Charm phone cases make genuinely good hen-do and wedding favours because everyone leaves with something they'll actually use, not something that gets left behind in a hotel room. There are two ways to do this with The Charmé Edit, depending on whether your group can get together in person. If you can gather everyone in one room, a private charm-making workshop, hosted in London or travelling to a UK venue, turns the favour into the activity itself. If your guest list is spread out, or some of the group can't make it to a workshop, a DIY Party Kit Bundle ships a kit to each person so they can make their case at home instead, no travel required. Both end with the same result, a set of matching, personalised charm phone cases, just with a different experience getting there.
Why Charm Phone Cases Work as Favours
A good hen-do or wedding favour needs to be something people keep, and a phone case is something nearly everyone uses every single day, unlike a candle, a mini bottle, or a keyring that often ends up in a drawer. Making it a charm phone case specifically means each person's case can be genuinely personal, their own initial, their own colour choice, their own combination of charms, while still feeling connected to the same event because everyone made theirs from the same materials on the same day, or using the same kit. It also solves the "what do we actually do" problem that comes up with hen-dos especially, since making the case becomes the activity rather than an extra thing to carry home from a separate activity. That's really the appeal: the favour and the entertainment are the same thing, not two different budget lines.
Option 1: A Private Charm-Making Workshop
If your group can get together in one place, a private workshop with The Charmé Edit is hosted at our Canary Wharf space in London, or we can travel to your own venue anywhere in the UK for an added travel fee based on distance. We ask for a minimum of 4 guests and ideally 7 to 14 days' notice to confirm availability and prepare materials. Every quote covers the phone case or photo frame base, your choice of charms, all materials and tools, full setup, and hosting throughout the session, with light snacks and hot drinks included as standard. There's no fixed headline price, since group size, chosen activity (phone case making, photo frame making, or a mix of both), and location all affect the final quote, so we price each booking individually once we know the details rather than publishing one number that wouldn't suit most groups.
Option 2: The DIY Party Kit Bundle, For Guests Who Can't Attend
If your group is spread out, or some guests can't make it to a workshop, the Charmé DIY Party Kit Bundle ships a complete kit to each person instead. Pricing is £36 per kit for 6 to 7 kits, £34 each for 8 to 9, and £32 each for 10 to 12, with a minimum order of 6. Each kit includes a phone case, silicone gel, 12 charms, and all the tools needed (tweezer, spreader, alcohol pads, gloves), and takes about 15 to 30 minutes to assemble. After ordering, you'll get a private code within 12 hours that lets each guest pick their own 12 charms directly, at no extra cost, so nobody ends up with charms they didn't choose. Kits are handmade and shipped from London, with UK delivery following production, and international orders to the US, Canada and Australia typically arriving in 6 to 8 working days with customs duty already covered.
Which One Should You Choose?
It mostly comes down to geography and timing. If your hen-do or wedding party is gathering in person, in London or anywhere else in the UK, a private workshop turns the favour into the main activity, with everything from charms to snacks handled for you and no prep required on your end. If your group can't all be in the same room, whether that's because guests are flying in from abroad or the favour needs to reach people who aren't attending an event at all, the DIY Party Kit Bundle lets everyone make their own case wherever they are, with kits shipping to the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Some couples and hen-do organisers actually use both: a workshop for the group that's together, and a few extra kits shipped to the friends who couldn't make the date.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a hen-do or wedding charm phone case workshop cost?
There's no fixed price, because every private workshop is quoted individually based on your group size, chosen activity, and location. What we can say for certain: we require a minimum of 4 guests for any private booking, and every quote includes the phone case or photo frame base, your choice of charms, all materials and tools, full setup, hosting throughout, and light snacks and hot drinks as standard, so there's nothing added once your quote is confirmed. Hosting at our Canary Wharf space in London keeps the quote simplest, since no travel is involved, while bringing the workshop to your own venue elsewhere in the UK adds a travel fee based on distance. To get an actual number rather than a guess, send your date, guest count, activity choice and location through the private events page or by email, and we'll confirm availability and send a tailored quote back.
Can the DIY Party Kit Bundle be shipped internationally for guests who can't attend?
Yes. The kits are handmade and shipped from London, and while UK delivery is the most straightforward, international orders to the US, Canada and Australia are also handled, typically arriving in 6 to 8 working days with customs duty already covered, so there's nothing extra to pay on delivery. This makes the bundle a genuinely practical option for hen-dos and weddings with a spread-out guest list, you can ship kits to bridesmaids or friends in different countries and still have everyone making a matching charm phone case around the same time, even if they're not in the same room. Each kit ships with everything needed to assemble it, a phone case, silicone gel, 12 charms, and the full tool set, and the private code system means each person still picks their own charms rather than receiving a fixed combination decided for the whole group.
What's the minimum order for the DIY Party Kit Bundle?
The minimum order is 6 kits, priced at £36 each, which works out to £216 for the smallest bundle. Pricing then steps down slightly as the group grows: £34 per kit for 8 to 9 kits, and £32 per kit for 10 to 12 kits. Each kit is identical in contents, a phone case, silicone gel, 12 charms, and the full tool kit (tweezer, spreader, alcohol pads, gloves), so there's no difference in what each guest receives regardless of group size, only the per-kit price changes. After the order is placed, everyone in the group gets access to a private code within 12 hours, which they use to choose their own 12 charms individually rather than being assigned a fixed set, so even a bundle of 12 identical kits ends up with 12 genuinely different finished cases.
Can we do a mix of phone cases and photo frames at a private workshop?
Yes, private workshop quotes cover DIY charm phone case making, DIY charm photo frame making, or a mix of both within the same booking, so a hen-do or wedding group doesn't have to pick just one. This is worth mentioning when you request your quote, since the activity choice is one of the three things that affects the final price, alongside guest numbers and location. Mixing activities can work well for groups where not everyone wants the same keepsake, some guests might prefer a phone case they'll use daily, while others would rather have a photo frame for a specific picture from the day. Whatever the mix, every guest still gets the same included materials, tools, hosting, and snacks as part of one quoted price, there's no separate charge for offering a choice of activity within the same session.
Do we need a minimum number of guests to book a private workshop?
Yes, we ask for a minimum of 4 guests for any private workshop booking, whether it's hosted at our Canary Wharf space in London or at a venue elsewhere in the UK. There's no fixed minimum spend beyond that, pricing builds up from the group size, chosen activity, and location rather than a set package rate. We also ask for ideally 7 to 14 days' notice before the event so we can confirm availability and prepare enough materials and charms for everyone attending. If your hen-do or wedding group is smaller than 4, the DIY Party Kit Bundle is worth considering instead, since its minimum order is 6 kits and it doesn't require guests to be in the same place at the same time, each person can assemble their own kit wherever they happen to be.