Variations
The equivalent event for the bride-to-be is known as a bachelorette party or hens' night. Formally, a party in honor of the bride is hosted by others.
Some also choose instead to hold a so-called Stag and Doe party in the US, or a hag party or hag do in the UK ("hag" being a combination of the words "hen" and "stag"), in which both the bride and groom attend.
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