Christina Aguilera What's the best bit about your mates getting hitched?

The knees-up prior to their nuptials, of course.

Yep, a splicing wouldn't be a splicing if you didn't see the bride and groom off in style.

And don't think celebs don't go for the whole hen and stag thang.

The stars can be guaranteed to do it all in style, in fact - from the swanky to silly, the bashes come in all shapes and sizes.

Take Christina Aguilera for example - she ain't a lass to do things by halves.

She went for out-and-out pre-wedding tack.

Think garters, mock veils and other such paraphernalia.

Don't you just love it?

So take all the hen and stag cliches, pop them in a bag, give it a shake and a sprinkle of glitzy celeb dust...

Ta-da. 

That's the recipe for our very splendiferous celeb hen and stag photo gallery that's oozing with pics below.