stag night
Pre-wedding male celebration
A stag night is a celebration for a man about to be married, typically involving his male friends and often featuring drinking, rowdy behavior, or activities his future spouse might not approve of.
The American equivalent is bachelor party.
His stag night got out of hand and he woke up in a different city.
Sequential tavern visits
- drinking gamesCompetitions requiring alcohol consumption
- strip clubVenue featuring disrobing dancers
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- bar hoppingVisiting several taverns consecutively
shots · karaoke · beer pong · hangover · limousine · booze cruise · pranks · dares
Transition-marking ceremony
- customHabitual group practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
transition · sendoff · last hurrah · farewell · bachelor · groom · betrothal · nuptials
pub crawl
Sequential tavern visits
- drinking gamesCompetitions requiring alcohol consumption
- strip clubVenue featuring disrobing dancers
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
bar hopping · shots · karaoke · beer pong · hangover · limousine · booze cruise · pranks · dares · blackout
rite of passage
Transition-marking ceremony
initiation · transition · sendoff · last hurrah · farewell · bachelor · groom · betrothal · nuptials · marriage
best man
Groom's primary attendant
buddies · blokes · guys · comrades · bonding · fraternity · banter · camaraderie · friends · crew
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
festivities · shindig · fiesta · gathering · conviviality · tribute · honoring · roast · speeches · champagne
- wedding preparationsbridal shower, bachelorette party, bachelor party, rehearsal dinner, engagement party
- strip clubsstripper, strippers, pole dancer, pole dancing, exotic dancer
stag nighthen night
Pre-wedding celebration for women
hen party · bachelorette party · hen do · bridal shower · girls' night out
stag nightrehearsal dinner
Pre-nuptial meal for wedding party
wedding shower · bridal luncheon · engagement party · wedding ceremony · civil ceremony
stag nightwedding night
First night as spouses
wedding ceremony · wedding day · marriage · honeymoon · anniversary celebration