1. Marriage eve
   Dooms day
2. Stag night
   Days last

Rather than calling it their bachelor party in the UK, you'll find the grooms across the pond calling it their "stag night." This term "stag" is used to refer to being alone at a party.

1. United States
   United Kingdom
2. Both
   Neither

The cocktail hour is usually a 1-2 hour period before the wedding reception where guests are able to have appetizers and a few drinks. While it's almost a guarantee in the United States, it isn't something that is practiced in the UK.

1. Bride
   Bridemaids
2. Father of the Bride
   Ushers

In the US, it is common practice for the bridesmaids to walk down the aisle for in anticipation for the bride. In the UK, however, you'd find the bride walking down the aisle first; she is then followed by her bridesmaids.

1. Sadness
   Laughter
2. Anger
   Love

In the United States, it is common for the speeches to be written to move the entire crowd, including the bride and groom. In the UK, their speeches are almost like a roast, meant to make everyone, especially the newlyweds, cry in laughter.

1. Underwear
   Garter
2. Stockings
   None of the above

A popular American custom is the garter toss. Before that can happen, the groom must first remove it from his wife's thigh! It's a humorous part of the celebration and many couples get saucy with their display.

1. Church
   Your backyard
2. Hotel
   Stadium

One major difference between US and UK weddings is that your venue HAS to have a wedding license. This makes things like getting married at a discreet, personal location impossible. One requirement is that it also has to be open to the public!

1. His married friends
   The single men at the celebration
2. The single women at the celebration
   The fathers

When it comes to the garter toss, the groom first takes it off of his wife's leg. All the single men are meant to form a crowd, and whoever catches it is said to be the next to get married.

1. Groomsmen
   Fathers of the spouse
2. Paid help
   Wedding Planners

While it's common to hear to the groom's side of the wedding party as the "groomsmen," in the UK, they are referred to as ushers.

1. Something flew
   All things grew
2. Through and through
   Something blue

In the United States, this is a popular rhyme for the bride to remember. If she has something old, new, borrowed, and blue, it is said that she will have great luck in her marriage!

1. Vanilla
   Fruit cake
2. Chocolate
   Angel food cake

One popular UK wedding tradition is for the bride and groom to serve fruitcake. It usually has raisins, currants, prunes, and other fruit. In the United States, the bride and groom are free to choose their own flavor.

1. Eyelash
   Cotton
2. Sixpence
   Ribbon

While the UK has adopted the rhyme "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue," they can't finish out their version without "and a sixpence in her shoe!" It is said to bring luck to her for her wedding and marriage.

1. I do soiree
   Wedding breakfast
2. Tea time
   Spousal supper

Rather than calling theirs a wedding reception, the UK natives call theirs a "wedding breakfast."

1. Right
   Left
2. Front
   Behind

In the UK, you'll always see the father of the bride standing to her left as he walks her down the aisle. In the United States, on the other hand, you'll often see the father escorting his daughter, standing on her right.

1. Bridal shower
   Rehearsal
2. Fittings
   Save the dates

One wedding custom in America that is never skipped is the bridal shower! The future bride is surrounded by her friends and family and gets to be showered with games and gifts. While common in the US, it's rare to see a bridal shower in the UK.

1. US
2. UK

Another popular custom in the United States is pairing off the bridesmaids with the groomsmen. One difference is that in the UK, the bridesmaids walk in alone while the ushers (groomsmen) are already there.

1. Gloves
   Sunglasses
2. Scarf
   Hat

When it comes to UK weddings, there is one accessory you'll often see every guest wearing - a hat! You can wear almost anything you want, but the hat is a must.

1. Best man
   Groom
2. Father of the bride
   Maid of honor

In the United States, it is a major custom to have the best man and maid of honor give speeches for the bride and groom. In the UK, however, while a speech is always expected from the best man, groom, and father of the bride, you won't always hear the maid of honor reciting a speech.

1. Dove dive
   Hen party
2. Pigeon party
   Bird babe

While women in the US are letting loose at bachelorette parties, you'll still find them having a ball in the UK. They'd just call it a hen party!

1. Speeches
   Dancing
2. Meal
   Cake

In the United States, most wedding receptions are focused on the celebration aspect. It's a party! A major difference you'll find in the UK is that the focal point is the meal. While US wedding goers are having a quick meal before heading to the dance floor, the Brits enjoy a long meal.

1. Garter
   Bouquet
2. Tiara
   Shoe

In the United States, it is a common practice for the bride to call out all the single women and throw them the bouquet! Whoever catches it is said to be the next in line to get married!

1. True
2. False

When it comes to the formal nature of weddings in the US and UK, the United States is usually always more formal! While you'll see guests in gowns, the British tend to go for more whimsical, casual looks.

1. Rehearsal dinner
   Bachelor party/stag night
2. Bachelorette party/hen party
   First dance

In the United States, it is common for couples to hold a rehearsal the night before the wedding. While the rehearsal usually a bit tedious, it is almost always followed by a dinner!

1. Ceremony
   Reception
2. Both
   They're not invited

In the UK, the Brits are very concise with their A and B lists. While the guests on the A-list are close family and friends who are invited to the entire day, guests on the B list are only invited for the latter half of the celebration.

1. Right before the reception ends
   Right before the cake is cut
2. Once the couple enters the reception
   After speeches

In the United States, the couples' first dance is something that no one wants to wait for! Once the newlyweds enter the venue for the wedding reception, they're dancing for the first time as a married couple.

1. When the couple enters the venue
   After the speeches
2. After the cake has been cut
   After speeches

While it is a common US practice for the wedding reception to begin with the first dance, that's not a custom in the UK. Couples actually wait until after the cake has been cut to share their first dance.

1. Green
   Red
2. Black
   White

In an American wedding, it is taboo for anyone to wear white besides the bride, but not in the UK! You'll often see bridesmaids standing next to their bride decked in all white.

1. Standing
2. Sitting

In a UK wedding, it is normal for the bridesmaids to sit down during the ceremony. During US weddings, it is common to see the entire bridal party standing with the bride and groom.

1. US
   UK
2. Neither
   Both

In the US, it is common for the bride and groom to prepare their own vows to read to each other. In the UK, this is highly unlikely. Since most weddings happen within the church, the ceremony sticks to strict guidelines.

1. US
2. UK

In the United States, the head table is usually reserved for the bridal party (bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen). It is not exactly like this in the UK; their head table is reserved for the couple, their parents, and their version of the maid-of-honor and best man.

1. Groom
   Bride
2. Ushers
   Themselves

In the United States, when someone is asked to be a bridesmaid, they assume the cost of their gown. Not in the UK! Across the pond, the bride purchases the gown for her bridal party.

1. Chocolate
   Rice
2. Water
   Leaves

It is a common wedding tradition in both the US and UK for guests to throw rice at the couple. It is said to be a symbol of fertility. In more modern times, guests have adopted using confetti and bubbles.

1. Father of the bride
   Ushers
2. Groom
   Officiant

In the United States, it is a common practice to have the groom turn to watch his bride walk down the aisle. Not in the UK! Rather than watching the bride, you'll see the groom looking straight ahead! If you watched the royal wedding between William and Kate, you'll see that his back was turned the entire time!

1. Bible
   Horseshoe
2. Rose
   Candle

In the UK, you'll often find a bride with a horseshoe. Whether she is carrying it herself or she is gifted with it, it is a sign of good luck for her marriage!

1. US
2. UK

An open bar isn't a widely practiced concept at weddings in the UK. For US weddings, on the other hand, it is very common to have an open bar for the festivities. When it compares to open bar or cash bar in the United States, the open bar usually wins!

1. Smashing cake into each other's faces
   Planning a choreographed dance
2. Seeing each other before the wedding
   Having green cake

In both the US and UK, it is considered bad luck for the bride and groom to see each other before the wedding. The UK natives take it farther by having the groom face away from the bride as she walks up the aisle!