Plan the perfect… hen & stag

Your guide to hen and stag party success

Forget all that ball-and-chain, 'last days of freedom' stuff. Today's stag and hen dos are all about originality and style. L-plates and silly wigs might be good fun, but your choice of alternatives is endless. You might want to soak up some culture in a foreign city, try your hand at bungee jumping or white-water rafting, or be pampered in a luxury spa.

Or perhaps a sophisticated day’s shopping followed by cocktails and a fashionable restaurant are more your thing? Alternatively, the bride or groom might want nothing more than a traditionally booze-soaked riot in their local -- whatever you’re after, our complete hen and stag guide has a huge choice of ideas, inspirational stories, real-life tips and organisational help to send the happy couple off in style.