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My hen party was absolutely gorgeous, totally healthy and only a bit naughty!

We had a very civilised tea party in the afternoon at my bridesmaid Jacqui’s house and then a naughty drag queen cabaret followed by Chinese food in Soho.

What was even more lovely is how supportive my friends are of my diet and lifestyle choices. Not many people understand about being a raw vegan, but my friends are used to it now, and everyone chipped in to make it a gorgeous and healthy tea party.

We had a raw chocolate mousse cake specially made by Charlie’s Raw Treats, as well as her brownies, figgy bites, lemon pockets and almond cookies.

My friend Blanka who writes Gracefully Raw made raw flax and vegetable crackers and the most amazing lemon coconut macaroons!

My writer friend John Tyson, even made a raw vegan chocolate mud cake (he’s not even raw – he googled it – how sweet!).

My favourite raw food mentor Karen Knowler once told me that champagne is raw too and so I had a LOT of that!

Of course there were lots of other non-raw goodies and I ate them all – gorgeous muffins, meringue (my favourite!), cute little sandwiches, gorgeous potato salad! Washed down with lots of Pimms of course!

Denise Duffield-Thomas  is the creator of Raw Brides – a website for savvy brides-to-be who want to look amazing for their big day and beyond. You can find out more at www.rawbrides.com and download a free ebook!