United States

In the United States, Las Vegas[1], South Beach (Miami), Chicago and New Orleans are popular bachelor party destinations; they are also popular wedding locations. Increasingly, “destination bachelor parties” are replacing standard nights out, with Americans traveling to Montreal or Mexico.[2]

Bachelor parties in the US often entail the mass consumption of alcohol, the hiring of a stripper or prostitute, and general rowdiness toward which the bride might not have a positive reaction (especially since women are not supposed to be among the invitees). Increasingly, bachelor parties have come to symbolize the last time when the groom is truly “free” and without the influence of his new wife.

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