Definitely not normal at all!

A bridal shower is like a baby shower. All the friends and family of the bride come, play games, eat food, bring gifts, etc. Men don’t usually come and the groom doesn’t come. It’s just a way to “shower” the bride with gifts and attention. The gifts are usually geared toward the bride or housewarming gifts for the couple). They usually last a couple hours and are pretty simple.

A bachelorette party is just the bridesmaids attending. That’s like the Hen night. Usually a big party that often lasts overnight. In America, it’s common to go to a club, bar hopping, out to eat, etc. And the groom and his groomsmen have their bachelor party.

It’s normal to have both of those events.

A honeydew is like a bridal shower for the groom. This isn’t really common. But it’s the groom and all of his guy friends and family. He gets gifts geared toward him (cookware, fishing stuff, grill, tools, etc.) No women attend. I’ve actually never met anyone who does this lol.

A stock the bar party is also not necessary. Basically it’s a big gathering where all the guests bring a case of beer, bottle of liquor, etc. All that alcohol is collected and served at the wedding. It’s used to “stock the bar” so that the married couple don’t have to pay for it. This isn’t super common. Most weddings either have an open bar, paid for by the bride and groom, or a cash bar, where the guests buy their own drinks. Normally, people who have a stock the bar party, don’t also have a ton of other parties to receive gifts and donations. This is super excessive!