Misheard phrase

[snoopercharmbrights]

The counties of England often have abbreviations. The three counties Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire all meet at a particular point.

The phrase which set me thinking was:

"Where Bucks, Beds, and Herts meet".

 

[mythtrav16]

In a similar vein, isn't there somewhere in England called Hensley? (Not sure if it's a county or city). You could have a story called "When Bucks meet Hens."

I'm pretty sure the Brits call bachelor and bachelorette parties bucks and hens nights, respectively. So it could be a story about a bride and groom, each having a fun night out on the town with their own friends just before the big day. Without meaning to, the two parties bump into each other on the streets of London after just leaving separate clubs/bars.

Most of the groom's friends have never met any of the bride's friends and there's a lot of instant attraction between the groups. Of course, everybody has had a lot to drink and a slew of impromptu hook-ups is inevitable. Meanwhile, the bride and groom decide to cut their parties short and sneak off to the nearest motel for their last night of sinful, pre-marital sex together.

It could be very interesting in terms of the situations that arise, as most of the hook-ups would probably be just one-night stands, under normal circumstances. But seeing as everybody involved is going to be at the wedding the next day, all the ones who got lucky will have to be around the person they slept with the whole following day.

Also, simply for the sake of literary symmetry, the bride and her friends would come from Hensley, while the groom and his friends come from Buckinghamshire.

 

[strapon_tales]

It's a stag-do, actually, but close enough.

 

[snoopercharmbrights]

In a similar vein, isn't there somewhere in England called Hensley? (Not sure if it's a county or city). ...

It is neither a county nor a city, and it is really called Henley-on-Thames (see http://www.henley-on-thames.org/). However it is the location of the country's premier regatta and a very up-market place to live, with your own mooring for your own 40 foot floating gin palace, so your idea has some real promise.