Andi Lew
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Our celebrity hen this month is the lovely Andi Lew. Best known for her role as presenter on national television program, Shopping for Love between 2005 - 2007, Andi also appears regularly on such shows as The Morning Show and Beyond the Boundary.
Most recently, Andi has published a health and wellness book, 7 Things Your Doctor Forgot To Tell You, with her husband, Dr Warren Sipser. Andi married Warren almost six years ago, on December 14th, 2003.
1. Were you the hen or the organizer/bridesmaid or both?
I was a Hen!
2. When was the hen’s night?
It was actually on a Sunday as a lunch. It was meant to go on into the night, but I only lasted until about 6pm!
3. What sort of activities were there?
The usual drinking games were a must since my friends knew we weren’t into having ‘strippers’. They must have thought they had to at least embarrass me that way, so if I did something with my right hand (because I’m right handed) I had to have a drink. It’s much harder than you realize! I soon learnt I am actually ambidextrous! Oh dear!
4. Was there a theme, and how did you incorporate it into the hen’s celebration?
The theme for our wedding was butterflies, so I was sent an invitation to wear white and be ready. No other details were given. I was then given butterfly wings to wear instead of a veil and the private dining room at the venue was decorated with the same coloured balloons as the theme for the wedding. Hanging on the end of the balloons were silly quotes my friends had pre-organised. They were things I said about past boyfriends or photos of me when I was a tragic eighties fashion victim!
5. Where did you go?
A restaurant in St Kilda, Melbourne.
6. Who was the star of the night?
My friends made me the star but we also had a video message which played on a projector on the wall from a friend and family member who couldn’t be there which was really nice.
7. Did you meet up with the groom-to-be during the evening?
No. This wasn’t allowed, and in fact, he had his special party on another weekend, so he was at home watching sport on TV and relishing in what the girls had in store for me.
8. Any funny stories you can share from the night?
It was a real female bonding experience and because you stand out like a sore thumb in your silly outfit, it calls for attention. We went to a bar up the road after the lunch, so I could be made to walk around in my wings some more. I ran into an old flame’s best friend which was funny!
9. Did your bridesmaids make you do anything you didn’t want to do, or were there some strict rules in place?
I really didn’t want to drink that much and they had attached coloured pegs all over my clothes so that every time I did have a drink; I was allowed to remove one of them, making my outfit look less silly, but I ended up looking like the silly one anyway! When I got home, I collapsed on the floor next to my then husband-to-be and put my head on the couch where he was sitting. He just laughed at me and took a photo of me like that on his mobile phone. He thought it was hysterical.
10. If you were organizing another hen’s night or weekend (or having yours again!), would you do anything differently?
I would have an activity to get involved in too, whether it be karaoke or a show, and make it less about the drinking. When I have arranged a few Hen’s parties for friends, I got the girls to write a beautiful message for the hen and attach a photo of themselves with the Hen, in a keepsakes book.
11. How would you describe your hen’s night in just three words?
Fun, female frivolities.
12. Any final advice for a girl planning a hen’s party?
Make sure you find out what you really think the Hen would want, eat before you drink and take loads of photos!
