British weddings are no different. “In general in the U.K., we have quite strict rules sometimes,” Zoe McKeown, the owner of Cherish Wedding Planner, told HuffPost. Below are six things that set British wedding traditions apart from American ones. In the U.K., the bachelorette party is known as a “hen party” or a “hen do.” (The “hen” refers to the bride, while “do” is a Britishism for a shindig. British men have “stag parties.”)Oftentimes for a hen do, the bride’s pals will steal her away for a ladies-only weekend fête.

Source: Huffington Post May 14, 2018 19:07 UTC