class with a drink named for her, a dance routine for both brides, a sunset sail, axe throwing, a winery day, a creative class or a weekend away.
Yes. Our showgirls bring the same cheek as our male revue, and life drawing works with a female model too.
Only if she wants it. Rainbow is one theme; her flag's colours, all-white for two brides, black tie or disco are just as good.
How well do you know the bride, what did her fiancée say, bride versus bride "who's more likely", a love story timeline and a toast round. More in our hens party games.
Yes. Tell us the names and pronouns, and we make sure every venue and crew member knows them before the day.
Agree a photo and posting rule in the group chat before the day, so everyone can relax and be themselves.
The same as any of our hens: every package shows its own price per person on its page, so her crew sees the number before anyone says yes. See how much a hens party costs.
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide: pick your city to see what's on there.
Yes. It's their day: tell us their name, their pronouns and how they'd like to be celebrated, and the day is built around that. If they'd rather not call it a hens at all, call it whatever they like; the party's the same.
Yes. That's a joint hens and bucks, often called a hucks: pick the activities everyone will love and the city, and tell us it's both crews. See all the hens party ideas.
Yes. Plenty of grooms want a hens or a hucks, and it's the activities that count: drag bingo, a cocktail class, a sail, female or male entertainment, whatever they love. Rather a bucks? Our sister brand My Ultimate Bucks plans those too.
